The 21st Annual No Ivy Day is October 26, 2024!
For 2024 volunteer locations, please scroll down. Click on the location you are interested in for site-specific information and registration.
What is No Ivy Day?
No Ivy Day is a yearly event where Portland Parks & Recreation partners with organizations across the greater Portland area to host a variety of ivy removal events in several neighborhoods. We close out the day with celebrations to thank our volunteers. This year, volunteers are welcome to join us for lunch and raffle prizes at Marquam Shelter and Mount Tabor Park at the end of the work party event.
For more information, please email Monica Hescheles at monica.hescheles@portlandoregon.gov or call/text 503-823-8367 or contact your site coordinators (see specific event information)
2024 No Ivy Day Locations
Click on each site to learn more and register.
N Portland:
NE Portland:
Johnson Lake Natural Area - Event full
Rocky Butte Natural Area - Event full
SE Portland:
Leach Botanical Garden - Event full
Mt. Tabor Park - Event full
SW Portland:
Governors Park - More volunteers needed!
Terwilliger Parkway - Event full
Washington Park service road and MAC trail - More volunteers needed!
NW Portland:
Greater Portland Metro Area:
Village on the Lake HOA (Lake Oswego) - More volunteers needed!
Homewood Park (Milwaukie) - More volunteers needed!
Fir Grove Park (Beaverton) - Event full
A huge thank you to Friends of Pier Park, Leach Botanical Garden, Johnson Creek Watershed Council, Forest Park Conservancy, Oswego Lake Watershed Council, Tryon Creek Watershed Council, Friends of April Hill Park, Hoyt Arboretum Friends, Columbia Slough Watershed Council, Mt. Tabor Weed Warriors, Westside Watershed Resource Center, North Clackamas Parks and Recreation District, Tualatin Hills Parks and Recreation Department, Friends of Terwilliger, Lewis and Clark and Portland Parks & Recreation staff for hosting events.
Join the celebration to win prizes generously donated by the Portland Nursery, Oregon Historical Society, Oregon Aquarium, The Pickles, Portland Spirit River Cruises, Johnson Creek Watershed Council, Hoyt Arboretum Friends, Leach Botanical Garden, Columbia Slough Watershed Council, North Clackamas Parks and Recreation District, Portland Parks & Recreation Environmental Education, Portland Parks & Recreation City Nature.
Why remove ivy?
English and Irish Ivy grows out of control in our local ecosystems. Since it is not native to this area, it didn't evolve with wildlife that eats it or parasites that destroy it, and it survives through our relatively mild winters just fine. These ivies are a popular, fast-growing garden and landscaping plant, and birds love its tasty berries. For these reasons, ivy has been able to gain a strong foothold in our natural areas around Portland. English and Irish ivy are able to grow in dense carpets across the forest floor, taking resources from native plants that support wildlife. Invasively growing ivy also climbs trees, adding weight that can cause them to topple during storms. Invasively growing ivy has shallow roots that do a poor job of holding in soil, and this creates conditions for increased erosion that cloud our waterways and warm our streams and rivers so that aquatic species struggle or disappear. By removing ivy and planting native species, we give our native plants and our wildlife a fighting chance to survive and thrive in our beautiful and unique urban natural areas.
Visit No Ivy League for more information about English Ivy removal efforts and historic volunteer accomplishments.
For more information, please email Monica Hescheles at monica.hescheles@portlandoregon.gov or call/text 503-823-8367.