Wowee what a delicious depaving! We had a blast with a great bunch from the neighborhood on this quick pavement-2-plants project outside the historic Roses Ice Cream and new Cully Farm Store. Thanks to all the hard working volunteers who came out to...

Wow oh wow it's been a long time since we tackled this much pavement, but once again the power of teamwork prevailed! Over 100 incredible volunteers came out to bust up a serious amount of seriously thick asphalt on a perfect June afternoon. Depaving here makes...

We broke the seal on the 2016 season with the parents at Childswork preschool to make way for a killer natureplay wildlife garden. Date: Depaved June 11th, 2016 Location: Childswork Learning Center — 4235 SE Salmon Size: 3,800 square feet...

We're collaborating with American's Building Community, Vancouver Urban Forestry, AKS Engineering & Forestry, and Everyday Deals Grocery Outlet to transform this vast parking lot in central Vancouver, Washington into a green community asset. Phase one of the...

October brought ideal weather to rip it up in the last depaving of the year. A stellar crew got right to work removing pavement for a rain garden in the center of the church's parking lot and tearing out a massive hunk of English ivy to make way for trees...

An energetic crew came out on a beautiful fall morning to remove pavement to make way for green space in the playground at Peninsula School. The energy didn’t wane throughout the morning even though the pavement was a thick, two-layered beast. With smiles and laughter...

Parents, high school students, and neighbors came out in full force to remove 700 square feet of hefty, double-thick pavement at the Eastham Community Center, Depave’s first project in Oregon City! Working diligently as the day warmed up, the crew cleared the way...

A forecast for rain didn’t deter these hardworking depavers from showing up and tearing up pavement in the playground at Sabin School. While we managed to dodge the rain, this fast-working crew got the job done in under an hour, despite substantial winds, with smiles...

A dedicated team of depavers assembled in front of the Beyer Court Apartments on one of the hottest days of the year. Armed with tools and smiles, the crew worked together to pull up pavement to make way for a rain garden. The area will be transformed with native...

We welcomed the long overdue rain in traditional depave style, by busting our way through a beautiful summer shower, while DJ "JungleGym" Josh kept the vibe lively. Depaving at the school makes way for nature play improvements including a dugout canoe by Atkinson...

What a transformation! A kick-asphalt team of depavers and parents came out to free the trees at the Metropolitan Learning Center on a Portland-perfect July morning. With a little bit of help from some heavy machinery, together we expanded soft...

One heck of a depaving! Many thanks to all of our tough depavers for braving the record-breaking warm weather in order to start the transformation at Lent School. Depaving here makes way for a beautiful terraced outdoor classroom. Please email us if you want to...

Heave-ho! Thanks to nearly 70 hard-working depavers, we ripped up 5,000 square feet of pavement at the new location of the Muslim Community Center of Portland. Depaving here makes way for the new building and surrounding stormwater courtyard that will use a...

Wahoo! What a perfect start to the depaving season! Our AWEsome new batch of Crew Leaders joined forces with returning alumni and the Golden Harvesters Crew to learn the ropes and beautify the grounds of this super organization that's been providing...

Ah, the enchanting smell of fall — crisp rain, fallen leaves, and.. busted pavement! Our hard-working crew of depavers took in one last pry to make way for a new rain garden at Faith Community Church. The new garden space will capture and clean stormwater runoff...

To the sounds of DJ Josh's sweet grooves, the King Neighborhood came out in force for the second phase of depaving at King School. Following up on the 2013 parking lot rain garden, we ripped it up in record time to give the school entrances a green facelift, with...

In take no prisoners fashion, an awesome crew of over 50 volunteers from the neighborhood and the community came out to start the transformation from grey to green at Creston School. Depaving here makes way for a reading garden with native flowers and plants, rocks to...

We had so much fun! Over 150 community members came out to celebrate the recreation of a derelict used car lot by busting up a whole lot of pavement on a beautiful July afternoon. This project, spearheaded by Hacienda Community...

Holy cow, what a depave! 1,800 square feet of pavement ripped up in just under an hour by volunteers from three awesome community groups — Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of Portland, Hands on Greater Portland, and the Groundwork Portland Green Team!...

We beat the heat and tackled a whole lotta pavement with over 70 sun-hearty volunteers from the neighborhood. Depaving at Wild Lilac makes way for a huge community garden space for use by the school and the surrounding neighborhood. A great big thanks to everyone...

We kicked off the 2014 depaving season at Opal School to make way for a totally awesome nature playground designed by Learning Landscapes. The new play space features quiet, movement, fantasy, workshop, garden, sand, building, and sports areas — all co-designed with...

In another Depave first, we rocked out this inaugural Seattle depaving with the awesome crew at the Highland Park Improvement Club in partnership with Sustainable Seattle and Stewardship Partners. Depaving here makes way for a beautiful green courtyard with...

We're excited to work with River Network, Stewardship Partners, and the Pierce Conservation District to bring depaving to the Puget Sound region with a project funded by The Russell Family Foundation. Regreeen paved areas with native...

What a doozy! Volunteers from the King Neighborhood, organized by Green King, pulled out all the stops on the last depaving of the season, tackling some of the thickest pavement we've come up against. Depaving will make way for a central rain garden to...

Despite the weather, over 50 brave rain-warriors pitched in to pry it up at the Saint Mary Ethiopian Church on a balmy September Saturday. Depaving here makes way for a central rain garden to prevent flooding of the church and lots of nice native landscaping elsewhere...