05/22/2013
Opportunities for Funding and Service with Metro
Funding Opportunity:
At their meeting in May, Metro’s North Portland Enhancement Grant Committee finalized the next steps for distributing a remaining $1.6 million in an enhancement fund by 2018. Letters of interest for capacity building grants from organizations and individuals that support the neighborhoods of University Park, Arbor Lodge, Portsmouth, Overlook, Cathedral Park, St. Johns and Kenton are now being solicited by the Committee. Letters of Interest are due by 4 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2013.
Details about eligibility and the application process can be found here: www.oregonmetro.gov/northportlandgrants.
The Committee also confirmed its support for the North Portland Greenway Trail, pledging $851,000 toward the construction of a pedestrian bridge over Columbia Boulevard and a trail to an overlook that will be constructed on the former St. John’s Landfill. The Committee encouraged Metro staff to seek additional opportunities to leverage the enhancement funds through partnerships, grants and other donations to complete a 4-mile section of the trail between Chimney and Kelley Point Park.
Service Opportunity: (great on a resume, great way to serve your neighborhood!)
Arbor Lodge residents interested in serving on the North Portland Enhancement Committee should apply to fill a recent vacancy on the committee. To apply, submit an Applicant Interest Form by 5 p.m., Monday, June 10, 2013. To download the application for membership and for more information about the committee, visit: www.oregonmetro.gov/northportlandgrants.
Questions? Please contact:
Heather Nelson KentMetro community grants program managerheather.kent@oregonmetro.gov 503-797-1739
05/17/2013
Update: May 17th 2013
Like Trees?If you do, consider joining us for the Tree Inventory this summer. You can sign up for one morning, or all 4, it's up to you. On those dates (June 22nd, August 1st, August 17th and September 14th) we will meet at 8:30 at Arbor Lodge Park, and fan out to count street trees only. We'll end at 12, noon each day.
Why do this? We'll have a data base of how many street trees we have in Arbor Lodge, what types of street trees we have, the general health, and the diameter of each. With this data we can plan to increase the overall canopy if we want, what trees to emphasize, etc.
Did you know that street trees and yard trees increase the value of your home? And, that the general health of humans living near trees increases and overall crime goes down? Urban Forestry hosted a talk on these topics at the Lucky Lab last month by an economist with the US Forest Service.
So come out and join your neighbors. Have some fun, get to know your neighborhood and each other while helping us continue to improve Arbor Lodge neighborhood. You can sign up at:http://www.portlandoregon.gov/parks/treeinventoryscroll to Arbor Lodge, then pick a date! Training is only required for "team leaders". Thank you. : )
05/11/2013
Upcoming Board Meeting Next Thursday
Join us for our next board meeting, Thursday, May 16th.
We'll be discussing our next steps for bylaws, noise at Portland International Raceways, community cleanup, our 2014 budget, Portland Public School's use of space on Lombard and Interstate, the Lombard re-imagined project, and more.
We hope to see you there!
6:30 pmHistoric Kenton Firehouse8105 N. Brandon St.
05/10/2013
Update: May 10th 2013
Make Mom proud!
Join your neighbors and friends to help out at Arbor Lodge Park/Harper's Playground tomorrow, that's this Saturday, May 11th between 9-12. We will have fun, you'll meet some new neighbors, and the Park and Playground will shine for Mother's Day.
Keeping our ParkPlayground pesticide/herbicide free is really important with all the kids, dogs, and other humans who play and relax here during this sunny Oregon spring. Thanks to all.
05/04/2013
Update: May 4th 2013
Arbor Lodge Park/Harper's Playground Work PartySaturday, May 11th 9-12Next Saturday, May 11th, between 9-12 we will work to maintain our pesticide/herbicide free status in the Playground and Park. Come join us for some FUN!We will have guests from the LDS Church, hopefully also from the Timber's Army, and some UP students all coming to help support the Playground and Park. We need neighbors too.
Projects will include:* general trash pickup (we have fun trash picker uppers)* weeding around trees, then spreading bark mulch* weeding around light posts and in the ground signs, ditto bark mulch* edging the entire east side along the gravel parking strip (this will be heavy digging and hauling in wheel barrows) fyi, the Parks Dept will dig out the parking area/put down landscape cloth/cover it all with new gravel - date not known, but soon. Our edging will complete the project and really spruce that side of the Park up!* painting the metal pipe along the east side (weather permitting)* detailed weeding in both Baseball diamonds, dugouts, back stops, along the foul line, etc. (no games are set until 1pm that day)* flame weeding all along Bryant and Dekum and in sidewalks (training required to flame weed/must be over 18/must wear closed toed shoes)* detail weeding in the tennis courts to keep weeds out of the cracks (think fine motor exercise)
We have tools and some gloves. We'll provide coffee and water and snacks too.Please come help the Playground and Park you enjoy so much continue to thrive as a pesticide/herbicide free zone. Questions? ginger.edws@gmail.com Thanks!