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9:00am - 11:30am
Ivy Removal at Behrens Woods
Behrens Woods
Saturday, April 27, 2024
9:00am
- 11:30am
3005 SE Bella Vista Pl, Vancouver, WA 98683
Contact: Volunteer Programs at cityvolunteer@cityofvancouver.us or 360-487-8344
Registration is required. Sign up today!
Join the City of Vancouver’s Volunteer Programs department and our Naturespaces volunteers for a morning of removing invasive plants.
Training, gloves, tools, water, and snacks will be provided. This opportunity is family-friendly and great for teens. Volunteers should dress for the weather and wear long pants and closed-toe shoes. Youth under 18 must bring a signed minor consent form.
Accessibility is important to us and we’ve taken it into account while planning this event. This location is not wheelchair accessible, and work is primarily done in a quiet natural area with potential for some infrequent loud work sounds. For mulching projects, volunteers may be shoveling, twisting and turning, and pushing wheelbarrows. For invasive removal projects, volunteers may be kneeling, pulling, and twisting as well as possibly lifting plants overhead to load into a dumpster. There will be a space in the RSVP form for you to let us know if there are any accessibility needs you have so that we can do our best to find a volunteer role that will work for you.
(Registration will close two days prior to the event at 2 p.m. If registration is already closed and you still want to register, please email cityvolunteer@cityofvancouver.us to let us know you will be a walk-up and you can sign in on-site.)
10:00am - 12:00pm
Adopt-A-Park Event at LeRoy Haagen
LeRoy Haagen Memorial Community Park
Saturday, April 27, 2024
10:00am
- 12:00pm
13200 NE LeRoy Haagen Memorial Drive, Vancouver, WA 98684
Contact: Volunteer Programs at cityvolunteer@cityofvancouver.us or 360-487-8344
Advance registration is required and space is limited. RSVP today.
Join the City of Vancouver’s Volunteer Programs staff and volunteers from our Adopt-A-Park program for a morning of beautifying LeRoy Haagen Memorial Community Park’s natural area. We will be removing ivy and other non-native plants and spreading mulch.
Training, gloves, tools, water, and snacks will be provided. This opportunity is family-friendly and great for teens. Volunteers should dress for the weather and wear long pants and closed-toe shoes. Youth under 18 must bring a signed minor consent form.
Accessibility is important to us and we’ve taken it into account while planning this event. This location is wheelchair accessible, and work is primarily done in a quiet natural area with potential for some infrequent loud work sounds. For mulching projects, volunteers may be shoveling, twisting and turning, and pushing wheelbarrows. For invasive removal projects, volunteers may be kneeling, pulling, and twisting as well as possibly lifting plants overhead to load into a dumpster. There will be a space in the RSVP form for you to let us know if there are any accessibility needs you have so that we can do our best to find a volunteer role that will work for you.
(Registration will close two days prior to the event at 2 p.m. If registration is closed and you are still interested in attending, please email cityvolunteer@cityofvancouver.us to let us know you will be a walk-up and you can sign in on-site.)
11:00am - 1:00pm
Litter Pickup Event: Wintler Community Park
Wintler Community Park
Saturday, April 27, 2024
11:00am
- 1:00pm
6400 SE Beach Dr, Vancouver, WA 98661
Join us for National Volunteer Week! Volunteer to pick up litter at Vancouver’s popular Wintler Community Park. Sign up today.
Learn more about the City’s Litter Stewards Program and connect with us for additional questions, litterstewards@cityofvancouver.us.
9:00am - 11:00am
Wintler Park Cleanup & Ivy Pull
Wintler Park
Saturday, May 4, 2024
9:00am
- 11:00am
, Vancouver, WA 98661
Contact: Volunteer Programs at cityvolunteer@cityofvancouver.us or 360-487-8344
Advance registration is required and space is limited. RSVP today!
Join the City of Vancouver’s Volunteer Programs staff and volunteers for an Adopt-A-Park event at Wintler Park. We will be removing ivy and other non-native plants from the trees as well as cleaning up litter from the beach.
Training, gloves, tools, water, and snacks will be provided. This opportunity is family-friendly and great for teens! Volunteers should dress for the weather and wear long pants and closed-toe shoes. We will meet at the entrance to the park near the restrooms and parking lot. Youth under 18 must bring a signed minor consent form. Pets are not allowed, but service animals are welcome.
Accessibility is important to us and we’ve taken it into account while planning this event. The location of this work is not wheelchair accessible. The beach and park are typically quiet, but planes fly over frequently and there are many pedestrians and cyclists on the paths nearby. For invasive removal projects, volunteers may be kneeling, pulling, and twisting as well as possibly lifting plants overhead to load into a dumpster. There will be a space in the RSVP form for you to let us know if there are any accessibility needs you have so that we can do our best to find a volunteer role that will work for you.
(Registration will close two days prior to the event at 2 p.m. If registration is closed and you are still interested in attending, please email cityvolunteer@cityofvancouver.us to let us know you will be a walk-up and you can sign in on-site.)
9:00am - 11:30am
Ivy Removal at Behrens Woods
Behrens Woods
Saturday, May 11, 2024
9:00am
- 11:30am
3005 SE Bella Vista Pl, Vancouver, WA 98683
Contact: Volunteer Programs at cityvolunteer@cityofvancouver.us or 360-487-8344
Registration is required. Sign up today!
Join the City of Vancouver’s Volunteer Programs department and our Naturespaces volunteers for a morning of removing invasive plants.
Training, gloves, tools, water, and snacks will be provided. This opportunity is family-friendly and great for teens. Volunteers should dress for the weather and wear long pants and closed-toe shoes. Youth under 18 must bring a signed minor consent form.
Accessibility is important to us and we’ve taken it into account while planning this event. This location is not wheelchair accessible, and work is primarily done in a quiet natural area with potential for some infrequent loud work sounds. For mulching projects, volunteers may be shoveling, twisting and turning, and pushing wheelbarrows. For invasive removal projects, volunteers may be kneeling, pulling, and twisting as well as possibly lifting plants overhead to load into a dumpster. There will be a space in the RSVP form for you to let us know if there are any accessibility needs you have so that we can do our best to find a volunteer role that will work for you.
(Registration will close two days prior to the event at 2 p.m. If registration is already closed and you still want to register, please email cityvolunteer@cityofvancouver.us to let us know you will be a walk-up and you can sign in on-site.)
9:30am - 11:30am
Water Center Garden Cleanup
Water Resources Education Center
Saturday, May 11, 2024
9:30am
- 11:30am
4600 SE Columbia Way, Vancouver, WA 98661
Contact: Water Center staff at vanwrec@cityofvancouver.us or 360-487-7111
Join Water Center staff outdoors to help keep our Backyard Habitat Certified gardens in tip-top shape. Volunteer activities may include weeding, mulching, trimming and raking pathways. All necessary tools will be provided.
Please sign up as registration is required and space is limited.
All ages welcome. Youth under 18 must bring a signed minor consent form. Youth under 13 must have an adult guardian present.
If this event becomes full since space is limited and you see that registrations are no longer being accepted, please use the contact email below to add your name to the waitlist.
9:30am - 12:00pm
Spruce the Couve
Esther Short Park
Saturday, May 11, 2024
9:30am
- 12:00pm
605 Esther St, Vancouver, WA 98660
Contact: Volunteer Programs at cityvolunteer@cityofvancouver.us or 360-487-8344
Advance registration is required and space is limited. RSVP today! Flower Planting shifts are full as of April 17 and Uptown Village is almost full. We still need volunteers for the downtown cleanup!
Join the City of Vancouver’s Volunteer Programs department, Vancouver’s Downtown Association, Uptown Village Association and Parks Foundation for our annual Spruce the Couve event. Volunteers will be planting hundreds of flowers in Esther Short Park and working in teams to clean up downtown and uptown. Training, gloves, tools, water and snacks will be provided. This opportunity is family-friendly and great for teens – people of all ages are welcome. We also accept group registration so bring your friends, families and coworkers for a morning of volunteer service. Youth under 18 must bring a signed minor consent form. Youth under 13 must be accompanied by an adult guardian.
Accessibility is important to us and we’ve taken it into account while planning this event. This location is wheelchair accessible and is in a high-traffic area for both pedestrians and cars and can get noisy. For planting projects, you may need to bend, stoop or kneel on the ground and use a small hand tool. For downtown cleanup projects, you may be using a litter grabber and other tools and lifting up to 10 pounds. There will be a space in the RSVP form for you to let us know if there are any accessibility needs you have so that we can do our best to find a volunteer role that will work for you.
Thank you to our partners, VDA and Parks Foundation!
And thank you to our sponsors, Hilton, Columbia Credit Union, Frontier Landscaping, Waste Connections and Simply Sweets!
9:00am - 11:30am
Ivy Removal at Behrens Woods
Behrens Woods
Saturday, May 25, 2024
9:00am
- 11:30am
3005 SE Bella Vista Pl, Vancouver, WA 98683
Contact: Volunteer Programs at cityvolunteer@cityofvancouver.us or 360-487-8344
Registration is required. Sign up today!
Join the City of Vancouver’s Volunteer Programs department and our Naturespaces volunteers for a morning of removing invasive plants.
Training, gloves, tools, water, and snacks will be provided. This opportunity is family-friendly and great for teens. Volunteers should dress for the weather and wear long pants and closed-toe shoes. Youth under 18 must bring a signed minor consent form.
Accessibility is important to us and we’ve taken it into account while planning this event. This location is not wheelchair accessible, and work is primarily done in a quiet natural area with potential for some infrequent loud work sounds. For mulching projects, volunteers may be shoveling, twisting and turning, and pushing wheelbarrows. For invasive removal projects, volunteers may be kneeling, pulling, and twisting as well as possibly lifting plants overhead to load into a dumpster. There will be a space in the RSVP form for you to let us know if there are any accessibility needs you have so that we can do our best to find a volunteer role that will work for you.
(Registration will close two days prior to the event at 2 p.m. If registration is already closed and you still want to register, please email cityvolunteer@cityofvancouver.us to let us know you will be a walk-up and you can sign in on-site.)
10:00am - 12:00pm
Adopt-A-Park Event at LeRoy Haagen
LeRoy Haagen Memorial Community Park
Saturday, May 25, 2024
10:00am
- 12:00pm
13200 NE LeRoy Haagen Memorial Drive, Vancouver, WA 98684
Contact: Volunteer Programs at cityvolunteer@cityofvancouver.us or 360-487-8344
Advance registration is required and space is limited. RSVP today.
Join the City of Vancouver’s Volunteer Programs staff and volunteers from our Adopt-A-Park program for a morning of beautifying LeRoy Haagen Memorial Community Park’s natural area. We will be removing ivy and other non-native plants and spreading mulch.
Training, gloves, tools, water, and snacks will be provided. This opportunity is family-friendly and great for teens. Volunteers should dress for the weather and wear long pants and closed-toe shoes. Youth under 18 must bring a signed minor consent form.
Accessibility is important to us and we’ve taken it into account while planning this event. This location is wheelchair accessible, and work is primarily done in a quiet natural area with potential for some infrequent loud work sounds. For mulching projects, volunteers may be shoveling, twisting and turning, and pushing wheelbarrows. For invasive removal projects, volunteers may be kneeling, pulling, and twisting as well as possibly lifting plants overhead to load into a dumpster. There will be a space in the RSVP form for you to let us know if there are any accessibility needs you have so that we can do our best to find a volunteer role that will work for you.
(Registration will close two days prior to the event at 2 p.m. If registration is closed and you are still interested in attending, please email cityvolunteer@cityofvancouver.us to let us know you will be a walk-up and you can sign in on-site.)
9:00am - 11:30am
Ivy Removal at Behrens Woods
Behrens Woods
Saturday, June 8, 2024
9:00am
- 11:30am
3005 SE Bella Vista Pl, Vancouver, WA 98683
Contact: Volunteer Programs at cityvolunteer@cityofvancouver.us or 360-487-8344
Registration is required. Sign up today!
Join the City of Vancouver’s Volunteer Programs department and our Naturespaces volunteers for a morning of removing invasive plants.
Training, gloves, tools, water, and snacks will be provided. This opportunity is family-friendly and great for teens. Volunteers should dress for the weather and wear long pants and closed-toe shoes. Youth under 18 must bring a signed minor consent form.
Accessibility is important to us and we’ve taken it into account while planning this event. This location is not wheelchair accessible, and work is primarily done in a quiet natural area with potential for some infrequent loud work sounds. For mulching projects, volunteers may be shoveling, twisting and turning, and pushing wheelbarrows. For invasive removal projects, volunteers may be kneeling, pulling, and twisting as well as possibly lifting plants overhead to load into a dumpster. There will be a space in the RSVP form for you to let us know if there are any accessibility needs you have so that we can do our best to find a volunteer role that will work for you.
(Registration will close two days prior to the event at 2 p.m. If registration is already closed and you still want to register, please email cityvolunteer@cityofvancouver.us to let us know you will be a walk-up and you can sign in on-site.)
9:00am - 11:30am
Ivy Removal at Behrens Woods
Behrens Woods
Saturday, June 22, 2024
9:00am
- 11:30am
3005 SE Bella Vista Pl, Vancouver, WA 98683
Contact: Volunteer Programs at cityvolunteer@cityofvancouver.us or 360-487-8344
Registration is required. Sign up today!
Join the City of Vancouver’s Volunteer Programs department and our Naturespaces volunteers for a morning of removing invasive plants.
Training, gloves, tools, water, and snacks will be provided. This opportunity is family-friendly and great for teens. Volunteers should dress for the weather and wear long pants and closed-toe shoes. Youth under 18 must bring a signed minor consent form.
Accessibility is important to us and we’ve taken it into account while planning this event. This location is not wheelchair accessible, and work is primarily done in a quiet natural area with potential for some infrequent loud work sounds. For mulching projects, volunteers may be shoveling, twisting and turning, and pushing wheelbarrows. For invasive removal projects, volunteers may be kneeling, pulling, and twisting as well as possibly lifting plants overhead to load into a dumpster. There will be a space in the RSVP form for you to let us know if there are any accessibility needs you have so that we can do our best to find a volunteer role that will work for you.
(Registration will close two days prior to the event at 2 p.m. If registration is already closed and you still want to register, please email cityvolunteer@cityofvancouver.us to let us know you will be a walk-up and you can sign in on-site.)