West Gresham

Let's Go Bird Watching! When: Sat Nov 11, 2016 9AM-10AM Where: Nadaka Nature Park & Gardens 175th & NE Glisan Gresham OR Get Map Cost: Free!

Join Friends of Nadaka and Audubon for a guided nature walk through Nadaka Nature Park. This is a family friendly event for beginner & advance bird watchers/ naturalists. Bring your own binoculars & field guides if possible. (Binoculars will be provided for those who do not own binoculars)

1874 Zimmerman House. Click to Enlarge

Share the Season When: Sat Nov 19, 2016 Noon-4PM Where: Zimmerman Park 17111 NE Sandy Blvd Gresham, OR Get Map!

A delightful 1874 Victorian farmhouse
Take a step back into history at the Zimmerman House, a Victorian era farmhouse, built in 1874 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This beautiful farmhouse is a perfect reflection of typical Columbia River dairy farm life in the late 1800s. The Zimmerman Heritage Farm is a unique cultural education and recreational resource that is being created for the benefit of the public on a 5.98-acre historic site in Gresham, Oregon.

2016 Fall Newsletter "Diversity, Harmony, Community - Together 'WE' can make a difference!”

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Inside This Issue:   Gresham Women’s Shelter Update Nadaka Park Delights Neighbors Reynolds HS Athletics Hall of Fame Holiday Cooking: Freeze the Grease WENA Board Elections Nov 14, 6PM

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Complete with bird walks, play spaces, and a community garden—and soon Gresham’s first handicapped-accessible swing.

Source: Portland Monthly Magazine (November 2016)

One spring morning in 2007, Lee Dayfield took her dog for a walk. As she passed an empty field, she saw a sign that would forever change her life. It read “for sale.”

The desolate plot of grass sat next to 10 acres ringed by a chain-link fence and barbed wire. Where others may have seen a $900,000 meadow, Dayfield saw a two-acre opportunity: a nature-based play area for the Gresham neighborhood’s children, many of them Native American.

Neighborhood Assn Board Meeting When: Mon Oct 03, 2016 6:30PM-8PM (date change) Where: Simmons' Foster Care 17104 NE Oregon St Portland, OR Get Map!

Board meetings are scheduled for the 4th Monday each month 6:30PM
For more information please contact: info@wilkeseastna.org

Upcoming Meetings

• Oct 24, 2016
• Nov 28, 2016
• Dec 2016 (no meeting)

Wilkes East Neighborhood
PO Box 536
Fairview, OR 97024

Safer Walking & Biking When: Sat, Oct 15, 2016 10AM-2PM Where: Gresham Civic Center 1333 NW Eastman Pky Rockwood Rising Catalyst Site 18535 SE Stark Street Get Map!

10:00 am - 12:00 pm: Walk and Talk

The City wants to understand how getting around town can help you stay active, fit and healthy. Join us for a 2.2-mile walk from Gresham's Civic Center on Eastman Parkway to the new Rockwood Rising site on 187th and Stark Street. Along the walk, we want to hear from you about what street improvements would make walking and biking easier, safer and more enjoyable in Gresham. Slip on your walking shoes and join us.
Families, strollers and mobile chairs are welcome.

Language translation other than English available upon request; call 971-231-7426 to schedule.

12:00 - 2:00 pm: Eat

At the Rockwood Rising site, come out to see what plans the Gresham Redevelopment Commission has been cooking up for a new Rockwood town center. Sample free foods from many different cultural cuisines from local entrepreneurs and food vendors. Learn what types of programs and services could be located there, and how you and your family can give input about what you'd like to see there.

For more information about this event, contact Emily Bower at 503-618-2416 or Emily.Bower@GreshamOregon.gov.

1874 Zimmerman House. Click to Enlarge

Happy Halloween! When: Sat Oct 15, 2016 Noon-4PM Where: Zimmerman Park 17111 NE Sandy Blvd Gresham, OR Get Map!

A delightful 1874 Victorian farmhouse
Take a step back into history at the Zimmerman House, a Victorian era farmhouse, built in 1874 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This beautiful farmhouse is a perfect reflection of typical Columbia River dairy farm life in the late 1800s. The Zimmerman Heritage Farm is a unique cultural education and recreational resource that is being created for the benefit of the public on a 5.98-acre historic site in Gresham, Oregon.

Golden crowned Kinglet

Let's Go Bird Watching! When: Sat Oct 15, 2016 9AM-10AM Where: Nadaka Nature Park & Gardens 175th & NE Glisan Gresham OR Get Map Cost: Free!

Join Friends of Nadaka and Audubon for a guided nature walk through Nadaka Nature Park. This is a family friendly event for beginner & advance bird watchers/ naturalists. Bring your own binoculars & field guides if possible. (Binoculars will be provided for those who do not own binoculars)

Neighborhood Assn Board Meeting When: Mon Oct 24, 2016 6:30PM-8PM Where: Simmons' Foster Care 17104 NE Oregon St Portland, OR Get Map!

Board meetings are scheduled for the 4th Monday each month 6:30PM
For more information please contact: info@wilkeseastna.org

Upcoming Meetings

• Nov 28, 2016
• Dec 2016 (no meeting)
• Jan 23, 2017

Wilkes East Neighborhood
PO Box 536
Fairview, OR 97024

Help Remove Invasive Ivy When: Sat Oct 29, 2016 9AM-12PM Where: Nadaka Nature Park & Gardens 175th & NE Glisan Gresham OR Get Map

Join Friends of Nadaka to restore a healthy habitat at Nadaka Nature Park Saturday, October 29th from 9 am to 12 pm! We will be removing invasive species such as English Ivy from the 10 acre forested portion of the park. The event will start with a brief lesson on native and invasive plant species.

Register Here!

Tools, gloves, and light refreshments will be provided. Dress to work in natural areas: long pants and closed-toe sturdy shoes. Please bring a water bottle and a friend! There are two locations for parking:

• 1) St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church parking lot next to
  Nadaka Nature Park located at 17405 NE Glisan St Gresham, OR 97230
• 2) Nadaka Nature Park’s north entrance is at 176th & NE Pacific St

You may park in the neighborhood and follow the path through the forest to get to the picnic structure.

More Info
Contact Monica, Nadaka Nature Park Coordinator, at monica@friendsofnadaka.org or call 503-956-8558