OPENS: May 2, 2026

Project Ponderosa is a local plant nursery focused on native plant restoration, education, and community stewardship. Project Ponderosa is part of the Sunriver Nature Center and Observatory.  Each year, volunteers help grow thousands of trees that support habitat restoration and strengthen our landscape for generations to come. Located at Lake Penhollow near the Sunriver Soil and Water district, we are in the thick of spring planting and weeding. Hundreds of trees need to be potted or up-potted so that they can thrive and become tomorrow's forests.

Volunteering at the nursery takes place outdoors in all weather conditions. Please dress accordingly.

Volunteer activities include: Potting and repotting seedlings. Weeding, mulching, and general nursery care. Rebuilding nursery beds, organizing tools.

Why: Support conservation and local education, gain hands on experience, and be part of a collaborative community creating living legacies.

You can learn more at www.snco.org/project -ponderosa

When:  Friday, May 15 from 10am -1PM

Where: Meet at the Church parking lot on Cottonwood (near the North entrance to Sunriver). You will be met there and guided to the Project Ponderosa location nearby.

What to bring/Special instructions:  Gardening, gloves, drinking water. Wear clothing appropriate to working with soil and small trees.

Participants: 20

Hosts:  Carol Bealessio. 562-506-5827

Need to cancel? On the SRWC website, go to the calendar and click on the event.  Click "Already Registered."  Click "Cancel.” On the APP, go to "My tickets."  Click CANCEL below the time/date.

If you are cancelling after registration closes on WI, Wild Apricot won’t let you cancel online so contact the leader directly.

NOTE:  This event may be photographed and your image may be used in promotion of the Sunriver Women's Club.