Please note: The Oregon Wild staff are tirelessly working to protect the wildlands, wildlife, and waters that are the focus of this contest. We are unable to take phone calls regarding this contest and urge you to utilize the maps, detailed submission guidelines, and additional resources provided on our website to the best of your ability.

Capture the beauty of Oregon's wildlands, wildlife, and waters, and you could win over $1,000 in prizes!

Grab your camera, hit the trails, and enter the fourth annual Oregon Wild Outdoor Photo Contest! It's free to enter and open to amateur and professional photographers of all ages. This year, we will award prizes to the best photos in the following categories:

Green Drinks and Net Impact present:
Secrets of the Green Hiring Professionals
June 3, 7-8:30 pm

Sponsored by Willamette Week and Ecometro.com

This special Green Drinks program will help career changers and job seekers compete for positions in Portland’s most desirable green businesses and organizations. If you have ever wished a hiring manager would tell you whatever happened to your perfect resume for that perfect green job, this event is for you.

Brett Lyon
brett@solv.org
503-844-9571 x 332

Want to take advantage of the sunny weather forecast this weekend? Concerned about the spread of invasive species in Oregon? Then come out to Metro’s Native Plant Center in Tualatin on Saturday from 9 am to 1 pm where volunteers will remove old fence line, invasive blackberry, mulch and weed around rare or threatened native plants and perform maintenance at the center. These native plants or their seeds will be used in restoration projects on Metro’s natural areas throughout the region. With the forecast for warm weather we are asking volunteers to bring their own water to the event. For more information visit: http://www.solv.org/programs/event_details.asp?eventID=13546 or contact Brett Lyon at SOLV at 503-844-9571 or brett@solv.org. To register contact Brett or visit: http://www.solv.org/programs/forms/form_dbr_registration.asp?EventID=13546&EventDt=5/17/2008&eventName=Invasives Removal at Metros Native Plant Center

kyla@redirectguide.com
503-231-4848

Join us at the Greener Homes and Gardens Expo on May 17/18 and become more self-sustained in your garden by attending free seminars about making your own soil amendments, caring for urban chickens, managing small–scale beekeeping, harvesting rainwater, incorporating pet-friendly gardening techniques, utilizing permaculture practices and more.

Brett Lyon

SOLV Outreach Specialist

brett@solv.org

503-844-9571

Help restore Hall Creek in Beaverton as part of SOLV’s Down By The Riverside event on Saturday, May 17. The event starts at 9 am and will be over by 1 pm. Volunteers will be removing invasive, non-native plants and mulching. By volunteering you will be helping improve habitat for birds, small mammals, and fish in this important urban stream.

Brett Lyon

SOLV Outreach Specialist

brett@solv.org

503-844-9571

Help restore the Beacon Hill Wetland and Johnson Creek Watershed in Beaverton as part of SOLV’s Down By The Riverside event on Saturday, May 17. Plantings start at 9 am and end by 1 pm. Volunteers will be removing invasive, non-native plants and mulching.

Portland, OR – Pink Martini and McMenamins announce FundFest 2008! – a four-night fundraising concert event at the Crystal Ballroom on June 3 to 6 to benefit four local non-profits. Pink Martini and McMenamins will produce the event and donate 100% of the net proceeds to be equally divided among the following beneficiaries, which were selected by Pink Martini band members: