Past Events

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.

9:45 am 1:00 pm
Volunteer Event

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.

10:00 am 1:00 pm
Volunteer Event

Tree Summit 2024

Learn about Portland's urban forest and some of the people who help manage it.

9:00 am 1:00 pm
Community Event
People posing for a photo in a park behind an Arbor Day sign

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

10:00 am 1:00 pm
Volunteer Event

Alberta Park Nature Patch Planting

Help spruce up Portland's original nature patch, completed in 2018, with some fill-in plantings.

10:00 am 12:00 pm
Volunteer Event
Panorama of the Columbia Park Nature Patch

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.

10:00 am 1:00 pm
Volunteer Event

Oregon Park Nature Patch Planting

Pitch in to bring a beautiful pollinator garden to Oregon Park.

10:00 am 12:00 pm
Volunteer Event
the nature patch at Oregon Park in progress and in need of plants

Big 4 Natural Area - Litter Pick up Event

Join SOLVE to pick up litter at Big 4 Corners Natural Area.

1:00 pm 3:00 pm
Volunteer Event

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.

10:00 am 1:00 pm
Volunteer Event

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.

9:45 am 1:00 pm
Volunteer Event

Columbia Children's Arboretum Planting Event

Join PP&R and Friends of Trees to plant native shrubs and trees at Columbia Children's Arboretum.

10:00 am 1:00 pm
Volunteer Event

***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.

10:00 am 1:00 pm
Cancelled Volunteer Event

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.

10:00 am 1:00 pm
Volunteer Event

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.

10:00 am 1:00 pm
Volunteer Event

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.

12:00 pm 3:00 pm
Volunteer Event

82nd Avenue Community Conversations: Cully, Sumner, Roseway, Madison South #2

Join Oregon Walks' 82nd Avenue Coalition and Metro for a community conversation about 82nd Avenue. This workshop will focus on the northern section of 82nd Avenue that runs through the Cully, Sumner, Roseway, and Madison South neighborhoods.

5:30 pm 7:30 pm
Community Event

82nd Avenue Community Conversations: Montavilla, Jade District, South Tabor #2

Join Oregon Walks' 82nd Avenue Coalition and Metro for a community conversation about 82nd Avenue. This workshop will focus on the middle section of 82nd Avenue that runs through the Montavilla, Jade District, and South Tabor neighborhoods.

5:30 pm 7:30 pm
Community Event

82nd Avenue Community Conversations: Montavilla, Jade District, South Tabor #1

Join the 82nd Avenue Coalition and Metro for community conversation about 82nd Avenue. This workshop will focus on the central portion of 82nd Avenue that runs through the Montavilla, Jade District, and South Tabor neighborhoods.

5:30 pm 7:30 pm
Public Meeting

82nd Avenue Community Conversations: Cully, Sumner, Roseway, Madison South #1

Join the 82nd Avenue Coalition and Metro for community conversation about 82nd Avenue. This workshop will focus on the northern portion of 82nd Avenue that runs through the Cully, Sumner, Roseway, and Madison South neighborhoods.

5:30 pm 7:30 pm
Public Meeting

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!

2:30 pm 5:00 pm
Volunteer Event