Opportunity Details
Family Get Outside Day @ Powell Butte (all ages) *Stand Together Week*
Ecology in Classrooms & Outdoors, Portland Parks & Recreation, and The Nature Conservancy are coming together to offer a family-friendly volunteer opportunity at Powell Butte Nature Park. Together, we’ll be completing important ecological enhancement projects on Powell Butte. The morning’s goal is to provide families with a holistic opportunity to make gains in advancing stewardship of the area.
Older kids and adults will help with trail work, mulching of native plants, invasive species removal and litter patrol. . Stewardship volunteers should plan on being available for most of the morning. No experience necessary!
In order to introduce younger children to the practice of stewardship and to provide families with an opportunity for family-wide volunteering, we will have children-specific activities for the younger crowd (elementary school aged). Activities may include a nature walk or scavenger hunt, plant identifying, or other introductions to the local ecology.
All participants will be asked to sign liability and media wavers.
About Ecology in Classrooms & Outdoors:
ECO stands for Ecology in the Classrooms & Outdoors. Our mission is to inspire students to connect to the natural world through hands-on ecology enrichment. ECO’s programs are designed to connect elementary students to nature, to spark an affinity for science, and to increase students’ critical thinking skills. Programs include outdoor exploration and service-learning, giving students the opportunity to apply concepts learned in ECO classroom lessons to the real-world, and deepen ties to their community. Over the past 13 years, we have provided over 3,400 natural science lessons to 20,760 students and 692 teachers.
ECO makes a difference: Studies show that in the last two decades, childhood has moved indoors. The average nine year-old spends six hours each day in front of a screen and fewer than 10 minutes each day in unstructured outdoor play. This lack of time spent outside creates a disconnection from nature, demonstrated to be unhealthy for children, adults and their communities, as well as the environment. Without an understanding and connection to the natural world, young people will become adults who are unprepared to make informed decisions about environmental issues. ECO helps create tomorrow’s environmental stewards.
What to Bring/Wear:
Wear sturdy shoes, long pants and long-sleeved shirts, and bring rain and/or sun gear, a hat and water bottle. Instruction, tools, gloves, coffee/tea, water and treats will be provided.
Note: Volunteers under the age of 14 must volunteer with a parent/chaperone.
Stand Together Week is the Portland Timbers, Thorns FC, and T2 citywide volunteer initiative that brings the community together to support local nonprofit organizations. The week engages hundreds of supporters, including Timbers, Thorns FC, & T2 players, coaches, ambassadors and front office staff who work with various non-profits in the community. Since 2012, Stand Together Week participants have donated 15,371 hours of service at over 193 projects focused on benefitting youth and the environment.
Project Requirements:
- All volunteers under 18 are required to bring a Hands On Youth Waiver signed by their parent or legal guardian. (print it now, fill it out, and bring it with you to save time during project check in).
- If you plan to bring children/additional volunteers you MUST reserve slots for them. The best way to do this is to create a Volunteer Team, then sign up your team for this project. Questions? Email teams@handsonportland.org
- Volunteers may be required to sign additional waivers on site, such as the Portland Parks & Recreation sign-in sheet.
IMPORTANT NOTE: You are responsible for ensuring that everyone signed up through your team attends - only sign up team members who have confirmed their availability. Teams that repeatedly sign up, but do not show up or show up with fewer volunteers than they signed up, may be removed. To add or remove team members from a project: log in to your volunteer account and click "Manage My Team" next to the appropriate upcoming opportunity.
Click "Sign Up" below to reserve your spot!
Need help signing up? Call 503-200-3355.
Minimum Age:14+
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