GREEN & CLEAN DAY OF SERVICE RETURNS WITH SPRING
News Release from City of Gresham
Posted on FlashAlert: March 6th, 2015 9:44 AM
GRESHAM, Ore. - The City of Gresham's 2nd annual Green & Clean Day of Service kicks off tomorrow, March 7, when volunteers will pull invasive blackberry vines, pick up litter and create a hedgerow with 2,500 native plants in the newly-protected Grant Butte Wetlands.
Volunteers young and old are encouraged to join in and green up Gresham at the event, which will run from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Some gloves and gardening tools will be provided, but volunteers are encouraged to bring their own. They'll be rewarded for their work with free pizza and cold drinks at Wall Street Pizza, which hosts a post-clean-up celebration from 12 noon to 2 p.m.
The Grant Butte Wetlands are located just off the Gresham-Fairview Trail between Powell Boulevard and Division Street, with parking available off the Powell Loop, which connects to Powell Boulevard about a half-mile east of 182nd Avenue.
Registration is encouraged. Visit GreshamOregon.gov/greenandclean to sign up and get more details.
The City this year is partnering with the Johnson Creek Watershed Council for the Green & Clean event. Johnson Creek hosts their annual clean-up tomorrow, with 10 restoration and clean-up projects planned as part of their Watershed Wide Event. Details can be found at JCWC.org.
Another City partner this year is East Multnomah County Soil and Conservation District, which provided a $1,500 grant to pay for the native plants.
City Council President Jerry Hinton last year spearheaded the creation of Gresham's first Green & Clean event, when more than 325 volunteers came out and filled five dumpsters with yard debris, spread three cubic yards of bark dust, and picked up about 40 bags of trash.
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Volunteers young and old are encouraged to join in and green up Gresham at the event, which will run from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Some gloves and gardening tools will be provided, but volunteers are encouraged to bring their own. They'll be rewarded for their work with free pizza and cold drinks at Wall Street Pizza, which hosts a post-clean-up celebration from 12 noon to 2 p.m.
The Grant Butte Wetlands are located just off the Gresham-Fairview Trail between Powell Boulevard and Division Street, with parking available off the Powell Loop, which connects to Powell Boulevard about a half-mile east of 182nd Avenue.
Registration is encouraged. Visit GreshamOregon.gov/greenandclean to sign up and get more details.
The City this year is partnering with the Johnson Creek Watershed Council for the Green & Clean event. Johnson Creek hosts their annual clean-up tomorrow, with 10 restoration and clean-up projects planned as part of their Watershed Wide Event. Details can be found at JCWC.org.
Another City partner this year is East Multnomah County Soil and Conservation District, which provided a $1,500 grant to pay for the native plants.
City Council President Jerry Hinton last year spearheaded the creation of Gresham's first Green & Clean event, when more than 325 volunteers came out and filled five dumpsters with yard debris, spread three cubic yards of bark dust, and picked up about 40 bags of trash.
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