News & Events from the Intertwine
Join the SOLVE staff as we celebrate MLK Day as a day of service giving back by removing litter from along the Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade. By removing litter we will be keeping harmful plastic and other materials out of the Willamette River, protecting wildlife and improving water quality.
Here's your chance to learn how to make a difference in your community! Join SOLVE for a free, hands-on workshop on where you'll learn how to create and lead successful volunteer projects to improve our environment and your community.
Restore a beautiful nature park that has become overrun by English Ivy and other invasives. Tools and gloves will be provided, just bring sturdy shoes and a friend. Activities include: Invasive Plant Removal and Litter Pickup.
The City of Seaside, Seaside Downtown Development Association, and Beach Drive Buccaneers invite you to join with us in cleaning up marine debris on our favorite Oregon Beach. Organized cleanups will take place, rain or shine, the first Saturday of every month.
Mosses, lichens and liverworts are vitally ecologically important in sustaining the web of life. This is an opportunity to satisfy your curiosity about mosses, lichens and liverworts.
Discover how beautiful native plants can bring these allies to your yard, helping fight pests and improve garden productivity. Learn which natives might be right for your yard and how to plant and care for them without harmful garden chemicals.
Expand your knowledge of native conifers with Instructor Ken Denniston (author of nwconifers.com). Ken will help you identify the local conifers of northwest Oregon. The workshop will include classroom instruction and, weather permitting, a tour of native conifers in Hoyt Arboretum.
Day 2 of a 2-Day Training Session. Why should you become a Volunteer Lead? "I became a Lead because I believe strongly in the importance of educating ourselves and the next generation about the need to care for our environment.
Many of the plants which we ignore on our walks in the woods actually played an important part in the everyday lives of North American indigenous people. And many people are surprised to learn what they considered as delicacies, such as grubs, baby birds and grasshoppers.
Join us in becoming a volunteer guide at Hoyt Arboretum for our kids tour/Tree Buddies program. You will learn about the arboretum and environmental science, hike our trails, and receive teaching pointers for outdoor education.