16 Annual Pier Park Pick-Up

Friends of Frog Ferry group at the Pier Park Pick-Up

Thank you to all of the beautiful volunteers who showed up on a lovely Earth Day, April 23, 2022, to work in Pier Park.

This was the 16th Annual SOLVE Pier Park Pick-Up sponsored by Friends of Pier Park and Waterlink Web. Parks staff also turned out to haul away truckloads of limbs and invasive plants removed and pulled to the walkways by volunteers.

Friends of Pier Park Pick-Up volunteers on April 23, 2022
Volunteers fueled up on coffee and donuts before heading out to work in Pier Park.

A special thank you to Friends of Frog Ferry whose group volunteered. Learn more about this innovative transportation plan on their website, FrogFerry.com.

Friends of Frog Ferry group at the Pier Park Pick-Up
Friends of Frog Ferry at the Pier Park Pick-Up

Pick-Up Recap

  • Estimated cigarette butts removed – 4,000
  • Tires removed – 1
  • Land cleared of invasive blackberry – 6,000 square feet
  • Land cleared of invasive ivy – 700 square feet
  • Native Plants planted – 150!
Trash collected by Pier Park Pick-Up volunteers
Some of the trash collected by Pier Park Pick-Up volunteers.

In addition, a small group from Stumptown Disc Golf added new concrete tee pads to holes 3, 4, and 6 of the disc course.

The Pier Park Pick-Up was followed by a barbecue hosted by Friends of Pier Park.

Frog Ferry couple after a good morning volunteering at Pier Park
Two volunteers from Friends of Frog Ferry removed invasive blackberry plants.

By Mary Ann Aschenbrenner

Mary Ann Aschenbrenner is President of Waterlink Web, a web development firm located in the St. Johns neighborhood of North Portland. An active neighborhood volunteer, Mary Ann served on the Friends of Pier Park board for over eight years and is the designer and administrator of this site.