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No Ivy Day 2024
Dates: 10/26/2024 - 10/26/2024
No Ivy Day is a yearly event where Portland Parks & Recreation partners with organizations across the greater Portland area to host a variety of ivy removal events in several neighborhoods. We close out the day with celebrations to thank our volunteers. This year, volunteers are welcome to join us for lunch and raffle prizes at Forest Park and Mount Tabor Park after their work parties end. For more information about celebrations, please contact Monica Hescheles (information below) or site coordinators (see specific event information).
Why remove ivy?
English and Irish Ivy grows out of control in our local ecosystems. Since it is not native to this area, it didn't evolve with wildlife that eats it or parasites that destroy it, and it survives through our relatively mild winters just fine. These ivies are a popular, fast-growing garden and landscaping plant, and birds love its tasty berries. For these reasons, ivy has been able to gain a strong foothold in our natural areas around Portland. English and Irish ivy are able to grow in dense carpets across the forest floor, taking resources from native plants that support wildlife. Invasively growing ivy also climbs trees, adding weight that can cause them to topple during storms. Invasively growing ivy has shallow roots that do a poor job of holding in soil, and this creates conditions for increased erosion that cloud our waterways and warm our streams and rivers so that aquatic species struggle or disappear. By removing ivy and planting native species, we give our native plants and our wildlife a fighting chance to survive and thrive in our beautiful and unique urban natural areas.
Visit No Ivy League for more information about English Ivy removal efforts and historic volunteer accomplishments. For more information, please email Monica Hescheles at monica.hescheles@portlandoregon.gov or call/text 503-823-8367.
2024 No Ivy Day Locations
NE Portland:
No Ivy Day 2024: Wilkes Creek Natural Area (age 6+) *Hands On*
No Ivy Day 2024: Rocky Butte Natural Area (age 16+) *Hands On*
SE Portland:
No Ivy Day 2024: Kelly Butte Natural Area (age 6+) *Hands On*
SW Portland:
No Ivy Day 2024: April Hill Park (age 6+) *Hands On*
No Ivy Day 2024: Washington Park Volunteer Event (age 10+) *Hands On*
No Ivy Day 2024: Marshall Park (age 8+) *Hands On*
No Ivy Day 2024: Governors Park (age 6+) *Hands On*
Woods Memorial Natural Area Restoration Volunteer Event (age 6+) *Hands On*
NW Portland:
Forest Park Restoration Volunteer Event (age 6+) *Hands On*
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