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Orenco Woods Celebration

01/06/2012
[Oregon Live]

More than 75 Orenco Woods neighbors celebrate with Trust for Public Land, City of Hillsboro and Metro on Jan 5 read more »

In the Columbia River Gorge, an overlook at Cape Horn honors conservation visionary Nancy Russell

08/12/2011
By: Katy Muldoon, [The Oregonian]

Three weeks before she died in September 2008, Nancy Russell insisted on one last trip to the Columbia River Gorge. read more »

Holly Farm Park in Southwest Portland designated a 'Frontline Park'

05/13/2011
By: James Mayer, [The Oregonian]

Holly Farm Park in the West Portland Park neighborhood of Southwest Portland has been named a "Frontline Park” by the City Parks Alliance, a national urban park advocacy organization. read more »

Interrupting the eternal

05/06/2011
[The Oregonian ]

We think of cemeteries as timeless places at a remove from life. Yet they aren't really untouched by trendiness. You can thank funeral fads, in fact, for a landmark purchase that the Portland City Council announced this week. The city is in the process of acquiring 146 acres from the historic River View Cemetery. read more »

Tigard buys Potso Dog Park

02/10/2011
By: Geoff Pursinger, [The Tigard Times]

Dog owners breathed a sigh of relief Tuesday as the Tigard City Council voted unanimously to purchase Potso Dog Park, saving the off-leash park from closure. read more »