Clackamas, Ore. – The Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative (OBRC), which operates the BottleDrop network, announced that it has donated $25,000 through its BottleDrop Fund to Heart of Cartm (Community Action Recycling Team of Manzanita). This donation…
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From Muck to Masterpiece – Register Now For A Nehalem Estuary Journey, Variety of Workshops, Education, Art, Estuary Cleanup & More!
Wheeler, OR – In a collaborative effort to raise awareness and take tangible steps toward conservation of the Nehalem River Estuary, four regional organizations call on you to participate in a Nehalem…
STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, mathematics) Coach Volunteer Training Feb. 13th
Support experiential STEAM education opportunities for Tillamook County K-12 students by becoming a volunteer STEAM Coach! This Volunteer STEAM Coach Training is for new and returning volunteers who want to support environmental…
Crafting Change through Art: Join the Marine Debris Transformation Retreat Nov. 3-5
Heart of Cartm, in partnership with Oregon Arts Commission is excited to announce the upcoming “Marine Debris Transformation Retreat.” This immersive and inspiring retreat is set to take place from November 3-5,…
Local Heroes Prevent Over 136 Pounds of Litter From Contaminating the Nehalem River during Riverside Cleanup Sept. 16th
Have you noticed a cleaner downtown Nehalem this past week? THANK YOU to the volunteer heroes who picked up litter on Saturday, Sept 16th, just before our first Fall rainstorm. YOU prevented…
SOLVE BEACH & RIVERSIDE CLEANUPS: Oregonians across the state prevent trash from reaching beaches, ocean
Portland, Ore., September 18, 2023 – From September 9 through September 17, families, neighbors, community organizations, and individual nature enthusiasts across Oregon joined the 2023 SOLVE Beach & Riverside Cleanup in partnership with Subaru of Portland. More than 1,500 volunteers came together to…
Renew your sense of purpose at the Tillamook Coast: New “Volun-tourism” Volunteer Adventures Program Launches with Group of Girl Scouts
Tillamook Coast Visitors Association kicked off our new Volunteer Adventures program this past weekend by hosting Portland area Girl Scout Troop 45210. The girls participated in a weekend of stewardship and educational…
Heart of Cartm Hosts Prominent Leaders for Upcoming Retreat – Transforming Marine Debris, July 14-16
Heart of Cartm is a small nonprofit organization with a big vision, a prime location, and connections to some very talented people. With support from the Oregon Arts Commission and many volunteers,…
Trash Bash Art Festival 2023 – Bigger, Better, More Events! Starts May 5th – May 20th
Heart of Cartm organization recognizes that caring for the land and creating art together isn’t just for one weekend. A tiny seed planted in 1999 is now a 24-year-old event reaching well…
Beach Debris Becomes Art: Denise Harrington and Heart of CARTM Survey a Beach, Create Art
By Don Backman “We need to lay out four transects in 100 meters of beach,” Denise Harrington told the group gathered around the edge of the bank at the edge of Manhattan…