Brett Lyon
brett@solv.org
503-844-9571 x 332
http://www.solv.org/programs/down_by_the_riverside.asp
Join SOLV and roughly 12,000 volunteers across Oregon to fight back against invasive species. On Saturday, May 17th from 9 am to 1 pm SOLV is hosting Down By The Riverside, an event with over 300 projects throughout Oregon and Clark County, WA. At this fun volunteer event community members learn about their personal impact on local watersheds, important work is accomplished, and people build stronger bonds with one another. This year, SOLV is partnering with The Nature Conservancy, Oregon Public Broadcasting, The Oregon Invasive Species Council, and other organizations to focus on the problem of invasive species. Invasive plants cost Oregon over $100 million each year due to habitat and crop loss and contribute to the decline of many threatened and endangered native species.
Wind River Ranch, Las Vegas NM - learn practical solutions for sustainable living: from basics of nature-based design, to natural building, alternative energies use, productive ecologies, food forests and orchards design to rainwater harvesting, community building, alternative economics and more. Through learning outdoors, lecture, video, guest speakers, field trips and hands-on work opportunities gain understanding of permaculture and its applications for personal and community-wide sustainability. With Scott Pittman of Permaculture Institute. Early bird registration until March 25th, last day to register is April 23rd – more information at www.permaculture.org
