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Marshall Park Bridge - Official Opening and Work Party

Saturday 20-Feb-2010 was a glorius spring-like day. Perfect weather for over two dozen neighbors and volunteers who met in Marshall Park to celebrate the new footbridge. We gathered at the bridge to hear from several speakers.

SWNI Parks Committee Meeting

Date of event: 
Thursday, March 4, 2010 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm

April Hill Park Ivy Pull Work Party

Date of event: 
Saturday, February 20, 2010 - 9:00am

Friends of Spring Garden Park

Date of event: 
Repeats every month on the Wednesday until Wed Jun 02 2010 .
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 - 7:00pm
Wednesday, March 3, 2010 - 7:00pm
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 - 7:00pm
Wednesday, May 5, 2010 - 7:00pm

Dickinson Park Celebration

Date of event: 
Saturday, June 6, 2009 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Join us for a brief dedication ceremony and official opening of our new playground, followed by refreshments and activities for the kids.
Music by Gypsy Jazz West

Southwest Neighborhoods, Inc. Parks Committee Meeting

Date of event: 
Repeats every month on the Thursday until Thu Mar 04 2010 .
Thursday, April 2, 2009 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Thursday, May 7, 2009 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Thursday, June 4, 2009 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Thursday, July 2, 2009 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Thursday, August 6, 2009 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Thursday, September 3, 2009 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Thursday, October 1, 2009 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Thursday, November 5, 2009 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Thursday, December 3, 2009 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Thursday, January 7, 2010 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Thursday, February 4, 2010 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Parks Committee Meeting

City releases draft of citywide tree policy

Trees are good. They provide shade and oxygen and wildlife habitat. They remove carbon dioxide from the air. They buffer us from wind and noise. They improve our watersheds by capturing water on leaves and drawing water into roots. And they are beautiful. Trees are in trouble in Portland.

SWNI Parks Committee

Location

Multnomah Center
7688 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland
United States
See map: Google Maps

Description:
Parks Committee Meeting

SWNI Parks Committee

Location

Multnomah Center
7688 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR, 97219
United States
45° 27' 31.212" N, 122° 42' 21.996" W
See map: Google Maps

Description:
Parks Committee Meeting

Marshall Park Bridge Meeting 14-Feb-2008

MARSHALL PARK BRIDGE MEETING  -  14-Feb-2008.  

Portland Parks Dept came to the Marshall Park neighborhood meeting to discuss the condemned footbridge in Marshall Park.  This bridge is part of the most popular trail in the park.  It crosses the stream leading up to the cascading falls which is the most beautiful area of the entire park, and one of the prettiest natural spots in the city.     

Dickinson Park Playground Meeting

Location

West Portland United Methodist Church
4729 SW Taylors Ferry Road
Portland
United States
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Description:
Presentation and discussion 10 - 11 am
Open house 11 am - noon

Friends of Ross Island Presentation at South Waterfront

Location

Discovery Center
0680 SW Bancroft
Portland, OR, 97239
United States
45° 29' 16.9116" N, 122° 41' 37.6656" W
See map: Google Maps

Description:
New parks and open space are few and far between for Portland, and South Waterfront has perhaps the most exciting public land acquisition since Forest Park right in its backyard (or front yard, depending on here your door is). The Friends of Ross Island, Portland Audubon Society, Willamette Riverkeeper, the Urban Greenspaces Institute, and Greenworks will present 2 years of planning for the restoration and stewardship of Ross Island at an Open House at the Discovery Center. Taste Salmon Safe certified wines from Argyle Winery, Ponzi Vineyards, and Lange Winery; enjoy food from local organic caterer Phresh. Come and add your voice and ideas to the mix.
Cost:
Free

SWNI Parks Committee

Location

Multnomah Center
7688 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR, 97219
United States
45° 27' 31.212" N, 122° 42' 21.996" W
See map: Google Maps

Description:
Monthly Meeting of the Parks Committee

PCC Sylvania Habitat Team work party in Sylvania Natural Area Park!

Location

Sylvania Natural Area Park
11260 SW Capitol Hwy.
Portland, OR, 97219
United States
45° 27' 31.212" N, 122° 42' 21.996" W
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Description:
Hello Habitat Team supporters, great volunteers, and all others interested in our work!
Date: Saturday, October 13, 2007
Time: From 9 am until noon
Where: Meet at Parking Lot 10 or the park! Check out http://www.pcc.edu/about/locations/sylvania/ for a map. Habitat Team leaders will meet you and bring you to our work areas if you meet at the Parking Lot. 

Metro: Natural Areas Program neighborhood capital grants

Metro is now accepting grant applications for capital projects that re-green and re-nature neighborhoods

Photograph of a neighborhood work party

The 2006 natural areas bond measure includes a $15 million capital grants program to fund neighborhood projects to inspire innovative ways to enhance ecological functions and increase the presence of nature where people live and work. The capital grants program will fund projects that either acquires land (or easements) for public ownership or funds capital improvements on publicly owned land.

Holly Farm Opening Celebration

Location

Holly Farm Park
10819 SW Capitol Highway
Portland, OR, 97219
United States
45° 27' 31.212" N, 122° 42' 21.996" W
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Description:

Hamilton Park Foot Patrol Training

Location

Hamilton Park by playground.
SW 47th Dr & SW 44th Ave
Portland, OR, 97221
United States
45° 29' 51.324" N, 122° 43' 46.02" W
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Description:
Please come out for foot patrol basic training and then join with other members of the award winning Hamilton Park Foot Patrol for an evening walk and enjoy good company as they discourage the use of our park as a party site. Your contribution of as little as

2007 Events & Photos

Unless otherwise noted photos by Victor von Salza


Saturday February 17th, 2007 • Planting Event
Eight volunteers: Alex & Dave Baasch, Ginger Danzer, Bob Everhart, Jeanette Kloos, Greg, Steve, and Victor put in over 100 plants and removed some invasives too...

Steve digging out some invasives before they get too established. Photo by Victor von Salza

SWNI Parks Committee

Location

Multnomah Center
7688 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR, 97219
United States
45° 27' 31.212" N, 122° 42' 21.996" W
See map: Google Maps

Description:
Terri Davis was our guest in May. She had good news. The track at Duniway Park will be resurfaced this summer, and there is $80,000 in the city budget for improvements at Dickinson Park.

No Ivy Day events in SW Portland

Location

multiple locations in SW Portland
United States
See map: Google Maps

Description:
Tree ivy removal events are being held at the following SW Portland locations:
  • Keller Woodlands, off Terwilliger/meet at ChartHouse restaurant
  • Marshall Park, off SW Taylors Ferry
  • Open Space Park, near Scholls Ferry/Hamilton/58th Ave
  • PCC Sylvania campus
  • **No Ivy Day at Stephens Creek will take place the afternoons of Saturday & Sunday, May 5 & 6.

For more information and directions to sites, see www.noivyleague.com.

Cost:
Free
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