News & Events from the Intertwine
Join volunteers for this monthly Third Saturday Cleanup in Northwest Portland. Pick up litter and remove graffiti in the area. Join us for some coffee and conversation afterward. Volunteers should come prepared with completed waiver forms (if possible) and work gloves on cold days.
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
Come out and show some love to the industrial warehouse neighborhood with New Seasons Green Team members. We'll be walking down to the Burnside Bridge and waterfront area picking up garbage along the way. Activities include: Litter Cleanup
Vermont Creek is located in southwest Portland and is a tributary of Fanno Creek. Vermont Creek is home to native fish, lamprey and cavity nesting birds including a variety of owls.
Join volunteers for this monthly Second Saturday Cleanup in Northwest Portland. Pick up litter from NW Vaughn to Raleigh, NW 22nd to 26th. Coffee/tea and pastries hosted by Food Front on their front terrace. Come dressed for the weather.
Come on Down by the Riverside to collect litter from Albany's waterways. We will remove English Ivy from trees to help restore this riparian area. A free pizza celebration will end this day of volunteer service. Activities include: Invasive Plant Removal, Litter Cleanup.
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.
Come help beautify Old Town Chinatown. Join in the fun with neighbors and community members in cleaning and beautifying the tree wells and street-scapes within Old Town/Chinatown! Activities include: Invasive plant removal, litter cleanup, maintenance and monitoring and spreading mulch.
Plant native trees and shrubs to improve habitat and water quality. Tools and gloves will be provided on site. Drinking water will also be provided but feel free to bring your own water bottles. This can be messy work, so please wear appropriate clothing and sturdy shoes.
This site at Glencoe High School is a SOLVE Green Team site where students have removed more than an acre of Himalayan blackberry and planted hundreds of native plants. The final steps in retoring the site are removal of some invasive weeds and in-fill planting of native shrubs.