In order to see the Robert Gray REACH exhibit on the 18th, the Schools Committee will go to Gray at 6:30 instead of meeting at the regular location

The Schools Committee area now has a page devoted to updates on the High School Redesign process.  Click on the Committee link above, then Schools Committee, to see more.

Participate to help identify community needs --
AND enter to win a prize from local businesses!

Take the survey now! Survey will close on March 3rd.

The Watershed Resource Center wants to know what’s important to you when it comes to your backyard or the area around your home. What happens to the stormwater on your property? What concerns do you have relating to watershed health?

It doesn’t matter if you live in a house, apartment or condo. Whether your surroundings include native plants, invasives, food plants, ornamentals, or no plants at all – we’d like to know more about what motivates your choices around the place where you live, and which resources could help you.

Over in the sandbox, I've set up a new method for adding images to posts. It's not working with all the features it should have right now, but the basic functions do work. For right now, it will only place an image below the post. Just go to sb6.swni.org, it should be there on the home page at present. Check it out!

It has been a while since I have navigated around the SWNI site, and wow, what a difference!

Results of an informal survey on transportation improvements to Garden Home Road between SW Capital Highway to the east, and the intersection with Multnomah Boulevard to the west.

The Schools Committee news is recently updated with two new articles:
Children's attitudes on race, and
a Repeal effort on state income tax increases.
For more, go to School Committee News

This page is for individuals to post comments about the proposed Lewis & Clark development of a block of apartments for 150-200 students on Maplecrest in Southwest Portland. In order to post a comment, you must first log in as a registered user. You can register at this link... swni.org/user/register

This page is for individuals to post comments about the proposed Lewis & Clark development of a block of apartments for 150-200 students on Maplecrest. Please be courteous and respectful. You may certainly debate the topic, pro and con, but do not insult or attack any individual or your login will be revoked.

Check out the schools pages for recent changes:
* News articles updated
* Action Plan 2009-10 (on main page)
* New links to organizations

Join the Friends of Vermont Creek as we get to know our watershed! Learn more about the roles of stormwater runoff, groundwater, and native vs. invasive plants in watershed function. Tour is expected to take 2.5 hours one way (about 2-2.5 miles, some trail hiking). There will be limited shuttle space available to take people back to Multnomah Village at the end of the tour, if needed.

SWNI's Watershed Resource Center has recruitment underway for a Watershed Education & Outreach Intern through the AmeriCorps LINKS program. Application details at the end of the post.

The Schools Tour of SW Charter School has been changed to Monday, May 18 at 9:00 AM.
For more details, click on the calendar for May 18, then on More Detail.

The SWNI Schools Page now has a page of links to websites with information relating schools.
To check it out, go to swni.org/schools and click on the Useful Links line at the left side of the page.
To suggest a useful link, please email schools@swni.org

Last school tours - coming up week of May 11 and 18th