Springwater Trail Cleanup w/ Dinner & A Movie

Join SOLVE for a cleanup in an Urgent Need area. SOLVE defines an Urgent Need cleanup as an area with a high concentration of litter that poses a threat to public safety and environmental quality due to the presence of hazardous materials. Safety guidelines will be covered before the event begins.

During this cleanup, you will work with SOLVE staff in small groups to clean up trash along the Springwater Corridor trail. This event will be a collaboration with the Portland outreach organization, Dinner & A Movie, whose focus is building holistic relationships with Portland's homeless.

• Close proximity to active unhoused communities.
• Close proximity to abandoned unhoused encampments.
• The presence of used hypodermis needles among the garbage.
• Other hazardous materials such as bio-waste.

• Workboots recommended or sturdy shoes (no lightweight sneakers or open-toed footwear).
• Gear appropriate for the weather conditions (hat, sunscreen, insect repellant, rain gear, etc.)
• Water bottle/snacks

What's Provided: SOLVE will provide trash bags, trash pickers, work gloves, high-vis vests & disposal.

COVID Safety: Following federal mandate changes, masks are not required but still encouraged to keep our immunocompromised communities safe.

Restrooms: Restrooms will be available at a local convenience store down the road from our check-in location. 

Parking: Free street parking is available.

Transit: Bus line 19 is near the meeting location.

Accessibility: This event could be harder to access than others as we will spill out off to the sides of the paved trail in more uneven terrain.