Volunteers Needed to Help Gresham’s Streams!
By admin - Posted on January 15th, 2008
Reach out to your community: Become a volunteer today!
Non-native, invasive weeds like Himalayan Blackberry and English Ivy are taking over stream banks in neighborhoods all over Gresham! Weed infestations are causing bank erosion and water pollution, destroying wildlife habitat and decreasing property values in our community.
Get Involved!
Get dirty, make new friends and help restore Gresham streams at Saturday morning community events! At community events, local residents partner with AmeriCorps volunteers and staff members to remove non-native, invasive weeds from streamside areas and replace them with thousands of native Oregon trees and shrubs.
Where do I start?
There are several easy ways to get involved in Gresham stream restoration. For more information or to volunteer please contact the following organizations:
- Parks Department
City of Gresham
(503) 618-2789 - Watershed Management Division
City of Gresham
(503) 618-2793 - Friends of Trees
(503) 282-8846 - Johnson Creek Watershed Council
(503) 652-7477 - Columbia Slough Watershed Council
(503) 618-2793
This message is a community service of
City of Gresham - Department of Environmental Services
1333 N.W. Eastman Parkway ~ Gresham, OR 97030 www.ci.gresham.or.us
For more information contact:
Jamie Stamberger, Watershed Restoration Coordinator 503.618.2793 jamie.stamberger@ci.gresham.or.us
