Metro and Friends of Glendoveer are seeking volunteers to help prepare the Glendoveer Fitness Trail for wet weather. Metro is working closely with local groups after community feedback clearly showed East Portland's appreciation for the Glendoveer Golf Course and Fitness Trail, and a desire for more maintenance at the facility.

One of the most treasured and heavily used facilities in outer Northeast Portland, Metro estimates that the fitness trail receives more than 5,000 users a week. Running along the perimeter of the property, the 2-mile trail offers an abundance of evergreen trees and wildlife where one could easily forget the traffic only feet away. But wet weather in fall and winter can make it difficult to use portions of the trail. From 9 a.m. to noon on Sunday, Oct. 16, volunteers will spread chips on the trail and remove invasive plants.

Metro has been studying what, if any, changes to make at Glendoveer in preparation for a new operations contract, set to go into effect in 2013. Last spring, Metro started a review of maintenance issues and potential revenue opportunities at the site. Public feedback encouraged Metro to improve current conditions at the property, including the fitness trail.

Metro often relies on volunteers to help with maintenance at its parks, and Glendoveer is no exception. Participants will meet at the water tower by Northeast 148th Avenue and Glisan Street. Park at the east end of the Ringside Steakhouse parking lot, at 14021 NE Glisan St. in Portland. Gloves and tools will be provided.

For more information or to RSVP, contact Bonnie Shoffner at 503-797-1653 or bonnie.shoffner@oregonmetro.gov. For more information about the Glendoveer operations contract contact Lydia Neill at 503-797-1830 or lydia.neill@oregonmetro.gov.