On Saturday, March 12th over 60 University of Portland, Pamplin School of Business students did a tremendous job helping to keep Pier Park a special place. Thank you! The amount of work they accomplished; spreading mulch and gravel, pulling Ivy and other invasive species, and collecting trash throughout the park, was impressive. Now that they’ve… Continue reading Thank You Pamplin School of Business
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Volunteer Opportunity 4/20
Mark your calendars, we have a volunteer opportunity coming up on SATURDAY, APRIL 20th, 2019 FROM 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM in honor of Earth Day. Since 2007 Friends of Pier Park has hosted the annual Pier Park Pick-Up to help with litter cleanup and invasive plant removal at Pier Park. Some years Stumptown Disc… Continue reading Volunteer Opportunity 4/20
Thank You – No Ivy Day Volunteers
Saturday October 27th, Friends of Pier Park hosted a volunteer opportunity in support of Portland Parks and Recreation’s No Ivy Day. Thank you for all of those who came out and volunteered to help beautify the park. Volunteers participated in several different activities including ivy removal, planting, spreading gravel, rebuilding stairs, and picking up limbs.… Continue reading Thank You – No Ivy Day Volunteers
No Ivy Day on October 27th
This year Friends of Pier Park is participating in No Ivy Day on October 27th, hosted by Portland Parks & Recreation. The legacy of invasive English ivy removal in Portland is celebrating their 15th year! Join Portland Parks & Recreation and Friends of Pier Park in removing invasive non-native species as well as beautification projects around… Continue reading No Ivy Day on October 27th
Thank you, University of Portland
For the 4th year the University of Portland School of Business has turned out with 100+ students to work at improving Pier Park. Thank you! This year the work included digging mounds of blackberry vines from around Douglas Fir trees, removing graffiti and trash, mulching under new plantings, and improving the disc golf course. The… Continue reading Thank you, University of Portland
University of Portland Students Help Clean Park
Saturday October 8th, approximately 100 U of P students volunteered through the Pamplin School of Business P4 program by generously donating their time to help maintain and clean up Pier Park. These students removed blackberries branches running along the NAPA Auto Parts area and removed approximately 11 truck loads of blackberries in the process. Other… Continue reading University of Portland Students Help Clean Park