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8/6 National Night Out, 5-8 pm, Hamilton Park

August 8, 5-8 p.m., Party on Portland! at Hamilton Park Enjoy an evening with neighbors and friends. Listen to live music by “The Beat Goes On”. Lucky Duck Foam for kids (be prepared to get wet). BYO dinner. Hope to see you there! All registered Portland city council District 4 candidates have been invited to […]

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Governors Park – natives replanting Mar 18th

Neighbors and SWHRL would like to invite everyone to help plant native plants in Governors Park, Saturday, March 18th. This event will be held from 9 am to Noon or so. Sign up is requested, but walk-ups will be welcomed. https://www.solveoregon.org/opportunity/a0C8W00000VBai8

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Parks Awards Nominations due 3/31, Small Grants due 4/15

Don’t miss out! 3 Grant + Award OpportunitiesNominations and applications are due soon for Portland Parks Foundation’s three current grants and award opportunities—one new—designed for community volunteers and organizational leaders working to better Portland’s parks and open spaces. The new Joey Pope Award for Parks Leadership will honor and provide a $10,000 grant to uplift and […]

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Park Improvements

Native plant restoration in Governors Park SWHRL and neighborhood volunteers participated in a native-plant restoration project at Governors Park this week; over 100 native plants – including Pacific wax myrtle, snowberry, mock orange, ferns and Columbia Hawthorne – were placed in the southern section of the park, with some dozens more to come by the […]