SOLV offers many projects all around Oregon and some in SW Washington too. Try these lins to find existing volunteer projects.

• A calendar of all upcoming projects
• Great Oregon Beach Cleanups, held in March and September
• April Earth Day projects: April Calendar, SOLV IT
• Select from hundreds of sites for Down By The Riverside in May
• Year-round activities are held at 55 sites on the lower Willamette River
• A special Washington County program held in October
• A Washington County tree-planting project: Tree For All
• Friends of the Forest Day: Planting, trail work and cleanup at Multnomah Falls

You can organize your own project as a SOLV Project Coordinator through these programs.

• Clean up your favorite stretch of stream, lake or river
• Organize a SOLV project any time, any place
• Our comprehensive Volunteer Action Training is provided free of charge if you agree to coordinate a SOLV project in your community within a year. Or attend for a fee.

Whether at your school, or in the community, SOLV’s education programs help you involve students successfully. Our emphasis on service-learning means that students meet educational standards while meeting real community needs.

Spring is a great time to take students outdoors for Down By The Riverside. Classroom delivery of service-learning curriculum.pdf.

Many of our projects are led by volunteer Site Coordinators. If you’d like to take charge, please contact these Program Coordinators for information on duties involved. Use the email button or call us at 503-844-9571 or 800-333-7658(SOLV). See the link for more information on the programs.

• Beach Cleanup Zone and Beach Captains: Spring Beach Cleanup, Fall Beach Cleanup – Contact Erin Peters, erin@solv.org
• SOLV IT Earth Day event Site Coordinators in Clackamas, Columbia, Multnomah, Washington, and Yamhill Counties – Contact Nancy Willmes, nancy@solv.org
• Washington County Clean and Green Project Site Coordinators, held each October – Contact Nancy Willmes, nancy@solv.org
• Down By The Riverside Site Coordinators, held statewide in May – Contact Sara Ryan, sara@solv.org
• Stream Team Captains for year-round watershed restoration projects on the lower Willamette River – Contact Rhyan Grech, rhyan@solv.org

SOLV offers four different watershed programs.

• Clean up your favorite stretch of stream, lake or river
• Select from hundreds of sites for Down By The Riverside in May
• Year-round activities are held at 55 sites on the lower Willamette River
• Plant trees in Washington County

Improve your volunteer leadership skills!

• Our comprehensive Volunteer Action Training is provided free of charge if you agree to coordinate a SOLV project in your community within a year. Or attend for a fee.
• On the lower Willamette River, you can become a Stream Team Captain

SOLV’s Project Oregon offers free cleanup kits to volunteers. Kits are also available for volunteers in the Portland area who want to keep their bus stops clean.

Our Team Up for Watershed Health program is a great way to give back to your community while completing your Eagle Scout project.