Everything Columbia View Park. Neighbors pitch-in to help City care for the park.

Columbia View Park. Click to enlarge

Gresham parks languish as funds dry up. Neighbors pitch-in to care for Columbia View Park.

Gresham $32 million behind in park maintenance

Because of lack of funds the City's Parks Department has only been able to mow the perimeter of Columbia View Park (See 'Related Content' below. Editor). Columbia View Park is located at NE 169th & NE Pacific Dr. Get Map!

Neighbors pitch-in

Neighbors who frequent the park have been picking up litter, mowing areas the City isn't, mulching around new trees, hauling debris to disposal stations and watering young trees that have been planted in the last couple of years. A big THANK YOU to these many volunteers.

How you can help

Some ivy is beginning to appear under the tree canopy areas and this needs to be removed before it spreads to the trees. This is something anyone can do anytime on their own. It is a good project to take your children to the park, teach them to identify ivy and remove it. This activity can be as simple as taking one grocery bag, filling it with ivy, taking it home and disposing of it.

Join the effort!

There is a Columbia View Keepers group but the above activities have not been done in an organized fashion. These volunteers have just continued doing what needs to be done at Columbia View Park to keep it beautiful. If you want to know what you can do to help Columbia View Park contact Lee Dayfield by email at leedayfield@wilkeseastna.org.

Related Content

• Wanted Volunteers, Community answers the call to service (Gresham Outlook (Oct 9, 2009)
• Gresham parks languish as funds dry up. (Gresham Outlook, Jul 21, 2009)