🌎 Join Molalla River Watch on Earth Day! 🌎

This family-friendly, community-powered cleanup is in it's 31st year (wow!) of keeping the Molalla River clean, healthy, and beautiful for all! The Molalla River, designated an Oregon State Scenic Waterway and National Wild and Scenic River, is a hidden gem with incredible geology, crucial habitat for threatened and endangered species, and provides drinking water for the cities of Molalla and Canby.

By removing garbage, improving trails, and performing other enhancement projects alongside other members of our community, you lend a hand to an incredible legacy of restoring and protecting the largest undammed tributary of the Willamette River. Bring friends, family, neighbors, coworkers, acquantances, and arch nemeses! Everyone Welcome!

When: Saturday, April 20th, 2024 💧 9:00 am - 1:00(ish) pm

Where: 16185 S Feyrer Park Rd, Molalla, OR 97038 - FREE DAY PARKING PASSES: available at the volunteer check in table. We'll start the day in shelter #2; look for the SOLVE signs.

What to bring: Work gloves (if you have them), water, a snack, sturdy shoes and appropriate clothes for the weather

What we'll provide: Bags, work gloves, disposable gloves, trash grabbers, hand sanitizer, disposable wipes, tools and anything else needed for tasks. And lunch!

What to expect: Pre-registration through SOLVE is highly encouraged, but registration at the event will also be possible. We will meet at Feyrer Park for check in, instructions and a safety talk. Volunteers will then disperse to the beautiful Molalla River Recreation Corridor accessed along South Molalla Forest Road and other public river access sites near Molalla. There will also be the opportunitity to perform some trail enhancement work on the Molalla River Corridor shared-use non-motorized trail system. This event will be assisted by a Bureau of Land Management staffmember to identify priority areas and tasks.

Lunch provided! Following the cleanup, we'll host our Volunteer Appreciation BBQ back at Feyrer Park! We will do our best to anticipate different dietary requirements, but contact us if there are specific accommodations we can meet.

Good to know:

• FREE DAY PARKING PASSES FOR VOLUNTEERS: Continue past the Feyrer Park payment kiosks and check in at the volunteer registration table to recieve your day parking pass.
• Telephone and mobile phone: There is no cell service in the Molalla River Recreation Area. There is an emergency telephone across the road from the park entrance, west of the Glen Avon bridge.
• Physical ability and accessibility: Sites are accessed via paved road. Trash cleanup will require walking on gravel or dirt surfaces, bending, and hand dexterity when using a trash grabber. Trail work will require hiking on dirt or gravel trails and hand tool operation. Other tasks, including campsite improvements, will require similar levels of physical ability. Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns!

We hope to see you there!

Advanced Registration: Is highly suggested but not required. Please sign up (green button below) ahead of time to guarantee your spot.

Meeting Location: Volunteers will be meeting at Feyrer Park (16185 S Feyrer Park Rd, Molalla, OR 97038) in large picnic shelter #2. Look for SOLVE signs and the volunteer check-in table.

Address: 16185 S Feyrer Park Rd Molalla, OR 97038 | Map Link

What to Bring: Please wear closed-toed shoes and weather-appropriate clothing, and bring a backpack for hands-free convenience. Feel free to bring your personal tools if available and a reusable water bottle to support our sustainability efforts.

What's Provided: Bags, work gloves, disposable gloves, trash grabbers, hand sanitizer, disposable wipes, tools and anything else needed for tasks. And lunch!

Restrooms: Flush toilets at Feyrer park. Vault toilets at Hardy Creek TH and Ivor Davies Wayside (Party Rock) in rec area.

Parking: Free parking passes available at check-in for Feyrer Park. Recreation Corridor will have large gravel pullouts.

Transit: Not available nearby

Accessibility: This area may not be easily accessible for folks with mobility concerns.

Translation Services: There will not be a Spanish speaker present at this event.

Participant Age Guidelines: All Ages Welcome

Groups: If you'd like to register a group, please create a team first. For detailed instructions, review our Teams Guide.