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Restoration + Celebration. Sign up for a morning of invasive species removal and native planting at a site near you.
Register via email at tcwc.tryonfriends.org

Get a preview of the newest Portland Parks & Recreation natural area and help to restore it! Volunteers will help install native plants in a disturbed area.
All tools, gloves, and training will be provided. Please dress for the weather, including long pants, closed-toe shoes, and rain gear if needed.

Celebrate the Martin Luther King, Jr holiday weekend by volunteering to plant native shrubs and trees with PP&R and volunteers from Hands on Greater Portland! All tools, gloves, and training will be provided. Please dress for the weather, including long pants, closed-toe shoes, and rain gear if needed.

South Portland Riverbank holds meetings the 2nd Tuesday of every month, except December from 12-1pm.
 
Location: DEQ building Room 5
Contact:  Marissa Dorais, marissa.dorais@portlandoregon.gov or (503) 823-7016
 

South Portland Riverbank work parties are held the 3rd Saturday of every month.
 
Location: Willamette Park
Contact:  Marissa Dorais, marissa.dorais@portlandoregon.gov or (503) 823-7016
 
South Portland Riverbank meetings are held the 2nd Tuesday of every month except December, from 12-1pm, DEQ Building Room 5.

Monthly work party is held the 3rd Sunday of every month, 9:45am - noon.
 
Location: Wooded area next to lower parking lot of Congregation Neveh Shalom, off of SW Dosch just north of Beverton-Hillsdale Highway
Contact:  Jordan Epstein, (503) 246-6580 or yaakovm@comcast.net

 Friends of Woods Park holds work parties the 4th Saturday of every month.
 
Contact: Kevin Duff, kevin.duff@portlandoregon.gov or 503-998-9417

Friends of Tryon Creek State Park hold work parties EVERY Saturday, 9am-noon.
 
Location: Tryon Creek State Park
Contact:  Srah Kreisman, sarah@tryonfriends.org, (503) 636-4398 or http://tryonfriends.org

Friends of Terwilliger work parties are held the second Saturday of every month, 9am-noon.

Meet at SW Terwilliger & Hamilton St.
Contact: Robin Vesey, jack-robin@spiritone.com or (503) 293-1069

Updates: This section of the project page will be updated with current status, new postings, changes and new information as the project progresses.

2012, June-6: Update announcing Saturday June 16th Public Meeting at Multnomah Arts Center Rm 30 from 1PM to 3PM for Neighbor input on prospective park uses.
2011, Dec-14: Initial page posting

Portland Parks will host a work party Saturday, December 17th, 9am-noon, 12th Dr. entrance.
Contact: Rachel Felice, (503) 823-9423.
Group Info: FriendsOM2P@gmail.com or http://swni.org/fommp.

Help protect wildlife habitat and water quality in Marquam Nature Park by removing invasive plants! Friends of Marquam Nature Park sponsors a work party on the last Saturday of every month.

Pre-registration is encouraged: register online at http://handsonportland.org or call Rachel Felice at 503-823-9423. Meet at Marquam Shelter, SW Marquam St near Sam Jackson Park Rd.

Meet at SW 53rd & Coronado.
Contact: April Fong, afong@pcc.edu or event hotline: 503-244-6111 x3608

Join volunteers in an annual effort to halt the aggressive spread of invaasive English ivy at natural areas throughout the region, including some in SW Portland! Ivy berries growing in our backyards can be carried by wildlife into nearby natural areas.
 

Join Portland Parks & Recreation on Saturday, October 15th at 9am for a morning of urban forest renewal. We will be removing invasive species which threaten our native forest. Let's help maintain Gabriel Park and Vermont Creek as a high-quality natural area for people, native plants, and wildlife! Bring a water bottle and work/garden gloves if you have them; tools provided.

Celebrate No Ivy Day! Oct 22nd, 9am-noon, Albert Kelly Park.

Texas Street wetland work party. For more details or to join the SCS email list, contact Jen Seamans, 503-823-2862, watershed@swni.org, or http://scs.swni.org.

Friends of Vermont Creek quarterly work party. Meet at Gabriel Park tennis court kiosk off SW 45th.
Contact: Jen Seamans, watershed@swni.org, 503-823-2862 or FOVC website

Friends of Woods Park work party occurs the 4th Saturday of every month at Marigold St. trailhead to Woods Park.
Contact: Kevin Duff, kevin.duff@portlandoregon.gov or 503-998-9417