Gabriel Park Work Party on Saturday
Helpful commenter and friend of this blog Cate posts this as a comment, but it deserves a post of its own:
Join Portland Parks & Rec, Friends of Vermont Creek, and SOLV for SOLV-IT Earth Day in Gabriel Park! Come help battle the infamous invasive plant: ENGLISH IVY!! Promises to be a fun day of celebrating the earth….rain or shine! All tools and training will be provided; dress for the weather, wear sturdy shoes, and bring water to drink. Family friendly, all ages welcome (children must be accompanied by an adult). Meet the group at the bulletin boards near the tennis courts at 9am. Event will go until ~1:00pm.
Contact name: Marissa Dorais
Phone: 503-823-7016
Email: marissaaurora@gmail.com
Here’s some more info from SOLV’s site:
Project Activities: This project will remove trash and ivy from a forested section of Gabriel Park (near Vermont Creek) that is in ecologically poor health due to invasives, litter, and other disturbances. The health of this area will be immediately improved and will be prepared for planting native plants in the future. Activities include: Cleanup, Invasive Plant Removal, Litter Pickup.
Safety Issues: Steep Slopes, Water Body on Site, Uneven or Slippery Ground.
Recommended Minimum Age: 6Volunteers To Bring: Work Gloves
This event is scheduled for this coming Saturday, April 28th.
April 25th, 2007 at 9:08 pm
Thank you very much. When I walk through Gabriel Park, I like to detour through the wooded area along 45th. It’s beautiful, but there are a lot of invasive plants. I wish more people would venture in to see it.
Btw, I think it’s okay to show Marissa’s phone number. Her voicemail says she’s “the outreach coordinator for the Fanno Parks Project”. (I think 823 is a City of Portland prefix - don’t know why she’s using gmail.)