Stewardship at Tryon Creek; age + Referral

Stewardship at Tryon Creek (age 13+) Referral

Join Friends of Tryon Creek and/or Oregon State Park to connect with and care for the park. Volunteers are a key part in our efforts to enhance the overall health and resilience of the urban forest and community.

• Thursday tasks include removing ivy growing up mature trees on the west side of the park.
  
  Note:
  
  meeting location is from the Boones Ferry parking lot.
• Friday tasks include improving trail surfaces, installing and maintaining drainage features, widening tread where appropriate, and restoring trail corridors to support safe and sustainable use.
• Saturday tasks include removing ivy growing up mature trees, digging up blackberry along the ground, planting and caring for new native trees and shrubs near the creek.

Volunteer activities include hiking 1-2 miles from the Nature Center to the current project location, and using hand tools like clippers and shovels. Instructions, gloves, supervision, and tools are provided (feel free to bring your own gloves).

Friends of Tryon Creek is a community-supported nonprofit started in 1970 by a group of dedicated park neighbors to preserve Tryon Canyon. Our mission in partnership with Oregon State Parks is to inspire every community to identify, cultivate or reclaim their relationship with nature in this cherished urban forest.

Volunteers learn about local plants, ecology and stewardship efforts underway to improve the park environment. As well as hand on techniques to care for the land.

Volunteers must be 13 years of age or older to participate in this opportunity; any volunteer under age 18 must attend with a parent or adult chaperone.

Click on the link above if you are interested in helping out!

This is a Referral Opportunity, which means it is run directly by one of our nonprofit partners. Once you express interest, someone from the partner organization should follow up with you shortly to discuss confirming you as a volunteer for this opportunity. Please note, your hours may not be recorded in your Hands On Greater Portland account since this is a partner-managed opportunity.

Requirements:

Age Minimum (with Adult): 13+, Minimum Age: 18+, Court Ordered Volunteer - Allowed

After expressing interest, the Opportunity Leader will be notified of your interest and will contact you with further details or to schedule you for this opportunity.

In order to register for this opportunity you must log in to an existing account or register to create a new account.

This link allows you to participate in this opportunity with a team. A team can be a family team, corporate team, or any kind of organized group. When you click on the link you will have the option to:

• Choose an existing team you're already a member or captain of, or
• Create a new team to sign up.

Please respond to the following questions in order to signup for this opportunity: