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Nadaka Nature Park
Neighborhood Connections: March 2015
Gresham Green and Clean, A Day of Service for our Community: Sat Sep 13, 2014 9AM-2PM
Day of Service & Ice Cream SocialGreen and Clean Event Ice Cream Social |
Join in. Lend a Hand
The City is launching a Green and Clean annual service day designed to bring people together, promote community action, and create a tradition that will last for many years to come. The day of service will give volunteers from throughout the City the opportunity to help ensure that Gresham is a healthy, safe, and enjoyable place to live. The service day will consist of a range of clean up and maintenance projects, including trail clean ups and improvements, roadside trash pick up, invasive species removal, and tree plantings.
Planned Projects
- Gresham Fairview Trail
Trash clean up and general maintenance (weed pulling, raking, etc.) will be the focus of the Fairview Trail site. - Kelly Creek Wetlands Trail
Remove the BMX track installed illegally and weed/beautify the trail at the 2nd Avenue connection. - Eastman and Powell Roadside Cleanup
The embankment on Eastman south of Powell will be targeted for trash cleanup and general maintenance, as well as the planters along Powell through the Grant Butte wetlands. - Gradin Sports Park Arboretum
Volunteers will plant approximately 40-50 trees in the arboretum. - Stormdrain Marking
Stormdrain marking in downtown Gresham and Rockwood will help ensure that our watersheds are protected. - Nadaka Park and the Tsuru Island Japanese Garden
Existing volunteer organizations at Nadaka and Tsuru Island will be able to take in additional volunteers to assist them on the day of the event.
4th Annual Nadaka Cleanup & Community Festival: Sat Sep 27, 2014 9AM-3PM
Nadaka Nature Park meadow, Gresham OR
Nadaka/SOLV® CleanupWhen: Sat Sep 27, 2014 9AM-Noon |
Community FestivalWhen: Sat Sep 27, 2014 Noon-3PM |
Nakada Cleanup Event
Its happening Saturday, Sept. 27th. The Fourth Annual Nadaka Community Festival & Cleanup. Nadaka is a beautiful 10 acre forest where we will be removing invasives and litter in the morning from 9:00am to Noon.
Nakada Community Festival
The Nadaka Community Festival will be held after the cleanup from Noon to 3:00pm where volunteers will be treated to hot dogs, music and activities for the family. The Audubon Society of Portland will have their live birds and you will be entertained by Aztec dancers from Ollin Yolliztli as well as NW PanMan Terry Baber on his steel drum.<.p>
See ya at park!
Nadaka Nature Park & Garden Project, Improvements Coming in 2014
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2013 was a very productive year for the Friends of Nadaka team which includes the Audubon Society of Portland (Audubon) and Columbia Slough Watershed Council (CSWC). |
By Lee Dayfield, Friends of Nadaka
Audubon released a Cooper’s Hawk and brought their educational birds to the Nadaka Community Festival. Over 300 people attended the Festival last August. This year’s Festival will be held September 27th. You can view the release of the Cooper’s Hawk on YouTube by searching for Nadaka Nature Park.
The Nadaka Nature Park & Garden Project was awarded an Oregon State Parks grant in the amount of $523,480. These funds will be used to cover the large capital improvements such as the restrooms and covered picnic shelter.
Volunteer opportunity. Get your Green On at Nadaka Nature Park. Help restore this unique urban habitat
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Volunteer opportunity Get your Green on!Lend a hand. Help restore this Cleanup's & Events
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Friends of Nadaka have received grants for the development of the Nadaka Nature Park which requires matching volunteer hours so your support is needed and greatly appreciated. See you at the park! |
Scheduled Events:
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Event info
Be prepared to get a little dirty and to have fun by supporting and volunteering with Friends of Nadaka and Wilkes East Neighborhood Association.
Rain or Shine! Come dressed for weather and help improve Nadaka Nature Park. Bring working gloves & a water bottle if you have them. Volunteer as long as you can. Drinks and snacks will be provided for volunteers.
Get your Green on! SOLVE Nadaka Nature Park Clean-up Event: Sat Sep 28, 2013 10AM-1PM
![]() Nadaka Nature Park, Gresham OR |
SOLVE® Clean-Up EventWhen: Sat, Sep 28, 2012 10AM-1PMn |
Friends of Nadaka have received grants for the development of the Nadaka Nature Park which requires matching volunteer hours so your support is needed and greatly appreciated. See you at the park! |
Event info
SOLVE® Clean-up Event. Be prepared to get a little dirty and to have fun by supporting and volunteering with Friends of Nadaka and Wilkes East Neighborhood Association.
Bring working gloves & a water bottle if you have them. Volunteer as long as you can. Drinks and snacks will be provided for volunteers.
Laminated Root Rot and Nadaka Nature Park: Managing a Hidden Killer
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Laminated Root Rot and Nadaka Nature ParkAbel Gebrezgi and Jim Labbe |
INTRODUCTION
Laminated root rot (LRR) is a fungal pathogen, Phellinus weirii, also known as yellowing ring rot. (LLR gets its name from the lamination of the decayed wood (see photo above). This fungus is widespread in Southern British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, northern California and western Montana.). It is one of the most damaging root diseases amongst conifers, especially firs and cedars, in the Pacific Northwest. Douglas fir, Mountain hemlock, Western hemlock, Grand fir, and Pacific silver fir are highly susceptible to infection by this pathogen. Pine species like Western white pine and Ponderosa pine and larch are more resistant to it while hardwoods are immune. The fungus was first discovered in 1914, on Western red cedar in Idaho. The first reported case in Douglas fir was in 1940, at Cowichan Lake, British Columbia.
BIOLOGY |
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After initial contact with a living root, the mycelium grows on the bark, extending only a few inches into the surrounding soil. The mycelium penetrates the host through the injured bark and advances along newly infected roots. Symptoms include crown yellowing and thinning, distress of cones, red-brown staining of outer heartwood, and separation of annual rings. Less discernible is the root rot which eventually decays the roots, destabilizes the tree, and leads to death and toppling. In addition to the loss of mature trees within a stand, LRR creates potential hazards from tree fall especially in small urban parks. The number of cases of the LRR disease has increased substantially with the presence of fire suppression and resulting dominance of Douglas-fir and Grand fir.
State grant makes Nadaka Nature Park dreams a reality
Nadaka Nature Park, through a partnership with Gresham, is awarded a $523,000 grant for park improvements
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Source: Gresham Outlook, August 2, 2013 The state has awarded a $523,000 grant to fund improvements at Nadaka Nature Park in Gresham’s Wilkes East neighborhood. "It is unbelievable," said Lee Dayfieid, who cried, laughed and screamed when she heard the news last week that the park, through its partnership with the city of Gresham, won the $523,480 grant from the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. |
The money means that the little-known and once-neglected forested area in the middle of the city can become a full-blown neighborhood park complete with community gardens, a nature-based play area, picnic shelter and improved walking trail.
Early Neighborhood Meeting on Proposed Nadaka Neighborhood Park Land Use/Development Application: Tue Apr 16, 2013 7PM
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Early Neighborhood MeetingWhen: Tue, Apr 16, 2013 7PM |
You're Invited
This meeting is being held to discuss a proposed project; Nadaka Neighborhood Park, located adjacent to St. Aidan’s church. The property can be legally identified as (Site ID numbers 1N3E1AC9700, 10000,10100, and tax lot numbers R943310160, R943310520 and R943311370).
This project is in the Wilkes East Neighborhood Association. You can see pre-application notes for this proposal at https://egov.greshamoregon.gov/Click2GovPZ/. It is Pre-Application Conference Number PAM13-26000040.
Purpose of meeting is to provide an opportunity for applicant and surrounding property owners to meet and discuss this proposal. Proposed park improvements expand existing trail and pathway system, children’s nature play area, community garden, berry patches, picnic shelter, seating and restrooms.
Earth Day at St Aidan's Episcopal Church: Apr 20, 2013 11AM-3PM
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Celebrate Earth DayExhibits, Crafts, Tours and More When: Sat Apr 20, 2013 11AM-3PM |
St. Aidan's Episcopal Church in Gresham, in conjunction with We Are Rockwood is holding a celebration of Earth Day on Saturday, April 20, 2013, 11AM-3PM. Events will take place in St' Aidan's Murdock Hall and on the church's park-like grounds.
Activities include environmental exhibits, crafts made from found objects for the kids, tours of Nadaka Nature Park, refreshments, and community information.
Nadaka & SOLVE® Clean-Up Event
Friends of Nadaka and SOLVE® is having a clean up day at Nadaka Nature Park on Saturday morning April 20th from 9AM-1PM. Everyone's invited to participate! Click here to register, or visit the north gate at 175th & NE Pacific St.
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