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1:30pm - 8:00pm
Volunteer – Día de Muertos
Esther Short Park
Saturday, October 18, 2025
1:30pm
- 8:00pm
605 Esther St, Vancouver, WA 98660
Contact: Volunteer Programs at cityvolunteer@cityofvancouver.us or 360-487-8344
Volunteer shifts have now re-opened for community support please RSVP here.
Día de Muertos will return this October with beautiful luminarias, traditional Mexican dancing, live music, guest artists, catrinas and activities for all ages. Community members will be invited to participate in an ofrenda (or altar) to their loved ones who have passed away by sharing photos, notes and other offerings.
We will need volunteers to make this free event a success yet again! There will be multiple shifts throughout the day supporting setup, information booth, coloring table, and cleanup. RSVP today to be part of this beautiful event.
If all shifts in the registration form above are full, please express your interest on our waitlist.
Se requiere registración previa.
El Día de Muertos regresará en octubre con hermosas luminarias, bailes tradicionales Mexicanos, música en vivo, artistas invitados, catrinas y actividades para todas las edades. Se invitará a los miembros de la comunidad a participar en una ofrenda para sus seres queridos que han fallecido compartiendo fotos, notas y otras ofrendas.
¡Necesitaremos voluntarios para que este evento gratuito sea un éxito una vez más! Habrá varios turnos a lo largo del día para brindar apoyo en la instalación, el puesto de información, la mesa para colorear, y la limpieza. Regístrese hoy mismo para ser parte de este hermoso evento.
Si todos los turnos en el formulario de registro anterior están completos, exprese su interés en nuestra lista de espera.
9:00am - 11:30am
Oakbrook Naturespaces Planting
Oakbrook Park
Saturday, October 25, 2025
9:00am
- 11:30am
3103 NE 99th Ave, Vancouver, WA 98662
Contact: Volunteer Programs at cityvolunteer@cityofvancouver.us or 360-487-8344
Advance registration is required. RSVP today!
Join the City of Vancouver’s Naturespaces program for planting Oakbrook’s new Naturespace! We will be planting on Oct. 25, Nov. 1 and Nov. 15.
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 large park with potential for some infrequent loud work and traffic 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, October 25, 2025
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, October 25, 2025
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. Sign up 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.)
10:00am - 1:00pm
David Douglas Adopt-A-Park
David Douglas Park
Sunday, October 26, 2025
10:00am
- 1:00pm
1016 N Garrison Rd, Vancouver, WA 98664
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 volunteers from our Adopt-A-Park program for a morning of litter cleanup and invasive plant removal.
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 partially 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
Oakbrook Naturespaces Planting
Oakbrook Park
Saturday, November 1, 2025
9:00am
- 11:30am
3103 NE 99th Ave, Vancouver, WA 98662
Contact: Volunteer Programs at cityvolunteer@cityofvancouver.us or 360-487-8344
Advance registration is required. RSVP today!
Join the City of Vancouver’s Naturespaces program for planting Oakbrook’s new Naturespace! We will be planting on Oct. 25, Nov. 1 and Nov. 15.
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 large park with potential for some infrequent loud work and traffic 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 - 12:00pm
Burnt Bridge Creek Litter Cleanup Walk
Burnt Bridge Creek
Thursday, November 6, 2025
9:00am
- 12:00pm
8000 E Mill Plain Blvd, Vancouver, WA 98664
Contact: Volunteer Programs at cityvolunteer@cityofvancouver.us or 360-487-8344
Advance registration is required. RSVP today!
Join the City of Vancouver’s Volunteer Programs staff and volunteers from our Adopt-A-Park program for a morning of litter cleanup along the Burnt Bridge Creek Trail. Volunteers will meet at the Parkrose Hardware parking lot at 8000 E. Mill Plain Blvd. to sign in with the volunteer leader, receive tools and split up into groups to walk the trail.
Training, gloves, tools, and water 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 on a quiet trail 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. For litter cleanups, volunteers may need to carry up to 10 pounds and use a handheld litter grabber. 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.)
10:00am - 12:00pm
Four Seasons Lane Tree Planting
Four Seasons Lane
Saturday, November 8, 2025
10:00am
- 12:00pm
2232 NE 4 Seasons Ln, Vancouver, WA 98684
Contact: Urban Forestry at trees@cityofvancouver.us
Join the City’s Urban Forestry team to help plant over 60 new trees along Four Seasons Lane. The newly planted trees will help shade pavement, filter air pollution and manage stormwater runoff along this corridor. Register today.
Tools, gloves, hot beverages and light snacks will be provided. We will begin the morning with a short tree planting demonstration before splitting up into smaller groups to plant trees. This opportunity is family-friendly and great for teens. People of all ages and abilities are welcome. Volunteers should dress for the weather and wear long pants and closed-toe shoes.
10:00am - 1:00pm
David Douglas Adopt-A-Park
David Douglas Park
Sunday, November 9, 2025
10:00am
- 1:00pm
1016 N Garrison Rd, Vancouver, WA 98664
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 volunteers from our Adopt-A-Park program for a morning of litter cleanup and invasive plant removal.
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 partially 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
Oakbrook Naturespaces Planting
Oakbrook Park
Saturday, November 15, 2025
9:00am
- 11:30am
3103 NE 99th Ave, Vancouver, WA 98662
Contact: Volunteer Programs at cityvolunteer@cityofvancouver.us or 360-487-8344
Advance registration is required. RSVP today!
Join the City of Vancouver’s Naturespaces program for planting Oakbrook’s new Naturespace! We will be planting on Oct. 25, Nov. 1 and Nov. 15.
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 large park with potential for some infrequent loud work and traffic 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, November 22, 2025
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, November 22, 2025
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. Sign up 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, December 13, 2025
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.)