When: Sat Jun 4, 2011 11AM-4PM Where: Throughout Portland Metro Area (Details emailed prior to event)
Registration for this event is open through Thursday, June 2, 2011. Register here!
See the Best of the Best!
Grab a friend and enjoy this behind-the-scenes access to naturescaped gardens that are bursting with creativity on this self-guided tour! The Naturescaping for Backyard Habitats Tour is your chance to chat with garden hosts and dig up fresh ideas for how to create exceptional backyard habitats in your own yard. Explore inventive use of small garden spaces, check out unique rain gardens, discover resourceful ways to incorporate edibles into your landscape, and much much more!
Promoting healthier food options and physical activity
Second Community Forum Tuesday June 28th 5:30PM
When: Tue, Jun 28, 2011 5:30PM-7:30PM Where: Rockwood Public Library
17917 SE Stark St
Gresham, OR Get map!
Share Your Experience
Join us as the City hosts "Healthy Eating Active Living" its second community forum for you to share your thoughts on how the built environment helps and/or hinders the ability to have access to healthy foods and active living opportunities.
The purpose of the forum is to provide a venue to hear the community's thoughts on what helps and hinders their access to healthy food options and physical activity. We'll also be sharing best practices from other jurisdictions on how to address obesity through the built environment (land uses, parks, transportation). The forum will also include information on the Gresham Transportation System Plan update and the Metro-led project East Metro Connections.
This community forum will be held in English and Spanish. Translators will be available to assist.
What is Healthy Eating Active Living?
Healthy Eating, Active Living(HEAL) promotes equitable access and opportunities to healthy, affordable food and to active living. It examines how health may be affected by the built environment by promoting healthier food options and physical activity through daily routines.
When: Sat May 7, 2011 9AM-1PM Where: Hall Elementary School Cafeteria
2505 NE 23rd St
Gresham, OR Get Map!
Naturescaping Basics Workshop
This workshop introduces the concept of naturescaping: chemical free landscaping with native plants, and also covers:
time and maintenance savings
reduction/elimination of water and chemical use
increasing and improving wildlife habitat
watershed stewardship
basic site or project planning and many other great gardening tips
Workshop participants get to view before and after naturescaping examples, take a field trip to a nearby project, get advice on landscape design and native gardening, network with neighbors, and learn about native plants.
When: Thur May 19, 2011 3:30PM-4:30PM Where: SnowCap Community Charities
17805 SE Stark St
Gresham, OR Get Map!
Green Thumb Not Required
Join certified organic gardener Joy Davies and master gardener Diane Liefeld as they demonstrate how anyone can garden, even without a plot of land. They will show you how a five-gallon bucket with good soil can yield a vibrant crop of vegetables, including tomatoes or peppers. Register below.
When: Sunday, May 22, 2011 1PM-4PM
Troutdale City Conference Bldg
223 S Buxton Rd
Troutdale, OR Get Map!
Planning new landscape? Add a rain graden landscaping that absorbs water from your roof or driveway
Free Workshop
Improve water quality and wildlife habitat at home by building your own rain garden
Rain gardens are a great way to add beautiful landscaping to your yard and protect overloaded urban streams at the same time. You will learn how to site, plan, and build your own rain garden.
You will learn how to assess your site to determine the best location and size, calculate impervious surfaces, determine soil suitability, choose appropriate plants, and how to maintain your new rain garden. You will also receive a comprehensive manual that shows all the steps to constructing a rain garden. Register below.
We’ll explore the natural and human history of this unique neighborhood nature park and learn about efforts afoot to expand the park, improve access and environmental interpretation, and enhance its wildlife habitat. We’ll also begin the documenting of bird species inhabiting the park and discuss the value of urban natural areas to avian biodiversity.
When: Tue, Apr 5, 2011 7PM-9:30PM Where: Gresham City Hall
Oregon Trail Room
1333 Eastman Pkwy Get map!
Free Workshop
A free Songbird Identification class April 5 at City Hall will teach participants how to identify the most common songbirds found during peak birding months. James Davis, birding expert from Metro, will lead the class. Slides, sounds and specimens will be used to prepare birders for the bird-filled spring and summer months
Songbirds found in Oregon are not only beautiful to look at and listen to, but they can also tell us about the health of our environment. They are often travelers, coming from sometimes thousands of miles away to take advantage of our rich local environment.
Promoting healthier food options and physical activity
Open House Wednesday April 6th 5:30PM
When: Wednesday, Apr 06, 2011 5:30PM-7:30PM Where: Gresham City Hall
Conference Room 2A & 2B
1333 NW Eastman Pky
Gresham, OR Get map!
Share Your Experience
Join us as the City hosts a Healthy Eating Active Living Open House for you to share your thoughts on how the built environment helps and/or hinders the ability to have access to healthy foods and active living opportunities
What is Healthy Eating Active Living?
Healthy Eating, Active Living (HEAL) promotes equitable access and opportunities to healthy, affordable food and to active living. It examines how health may be affected by the built environment by promoting healthier food options and physical activity through daily routines.
When: Sunday, Apr 10, 2011 2:00PM Where: Covenant Presbyterian Church
18630 SE Division St
Gresham OR Get map!
Learn About These Gentle Giants
Eager to see beneficial birds, butterflies and gentle native bees? Discover how beautiful native plants can bring these allies to your yard, helping fight pests and improving garden productivity. Learn which natives might be right for your yard and how to plant and care for them without harmful garden chemicals. Plus, find out where to get native plants in your area.
Property owners, stakeholders and interested parties are invited to attend our second community forum for the Rockwood Design Standards project. This forum is intended to gather community input on the preferred approach to the Design Guidelines and Standards. The evening will include an open house at 6:30, a presentation starting at 6:45 and small group work sessions to conclude the evening.
This project is intended to implement the vision for Rockwood by establishing an urban design framework and creating regulations to ensure that the physical environment of Rockwood - its buildings, streetscapes and pedestrian environments - match that vision for a quality place.
Thank You!
Wilkes East Neighborhood would like express our gratitude to the following for their generous contributions & continued support:
• Jazzy Bagels, Main St & Powell
• Parkrose Hardware, 106th & Sandy
• Growers Outlet, 162nd & Glisan
• SOLV, Bringing Oregon together
• Albertsons, 181st & Glisan
• And, all the many volunteers!
