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Martin Luther King Jr. Day closure

Most City of Portland offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 20, to observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Events

Errol Heights Park Third Saturday Volunteer Event

Join Friends of Errol Heights and Johnson Creek Watershed Council community members to improve this newly-constructed park!

9:30 am 12:30 pm
Volunteer Event
A view of the lower trail and wetland from the elevated walkway that joins the lower and upper sections of the park.

Plant Trees on Martin Luther King Day

Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday with Urban Forestry as we join hands with Depave and Friends of the Trees to plant trees at Morning Star Baptist Church. Sign up below!

10:00 am 1:00 pm
Volunteer Event
the words 'Martin Luther King Day' in a yellow square under a tree

Spring Garden Park Volunteer Event

Join us for a stewardship event at Spring Garden Park, this is a great way to get outside, enjoy nature, and help care for your local park.

9:00 am 11:00 am
Volunteer Event
Mulched walking path with steps leading to the bottom of Spring Garden Park. Green grass on the right and a garden bed full of plants to the left.

Mt. Tabor Last Saturday Volunteer Event

Please join Portland Parks & Recreation and the Friends of Mt. Tabor Park Weed Warriors for a volunteer event at Mt. Tabor Park.

9:00 am 12:00 pm
Volunteer Event

MAC Trail Washington Park Volunteer Event

Join Portland Parks & Recreation for a volunteer event on the MAC Trail in Washington Park!

9:00 am 11:00 am
Volunteer Event

Planting with VERDE NW! / Plantación de árboles con VERDE NW

Urban Forestry tiene el placer de participar en el próximo evento bilingüe de plantación de árboles con VERDE NW, que ocurrirá en Cesar Chavez School en North Portland. ¡Inscríbase abajo!

Sign up below to join us at VERDE NW's bilingual planting event at Cesar Chavez School!

10:00 am 1:30 pm
Volunteer Event
a cartoon heart struck through with a shovel, pointing towards a tree with leaves made of hands

Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge Volunteer Event

Please join Portland Parks & Recreation and the Friends of Oaks Bottom for a day of weedy plant removal at Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge.

10:00 am 1:00 pm
Volunteer Event

Overlook Nature Patch Stewardship Event

JOIN A FIRST-FRIDAY MONTHLY WORK PARTY TO KEEP THIS GARDEN LOOKING BEAUTIFUL.

8:00 am 11:00 am
Volunteer Event
a panoramic view of the nature patch in bloom

Powell Butte Second Saturday Volunteer Event

Join Portland Parks & Recreation and other community groups for a fun planting event at Powell Butte Nature Park!

9:00 am 12:00 pm
Volunteer Event
Wildflowers bloom around a seating area at Powell Butte with the Visitors Center in the background. The Powell Butte Visitor Center is popular with Portlanders. From July to December 2021, we’ll work on the roof of the nearby reservoir.

Create tree-foraged hand brooms this Black Heritage Month!

Join Urban Forestry in celebrating the reopening of the North Portland Library as we provide a creative workshop in honor of Harlem Renaissance writer, Zora Heale Hurston.

12:00 pm 3:00 pm
Classes and Activities
a colorful collage of silhouetted trees, an African-descent woman's profile, small hand broom, and red and green circles

Create tree-foraged hand brooms this Black Heritage Month!

Join Urban Forestry in celebrating the reopening of the North Portland Library as we provide a creative workshop in honor of Harlem Renaissance writer, Zora Heale Hurston.

12:00 pm 4:00 pm
Classes and Activities
a colorful collage of silhouetted trees, an African-descent woman's profile, small hand broom, and red and green circles

Portland Parks Board Meeting

Monthly Parks Board Meeting - February

5:00 pm 7:00 pm
Public Meeting
Available Online

Marquam Nature Park Stewardship Event

Join PP&R and Forest Park Conservancy to help restore Marquam Nature Park by removing invasively growing ivy to prep to plant native plants.

9:00 am 12:00 pm
Volunteer Event

Spring Garden Park Volunteer Event

Join us for a stewardship event at Spring Garden Park, this is a great way to get outside, enjoy nature, and help care for your local park.

9:00 am 11:00 am
Volunteer Event
Mulched walking path with steps leading to the bottom of Spring Garden Park. Green grass on the right and a garden bed full of plants to the left.

Portland Urban Forest Plan Open House

Join Portland Parks & Recreation for an open house and see how we are planning for the future of trees and tree care.

5:30 pm 7:00 pm
Community Event

Spring Garden Park Volunteer Event

Join us for a stewardship event at Spring Garden Park, this is a great way to get outside, enjoy nature, and help care for your local park.

9:00 am 11:00 am
Volunteer Event
Mulched walking path with steps leading to the bottom of Spring Garden Park. Green grass on the right and a garden bed full of plants to the left.

Powell Butte Nature Park Volunteer Trail Work Event

Join PP&R to help maintain the trails in Powell Butte Nature Park Volunteer Trail Work Event.

9:00 am 12:00 pm
Volunteer Event
Powell Butte Park Mt Hood View

Irving Nature Patch Stewardship Event

JOIN A THIRD-THURSDAY MONTHLY WORK PARTY TO KEEP THIS GARDEN LOOKING BEAUTIFUL.

9:00 am 12:00 pm
Volunteer Event
Community members planting the garden bed at the Alberta Park Nature Patch.

Powell Butte Second Saturday Volunteer Event

Join Portland Parks & Recreation and other community groups for a fun planting event at Powell Butte Nature Park!

9:00 am 12:00 pm
Volunteer Event
Wildflowers bloom around a seating area at Powell Butte with the Visitors Center in the background. The Powell Butte Visitor Center is popular with Portlanders. From July to December 2021, we’ll work on the roof of the nearby reservoir.

Powell Butte Nature Park Volunteer Trail Work Event

Join PP&R to help maintain the trails in Powell Butte Nature Park Volunteer Trail Work Event.

9:00 am 12:00 pm
Volunteer Event
Powell Butte Park Mt Hood View

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