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NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING When: Thu Jul 19, 2012 3PM-5PM Where: St Aidan's Episcopal Church 17405 NE Glisan St Portland, OR Get Map!

Garden Project Public Meeting
You are invited to a meeting of the Project Committee for the Nadaka Nature Park & Garden Project. The consultants for this project, MIG, will be presenting final designs for the Nelson property. These include a community garden, nature-based play area, picnic tables, edible fruit bushes, pathways, ecolawn, etc.

Other topics may include removal of trees infected with laminated root-rot, improvements along NE Pacific and procurement of funding and materials for the project.

Neighborhood Connections is a publication from the City of Gresham
Communications & Community Outreach offering City of Gresham news, Public Safety information, Community Activities & Events, Training & Workshops, Volunteer Opportunities, and more.

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• Crime Reports
• Neighborhood Safety Forum
• Community Forum for Wireless Communication Facilities (WCF)
• Basic Mediation Training
• New Downtown Development Rules Proposed
• Charter Review Committee
• Gresham Composts – Businesses Recycling Food Scraps
• Workshop: Negotiation for Win-Win Solutions
• What’s Your Opinion of Code Violations in Your Neighborhood?
• Earth Day is April 21
• Water Crews Flushing Pipes
• Raptor ID Class
• Winter Birds in Your Yard
• Amphibian Surveys: Volunteers Needed
• February is Plant a Tree Month (Free Tree Giveaway)
• Texas Hold ‘Em Fundraiser
• Auditions for East County’s Got Talent
• Free Activities at the Library
• Volunteer Today at Girl Scouts

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Neighborhood Connections is a publication from the City of Gresham
Communications & Community Outreach offering City of Gresham news, Public Safety information, Community Activities & Events, Training & Workshops, Volunteer Opportunities, and more.

Inside this Issue

• Crime Reports
• What’s 60 Feet Tall and All Lit Up in Gresham?
• What will be Referred to Voters in the May Ballot?
• Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Workshops
• What Code Violations Most Concern You?
• East Metro Mediation’s Basic Mediation Training in April
• Help Volunteer to Survey Amphibians This Winter
• Prepare Your Water Pipes Before Freezing Temperatures Arrive
• Prepare Your Yard for Winter - Free Healthy Home and Garden Consultation
• O’ Silent Pipe
• Free Activities at the Library
• Volunteer Today at Girl Scouts
• Thinking Ahead: Create the Future You and Your Loved Ones Desire

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For more information, visit the Neighborhood Associations page at GreshamOregon.gov or contact Cathy Harrington at 503-618-2482, or email Cathy.Harrington@GreshamOregon.gov.

Neighborhood Connections is a publication from the City of Gresham
Communications & Community Outreach offering City of Gresham news, Public Safety information, Community Activities & Events, Training & Workshops, Volunteer Opportunities, and more.

Inside this Issue

• Crime Reports
• National Test of the Emergency Alert System
  
• Downtown Plan Review Seeking Public Input
• New Info on the Code Compliance Webpages
• Neighborhood Survey on Priority Enforcement
  
• Code Enforcement Online Tracking Tool
• GreshamOregon.gov Gets Personal
• Take Our Roll Cart Survey
• Check Out the Draft Annual Stormwater Report
• Thinking Ahead: Keep Those Drains Clear
• Weed Watcher Workshop: November 15
• Prepare Your Yard for Winter—Free Healthy Home
  and Garden Consultation
• Water, Energy, and Money: Save Resources at Home
• Gresham Hosts PGE Energy Seminar
• Beyond the Battlefield
• Fall Chamber Expo
• “Powerful Tools For Caregivers” Workshop Held
  in Honor of National Caregivers Month
• Visit Gresham’s Scariest Haunted Morgue (Eeeeekkk!)
• Free Summer Activities at the Library

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Neighborhood Connections is a publication from the City of Gresham
Communications & Community Outreach offering City of Gresham news, Public Safety information, Community Activities & Events, Training & Workshops, Volunteer Opportunities, and more.

Inside this Issue

• Crime Reports
  
• National Preparedness Month
• “Gresham is…” Deadline Extended to September 30
  
• Do Your Surroundings Promote Healthy Eating and Active Living?
• September Bike-to-Work Commute Activities
• Transportation Fair and Bike Rodeo
• Save Energy, Water, and Money
• Healthy Stream Program Fall Deadlines Approaching, Don’t Miss Free Services
• Gresham Hosts PGE Energy Seminars
• How Can Transportation and Getting Around be Improved in East County?
• Gresham-Fairview Trail Detour
• Chamber Expo
• Symphonic Safari

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Freshwater mussel

Volunteer Opportunity! When: Sat, Aug 6, 2011 10AM-1:30PM Where: Ambleside Creek (contact for exact location) Gresham OR Get Map!

Find Freshwater Mussels
The City and Johnson Creek Watershed Council seek volunteers to come learn about these creatures and spend two hours searching for them from 10AM to 1:30PM on Saturday Aug. 6 in Gresham. All ages welcome.

Last year's survey results were astounding. Extensive beds of Western pearlshell mussels were identified. This, and finding four adult Coho salmon last fall, tells us the Gresham reaches of Johnson Creek are able to once again support these native fish. Probably in part due to the cleaning power of the mussels!

Neighborhood Connections is a publication from the City of Gresham
Communications & Community Outreach offering City of Gresham news, Public Safety information, Community Activities & Events, Training & Workshops, Volunteer Opportunities, and more.

Inside this Issue

• Free CPR / AED Training: Sep 10
• Free Summer Activities at the Library
• Crime Prevention Tips/Trends for August
• Grab your Camera and Complete the Sentence “Gresham Is…”
• Cute vs. Brute: Saying 'So Long' To Peter Pothole
• Help Prevent Costly Crimes to City Infrastructure
• Rain Garden Workshop: Aug 27
• Rain Garden Bike Tour: Sep 10
• September Weather’s Great for Bike Riding: Sep 10/11
• Deadlines for: Free Downspout Disconnection: Aug 30; $200 Rain Garden Grants: Sep 30
• There’s Still Time to Learn ‘How to Ride Transit’: Sep 29/Oct 27
• Gresham Hosts PGE Energy Seminars
• Gresham Seeks Input on How to Permit Renewable Energy: Sep 15
• Institutional Master Plans & Urban Forestry Management Plans: Sep 7
• Have you Taken the Travel Survey yet?: Thru Sep
• Make a Difference in a Girls’ Life
• College Restart Event at Mt. Hood Community College
• Recruiting Seniors for the Adopt a Grandparent Program
• Patriots Day Celebration: Sep 11
• Multnomah County RSVP
• Project Linkage
• Mentor and Tutor Local Elementary School Students

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For more information, visit the Neighborhood Associations page at GreshamOregon.gov or contact Cathy Harrington at 503-618-2482, or email Cathy.Harrington@GreshamOregon.gov.

Neighborhood Connections is a publication from the City of Gresham
Communications & Community Outreach offering City of Gresham news, Public Safety information, Community Activities & Events, Training & Workshops, Volunteer Opportunities, and more.

Inside this Issue

• Gresham is Paving the Way for Better Streets
• Don’t Let Potholes Become a Neighborhood Nuisance
• Crime Reports
• Free Tree Giveaway, Native Plants and Natural Gardening Consultations
• The “Back to School Essay Contest” Begins Soon!
• Urban Forestry Management Plan – Council Adoption on July 19
• Got Mussels? July 16 and August 6
• Hollybrook Park Summer Festival July 22
• Bicycle Helmets on Sale July 22
• You’re Invited: Transportation Community Forum July 26
• How to Ride Transit July 28
• Music Mondays at the Center for the Arts Plaza
• Significant Tree Walk August 17
• How do you Get Around Gresham and the East Metro Area?
• Shop Your Local GREAT Businesses
• Detour on Gresham-Fairview Trail
• Home Resource Efficiency and Toilet Rebates
• Healthy Kids Fair
• Block Party Time
• Free Summer Activities at the Library
• Multnomah County RSVP
• Project Linkage
• Mentor and Tutor Local Elementary School Students

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For more information, visit the Neighborhood Associations page at GreshamOregon.gov or contact Cathy Harrington at 503-618-2482, or email Cathy.Harrington@GreshamOregon.gov.

Freshwater mussel

Volunteer Opportunity Last year the Johnson Creek Watershed Council partnered with the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation to conduct surveys for native freshwater mussels in Johnson Creek — with your help, we want to continue this work.

Spots are filling up quickly so RSVP today! All ages welcome. Saturday, July 16* — Gresham Woods Saturday, August 6th — Ambleside Saturday, September 24 — Bundy Reserve Time: 10:00am-1:30pm

Searching for freshwater mussels

Volunteers will learn about the biology and ecology of native freshwater mussels, and the many ways in which these animals benefit water quality and fish habitat. Native mussels are sensitive to pollution and disturbance, so exploring mussel distribution and the age structure of mussel beds provides insight on the biological conditions of Johnson Creek. Native Western pearlshell mussels were found in both stream reaches surveyed in the upper watershed, and native floaters were present in the lower watershed.

The event represents a unique opportunity for the general public to assist with field research