Quarterly Newsletter | September 2025
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Happy autumn! Please enjoy our quarterly newsletter with information about upcoming events, volunteer opportunities and successes.
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Staffing Changes in Volunteer Programs
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The City of Vancouver’s Volunteer Program is entering a time of transition. Volunteer Coordinator, Chelsea White will be leaving to begin a career in social work after nearly four years of dedicated service and study. We are deeply grateful for her commitment and wish her the very best in this next chapter.
During this transition, staffing to support volunteer initiatives will be extremely limited. Support for current active volunteers will continue as possible; however, no new volunteer requests can be fulfilled at this time. Some delays and adjustments in services are expected.
Thank you for your understanding and continued dedication to our community. For information about upcoming projects, please contact cityvolunteer@cityofvancouver.us. We appreciate your patience if there is a delay in response.
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Día de Muertos will return this October with beautiful luminarias, traditional Mexican dancing, live music, guest artists, catrinas and activities for all ages. Community members will be invited to participate in an ofrenda (or altar) to their loved ones who have passed away by sharing photos, notes and other offerings. We still need volunteer support for setup and cleanup. RSVP today to be part of this beautiful event!
October 18, 2025
Esther Short Park
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Burnt Bridge Creek Litter Cleanup Walk
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The Vancouver USA Walking Club has adopted a one-mile stretch of the Burnt Bridge Creek Trail and pick up litter once a month while getting some exercise. Register today to help out in the summer!
Oct. 2 & Nov. 6
9 a.m. - noon
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Join the Adopt-A-Park volunteers every 4th Saturday of the month to enhance the natural area of LeRoy Haagen Memorial Community Park.
Fourth Saturdays
Oct. 25, Nov. 22
10 a.m. - noon
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Join the Adopt-A-Park leader, Tonya for a morning of litter cleanup, invasive plant removal and mulching.
Sept. 28, Oct. 12 & 26, Nov. 9
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
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Ellsworth Springs East Natural Area
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Join the Adopt-A-Park leader, Steve for a morning of invasive plant removal with a focus on saving trees.
Oct. 4
10 a.m. - noon
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Lend a hand to spruce up this neighborhood park by mulching landscape beds and removing invasive plants.
Oct. 11
10 a.m. - noon
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The Adopt-A-Park program is not currently accepting new applications. Please support existing teams by registering to help out at a park that has already been adopted. Visit the Volunteer Calendar for upcoming events.
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Ivy Removal at Behrens Woods
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Naturespaces volunteers are typically out at Behrens Woods every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month to remove invasive and non-native plants, spread mulch and restore this beautiful natural area.
Sept. 27, Oct 11 & 25,
Nov. 22, Dec. 13
9 - 11:30 a.m.
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Help install plants in this brand new Naturespace! Three planting events are scheduled, come on out to be part of this recently improved park. Check out the improvements here.
Saturdays, Oct. 25, Nov. 1, Nov. 15
9 - 11:30 a.m.
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For more information about the Naturespaces program, please visit our webpage.
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Clark County Community Workshops
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This fall, let's break it down! Come learn how to rot like a pro, recycle right and reduce toxics in your home.
The Composter Recycler program's FREE fall community workshops kick off in early October - covering sustainable lifestyle habits such as composting techniques, low-waste cooking, green cleaning and more!
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Many Parks volunteers have used the MyVancouver app in the past to submit service requests for issues like leaking water fountains or graffiti. Starting on Oct. 1, all service requests previously handled through the app will now be available on our website, which offers a more streamlined experience that is optimized for mobile, equipped with content translation, and designed to bring everything you need into one convenient place at www.cityofvancouver.us/report.
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Volunteering with the City of Vancouver
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This newsletter has transitioned to a focus on Parks volunteer opportunities only. To contact other departments about volunteer opportunities, please use the information below:
Recreation: parksrecculture@cityofvancouver.us
Vancouver Fire Department: noah.hilliker@cityofvancouver.us
Vancouver Police Department: danielle.wass@cityofvancouver.us
Special Events: cityvolunteer@cityofvancouver.us
Water Center: vanwrec@cityofvancouver.us
Urban Forestry: urbanforestry@cityofvancouver.us
Litter Removal: litterstewards@cityofvancouver.us
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