Give Back to YOUR Favorite Hiking Trails!
Drainage Maintenance Work Party
Angel's Rest - TUESDAY,  December 8th, 2009

Greetings Trailkeepers and Hiking Enthusiasts! Your requests have been
heard and answered : Please join us for a WEEKDAY WORK PARTY!

On Tuesday, 12/08/09, the Trailkeepers of Oregon is hosting another
volunteer event to perform some of the regular maintenance required
to help prevent trail erosion on one of the most-hiked trails in the
Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area : Angel's Rest.

The longevity of often-used trails is assured by proper water control.

Location

Mix Clay, Compost and Native Wildflower seeds and "presto!" you have restoration seedballs.

Earlier this summer during a Volunteer Day at a Columbia Land Trust site in Clark County, Chapman Greenspace, volunteers removed an understory of shiny geranium, from a mature Doug fir stand. The volunteers decided they wanted to do more than remove invasives, so they have organized an effort to make seedballs and replant the cleared area with native wildflowers and grasses.

Join us to mix clay, compost and native wildflower seed into small marble-sized balls, which will be used to replant Chapman Greenspace and take some home for your own backyard.

For more information on seedballs visit: www.wildflower.org/howto/show.php?id=17&frontpage=true
 

Get outside and learn how to plant trees like a pro.  Friends of Trees is celebrating its 20th anniversary and we're preparing for our busiest season ever and we need your help.  Make a difference - become a crew leader for the season.  You will lead teams of volunteers at 3-4 plantings between November and April. 

Friends of Trees provides extensive (and free) trainings for crew leaders during which you'll learn all aspects of proper site preparation and tree planting techniques.  No previous experience is needed.  Space is limited, so sign-up early!

September 26:  Brown's Ferry Park, Tualatin (Green Spaces)