Other Stream Restoration Opportunities

[Carine Arendes]

Hi All,
I am a Stream Team Captain for SOLVE and have been active in watersheds in the Portland Metro area on both the East and West side. You could also check out their program and volunteer opportunities. Friends of Trees has neighborhood tree plantings, but also has a Green Spaces Initiative that partners with local jurisdictions for tree plantings in public urban places. They are recruiting for Tree Team Crew Leaders now!

Cheers,
Carine

Carine Arendes
Greening the Code Planning Assistant, Washington County
Assistant Campus Planner, Portland State University
Masters of Urban and Regional Planning Candidate, PSU
Seeking Sustainable Solutions
503-619-5489

Friends of Trees is seeking new crew leaders for our upcoming planting season. If you like working with people, enjoy being outdoors, and are interested in restoring natural areas or planting trees in neighborhoods, this role is made for you!

There are almost 400 active volunteer crew leaders working with Friends of Trees. Join this dynamic, fun and energetic team by signing up for a required one-day training. Crew leaders guide small groups of volunteers to plant trees safely, correctly, and have fun doing it. We ask that you volunteer for at least four planting events over the course of our planting season (October – April). You can choose which dates and schedule them in advance at your convenience.
 
The trainings are extremely popular and space fills up quickly. This year’s trainings are sponsored by KBOO Community Radio. Save your space by registering soon for one of the trainings below!
We're excited that KBOO is sponsoring this year's Neighborhood Trees Crew Leader Trainings.

Green Space Initiative Program
Saturday, October 27  (9:00 am – 3:00 pm) – Audubon Sanctuary of Portland, NW Portland
Register HERE for this training.

Neighborhood Trees Program
Saturday, November 3 (9:00 am – 4:00 pm) – Moreland Presbyterian Church, SE Portland
Saturday, November 17 (9:00 am – 4:00 pm) – Fishers Landing Elementary School, Vancouver
Register HERE for one of these trainings.

If you have any questions or need more information about this role, please don’t hesitate to contact Jenny or Andy in the Volunteer & Outreach Program at 503-595-0213. We look forward to working with you!

Stream Team Captains lead volunteers on stream restoration and enhancement project event days. They provide leadership, organization and supervision to volunteers for Saturday morning event days on projects throughout the metro area. Stream Team Captains also instruct volunteers in invasive plant removal techniques and proper planting techniques while working closely with SOLVE staff to fulfill stream restoration and enhancement goals.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate with Team Up staff all information needed for work day
• Greet and register volunteers
• Give a short safety talk to volunteers
• Explain project overall restoration or enhancement goals
• Instruct volunteers in planting techniques and weed removal methods
• Organize volunteers into work parties
• Provide assistance, guidance, and encouragement to volunteers
• At end of work day gather and store tools and materials on-site
• Thank volunteers

Register for Training:

There is typically one of these advanced trainings each month. Additional trainings will be offered as part of the Team Up Talk series. The training features guest speakers and specialists in stream and wetland restoration processes, bioengineering, and plant identification. To register, contact Quintin at 503-844-9571 x321 or qui...@solv.org.

**There are no trainings scheduled at this time. Contact us for more information.

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 [Esm_undergrad] StreamTeam Volunteer Opportunities

Keith Nevison <keithn...@gmail.com> Aug 25 09:58AM -0700  

Hello restoration enthusiasts!
 
Hope your summer is superb. Thought I should forward a posting about
stream team volunteers to the group to see if there are any interested
takers. I know that Clark County in Vancouver, WA has a good reputation
for their restoration programme and that these opportunities sometimes lead
to jobs down the line.
 
While we're on the subject of restoration, the Johnson Creek Watershed
Council is hosting a brand new science pub series (sorry under 21 folks!)
entitled Hot Fish, Cool Beer. The first event will be held *Tuesday
September 11 from 6-8 p.m. at **4th Street Brewing Company (77 NE 4th St.
Gresham).*
 
I'll start to post more opportunities going forward. Good luck to you all
in your restoration endeavors!
 
-Keith
 
Keith Nevison
Student Garden Liaison
Sustainability Leadership Center
Portland State University
503.725.5598 tel
330.243.3637 cell
knev...@pdx.edu
www.pdx.edu/sustainability/
 
Founder and President, PSU Ecological Restoration
Guild<https://orgsync.com/33248/chapter>
Board Member, Society for Ecological Restoration SER- NW
chapter<http://www.ser.org/sernw/default.asp>
 
Twitter @keithnevison
Skype: knevison
 
 
 
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Date: Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 9:24 AM
Subject: [Esm_undergrad] StreamTeam Volunteer Opportunities
To: esm_undergrad <esm_un...@lists.pdx.edu>, esm_grad <
esm_...@lists.pdx.edu>
 
 
** **
 
I hope everyone is enjoying their summer. August and September are looking
pretty busy! We’ll be starting a new season of Stream Steward classes on
September 22nd, so it’s time to fill out those
applications<http://www.clarkpublicutilities.com/index.cfm/linkservid/57BAE15F-2772-419E-AA261816E97DC68B/showMeta/0/>.
The program is designed to provide environmental education on the
fundamentals of local ecology and natural history in return for volunteer
service. Check out our
website<http://www.clarkpublicutilities.com/index.cfm/our-environment/stream-team/stream-stewards/>for
more information.
****
 
** **
 
I’ve also included some volunteer opportunities with StreamTeam. Feel free
to contact me with any questions. Thanks!****
 
** **
 
*Tree Maintenance*****
 
*Location TBD*
 
*Saturday, August 25*
 
*8:45am – 1pm* ****
 
Come flex your muscles! Volunteers are needed to help the native trees
we’ve planted thrive. We will most likely be watering, but the activity is
dependent on the weather conditions. Training, equipment and light
refreshments will be provided. You will want to bring work and weather
appropriate attire, a reusable mug, and gloves, if you have them.
Pre-registration <strea...@clarkpud.com> is required.****
 
**
 
*Knotweed Treatment*****
 
*Location TBD*
 
*Saturdays:*
 
*Saturday, August 18*
 
*Saturday, September 8*
 
*Saturday, September 15*
 
*Saturday, October 6*
 
*Wednesdays:***
 
*Wednesday, August 15*
 
*Wednesday, August 29*
 
*8:45am – 1pm* ****
 
Do you hate Knotweed? Well, help us eradicate it! Volunteers are needed
to treat knotweed using injector “guns”, and must be able to navigate over
uneven terrain and through thick vegetation. Training, equipment and light
refreshments will be provided. You will want to bring work and weather
appropriate attire, and a reusable mug. Long-sleeves and pants are
required. Please Pre-register. <Strea...@clarkpud.com>****
 
**
 
*Clark County Connects Knotweed Survey*
 
*Location TBD*
 
*Saturday, September 22*
 
*8:45am – 1pm* ****
 
StreamTeam is organizing a Knotweed Survey as a part of the Clark County
Connects day of service. Volunteers are needed to search for knotweed and
monitor the effectiveness of our previous treatments. You must be able to
navigate over uneven terrain and through thick vegetation. Training,
equipment and light refreshments will be provided. You will want to bring
work and weather appropriate attire, and a reusable mug.
Pre-registration<strea...@clarkpud.com>is required.
****
 
**
 
*Planting or Maintenance*
 
*Location TBD*
 
*Saturday, September 29*
 
*8:45am – 1pm* ****
 
Volunteers are needed to either plant or water trees, depending on weather
conditions. Training, equipment and light refreshments will be provided.
You will want to bring work and weather appropriate attire, a reusable mug,
and gloves, if you have them. Pre-registration
<strea...@clarkpud.com>is required.
****
 
** **
 
** **
 
*Ashley King*****
 
*StreamTeam Program Coordinator*****
 
*Clark Public Utilities*****
 
*P.O. Box 8900*****
 
*Vancouver, WA 98668*****
 
*Phone: (360) 992-8585*****
 
*Office hours: Tuesday through Friday*****
 
*StreamTeam<http://www.clarkpublicutilities.com/index.cfm/our-environment/stream-team/>online!
*****
 
* *****
 
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*StreamTeam projects are funded in part by the Department of Ecology’s
Centennial Clean Water Grant.*****
 
** **
 
 
 
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[Keith Nevison]

Awesome update Carine.  I just wanted to add that I was recently hired by Friends of Trees as their Green Space Initiative Specialist.  As you alluded to, there will be many Saturday plantings opportunities throughout the fall and spring.  Need any extra incentive to get involved?  I'm proof that following your passion for environmental restoration through PSU's Ecological Restoration Guild and other local organizations can lead to fun, fantastic jobs down the line.

We are still recruiting students to take on leadership positions with ERG in the upcoming school year.  Currently, all of the major positions are open.  SALP has officially recognized us to operate as a 5th tier advocacy organization, entitling us to $3,000 in programming funds.  Start thinking now of cool speakers and events you would like to make happen at PSU in 2012-13.

-Enjoy the waning days of summer!

Keith Nevison

Keith Nevison

Student Garden Liaison                 
Sustainability Leadership Center    

Portland State University
503.725.5598 tel

330.243.3637 cell

knev...@pdx.edu

www.pdx.edu/sustainability/

Founder and President, PSU Ecological Restoration Guild

Board Member, Society for Ecological Restoration SER- NW chapter

Twitter @keithnevison

Skype: knevison

[ridhi dcruz]

Hey ERG-ers!

I would like to nominate Ace Curtin for President of the Ecological Restoration Guild. He has been a very active member of the Environmental Club this past year, and has been one of the most consistent caretakers of the Orchard and the EClub community garden plots over the summer. He has been working closely with ERG VP 2011-2012 - Steven Teegardin and has spoken to a number of us about his plans to help get rid of invasives on campus. He also has experience with environmental education. For all these reasons and more, I see a good fit with his personal goal for this year and the mission of ERG!

Hope you all are enjoying the gorgeous blue skies and the quiet turning of the leaves... :)

Mushrooms, Birdsong & Starlings from Portland :)  

Ridhi D'Cruz

503.719.2809

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