General Event

Volunteer-Carriage Way Open Space Work Party

Monthly Work Party at Carriage Way Open Space on the 2nd Saturday of every month from 9 am - 12 pm.

Volunteers are welcome to help remove invasive plants, ivy and general cleanup. Please bring hand pruners, gloves and water.

Activities include: Invasive Plant Removal, Litter Cleanup, Maintenance & Monitoring.

Meeting location: Corner of Sunburst Dr. and Carriage Way

Onsite Registration is available you can also pre register with SOLVE, a partner with Parks and Recreation

http://www.solveoregon.org/

 

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Family Storytime

Thursdays  |  The Hollow  |  10:45-11:15am

Families with young children are invited for stories, songs, and signing. Registration is not required but capacity is limited to the first 50 attendees. As per state guidelines, masks are optional. Intended for children 5 & under.

Family Storytime

Thursdays  |  The Hollow  |  10-10:30am

Families with young children are invited for stories, songs, and signing. Registration is not required but capacity is limited to the first 50 attendees. As per state guidelines, masks are optional. Intended for children 5 & under.

Friday Night Movie- TBD

 

Friday, TBD, at Dusk (approx. 8:30-9pm) 

Main stage

Bring blankets, pillows, and low back sand chairs.  Free and open to the public.  Food and drinks will be available for purchase from one of our Old Time Fair vendors. 

Sustainability Education Series: Backyard Habitat Certification

The West Linn Sustainability Advisory Board presents a series of one-hour educational workshops addressing areas of climate change and advocating sustainable solutions to provide residents with valuable information on energy and resource conservation, money saving tips for utility bills, home weatherization improvements, composting overview and recycling best practices.

February Workshop:

Sustainability Education Series: Composting

The West Linn Sustainability Advisory Board presents a series of one-hour educational workshops addressing areas of climate change and advocating sustainable solutions to provide residents with valuable information on energy and resource conservation, money saving tips for utility bills, home weatherization improvements, composting overview and recylcling best practices.

November Workshop:

Friends of Maddax Woods Monthly Meeting

The Friends of Maddax Woods invite you to enjoy the special features in and around Maddax Woods.   

Historic, cultural and natural features abound in this intimate  setting:

*Historic Home of Virgil and Dorothy Maddax

*Remnants of Virgil Maddax' boat-building barn and exposed launch rails to the river channel.

*Native and exotic plantings reminiscent of Dorothy Maddax gardens.

*Overlooks to the Willamette River and river channel to Goat Island.....with one of the largest nesting sites in the Portland Metro area for great blue herons.

*Rustic trails leading northwest to Burnside Park and southwest to the West Linn Public Library.

*Abundant perennial and annual shrubs, ferns, trees, flowering plants and creatures of all kinds.

A non-profit organization, the Friends of Maddax Woods (FOMW) works throughout the year to help the City maintain this 7 acre pristine natural woodland habitat.   Interpretive signage has been posted for year-round information and volunteer led public events are held several times a year.   

Donations to support the work of the Friends are graciously accepted:   IRS 501(c)3 #419897-99  

Tax deductible donations can be sent to:   Friends of Maddax Woods     P.O. Box 481,  West Linn, OR  97068

Communications to the FOMW board can be sent to:   friendsofmaddaxwoods@gmail.com   
Comments, stories and photos of your woodland experiences are welcome.

The Friends invite you to join monthly work parties or attend monthly board meetings to share ideas and help extend the work of the Friends and enhance the features of the Woods.

To help maintain the property, SOLVE cleanups, hosted by FOMW are held the 3rd Saturday of each month, January through December.    Work parties meet at the kiosk picnic table from 9am - noon.  SOLVE volunteers (those who sign up through the SOLVE system) join individual drop-in volunteers from the surrounding community.   Unaccompanied youth volunteers under the age of 16 must have a parent's signature at time of sign-in.  

Friends of Maddax Woods meetings are held on the 4th Thursday of each month, January to October.   No meeting in November.   Special year-end meeting the first Thursday of December.   

Meeting time:  3:30-5:30pm.    Location:   Maddax Woods Park, 5785 River St.

 

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Volunteer-Palomino Loop Trail Work Party

Sunday mornings in Palomino Park, 9am-12pm

Please join us one Sunday morning each month.  We need your help in keeping the invasive plants from taking over our trails and trees.  We will concentrate on keeping the recently planted and mulched areas invasive-free so the new plantings take hold and spread.  The ivy is also quickly climbing the cedars and firs and we need your help in clipping it to keep the tree canopy alive. 

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