- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
MLK Day of Service Work Party
ORGANIZATION: Walama Restoration Project
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
Join us to rehabilitate critically imperiled Willamette valley habitat via non-chemical prairie restoration techniques such as: selective invasive species removal, site preparation and maintenance, native plant propagation and inventorying. WRP is in partnership with the Oregon Department of Transportation and will help enhance the natural beauty along the Whilamut Passage Bridge on Interstate-5. Join Walama Restoration Project’s staff and volunteers to help enhance the Willamette upland prairie habitat within our community! Please bring rain gear, wear work clothes and sturdy shoes. Gloves, tools, and refreshments provided. Coffee and snacks are provided. No preregistration required. Groups of more than 5, please email or call to register. For more information email krystal@walamarestoration.org , or call 541-484-3939.
More opportunities with Walama Restoration Project
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Walama Restoration Project
Location:
PO Box 894, 454 Willamette Street #204, Eugene, OR 97440, US
Mission Statement
The Walama Restoration Project is a nonprofit organization in Eugene, Oregon dedicated to the protection of our natural resources through environmental stewardship, education, and maintaining and restoring sensitive habitats in the Willamette Valley and Western Cascades.
Description
The Walama Restoration Project (WRP) is an environmental nonprofit organization (501(C)(3) EIN 931321979) that has been active in the Willamette Valley and Western Cascades since 2001. We promote the conservation of our natural resources through our educational program with local schools, "From Seed to Habitat", and stewardship opportunities and contracting services to restore and maintain native habitats.
WRP is currently working toward restoring native prairie, wetland, riparian, and woodland habitats in the Southern Willamette Valley in the vicinity of Eugene and Corvallis, and in the Western Cascades within the Willamette and Mount Hood National Forests. Educational programs and stewardship opportunities include plant identification, native seed collection, plant propagation, native bee surveys, monarch and milkweed surveys, orienteering, and mapping. Our contracting services include mechanical thinning, prescribed burns, and revegetation. We only use of nonchemical methods of invasive weed control in all of our projects.
Community involvement is essential to fulfilling our mission and we invite you to participate.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Whilamut Natural Area, Eastgate WoodlandsEugene, OR 97403
DATE POSTED
November 18, 2015
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
N/A