04/27/2021
2021 Nature in Neighborhoods community stewardship and restoration grants now open
June 22, 2021 Deadline
Want to restore and care for nature in your community? A Metro Nature in Neighborhoods community stewardship and restoration grant can help get your idea off the ground if you have a vision for:
Improving water quality,
Creating fish and wildlife habitat,
Removing invasive species,
Addressing inequities in the conservation movement, and/or
Restoring nature in the Portland metropolitan area
Grant recipients have planted native species at Ross Island, improved water quality and amphibian habitat in Willow Creek, and restored habitat at the Sandy River Delta for fish, migrating birds and turtles all while engaging local residents in being stewards of their local natural areas.
Metro grants expand partnerships to inspire new approaches to restoration, including economic and environmental equity. In the Jade District, APANO, Columbia Land Trust and Audubon worked together with private landowners to increase community stewardship and improve habitat. In Hillsboro, Depave transformed the M&M Marketplace’s parking lot from gray to green by engaging community members that included pavement removal, rain garden creation, and native plant installation. Momentum Alliance and Northwest Youth Corps co-created a diverse conservation leadership program for youth interns with year-round programming and coaching.
Metro’s Nature in Neighborhood community stewardship and restoration grants support programs like these.
This round of grants is possible thanks to support from voters, who in 2016 renewed the parks and natural areas levy, extending funding to 2023. New this round, the community stewardship and restoration grants will be offered every two years.
The community stewardship and restoration grants program will award $700,000 this year. Projects can be completed in one, two or three years. Large grants are up to $100,000 and small grants are up to $50,000. Metro hopes to fund a mix of smaller and larger projects, in order to maximize the number and variety of organizations that participate in this funding opportunity.
Groups throughout greater Portland are encouraged to apply.
Click HERE to learn more about Metro community stewardship and restoration grants and fill out a simple application by June 22, 2021.
To learn more and ask questions, contact the grants program manager, Karissa Lowe, Program Manager, Nature in Neighborhoods Community Grants, Karissa.lowe@oregonmetro.gov
04/27/2021
City of Portland | Now Accepting Applications for Portland Harbor Community Grants
The City’s Portland Harbor Program is now accepting grant applications to support communities’ participation in the Superfund cleanup. BIPOC-led organizations and groups with strong relationships with communities disproportionately impacted by the Portland Harbor site and cleanup are encouraged to apply. Applications are due May 21. The grants award between $5,000 and $50,000 to support meaningful involvement of communities in the Portland Harbor Superfund cleanup process. A total of $100,000 in grants is available for award this funding cycle. Learn more!
Funds are available to support:
Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) leadership in the Portland Harbor Superfund cleanup-related public participation processes.
Building community capacity to engage in scientific, technical, policy, and process topics related to the cleanup of the Portland Harbor Superfund.
Fostering collaboration between Portland communities and the City’s Portland Harbor Program on Superfund related topics.
Applying for Portland Harbor community grants is a two-step process. Submit an application by May 21, 2021. If your application is selected, you will be invited to provide a budget and participate in a 30-minute Zoom interview to discuss your proposal in more detail. Learn more about the grants including eligible activities, selection criteria, and how to apply.
Attend a virtual information session to learn more!
6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 28. Register for this session.
10-11:30 a.m., Thursday April 29. Register for this session.
Can’t make it to an information session? Contact Portland Harbor Community Involvement Coordinator Jessica Terlikowski at 503-865-6704 or jessica.terlikowski@portlandoregon.gov.
04/24/2021
Arbor Lodge Neighborhood Association Land Use Meeting
Please join us for a zoom meeting to learn about and discuss updates and news related to land use and development in our neighborhood.
Thursday April 29, 2021 from 7:00-8:00pm
On the agenda:
2111 N Rosa Parks Way - the property next to Peace Lutheran Church
6545 N Denver Ave - aka at "Downtown" Arbor Lodge (former Far West Fibers Recycling site)
6423 N Interstate Ave - the Nite Hawk Cafe and Lounge
Design Overlay Zone Amendments (DOZA) - opportunity to influence land use zoning change
and open discussion
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04/15/2021
Arbor Lodge Neighborhood Association Public Meeting: Thursday April 15th, 7pm-8:30pm
Please join us over Zoom for our monthly meeting on
Thursday April 15th from 7-8:30pm | (informal time from 6:30-7pm)
We are looking for one At-Large Board Member! Do you have ideas about how your neighborhood could thrive? Have you ever wondered, why don't we do (great idea here)? If so, join your Arbor Lodge Neighborhood Association! There is one open At Large seat on the Board. Elections for this position will be held Thursday, April 15, at our monthly meeting, see meeting details below. No experience necessary.
We are especially looking for youth, members of the BIPOC community, renters and business owners. Even if you do not want to run for an At Large Board position, join us at the meeting and share your ideas!
What is required of an At Large Board member???
Attendance at meetings
Sharing your ideas
Leading a committee of your choice, if you want
Other elected positions take care of all the other stuff like minutes, treasurer, reports, etc.
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Meeting ID: 830 7428 2121
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4/15/2021 ALNA Agenda:
6:30pm Zoom meeting opens – INFORMAL (30 minutes)
----Official Meeting-----
7:00pm PBOT: Columbia Lombard Mobility Plan / North Portland in Motion / Slow Streets (20 minutes - 10 minute presentation + 10 minute questions) – Bryan Poole / Scott Cohen
7:20pm Introductions (9 minutes)
7:29pm Reading / Ground rules (1 minute)
7:30pm Solidarity with AAPI Community (10 minutes)
7:40pm Election At-Large Board Member (5 minutes)
7:45pm Arbor Lodge Delitter (5 minutes)
7:50pm Breakout Room with Prompt (10 minute breakout room, 10 minute report out)
8:10pm Summer Clean-up Stuff Exchange and Dumpsters (10 minutes)
8:20pm Committee / Board Updates (10 minutes)
Chair
Treasurer
Transportation
Land Use
Clean Air
Tree Team
Parks
Neighborhood Emergency Team
Outreach / communication
Other announcements
8:30pm End of meeting
