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ECNA Celebration: Picnic, Music & Shared History

When: Saturday, July 25, 2015
Where: Columbia Children’s Arboretum, east picnic area
(enter from NE Meadow Drive or NE 6th Avenue)

Share great food & music, noon – 2:00 p.m.

We’ll provide: chicken (baked and fried) and bottled water

Please bring:

– A side dish (enough for six) if your last name begins with N – Z
– Dessert (Pie? Blackberry? Yumm!!) if your last name begins with A – M
– Acoustic musical instruments, voices & comfortable seats (blankets? lawn chairs?)

Then share local area history, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Please bring your local stories, photos and memorabilia

For more info, or to volunteer for prep and cleanup, contact:
Martha Johnston, 503-720-5035
or Barbara Kerr, 503-516-6464

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Blue Heron Ludwigia pull

We are BAAAAAAAACK! Time to get our boots on and head back outside!

The Blue Heron Wetlands are almost DRY! At this time last year there was roughly 2 feet of water… now there is 6 inches. The Donut Hole Pond dried up 7 weeks early this year…. Climate Change? Probably!

Either way, come see a unique cool system that is undergoing unbelievable change. These wetlands won’t look like they do forever. The wetlands is so dry that we can actually pull Ludwigia in an area that was underwater until August of last year. Please join us in our first volunteer event of the season.

Since it will be hot, expect a relaxing, short day! You will earn your sandwich and coke faster than ever before.

We will meet at 10am sharp on Saturday, June 27th at the NE 17th and Blue Heron Drive Swale.

IF YOU LIVE IN THE EAST COLUMBIA NEIGHBORHOOD PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!

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Fourteenth Annual ¡Explorando!

The Columbia Slough Watershed Council celebrates its fourteenth annual Explorando el Columbia Slough festival on Saturday, June 13th at Whitaker Ponds Nature Park from 1 to 5pm. “Explorando,” as it is known, is a free bilingual event for the Latino community with tons of activities for the entire family.

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Children’s Arboretum Work Party

Friends of Trees, Portland OIC, and Portland Parks & Rec are having a work party on Saturday May 16th from 9am to 12 noon at Columbia Children’s Arboretum.

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Community Budget Forums

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New location for North Portland

The City of Portland invites you to upcoming budget meetings.

These meetings provide an opportunity for residents to express their opinions about funding for City programs and services. Please see attached 2-page flyer for more information and for translations into other languages.

Community Budget Forum

Monday, April 27^th, 6:30pm-8:30pm

Floyd Light Middle School

10800 SE Washington St

97216

Community Budget Forum

Thursday, May 7^th, 6:30pm-8:30pm

New Location: George Middle School

10000 N Burr Ave

97203

Budget Hearing

Wednesday, May 20^th, 6:30pm-8:30pm

City Hall

1221 SW 4^th Avenue

97204

Most testimony will be at random. All locations are ADA accessible. Should you require foreign-language or ASL interpretation or other accommodations, please call the City Budget Office at (503) 823-6925 or citybudgetoffice@portlandoregon.gov.

For more information, please see these links:

Get Involved in the City’s Budget Process

Learn About the City’s Budget Process

FY 2015-16 Requested Budgets

FY 2015-16 Budget Process Calendar