Good Neighbors

Upcoming Opportunities

March 7 2026

🌿 Environment 👥 Group-friendly Free Featured

Neighborhood tree planting day in East Portland

Plant street trees with Friends of Trees in a historically under-canopied neighborhood in East Portland. Family-friendly, no experience needed.

📍 Meet at Glenfair Park, 750 SE 104th Ave, Portland, OR 97216, Portland 🕖 8:30 AM PST

Friends of Trees has been doing this for 35 years and their planting days are genuinely well-run — you plant a real tree in front of a real house, and the homeowner is usually there to say thank you.

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March 7 2026

🌿 Environment 👥 Group-friendly Free Featured

Spring trail cleanup at Discovery Park

Join Seattle Parks Foundation for a morning of trail clearing and habitat restoration at Discovery Park — no experience needed, tools provided.

📍 Discovery Park, 3801 Discovery Park Blvd, Seattle, WA 98199, Seattle 🕖 9:00 AM PST

A three-hour trail session where you can see real before-and-after results — the organizers bring gloves, tools, and coffee. Parking is easy on weekends and the park itself is worth the trip.

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March 15 2026

📚 Education recurring Free Featured

Teach English to refugees in their homes with CRESL

Visit a refugee family's home for two hours a week to teach conversational English. Free Saturday training, no second language needed.

📍 Refugee homes across Denver metro (training at Emily Griffith Technical College), Denver 🕖 8:00 AM MST

You go to their home, two hours a week, and help them learn English. No second language required — just patience and consistency. The program's been running for 40+ years.

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