Protect Oregon by stopping silent invaders in your area. You can:

• Volunteer for a current invasive project in your area.
  Look for the invasive icon on our calendar to find invasive projects.
  Learn more about each project by clicking on the event name in the list below. You can register online with all SOLV programs. Programs coordinated by affiliated agencies will have instructions for registration.
• Coordinate your own project with support from SOLV.
  Through Project Oregon, you can apply for a grant and receive additional support for your invasive removal project anywhere and at anytime throughout the year.
  
  
• List your organization's upcoming invasives removal or restoration project on SOLV's web calendar and OPB's Invasive Species calendar.
  
• Stay up-to-date on SOLV events and projects throughout the year
  Receive reminders about these and other special SOLV dates and information, with e-updates now (fill out the last yellow box in left column of this page).

• Read the latest news release on the campaign
• Read more about the Year of the Invasives: Protect Oregon Project
• Do you know the 100 most dangerous invasive species? Learn more about these invaders spreading in Oregon for the Oregon Invasive Species Council
• Western Invasive Network (WIN) focuses on promoting communication and cooperation in invasive species eradication and removal and provides resources and tools to identify and manage invasive plants.
• Check out the Statesman Journal's invasive website for extensive information and articles on invasives and how you can help in protecting Oregon
• Do you know what species live in your neighborhood? Find out about the species, native and invasive live in your area

Oregon is under siege by invasive species such as star thistle, english ivy, snapper turtles and feral pigs. And more arrive each day by plane, by boat, in ballast water, on boots and in luggage. They threaten salmon, drive native wildflowers to extinction, deplete our best rangelands, and undermine our richest and most productive shellfish beds and reefs. The invaders come from every corner of the planet and leave their natural predators behind. And with each new silent invasion the great tapestry of plants and wildlife that make Oregon unique unravels.

It's time to take a stand. This year SOLV along with community partners such as OPB, The Nature Conservancy, and The Oregon Invasive Species Council (OISC) will begin a year-long campaign to counter the environmental and economical threat of invasive species. The campaign will include an hour-long documentary special, a series of television awareness spots, an online invasive species ‘reporting’ hotline, a statewide volunteer Take Action calendar, a GardenSmart guide to non-invasive plants for your garden, and educational materials aimed at giving Oregonians the resources they need to join the fight to protect our state’s natural environment.

Volunteers are encouraged to take action in their neighborhoods following OPB's April 22nd airing of “The Silent Invasion”, a documentary that will illustrate different aspects of the invasion, from the economic consequences to the social and environmental costs, and set forth ideas about what we can do to take action in our own communities. Did you miss the April 22nd premiere? Check OPB for upcoming episodes of The Silent Invasion.

In addition to the documentary and the volunteer events, a garden guide - GardenSmart Oregon - developed in association with The Nature Conservancy, Portland BES, Oregon Sea Grant and the Oregon Association of Nurseries will be available in April. The guide will highlight which plants are most likely to cause problems in our yards along with several suggested alternative plants that are unlikely to escape into the natural environment. Check back here in April for information on where and how to get your guide.

Where Do You Live?

Click on one of the links below or mouse over the map to find out more information about a particular ecoregion and its native species, invasive species and local watershed council contact information. Provided by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.

• I live in the Blue Mountains ecoregion
• I live in the Coast Range ecoregion
• I live in the Columbia Plateau ecoregion
• I live in the East Cascade ecoregion
• I live in the Klamath Mountains ecoregion
• I live in the Northern Basin and Range ecoregion
• I live in the West Cascade ecoregion
• I live in the Willamette Valley ecoregion

Invasive Project Sites

County	City	Date	Event Name	Status
Benton	Corvallis	8/22/2009	Dunawi Creek Invasive Weed Pull	RegisterNow
Clackamas	Gladstone	7/13/2009	Gladstone Parks Natural Habitat Restoration Project	Closed	Site Full
Clackamas	Milwaukie	8/29/2009	Overland Park Johnson Creek Clean-up	RegisterNow
Clackamas	Oregon City	7/11/2009	July Atkinson Park Clean Up	RegisterNow
Clackamas	Oregon City	8/8/2009	August Atkinson Park Clean Up	RegisterNow
Clackamas	Oregon City	9/12/2009	September Atkinson Park Clean Up	RegisterNow
Clackamas	Oregon City	10/10/2009	October Atkinson Park Clean Up	RegisterNow
Clackamas	Oregon City	11/14/2009	November Atkinson Park Clean Up	RegisterNow
Clackamas	Oregon City	12/12/2009	December Atkinson Park Clean Up	RegisterNow
Deschutes	Sunriver	8/7/2009	War on Weeds - WOW Day	RegisterNow
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