Workshops

When: Sat Jun 4, 2011 10AM-12PM Where: SnowCap Community Charities 17805 SE Stark St Gresham, OR Get map!

Let's Get Dirty!
Join us for a free soil & composting workshop sponsored by SnowCap Community Charities.

Heather Haven from Concentrates will discuss how to maintain healthy soil for your garden and will provide general guidelines for effective composting. Don't miss this exciting opportunity to learn from a pro! Registration required.

Healthy Eating Active Living website

Promoting healthier food options and physical activity Second Community Forum Tuesday June 28th 5:30PM

When: Tue, Jun 28, 2011 5:30PM-7:30PM
Where: Rockwood Public Library
17917 SE Stark St
Gresham, OR
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Share Your Experience

Join us as the City hosts "Healthy Eating Active Living" its second community forum for you to share your thoughts on how the built environment helps and/or hinders the ability to have access to healthy foods and active living opportunities.

The purpose of the forum is to provide a venue to hear the community's thoughts on what helps and hinders their access to healthy food options and physical activity. We'll also be sharing best practices from other jurisdictions on how to address obesity through the built environment (land uses, parks, transportation). The forum will also include information on the Gresham Transportation System Plan update and the Metro-led project East Metro Connections.

This community forum will be held in English and Spanish. Translators will be available to assist.

What is Healthy Eating Active Living?

Healthy Eating, Active Living (HEAL) promotes equitable access and opportunities to healthy, affordable food and to active living. It examines how health may be affected by the built environment by promoting healthier food options and physical activity through daily routines.

Landscaping naturally When: Sat May 7, 2011 9AM-1PM Where: Hall Elementary School Cafeteria 2505 NE 23rd St Gresham, OR Get Map!

Naturescaping Basics Workshop

This workshop introduces the concept of naturescaping: chemical free landscaping with native plants, and also covers:

• time and maintenance savings
• reduction/elimination of water and chemical use
• increasing and improving wildlife habitat
• watershed stewardship
• basic site or project planning and many other great gardening tips

Workshop participants get to view before and after naturescaping examples, take a field trip to a nearby project, get advice on landscape design and native gardening, network with neighbors, and learn about native plants.

Free Gardening Workshop! When: Thur May 19, 2011 3:30PM-4:30PM Where: SnowCap Community Charities 17805 SE Stark St Gresham, OR Get Map!

Green Thumb Not Required

Join certified organic gardener Joy Davies and master gardener Diane Liefeld as they demonstrate how anyone can garden, even without a plot of land. They will show you how a five-gallon bucket with good soil can yield a vibrant crop of vegetables, including tomatoes or peppers. Register below.

When: Sunday, May 22, 2011 1PM-4PM Troutdale City Conference Bldg 223 S Buxton Rd Troutdale, OR Get Map!

Planning new landscape? Add a rain graden landscaping that absorbs water from your roof or driveway

Free Workshop

Improve water quality and wildlife habitat at home by building your own rain garden

Rain gardens are a great way to add beautiful landscaping to your yard and protect overloaded urban streams at the same time. You will learn how to site, plan, and build your own rain garden.

You will learn how to assess your site to determine the best location and size, calculate impervious surfaces, determine soil suitability, choose appropriate plants, and how to maintain your new rain garden. You will also receive a comprehensive manual that shows all the steps to constructing a rain garden. Register below.

When: Friday, May 27, 2011 7:30AM-8:30AM Where: Nadaka Nature Park 17500 NE Pacific St Gresham, OR Get map! Cost: Free

Greet the Morning
Join Jim Labbe with the Audubon Society of Portland and Lee Dayfield with Wilkes East Neighborhood Association for a morning stroll through Nakada Nature Park in West Gresham on Friday, May 27th at 7:30AM.

We’ll explore the natural and human history of this unique neighborhood nature park and learn about efforts afoot to expand the park, improve access and environmental interpretation, and enhance its wildlife habitat. We’ll also begin the documenting of bird species inhabiting the park and discuss the value of urban natural areas to avian biodiversity.

When: Tue, Apr 5, 2011 7PM-9:30PM Where: Gresham City Hall Oregon Trail Room 1333 Eastman Pkwy Get map!

Free Workshop

A free Songbird Identification class April 5 at City Hall will teach participants how to identify the most common songbirds found during peak birding months. James Davis, birding expert from Metro, will lead the class. Slides, sounds and specimens will be used to prepare birders for the bird-filled spring and summer months

Songbirds found in Oregon are not only beautiful to look at and listen to, but they can also tell us about the health of our environment. They are often travelers, coming from sometimes thousands of miles away to take advantage of our rich local environment.

Healthy Eating Active Living website

Promoting healthier food options and physical activity Open House Wednesday April 6th 5:30PM

When: Wednesday, Apr 06, 2011 5:30PM-7:30PM
Where: Gresham City Hall
Conference Room 2A & 2B
1333 NW Eastman Pky
Gresham, OR
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Share Your Experience

Join us as the City hosts a Healthy Eating Active Living Open House for you to share your thoughts on how the built environment helps and/or hinders the ability to have access to healthy foods and active living opportunities

What is Healthy Eating Active Living?

Healthy Eating, Active Living (HEAL) promotes equitable access and opportunities to healthy, affordable food and to active living. It examines how health may be affected by the built environment by promoting healthier food options and physical activity through daily routines.

When: Sunday, Apr 10, 2011 2:00PM Where: Covenant Presbyterian Church 18630 SE Division St Gresham OR Get map!

Learn About These Gentle Giants

Eager to see beneficial birds, butterflies and gentle native bees? Discover how beautiful native plants can bring these allies to your yard, helping fight pests and improving garden productivity. Learn which natives might be right for your yard and how to plant and care for them without harmful garden chemicals. Plus, find out where to get native plants in your area.

Rockwood Designs Standard website

Come and Help Refine the City's Vision for Rockwood Take part in the small work group sessions Monday Apr 18th 6:30PM

When: Monday, Apr 18, 2011 6:30PM-8:00PM
Where: Gresham City Hall
Conference Room 2A and 2B
1333 NW Eastman Pkwy

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Share Your Ideas for Rockwood

Property owners, stakeholders and interested parties are invited to attend our second community forum for the Rockwood Design Standards project. This forum is intended to gather community input on the preferred approach to the Design Guidelines and Standards. The evening will include an open house at 6:30, a presentation starting at 6:45 and small group work sessions to conclude the evening.

This project is intended to implement the vision for Rockwood by establishing an urban design framework and creating regulations to ensure that the physical environment of Rockwood - its buildings, streetscapes and pedestrian environments - match that vision for a quality place.