Past Events
Wilkes Park - Greening Wilkes Earth Day Celebration
Join Portland Parks & Recreation and partner organizations to celebrate Earth Day with a free native plant giveaway!
Columbia Slough Natural Area Stewardship Event
Join PP&R and Friends of Trees to care for recently planted native shrubs, trees and wildflowers in Columbia Slough Natural Area.
Gateway Green Planting Event
Join PP&R and Friends of Trees to plant native shrubs, trees and wildflowers in the natural area of Gateway Green.
Gateway Green Planting Event
Join PP&R, Northwest Trail Alliance, Warpaint Outdoors, and Friends of Gateway Green to plant native shrubs, trees and wildflowers in the natural area of Gateway Green.
Columbia Slough Natural Area Planting Event
Join PP&R and Friends of Trees to plant native shrubs, trees and wildflowers at Columbia Slough Natural Area
Alberta Park Nature Patch Planting
Help spruce up Portland's original nature patch, completed in 2018, with some fill-in plantings.
Wilkes Creek Headwaters Planting Event
Join PP&R, the Columbia Slough Watershed Council, and Bark to plant native shrubs, plants, and trees at Wilkes Creek Headwaters Natural Area.
Oregon Park Nature Patch Planting
Pitch in to bring a beautiful pollinator garden to Oregon Park.
Big 4 Natural Area - Litter Pick up Event
Join SOLVE to pick up litter at Big 4 Corners Natural Area.
Whitaker Ponds Nature Park Planting Event
Join PP&R, the Columbia Slough Watershed Council, and Bark to plant native shrubs and trees at Whitaker Ponds Nature Park.
Gateway Green Planting Event
Join PP&R and Friends of Trees to plant native shrubs, trees and wildflowers in the natural area of Gateway Green.
Columbia Children's Arboretum Planting Event
Join PP&R and Friends of Trees to plant native shrubs and trees at Columbia Children's Arboretum.
***Cancelled due to Inclement Weather*** Planting event at Johnson Lake Natural Area
CANCELLED DUE TO WINTER WEATHER. Join PP&R and the Columbia Slough Watershed Council to plant native shrubs and trees at Johnson Lake Natural Area.
Planting event at Columbia Children's Arboretum
Join PP&R, the Columbia Slough Watershed Council, and Bark to plant native shrubs and trees at Columbia Children's Arboretum.
Stewardship event at Whitaker Ponds
Join PP&R, the Columbia Slough Watershed Council, and local birding groups to plant native shrubs and trees, lay mulch, and install purple martin gourds.
Stewardship event at Columbia Children's Arboretum
Join Portland Parks & Recreation and HandsOn Greater Portland to continue restoration work in the natural areas of this unique park.
Columbia Slough Celebration and PP&R turtle nesting habitat event
As part of the family-friendly Columbia Slough Celebration, we invite you to support the turtles of Whitaker Ponds! We will be creating a new turtle nesting habitat and building a fence to protect nesting areas. Participants will also have the chance to engage with live turtles!
Help Mulch the John Luby Nature Patch
Pitch in to care for this Doug Fir forest demonstration garden.
Friends of Trees and PP&R plant care event at Wilkes Creek Headwaters
Join Portland Parks & Recreation and Friends of Trees to mulch recently planted shrubs, wildflowers, and trees in this beautiful natural area!
Friends of Trees and PP&R plant care event at Columbia Slough Natural Area
Join Portland Parks & Recreation and Friends of Trees to mulch recently planted shrubs, wildflowers, and trees at this natural area!
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