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Lebanon Volunteer Workday
Posted by: Naturalist97333 at 12:16PM PST on April 22, 2009
From Steve Lilly of the Green Belt Land Trust: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Happy Earth Day!If anybody wants to help our friends to the East, here is your opportunity. Patricia and her husband have helped us in several volunteer events. So, here is an opportunity to return the favor. Plus, you get to meet, greet and join efforts for the greater good. Patricia is getting a donation of a variety of 36 native trees for the Ivy Pull on the 9th, so the first 36 people who sign up at SOLV.org, and show up on May 9th, will receive a free tree. PLEASE CONTACT PATRICIA LOVEJOY IF INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING. I will not be attending due to a conflicting Greenbelt event. 5/9/2009 Gill's Landing Ivy Removal Time: 9:00 AM-1:00 PM Directions: Hwy 20 to Lebanon; turn left on Wheeler (right if coming from downtown Lebanon); turn right on Williams; turn left on Grant; straight until arrive at Gill's Landing on right. Hwy 34: keep straight on 34 when it becomes Wheeler, at intersection of Hwys 20 and 34. Follow remaining directions. Meeting Location: There is plenty of parking in the Gill's Landing parking lot. Meet at the beginning of the Eagle Scout trail in the Gill's Landing parking lot. Coordinator: Patricia Lovejoy Contact Email: macpatty49@gmail.com Contact Phone Number: 541-501-7255 Project Activities: Remove English ivy off trees along Eagle Scout trail at Gill's Landing. Ivy will kill all the trees, and all other plants in the park, if not removed. We will remove the ivy with clippers and hatchets, up to about shoulder height. That will kill all ivy on the trees. Activities include: Cleanup, Invasive Plant Removal, Landscaping, Planting, Trail Maintenance, Weeding. Safety Issues: Steep Slopes, Water Body on Site, Uneven or Slippery Ground. Recommended Minimum Age: 10 Volunteers To Bring: Hand Pruner, Weed Whacker, Loppers, Work Boots, Work Gloves, Small hatchets, small handsaws, crowbars Steve Lilly Outreach Coordinator Greenbelt Land Trust Corvallis, Oregon (541) 752-9609 steve@greenbeltlandtrust.org
Posted by: Naturalist97333 at 12:56PM PST on April 21, 2009
You Are Invited to Attend Corvallis Northwest Earth Institute's Fundraiser
Posted by: Matt Neznanski at 11:44AM PST on April 21, 2009
Tomorrow (April 22), the Wednesday Farmer’s Market in Corvallis will reopen in its new location at S.W. Second Street and S.W. D Avenue: Hours are from 3 to 7 p.m. (in hopes of attracting more after-work, before-dinner shoppers). Market organizers are offering a free strawberry plant for people who show up dressed like any kind of animal, and they say there are more vendors signed up for the first market of the season than could have fit in the Fairgrounds space at peak season. Should be a great market. If you go there or take pictures, blog about it, whatever, post a link in the comments.
Posted by: Matt Neznanski at 11:36AM PST on April 13, 2009
Feeding Our Community - Promoting Self-Sufficiency Learn about federal and state regulations on agriculture, present status of mid-valley agriculture, and its potential for feeding our population. Find out what sustainable agriculture means for our soil, our local food supply, our health and the downside of inexpensive industrial agricultural products. Hear about the need for urban agriculture, some of the many local projects currently in operation or in the planning process, and some ideas about how local government can help. There will be time for questions, discussion on how local governments can help increase local food production and security, and displays by organizations promoting local food self-reliance. DetailsWhen: 7 to 9 p.m., Tuesday, April 14
Posted by: Naturalist97333 at 10:49AM PST on April 13, 2009
Here is another trail adventure! We will be partnering with The Sierra Club and Oregon State University Geo 300 students to spread some gravel along the Allen Throop Trail. Please join our efforts as we enjoy beautiful views from the top. Remember to invite a colleague, friend or family member to join the greater good that makes Oregon so special.
Saturday, April 25. We will be working for Benton County Parks on the trail at Fitton Green, applying fresh gravel and various other tasks. It's a lovely, open hill top and not at all a bad place to spend a spring morning. We will meet at our usual time and place of 8:30 at the Wilkinson Hall parking lot and carpool up the hill, approximately a 10-15 minute drive. We will probably be finished by noon or 1:00. Bring work gloves, water, and lunch. For more information, please contact leader Tom Bucht at 738-1333. - Courtesy of The Sierra Club Marys Peak Group. Steve Lilly Outreach Coordinator Greenbelt Land Trust Corvallis, Oregon (541) 752-9609 www.greenbeltlandtrust.org steve@greenbeltlandtrust.org
Posted by: Matt Neznanski at 4:35PM PST on April 3, 2009
Catherine Mater Gazette-Times Publisher Mike McInally spoke with Catherine Mater, president of Mater Engineering and posessing more than 30 years of research and design experience in the forest industry. Some of the interview was in the print version of the monthly InBusiness publication, but the entire thing is online and worth a read. Mater’s got some interesting points to consider about creating and sustaining business and environmental action. Here’s one:
Give it a read and sound off in the comments.
Posted by: Matt Neznanski at 1:16PM PST on April 1, 2009
If you’re a member of a group that would like access to people during the Earth Week Community Fair, now’s the time to sign up for a booth to spread your word. What to do |
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