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No Ivy Day 2024: Wilkes Creek Natural Area (age 6+) *Hands On*

Portland Parks & Recreation's - Natural Area Stewardship program works with volunteers of all ages to help enhance and restore Portland Parks natural areas, to provide habitat to wildlife and insects, and provide safe trails to park visitors.

Come join Columbia Slough Watershed Council in this region-wide event to rid our natural landscapes of the pesky weedy growing species, English ivy. The event will take place at Wilkes Creek Natural Area and will focus on removing English ivy to improve this important natural area. Come and hang out with your neighbors and see who can pull the longest piece of ivy! Wilkes Creek is one of the only remaining surface creeks that still flows into the Columbia Slough, making it a critical freshwater source in the watershed. Work being done at this event will help protect the existing tree canopy and open areas for new native plant installation for the betterment of water quality and wildlife.

After the work party, join us to celebrate. There will be an after party at Forest Park or Mount Tabor Park from 12-1:30 including lunch and raffle prizes. For more information about celebrations, please contact Monica Hescheles monica.hescheles@portlandoregon.gov or 503-823-8367.

Accessibility: This event will require bending over and walking on uneven surfaces. A portable restroom will be available at this site.

Getting Ready for the Event:
Thank you for helping to keep Portland parks healthy and beautiful! Here are a few tips to get you ready for your stewardship event.
• Registration is required for all stewardship events.
• All tools, gloves and training to do the task is provided
• Stay home if you are experiencing symptoms of any contagious illness or have had recent contact with someone exhibiting symptoms of any illness.  
• In order to ensure your comfort and safety, please remember to dress for the weather, wear close-toed shoes, bring a water bottle, and be ready to get dirty!
• While groups are welcome to join many of our regularly scheduled stewardship events, please contact the event coordinator listed in the description before arriving with a large group. This will ensure that there are enough gloves and tools for everyone to work.

Questions: For more information, please contact Caitlin Costello at caitlin.costello@columbiaslough.org or 971-803-0242.

Project Requirements:

  • Volunteers must be 6 years of age or older to attend this project; any volunteer under age 14 must attend with a parent or adult chaperone.

  • All volunteers under 18 are required to bring a Youth Volunteer Release Form signed by their parent or legal guardian. Please download, complete, and bring this waiver with you on the day of the project.

  • If you plan to bring children or guests 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.

    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, click on "My Account" and then "My Teams," above.

Click "Sign Up" below to reserve your spot! Need help signing up? Call 503-200-3364 or email handson@unitedway-pdx.org

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Families, Low-income Communities, Immigrants, Refugees or Ethnic Groups, LGBT(Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,Transgender), Military/Veterans, Visitors & Travelers
Gardening/Planting,Other

Age Minimum (with Adult): 6+, Minimum Age:14+, Court Ordered Volunteer - Allowed

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