Volunteer habitat restoration @ Mary S Young Park 🌳

Want to get a little dirty and restore a natural area with like-minded single folks? Let’s get together for an event with SOLVE to help improve wildlife habitat and water quality at this gem of a park.

**What to expect**

* We'll be removing invasive weeds, planting young native trees and shrubs, mulching native plants, doing trail maintenance and/or and picking up litter — probably a couple of those things that are most needed this time of year at this park.
* **Tools, training and gloves will be provided**, and you don’t need any prior experience or certain level of strength or anything.
* This event will happen **rain or shine**.
* We'll be volunteering from 9-12. Let's meet at 8:45 so we can all say hello and find each other.
* Some of us **may grab lunch after** volunteering. If that sounds fun, chat with folks while we're volunteering and we can figure out who's interested and where to go.

**RSVP + register**
For this volunteer event, please register at [https://volunteer.solveoregon.org/opportunity/a0CVL000025WTnl2AG/mary-s-young-state-park-habitat-restoration](https://volunteer.solveoregon.org/opportunity/a0CVL000025WTnl2AG/mary-s-young-state-park-habitat-restoration) to help them prepare for the right number of volunteers (tools, snacks, etc.).

**Things you may want to bring / wear**

* Clothes that will keep you comfortable if it rains (avoid cotton/jeans if you can) and that you don’t mind getting dirty
* Sturdy footwear that can get wet/dirty
* Rain jacket
* Hat
* Water bottle
* Change of clothes/shoes for afterwards, if you’d like

**Have to cancel?**
If you register and later have to cancel, please update both your RSVP here on Meetup AND in your SOLVE account. That way, someone else can take your spot.

**Housekeeping**

* Please **keep your RSVP up to date** and check in with Kristina when you arrive so you don't get marked as a no-show. We regularly remove people with 2+ no-shows from the group.
* Make sure to follow the **Community Rules** in this group's About section. These include no harassing or aggressive behavior, no touching anyone at an event without explicit verbal consent, and using your real name and photo in your Meetup profile. If anyone violates these rules or makes you feel uncomfortable, please let the event host (like Kristina) know or reach out to another group organizer (like Max, Kevin or Erin).

**Questions?** Comment below or message Kristina.

\*\**P.S. If anyone (who's been to at least a few of our events recently) would be interested in hosting an event in the PDX Single 30 & 40 Somethings group, please reach out to me/Kristina. I'm at maximum capacity for hosting, but I'd love to support more organizers posting more events :-)*