When: Thu, Jan 09, 2020 9AM-5PM Where: Meet at Gresham City Hall
1333 NW Eastman Pky Get Map!
Springwater Trail Hike from Boring to Rugg Road
Distance: Approximately 5 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation gain: 100 feet
Trail conditions: Pavement
Round-trip travel: 8 miles
Suggested donation per rider: $1
We will drive to Boring and park at the Boring trailhead, where parking and restrooms are available. We will start our walk on this section of the Springwater Trail, the last section to be paved back in 2013. We will walk west to Rugg Road, where we will turn around and return to our cars at the Boring trailhead. We will then drive back to Gresham and have lunch at a local downtown restaurant.
Bring water and snacks for the trail. Since the walk is all on paved sections of the Springwater Trail, wear shoes that are comfortable for walking on asphalt. Umbrellas may be necessary, depending upon the weather, since the trail has no tree canopy.
For more information about this hike please contact Mary Ann Buck at 971-344-1946 or buckbanter@gmail.com.
Senior Healthy Hikers asks that participants be 50 or older. A couple wishing to hike is welcome if one member of the couple is 50 or better.
When: Wed, Jan 15, 2020 9AM-5PM Where: Meet at Gresham City Hall
1333 NW Eastman Pky Get Map!
Rock Creek Trail Hike - Cherry Lane Trailhead to Rock Creek Park
Distance: 3.8 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation gain: Nominal
Trail conditions: Paved pathway and boardwalk
Round-trip travel: 62 miles
Suggested donation per rider: $7
This trek will take us along a paved pathway that follows Rock Creek from the Cherry Lane Trailhead through Orchard Park to Rock Creek Park and back through natural greenspaces, occasionally skirting residential and corporate complexes. The restroom facility is a semi-permanent portable toilet at Cherry Lane Park, with another at Orchards Park. After our hike we will drive a short distance to BJâs Brewhouse for lunch.
Bring water and snacks for the trail. Comfortable shoes are recommended.
For more information about this hike please contact Doug or Dana Duval at 907-230-6543 or danakol24@aol.com.
Senior Healthy Hikers asks that participants be 50 or older. A couple wishing to hike is welcome if one member of the couple is 50 or better.
When: Sat, Jan 18, 2020 12PM-4PM Where: Zimmerman House
17111 NE Sandy Blvd. Get Map!
The historic Zimmerman House was built in 1874 and was home to three generations of the Zimmerman family. Their furnishings and personal articles remain in this two-story Victorian home, with nine rooms open to the public.
Our “Vases and Valentines” exhibit is now open. We are pairing the valentines with vases, and these vary from Depression Glass to Carnivale Glass to pottery from Roseville, Hull and van Briggle. This is the first time we’ve pulled the vases in the collection into an exhibit and many of these have rarely been out of storage.
We’ll have the contents of a traveling trunk found in the house, which belonged to Isobel’s uncle, Andrew McCall, on exhibit for just a few more months.
We are open the third Saturday of every month from noon - 4:00 pm. Admission is free, with donations welcome and appreciated.
When: Sat, Jan 18, 2020 9:30AM-11:30 am Where: City of Gresham
Council Chambers
1333 NW Eastman Pky Get Map!
The City's Natural Resources Program is hosting an amphibian egg mass survey as a part of a regional effort to track the Pacific chorus frog, northwestern salamander, long-toed salamander and northern red-legged frog.
Join us for a volunteer amphibian survey training. This indoor training will include:
How to identify an egg mass
Survey techniques
Field methods
The indoor training is followed by an outdoor training on Feb. 1.
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!
