We would like to give a BIG thank you our dedicated volunteers for spreading the word on invasive species at this year’s Boot Brush Kick-Off!

With over 20 volunteers, we handed out over 300 packable boot brushes, over 400 Worst Weeds of the Gorge booklets, and connected with over 1500 visitors at various trailheads!

For more information about boot brush stations throughout the Columbia Gorge, check out Cyndi Soliz’s presentation from the 2018 Oregon Interagency Noxious Weed Symposium!

On March 23rd and 24th, the Columbia Gorge Cooperative Weed Management Area and its partners will be “kicking off” hiking season by hosting informational booths near at trailheads throughout the Columbia River Gorge.

Join our efforts to help spread the word (and not weeds!) at various trailheads throughout the Gorge! We need volunteers to hand out flyers and packable boot brushes to hikers and recreationalists to help spread the word on giving invasive species the BOOT!

We would like to have up to 2 volunteers at each trailhead at over 20 trailheads, so feel free to forward the message to anyone who might be interested!

All skill levels welcome!

Sign up on the registration page to get involved!

Volunteer Information

Pick-up Locations

Volunteers will be able to pick up boot brushes and Worst Weeds of the Gorge booklets at one of the following locations:

**For convenience, find the location nearest to you and coordinate with the contact prior to the event to pick up materials (preferably a week or more in advance)

PORTLAND, OR

Friends of the Columbia Gorge
- 333 SW 5th Avenue, Suite 300, Portland, OR 97204
- Contact:
  - Mika Barrett (Stewardship Volunteer Coordinator)
  - (971) 634-0594
  - mika@gorgefriends.org
  - Schedule: Monday-Friday (9am-4pm)

OREGON CITY, OR

Clackamas Soil & Water Conservation District
201 Molalla Avenue, Suite 102, Oregon City, OR 97045
Contact:
- Courtney Gattuso (CWMA Coordinator)
- (503) 210-6015
- columbiagorgecwma@gmail.com
- Schedule: Monday-Friday (8am-5:30pm)

HOOD RIVER, OR

Friends of the Columbia Gorge
- 205 Oak Street, Suite 17, Hood River, OR 97031
- Contact:
  - Sara Woods (Stewardship Coordinator)
  - (971) 634-2038
  - sara@gorgefriends.org
  - Pick-up arrangements to be made before March 18th, if possible.

STEVENSON, WA

Skamania County – Noxious Weed Control Program
- 704 Rock Creek Drive, Stevenson, WA 98648
- Contact:
  - Emily Stevenson (Program Coordinator)
  - (509) 427-3941
  - estevenson@co.skamania.wa.us
  - Schedule: Monday-Thursday (Closed on Fridays)