No Ivy Day at Leach Botanical Garden
October 26 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Johnson Creek Watershed Council and Leach Botanical Garden are teaming up for the city-wide No Ivy Day this year! Volunteers will spend the morning in the Back 5 Community Habitat Enhancement Project area at Leach Botanical Garden removing English ivy from the riparian zones and off trees to make room for native species.
Johnson Creek Watershed Council, together with Leach Garden, Wisdom of the Elders, the Blueprint Foundation, David Douglas High School, the African Youth & Community Organization, and experts from Portland Parks & Recreation, Portland Bureau of Environmental Services and many dedicated volunteers are restoring several acres to healthy habitat – all without the use of herbicides. The project provides hands-on educational and community science opportunities, with an emphasis on historically disenfranchised youth and adults. In addition to restoration steps, we assess and analyze change through surveys of plants, amphibians and macroinvertebrates.
The Back 5 is a habitat restoration project in progress and not currently open to the public. Volunteers will be hiking and working off-trail on uneven ground. Please dress for the weather, wear sturdy, closed-toed shoes, and bring a water bottle. Instruction, tools, gloves, water and snacks will be provided. The Back 5 is not currently ADA accessible.
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What: Join us and Leach Botanical Garden to remove English ivy
When: October 26, 2024, 9:00 AM- 12PM
Where: Leach Botanical Garden, 12323 SE Claybourne St, Portland, OR 97236.
How to prepare: This event will happen rain or shine, so dress for weather: rain coat, warm layers, sun hat, and sunscreen as necessary. Wear sturdy, close-toed shoes and clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Bring a filled water bottle and a snack.
We will provide: Instruction, tools, gloves, water and snacks. We can also provide bus fare to and from the event. Please contact sima@jcwc.org to arrange bus fare.
Health and Safety: We will follow current Oregon Health Authority guidelines. Masks are not required, but encouraged in indoor spaces where social distancing is not possible. Stay home if you are experiencing symptoms of any contagious illness or have had recent contact with someone exhibiting symptoms of any illness.
Children are welcome at this event if accompanied by an attentive adult.
Accessibility: Terrain is hilly and uneven in places. This event may require standing for long periods, walking over uneven ground, going up or down steep slopes, bending, and lifting heavy objects.
Driving: Meet at Leach Botanical Garden, 12323 SE Claybourne St, Portland, OR 97236. If the parking lots at the main address are full, Leach will open the lower Creekside lot located at 6739 SE122nd. You may drop off your guests, strollers, etc. adjacent to the front gate entry before parking in the Creekside lot.
Google map link: Leach Botanical Garden
Tri-met: The garden is a short walk from the #73 (122nd and Foster) and the #10 bus lines.
Bike: The Springwater Corridor intersects with 122nd ave, from which you head south for .5 mile until you reach the garden. www.PortlandOregon.gov/parks/springwatermap There are also bike lanes on SE Foster Rd.
Other transport: Ride Connection provides information about transportation services for people with disabilities in the Portland area. Reach them at rideconnection.org or (503) 226-0700.
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For more information contact: sima@jcwc.org
Thank you to our funders and partners for supporting watershed health: Leach Botanical Garden, The Mintkeski Family Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation, Portland General Electric, The City of Portland’s Bureau of Environmental Services, and Portland Parks and Recreation.