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Green Sprouts Organic Baby and Family Festival

Event
When: 
Sunday, September 26, 2010 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
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Green Sprouts Organic Baby and Family Festival
Link: 
ReDirect Guide

Families come celebrate a greener lifestyle! 100+ Vendors, Music, Activities & Seminars focusing on holistic pregnancy, childbirth, healthy non-toxic homes, green products and early education. Featuring Portland Green Parenting's Clothing, Toy and Gear Swap, Zenana Spa and Wellness Center's Family Relaxation Station, Mother Nature's Diaper Derby and Teddy Bear's Organic Picnic by The Merry Kitchen and more. A $3 suggested donation goes to the International Center for Traditional Childbearing.

 

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SOLV Beach and Riverside Cleanup - Sept 25

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When: 
Saturday, September 25, 2010 - 10:00am - 1:00pm
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Beach and Riverside Cleanup

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Organic Land Care Workshop

Event
When: 
Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 8:30am - 5:00pm
Link: 
tilth.org

Attention Landscape Professionals:

Oregon Tilth Accredited Organic Land Care, a program dedicated to training and accrediting sustainable landscape practices, is pleased to announce:

 

Organic Land Care Workshop

Thursday, August 19, 2010         

Location

Clackamas Community College
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Become a SOLV Stream Team Captain!

Event
When: 
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 6:00pm - Saturday, August 21, 2010 - 3:00pm
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SOLV Stream Team Captain Program

BE A STREAM TEAM CAPTAIN SOLV’s Team Up for Watershed Health has a program that provides an opportunity for volunteers to become more involved in watershed restoration at the leadership level. Volunteers receive watershed training in return for helping lead volunteer events at Team Up sites.

Please join us on: August 17th, 19th and 21st (you must attend all three), at the Metro Office Building in Portland

Stream Team Captain Training Schedule Tuesday, August 17th, 6-9pm : stewardship, watershed basics, restoration strategies and examples

Thursday, August 19th, 6-9pm : community involvement, working with volunteers, work party management, leadership techniques.

Saturday, August 21st, 9-3pm : FIELD DAY : project examples, planting techniques, invasive plant removal techniques, native plant identification.

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Ninth Annual Build It Green! Home Tour and Info Fair

Event
When: 
Saturday, September 25, 2010 - 11:00am - 7:00pm
Link: 
Ninth Annual Build It Green! Home Tour and Info Fair
Associates: 
The Transition Movement Comes to America

BUILD IT GREEN! HOME TOUR AND INFORMATION FAIR 2010


Presented by the City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability
Sponsored by Metro, Energy Trust of Oregon, Solar Oregon, Oregon Home magazine, and City of Portland Bureaus of Environmental Services, Development Services and Water.
 
Saturday, September 25, 2010

Home Tour: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Twenty tour stops throughout the Portland metro area

Information Fair: 3 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Hosted by Ecohaus, 819 SE Taylor St, Portland
 
The 9th annual Build It Green! Home Tour features twenty green remodels and new homes around the Portland metropolitan area.  This year’s tour highlights more affordable and small projects than ever before, while continuing to showcase innovative and modern design, so there’s sure to be a project that inspires you!
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