Opportunities

Join Portland Parks & Recreation in the historic Lilac Garden at Duniway Park for a morning of plant and garden care. This garden hosts over 125 different varieties of Lilacs and volunteers will have the opportunity to learn gardening techniques a...

Join Portland Parks & Recreation on the MAC Trail in Washington Park most Mondays, rain or shine. The MAC Trail winds its way through the park, connecting community and visitors to the parks many amenities and attractions.  Spend a couple of hours ...

Help keep the South Park Blocks beautiful and clean!Join the Friends of South Park Blocks and PP&R for a weekly volunteer day. Volunteers meet year-round, rain or shine, to help with gardening and land care activities. Typical activities include weed...

Join the Tuesday Pittock Gardens volunteer crew! Every Tuesday, rain or shine, volunteers gather in the garden at Pittock Mansion to care for the plants.  We welcome gardeners of all experience levels to join, you’ll get to work with Portland Park...

Lane SUN School and Latino Network partner together to help run the Lane Middle School Food Pantry. Our pantry supports Lane Middle School students, their families, and the SE Portland community.Food Pantry Shift Hours: Every Tuesday from 2-4:30pmQua...

Help us keep Errol Heights Park in bloom!Join PP&R for a family-friendly, monthly volunteer event to help with gardening and land care activities throughout the park. Regular activities include weeding, pruning, mulching, and plant installation.This ...

Help us tend to this beautiful new park in SE Portland! Join PP&R for family-friendly volunteer events at Parklane Park to help weed and prune garden beds, mulch plants and trees, remove debris, build soil health, and install new plants. This is a g...

Join PP&R and the Friends of Spring Garden Park for a morning of plant and garden care at Spring Garden Park. Volunteers will have the opportunity to learn about native plants and simple gardening techniques. We invite all members of the community to...

Help us keep the shrub beds at Mill Park in bloom! Join PP&R to help weed, prune, and mulch the plant beds around the community garden. This is a great opportunity to learn more about gardening and connect with your neighbors and community. Plant car...

Help us tend to one of the lovely garden beds at Argay Park! This patch of pollinator-friendly plants surrounds the park sign and welcomes you into the space. Join PP&R and your neighbors for a family-friendly volunteer hour to help weed, prune, mul...

Join PP&R horticulture staff to keep up the natural garden at Overlook Park.Created in 2021, the Overlook Nature Patch is a one-acre pollinator garden with a high diversity of native plants that support insects and wildlife. Work parties - weeding, ...

Join Portland Parks & Recreation in the Cloud Forest rhododendron garden in Washington Park most Fridays, rain or shine. Spend a couple of hours amongst the trees, weeding, mulching, planting, and learning about invasive plant management. We meet a...

Bee a pal to plants and join the Pier Park Plant Pals!Join PP&R for a monthly volunteer event to help with gardening and land care activities throughout the park.This is a great opportunity to learn more about gardening and native plants and to conne...

Join Portland Parks & Recreation in the historic Lilac Garden at Duniway Park for a morning of plant and garden care. This garden hosts over 125 different varieties of Lilacs and volunteers will have the opportunity to learn gardening techniques a...

Join Portland Parks & Recreation on the MAC Trail in Washington Park most Mondays, rain or shine. The MAC Trail winds its way through the park, connecting community and visitors to the parks many amenities and attractions.  Spend a couple of hours ...

Help keep the South Park Blocks beautiful and clean!Join the Friends of South Park Blocks and PP&R for a weekly volunteer day. Volunteers meet year-round, rain or shine, to help with gardening and land care activities. Typical activities include weed...

Help us keep the Wilkes Park pollinator patch in bloom! Join PP&R for a monthly, family-friendly volunteer event to help with gardening tasks like weeding, pruning, mulching, and adding new plants to the park.This is a great opportunity to learn mor...

Join the Tuesday Pittock Gardens volunteer crew! Every Tuesday, rain or shine, volunteers gather in the garden at Pittock Mansion to care for the plants.  We welcome gardeners of all experience levels to join, you’ll get to work with Portland Park...

Join Portland Parks & Recreation and The Portland Monarchs for a morning in the butterfly habitat at the viewpoint at Pittock Mansion.This butterfly garden is a sanctuary that plays a critical role in providing a habitat for endangered Monarch Butter...

Lane SUN School and Latino Network partner together to help run the Lane Middle School Food Pantry. Our pantry supports Lane Middle School students, their families, and the SE Portland community.Food Pantry Shift Hours: Every Tuesday from 2-4:30pmQua...

Join PP&R and the Friends of Spring Garden Park for a morning of plant and garden care at Spring Garden Park. Volunteers will have the opportunity to learn about native plants and simple gardening techniques. We invite all members of the community to...

Join PP&R horticulture staff to help keep up the natural garden at Columbia Park.Created in 2020, the Columbia Nature Patch is a half-acre woodland shade garden with a high diversity of native plants that support insects and wildlife. Work parties -...

Join Portland Parks & Recreation in the Cloud Forest rhododendron garden in Washington Park most Fridays, rain or shine. Spend a couple of hours amongst the trees, weeding, mulching, planting, and learning about invasive plant management. We meet a...

We invite our community, family, and friends to share space and tend our plant relatives together. We meet every second and fourth Saturday of the month, from 10am to 2pm. We hope to see you then!Tools provided. Please bring gloves, bring water and s...

Set up and take down of the Runner’s village. May assist in course prep, start/finish line set up, water station set up and monitoring, and/or assigned to a spot on the run course to help guide and support participants.Volunteer time: arrive betwee...

Join Portland Parks & Recreation on the MAC Trail in Washington Park most Mondays, rain or shine. The MAC Trail winds its way through the park, connecting community and visitors to the parks many amenities and attractions.  Spend a couple of hours ...

Help keep the South Park Blocks beautiful and clean!Join the Friends of South Park Blocks and PP&R for a weekly volunteer day. Volunteers meet year-round, rain or shine, to help with gardening and land care activities. Typical activities include weed...

Join the Tuesday Pittock Gardens volunteer crew! Every Tuesday, rain or shine, volunteers gather in the garden at Pittock Mansion to care for the plants.  We welcome gardeners of all experience levels to join, you’ll get to work with Portland Park...

Help us keep Burlingame Park a thriving community space!Join Portland Parks & Recreation for a family-friendly, monthly volunteer day to help with gardening and land care activities throughout the park. Regular activities include weeding, pruning, mu...

Lane SUN School and Latino Network partner together to help run the Lane Middle School Food Pantry. Our pantry supports Lane Middle School students, their families, and the SE Portland community.Food Pantry Shift Hours: Every Tuesday from 2-4:30pmQua...

Help us keep Luuwit View Park in bloom! Join PP&R for a monthly family-friendly volunteer event to help weed, prune, mulch, and occasionally add new plants throughout the park.This is a great opportunity to learn more about gardening and to connect...

Join PP&R horticulture staff to help keep up the natural garden at Irving Park.Created in 2021, this two-acre pollinator garden is PP&R's largest nature patch and boasts a dizzying diversity of native plants that support insects and wildlife. Work p...

Join PP&R horticulture staff to tend the natural garden at Lents Park.Created in 2020, the Lents Nature Patch is a one-acre pollinator garden with a high diversity of native plants that support insects and wildlife. Work parties to keep this beautif...

Join Portland Parks & Recreation in the Cloud Forest rhododendron garden in Washington Park most Fridays, rain or shine. Spend a couple of hours amongst the trees, weeding, mulching, planting, and learning about invasive plant management. We meet a...

Join Portland Parks & Recreation on the MAC Trail in Washington Park most Mondays, rain or shine. The MAC Trail winds its way through the park, connecting community and visitors to the parks many amenities and attractions.  Spend a couple of hours ...

Help keep the South Park Blocks beautiful and clean!Join the Friends of South Park Blocks and PP&R for a weekly volunteer day. Volunteers meet year-round, rain or shine, to help with gardening and land care activities. Typical activities include weed...

Join the Tuesday Pittock Gardens volunteer crew! Every Tuesday, rain or shine, volunteers gather in the garden at Pittock Mansion to care for the plants.  We welcome gardeners of all experience levels to join, you’ll get to work with Portland Park...

Lane SUN School and Latino Network partner together to help run the Lane Middle School Food Pantry. Our pantry supports Lane Middle School students, their families, and the SE Portland community.Food Pantry Shift Hours: Every Tuesday from 2-4:30pmQua...

Help us keep Hazeltine Park in bloom!Join PP&R for volunteer events at Hazeltine Park to help with invasive plant removal, weeding, pruning, and mulching.This is a great opportunity to learn more about gardening and native plants, and to connect wit...

Join PP&R horticulture staff keep up the natural garden beds around Woodlawn Park.Parks staff have been working for many years to renovate Woodlawn Park by removing areas of invasive English Ivy and add native plants that support insects and wildlife...

Join Portland Parks & Recreation in the Cloud Forest rhododendron garden in Washington Park most Fridays, rain or shine. Spend a couple of hours amongst the trees, weeding, mulching, planting, and learning about invasive plant management. We meet a...

We invite our community, family, and friends to share space and tend our plant relatives together. We meet every second and fourth Saturday of the month, from 10am to 2pm. We hope to see you then!Tools provided. Please bring gloves, bring water and s...

Join Portland Parks & Recreation on the MAC Trail in Washington Park most Mondays, rain or shine. The MAC Trail winds its way through the park, connecting community and visitors to the parks many amenities and attractions.  Spend a couple of hours ...

Help keep the South Park Blocks beautiful and clean!Join the Friends of South Park Blocks and PP&R for a weekly volunteer day. Volunteers meet year-round, rain or shine, to help with gardening and land care activities. Typical activities include weed...

Join the Tuesday Pittock Gardens volunteer crew! Every Tuesday, rain or shine, volunteers gather in the garden at Pittock Mansion to care for the plants.  We welcome gardeners of all experience levels to join, you’ll get to work with Portland Park...

Lane SUN School and Latino Network partner together to help run the Lane Middle School Food Pantry. Our pantry supports Lane Middle School students, their families, and the SE Portland community.Food Pantry Shift Hours: Every Tuesday from 2-4:30pmQua...