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Creekside Restoration When: Sat Feb 08, 2014 10AM-1PM Where: Fairview Creek Meet at: 431 SE 205th Av Gresham, OR Get Map!

Join Columbia Slough Watershed Council for Plantapalooza 2014! This is one in a series of community focused native planting events. Help restore an acre of stream-side habitat along Fairview Creek in Gresham! This project helps to stabilize the sensitive habitat around the creek and improves water quality in the creek and in our groundwater supply. Plantapalooza 2014 offers volunteers a unique opportunity to participate in a large scale restoration project.

Volunteers will assist in planting hundreds of bare-root native plants. No previous planting experience is necessary. Plantapalooza is a great, hands-on learning opportunity appropriate for families, groups and individuals. Register today!

Creekside Restoration When: Sat Feb 22, 2014 1AM-12PM Where: Wilkes City Park 15400 NE Beech St Portland, OR Get Map!

Assist Columbia Slough Watershed Council’s SERVE (Students Engaged in Restoring Vital Ecosystems) program at this Stewardship Saturday event. The SERVE program exposes local students to hands-on restoration work in the Slough watershed, and now you can help! Improve water quality and habitat conditions by planting and mulching native plant species along Wilkes Creek. Volunteers will also assist in park clean up, fence removal and the management of invasive plant species. Register Today!

Nadaka Nature Park, Gresham OR

Volunteer opportunity   Get your Green on! Lend a hand. Help restore this unique urban habitat. Cleanup's & Events at Nadaka Nature Park

Scheduled Events: Please check our website & events calendar (to your right) While enjoying the park please pick-up any litter and deposit in the trash can near the entrances. See you at the park! Where: Nadaka Nature Park 175th & NE Pacific St Gresham, OR Get Map!

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Event info
Be prepared to get a little dirty and to have fun by supporting and volunteering with Friends of Nadaka and Wilkes East Neighborhood Association.

Rain or Shine! Come dressed for weather and help improve Nadaka Nature Park. Bring working gloves & a water bottle if you have them. Volunteer as long as you can. Drinks and snacks will be provided for volunteers.

Nadaka Nature Park, Gresham OR

SOLVE® Clean-Up Event When: Sat, Sep 28, 2012 10AM-1PMn Where: Nadaka Nature Park 176th & NE Glisan St Gresham OR Get Map!

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Event info
SOLVE® Clean-up Event. Be prepared to get a little dirty and to have fun by supporting and volunteering with Friends of Nadaka and Wilkes East Neighborhood Association.

Bring working gloves & a water bottle if you have them. Volunteer as long as you can. Drinks and snacks will be provided for volunteers.

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• 93 Days of Summer Fun in Gresham
• Skip to Musicalu
• Go Beyond Recycling at Strawberry Short Course
• One Night, One Place, Three Projects to Review
• Coffee Stands? Food Trucks? Have Your Say
• Waterline Work on SE Fifth Street Near Schools
• Cleveland Avenue Improvements Open House
• Annual Drinking Water Quality Report Available
• Like Art? History? Environment? We Want You
• City Jobs, Meetings and Community Events

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Weed Watcher Workshop When: Tue Apr 16, 2012 7PM-9:30PM Where: Gresham City Hall 1333 NW Eastman Pky Get Map!

Weed identification class
What’s the difference between an invasive, non-native, and noxious weed? What makes an invasive plant invasive? Learn about common and not-so common non-native plants in Gresham, and how you can help prevent them from spreading.

Free workshop. No RSVP required

Help us fight off Gresham’s weedy invaders by participating as a Weed Watcher in our Early Detection, Rapid Response Program. By familiarizing yourself with problem weeds in our area, you can help us stop these plants in their tracks.

Celebrate Earth Day Exhibits, Crafts, Tours and More When: Sat Apr 20, 2013 11AM-3PM Where: St Aidan's Episcopal Church 174th & NE Glisan Get Map!

St. Aidan's Episcopal Church in Gresham, in conjunction with We Are Rockwood is holding a celebration of Earth Day on Saturday, April 20, 2013, 11AM-3PM. Events will take place in St' Aidan's Murdock Hall and on the church's park-like grounds.

Activities include environmental exhibits, crafts made from found objects for the kids, tours of Nadaka Nature Park, refreshments, and community information.

Nadaka & SOLVE® Clean-Up Event
Friends of Nadaka and SOLVE® is having a clean up day at Nadaka Nature Park on Saturday morning April 20th from 9AM-1PM. Everyone's invited to participate! Click here to register, or visit the north gate at 175th & NE Pacific St.

Rain or Shine! When: Sat Mar 2, 2013 9AM-12PM Where: Hogan Creek Confluence Springwater Wetland 6430 SE 152nd Av Portland OR Get Map!

Get Your Green on!
Join us on Saturday, March 2nd from 9AM-12PM as Johnson Creek Watershed Council (JCWC) hosts its 15th annual Watershed Wide volunteer restoration event. Organizations, individuals, and businesses will gather for a day of ecological stewardship, spring stream-cleaning, and community-building at 12 priority restoration sites throughout the watershed. Registration required (below).

The closest site to the Wilkes East neighborhood is Hogan Creek Confluence- Springwater Wetland (meet at Gresham Operations Center, 6430 SE 152nd Ave.) –work with the City of Gresham to remove blackberry and install native plants in a wetland under restoration near the entrance of the Hogan Creek tributary.