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Down By The Riverside
Presented by The Oregon Lottery

14th Annual Down By The Riverside
May 16, 2009

Volunteers from Elk Creek
remove invasive scotch broom. In the week leading up to Saturday, May 16th over 14,800 volunteers gathered across Oregon completing the following impressive list of accomplishments:

Participated in over 403 projects in every corner of the state.
Removed an estimated 335,000 pounds of trash and debris.
Removed an estimated 175,000 pounds of invasive species and natural debris along waterways.

Click Here to read more about what Oregonians accomplished for Down By The Riverside.

Students from Tom McCall
Elementary School gather around to hear about invasive plants. Celebrate Oregon’s Birthday Down By The Riverside!

In 2009, the state of Oregon turned 150. To celebrate, Down By The Riverside will be a part of the largest volunteer event in the state’s history – Take Care of Oregon Days! This event will take place during the month of May, 2009, when 20,000 volunteers will celebrate the state’s 150th by volunteering to make Oregon better. SOLV has collaborated with Oregon 150, Governor Kulongoski’s planning commission for the state’s sesquicentennial, to make Down By The Riverside a sanctioned event of Take Care of Oregon Days. Learn more about Oregon 150 and Take Care of Oregon Days at www.oregon150.org and www.solv.org/programs/take_care_of_oregon_days.asp .

History

SOLV’s annual Down By The Riverside began in 1996 to address community needs after the floods. The event has evolved to meet the needs of all Oregonians to include city wide cleanups, invasive plant pulls, student gardens, cemetery cleanups, and other restoration and beautification projects that enhance the public spaces where we play, learn, reflect and relax. 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.

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Program Summary

Join volunteers across the state for a day of watershed enhancement and celebration on May 16, 2009 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Resources for Recruiting Volunteers

Coordinator Resources

Sara Ryan
Program Coordinator
503-844-9571

Learn More

2008 Final Report.pdf (938kb)
Guidelines for projects.pdf (59kb)

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Oregon Department of State Lands
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Want to take part in Take Care Of Oregon Days? All projects below are sactioned by Take Care Of Oregon Days.

County	City	Date	Event Name	Status
		5/22/2010	Down By The Riverside	Register Now!
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