Annual Volunteer Spring, Fall Beach and River Cleanups

Spring, Fall
Location: Several Beaches along the coast
Why Volunteer? Join other volunteers, remove trash and help beautify, preserve Oregon's beaches, rivers. Organized volunteer efforts scheduled twice yearly, make it easy to join in.
Benefits: Help preserve, beautify public lands available to all; meet others.
More Information: Solve Oregon

FisherPoets Gathering Volunteer - Astoria (not curator reviewed)

Last weekend in February
Location: Various
Why Volunteer? Since 1998, East, West coast commercial fishing community poets, songwriters, storytellers gather, entertain fisherpoetry fans in pubs, restaurants, galleries. Includes fisherpoet films: Columbian Theater, various venue open-mics; fisherpoet visual arts/galleries. Volunteers needed, welcomed.
Benefits: Be part of very unique event.
More Information: FisherPoets

Additional Resources

Astoria Music Festival - Astoria
Variety of volunteer positions during annual classical music festival, several venues, (mid-June through 4th of July weekend)

National Environmental Education Foundation - Nationwide
Searchable listing by city, state, date, and type of assistance submitted by multiple agencies for volunteer events related to the environment. Examples: tree plantings, invasive species removal, site restoration.