Brett Lyon
brett@solv.org
503-844-9571 x 332
http://www.solv.org/programs/down_by_the_riverside.asp
Join SOLV and roughly 12,000 volunteers across Oregon to fight back against invasive species. On Saturday, May 17th from 9 am to 1 pm SOLV is hosting Down By The Riverside, an event with over 300 projects throughout Oregon and Clark County, WA. At this fun volunteer event community members learn about their personal impact on local watersheds, important work is accomplished, and people build stronger bonds with one another. This year, SOLV is partnering with The Nature Conservancy, Oregon Public Broadcasting, The Oregon Invasive Species Council, and other organizations to focus on the problem of invasive species. Invasive plants cost Oregon over $100 million each year due to habitat and crop loss and contribute to the decline of many threatened and endangered native species.
For more information or to register contact the Siskiyou Field Institute at (541) 597-8530 or visit www.thesfi.org
Come spend the weekend celebrating spring with expert naturalists. Courses offered include Birding Deer Creek Center, Birding by Ear, Botany for Beginners, Ferns in the Field and more! Stay at the beautiful Deer Creek Ranch in Selma OR, enjoy free evening presentations on owls and bird song.
see www.earthflow.com or email us at permaculture@earthflow.com
You are invited to join L. Santoyo, Director of EarthFlow Design Works, and a host of other local and international leaders in the world-wide sustainability movement, and learn how to create the conditions for sustainability to happen. This permaculture design certificate course is offered the third weekends of the month, February - July 2008, in and around Santa Cruz, CA. Complete attendance required for certification, but you are welcome to register for 1 day or 1 module of the course as well.
$90/day, $175/weekend or $950 for entire course. Teacher discounts and work-trade plans available
Enjoy the sun with the Hillsboro Development Commission and SOLV in a planting party this Saturday, May 17 from 9 am to 1 pm. Tenants and local volunteers will plant and landscape around a the Sierra West apartment complex in Hillsboro.
For more information or to register: 503-636-4112 x102 or register@berrybot.org
A teacher of basketry for over 15 years, Kim Black will guide us through a modern exploration of a traditional Native American craft. Take home your own handmade pine needle bowl. Extra supplies and instruction materials available for purchase.
Ray Pratt, City of Portland
503-823-3780
rpratt@fire.ci.portland.or.us
This Saturday, May 17 from 9 am to 1 pm join the City of Portland and SOLV to clean up the Willamette River in Portland from the Fremont to Sellwood Bridges. We will be breaking the river up in sections and assigning each to an interested resident, business, or volunteer to manage and pick up trash. The garbage bags will be picked up by boaters and transferred to a barge with dumpsters that will be traveling up and down the river. Since this cleanup is taking place along the Willamette be cautious working along the banks and watch out for homeless camps and poison oak. Bring your OWN DRINKING WATER, snacks, litter grabber, work boots, camera and if in a boat, your own PFD.
Courtney Vengarick
503-636-4112 x 105
courtney.vengarick@berrybot.org
It is supposed to be gorgeous on Saturday. Why not be outside? Invasive species threaten to push out other plants and animals all across Oregon. Garlic Mustard is one of the many invasive species taking over Oregon's landscape and it is making an appearance at the Berry Botanic Garden in SW Portland. If uncontrolled it may overwhelm this lovely plant-filled oasis. Join volunteers this Saturday from 9 am to 1 pm at the Garden at 11505 SW Summerville Ave, 97219. For more information contact Courtney Vengarick at courtney.vengarick@berrybot.org or 503-636-4112 x105. Directions to the garden can be found at http://www.berrybot.org/administration/directions.html. With the forecast for warm weather this weekend, please bring your own water to this event, preferably in a re-usable bottle.
Want to take advantage of the sunny weather forecast this weekend? Concerned about the spread of invasive species in Oregon? Then come out to Metro’s Native Plant Center in Tualatin on Saturday from 9 am to 1 pm where volunteers will remove old fence line, invasive blackberry, mulch and weed around rare or threatened native plants and perform maintenance at the center. These native plants or their seeds will be used in restoration projects on Metro’s natural areas throughout the region. With the forecast for warm weather we are asking volunteers to bring their own water to the event. For more information visit: http://www.solv.org/programs/event_details.asp?eventID=13546 or contact Brett Lyon at SOLV at 503-844-9571 or brett@solv.org. To register contact Brett or visit: http://www.solv.org/programs/forms/form_dbr_registration.asp?EventID=13546&EventDt=5/17/2008&eventName=Invasives Removal at Metros Native Plant Center
On behalf of the National Forest Foundation and the Portland Water Bureau, I would like to invite you to Portland's historic Dodge Park on Saturday, May 17, from 9am until 1pm. Come help us treat trees, protect salmon habitat, explore this Portland park and learn about the city’s plans to help salmon thrive there!
Help restore the Sunrise Wetland across from Clackamas High School in Clackamas as part of SOLV’s Down By The Riverside event on Saturday, May 17. The event starts at 9 am and will be over by 1 pm. Volunteers will be removing invasive, non-native plants and mulching. By volunteering you will help improve habitat for birds, small mammals, and fish in this important urban waterway.
Help restore the Beacon Hill Wetland and Johnson Creek Watershed in Beaverton as part of SOLV’s Down By The Riverside event on Saturday, May 17. Plantings start at 9 am and end by 1 pm. Volunteers will be removing invasive, non-native plants and mulching.
Help restore Hall Creek in Beaverton as part of SOLV’s Down By The Riverside event on Saturday, May 17. The event starts at 9 am and will be over by 1 pm. Volunteers will be removing invasive, non-native plants and mulching. By volunteering you will be helping improve habitat for birds, small mammals, and fish in this important urban stream.
Join us at the Greener Homes and Gardens Expo on May 17/18 and become more self-sustained in your garden by attending free seminars about making your own soil amendments, caring for urban chickens, managing small–scale beekeeping, harvesting rainwater, incorporating pet-friendly gardening techniques, utilizing permaculture practices and more.
$3 suggested donation to benefit Habitat for Humanity ReStore
Tom Costello, Portland Audubon Society 503 292 6855
Portland Audubon's annual Native Plant sale is on Saturday May 17 and Sunday May 18. Over 100 species of Oregon wildflowers, shrubs, and trees will be available to enhance your yard. 10AM to 4PM at 5151 NW Cornell Road. Free speakers at 1 PM and 2 PM Saturday.
The ReDirect Guide is presenting our 6th annual home & garden show, the Greener Homes & Gardens Expo. This year's show will be more exciting and action-packed than ever before. Over 100 different exhibitors will be offering environmentally-friendly ideas and solutions for your home & garden, but that's just the beginning! This year there will be hands-on workshops and seminars for you to learn new things, a Meet the Candidates Environmental Forum, a Seed Swap and Start Market, an Environmental Film Festival in a virtual drive-in with alternative vehicles and electric cars, a 411 Eco-Info Booth for all home & garden project questions, a Creative & Custom Bike Competition, children's activities, live music, food, and more! Come on up, and have a full day of fun and exciting things to do! And the entire show is a benefit for the Habitat for Humanity ReStore, so you get to help families get into new houses while you're having fun, learning, dancing and eating. Does it get any better than that?
$3 suggested donation to benefit Portland Habitat for Humanity ReStore
Indoors, accessible, convenient to public transportation, bike parking available
