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Glenhaven Park Tree Planting

Join us to plant trees at Glenhaven Park in the Roseway and Madison South Neighborhoods!

10:00 am 1:00 pm
Volunteer Event
Three volunteers dig a hole for a new tree planting at lents park with fall foliage in the background.

Woods Park Annual Trail Raking Volunteer Event

Join PP&R and Friends of Woods Park to help maintain the trails in Woods Park.

9:00 am 12:00 pm
Volunteer Event

Portland Arbor Day 2021

Join us to kick off the tree planting season at Lents Park. Bring friends and family to plant trees, meet neighbors, and sign up for free yard trees.

10:00 am 1:00 pm
Community Event
White text saying "Portland Arbor Day 2021" hovers over a black and white photo of four trees in a line down a Portland city street with a craggy canopy.

De Colores - Una Caminata Entre los Árboles

Una caminata entre los árboles con cambios estacionales. A Tree Walk of Seasonal Changes.

10:00 am 11:00 am
Classes and Activities
Tree Canopy

Terwilliger Parkway Volunteer Event

Volunteer in Terwilliger Parkway to help restore this historic natural area.

9:00 am 12:00 pm
Volunteer Event

Woods Park Volunteer Event

Join PP&R and Friends of Woods for a morning of restoration in Woods Park.

9:00 am 12:00 pm
Volunteer Event

Dementia-Friendly Drum Circle

Join a drum circle for folks with early-stage memory loss or Alzheimer’s and their caregivers.

1:30 pm 2:30 pm
Community Event
People in a circle at a park playing drums.

Find Your Flare

Help the Fifth Annual Yard Tree Giveaway prepare trees to find their forever homes this fall! Knowing where the root flare is on your tree is one of the best ways to give a new tree its best chance to thrive.

9:00 am 12:00 pm
Volunteer Event
Tree planters locating the proper planting depth for a new tree

Terwilliger Parkway Volunteer Event

Volunteer in Terwilliger Parkway to help restore this historic natural area.

9:00 am 12:00 pm
Volunteer Event

Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge - Trash Cleanup

Join Willamette Riverkeeper and Portland Parks & Recreation for a cleanup at Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge!

9:00 am 11:00 am
Volunteer Event

Seedling Weeding at Irving Park Nature Patch

Join PP&R Urban Forestry to help care for the Nature Patch at Irving Park.

9:00 am 12:00 pm
Volunteer Event

Keep Cool Under the Canopy (Columbia Park)

Take a walk beneath the rich canopy of Columbia Park during the heat of summer and learn how these green giants are working hard to keep you cool.

2:00 pm 3:00 pm
Classes and Activities
An interior view of Columbia Park

Forest Park No Ivy League Volunteer Event

Join PP&R's No Ivy League for a morning of restoration work in Forest Park. Come explore the beauty Forest Park has to offer.

9:00 am 12:00 pm
Volunteer Event

Johnson Creek Clean-up Annual Event

Join Portland Parks & Recreation and Johnson Creek Watershed Council volunteers to clean up Johnson Creek and adjacent parks!

8:30 am 12:00 pm
Volunteer Event

Mill Park Community Gathering

Help shape the future of Mill Park!

6:30 pm 7:30 pm
Public Meeting
Large Doug fir trees with apartments and sunset behind them.

Delta Park Orchard Care

Did you know Urban Forestry has an educational fruit tree orchard? This treasure of diverse fruit and nut trees did not receive its regular pruning last year and needs your help!

9:00 am 12:00 pm
Volunteer Event
Urban trees need regular care to grow strong and healthy.

Tree Thursday Volunteer at Free Lunch + Play

PP&R Urban Forestry will be sharing tree activities during Free Lunch + Play events this summer. Volunteer for one of three roles to provide tree education and activities to your community.

Volunteer Event
Arbor Lodge Tree Team

Free Lunch + Play (Luuwit View and Gateway Discovery Parks)

Offering free meals and activities for kids weekdays at Luuwit View and Gateway Discovery Parks from June 28, through August 27, 2021.

11:00 am 3:00 pm
Community Event
Free Lunch + Play staff members wearing masks and ready to hand out free meals and grab 'n' go activity kits to youth.

Woods Park Volunteer Event

Join PP&R and Friends of Woods for a morning of restoration in Woods Park.

9:00 am 12:00 pm
Volunteer Event

Free Lunch + Play

Offering free meals and activities for kids weekdays from June 21, through August 20, 2021. Luuwit View and Gateway Discovery Parks programming runs from June 28, through August 27, 2021.

11:00 am 3:00 pm
Community Event
Free Lunch + Play staff members wearing masks and ready to hand out free meals and grab 'n' go activity kits to youth.