SRN encourages those who live, work and visit our area to get involved in hands-on volunteer opportunities to better the community. SRN supports other charitable organizations in several ways: by publicizing their activities and events on the SRN website, in its Skyline Ridge Runner and on its weekly Newsline emails; by encouraging volunteerism; and by co-sponsoring events. These organizations have come to rely on SRN for free publicity and for a source of volunteers. The SRN Board and its committees help to plan, coordinate, publicize and execute these hands-on activities. Events are held at different venues in the area, such as public parks (e.g. ivy pulling) and along public roads (i.e. litter clean-up).

Through these activities, both past and present, SRN supports nonprofit and governmental organizations such as The Oregon Food Bank, Friends of Forest Park, Three Rivers land Conservancy, Rock Creek Watershed Partners, Linnton Community Center, Prescott Bluebird Recovery Program, West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District, Skyline School Foundation, and public recycling programs. Examples of past events include:

• Skyline Roadside Clean-Up – SRN has participated in several roadside clean-up events with SOLV, a statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the livability of Oregon. Several times, SRN has coordinated a day-long clean-up of 19 miles of county roads as part of the annual SOLV-IT Earth Day Celebration. During last year's clean-up event, volunteers collected 56 tires, 1000 pounds of scrap metal, and enough debris to fill a huge dumpster. They also found and retrieved 300 stolen video tapes from a local public library.
  
  
• Controlling English Ivy - English Ivy is an aggressive, invasive plant that has become a serious problem in the area. Many landowners are not aware of the need to eliminate it from their properties, while others do not know the most effective ways to remove it. SRN coordinated a field trip to a work party sponsored by the No Ivy League (a partnership between Portland Parks and Recreation Dept. and Friends of Forest Park). Attendees worked a half day clearing ivy from Forest Park, a 5,000 acre public park adjacent to the SRN area. Attendees learned about English Ivy from experts, became skilled in its removal, and became more knowledgeable of ivy control on their own properties. (November 2001)