Events

In preparation for this fall, We Love Clean Rivers has teamed up with the Clackamas County Tourism & Affairs Office to offer volunteers weekend volun-tourism trips that combine the best of the best: “sightseeing, adventure and philanthropy.”
We Love Clean Rivers will be offering two weekends–this September and October–which follow… Read the rest

When an 11-year-old girl saved a baby woodpecker from becoming a cat’s prey on the lawn of her father’s house, she had no idea what the consequences of her actions would be. The girl, Skylar Capo (who aspires to be a vet when she grows up), placed the bird in… Read the rest

Want to help bicycle and pedestrian advocacy? Want to win a free bike and a trip to Tuscany? If you answered yes to either of those questions, you’d better get digging for the best shot you’ve ever taken of bicycling or walking because The People Powered Movement Photo Contest is… Read the rest

If you haven’t seen the pictures yet, you’re in a for an eyebrow-raising moment when you see the massive amount of green algae that’s covering China’s eastern coastline. But it’s not just the chlorophyta that’s bizarre; perhaps what makes the situation stranger is the appearance of people swimming amid the… Read the rest

It’s simple; Warm Current‘s mission is “to teach, inspire and support underserved communities and youth through surfing.” Equally as simple is how you can get involved and help. The Faces of Warm Current campaign is entering its final 10-day stretch to raise money for new supplies and a surf camp… Read the rest

In a new study in which polar bears were collared and their journies traced, one female was discovered to have swam 426 miles in a period of nine days without stopping. According to the National Geographic report, this polar bear traveled across the Beaufort Sea, which is experiencing ice cover… Read the rest

If you’ve yet to see the 2011 Academy Award nominated documentary film, Waste Land, you can, at the very least, check out the trailer here. It follows artist Vik Muniz to the world’s largest landfill, Jardim Gramacho, just outside of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The film teeters between artist’s experiment… Read the rest

If you’re a Portlander, you’re bound to have enjoyed Sellwood Riverfront park before–so come help clean it up this Saturday, July 9th with the Surfrider Foundation and Barefoot Wine and Bubbly.
The clean-up portion of the day lasts from 10 to 12 in the morning, where helpers will get wine,… Read the rest

Green Living Project is launching a brand-new, unique filmmaking competition, the Student Film Project (SFP), which will take place three times annually and ask students to submit a short video (five minutes or less) that tells “a unique, creative, and compelling story about a local or global sustainability-related project.”
“The… Read the rest

If you’re a Wend subscriber (digital or print), you’re probably already familiar with the non-profit organization Warm Current, which was featured in Issue 5, Volume 3′s Platform section (you can read it here… Read the rest). If you need a refresher, here’s a brief rundown of the organization, as articulated by one