No Ivy Day 2026 - Multiple Locations

The Annual No Ivy Day is October 24, 2026!

For 2026 volunteer locations and events, 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 an annual event with opportunities throughout the greater Portland area. Portland Parks & Recreation collaborates with partner organizations to host a variety of ivy removal and educational events in multiple locations. 

There are three ways that you can participate. Join us for one or all three. 

• Ivy removal volunteer work party 
• Know-ivy crafting workshop 
• Explore your park series

For more information about the general event, please email Monica.Walker@PortlandOregon.gov or call/text 503-823-8367. For site specific questions, please reach out the site lead listed at each link below.

2026 Work Party Locations 

Please note that while most work parties will take place from 9am-12pm there is some variation. Please check the location you are working at for exact timing. 

N Portland: 

Pier Park 

NE Portland: 

Woodlawn Park 
Johnson Lake Natural Area 
Rocky Butte

SE Portland: 

Leach Botanical Garden
Knapp Falls
Mt. Tabor Park 

SW Portland: 

April Hill Park
Hoyt Arboretum
Marquam Nature Park
River View Natural Area
Terwilliger Parkway 
Woods Memorial Natural Area

NW Portland: 

Forest Park -  Birch Trailhead 
Forest Park - Leif Erikson

Greater Portland Area: 

Granada Woods Natural Area- Aloha 
Spring Park Natural Area - Milwaukie 

Know-Ivy Crafting Workshop

Looking for something to do indoors? Come learn more about weedy introduced species, get creative and utilize readily available materials during the Know-Ivy Crafting Workshop October 24th from 1-3pm at Rice School. Separate registration required. Each participant needs to RSVP separately. If you need to register additional participants or are not able to register through the website for any reason, please email Monica.Walker@PortlandOregon.gov. 

Learn more and register for Know-Ivy Crafting Workshop

Explore your Park Series

The new ‘Explore Your Park Series' (EYP) is a free program for all ages that offers hands-on activities, scavenger hunts, creature features, and more. Join us for No Ivy Day at Mt Tabor Park to learn about the plants and animals that call this special place home.

 We will set up by the Mt Tabor playground from 11am-1pm. No registration required, just swing on by and check it out! 

Thank you to our site hosts!

A huge thank you to Friends of Pier Park, Friends of April Hill Park, Leach Botanical Garden, Forest Park Conservancy, Friends of Rocky Butte, Hoyt Arboretum Friends, Mt. Tabor Weed Warriors, Westside Watershed Resource Center, Friends of Woods Park, Columbia Slough Watershed Council, Johnson Creek Watershed Council, Friends of Terwilliger, Tualatin Hills Parks and Recreation, North Clackamas Parks and Recreation and Portland Parks & Recreation staff for supporting events. 

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. 

Interested in staying involved throughout the year? 

Check out upcoming stewardship opportunities with Portland Parks & Recreation Natural Areas Stewardship Events.