Homestead Neighborhood Association
Portland, Oregon
HNA
Homestead's Voice for 34 Years !
NEWS
Homestead Neighborhood News:
NEXT MONTHLY MEETING
TUESDAY, September 7 th (7-9 pm)
OHSU CDRC Building
707 SW Gaines, 3rd Floor
(1st Tuesday of every month. All are welcome!)
MONTHLY NEWS ARTICLES and MEETING MINUTES
We have listed some highlights from our most recent meeting.. Please see the
News Archives section for detailed meeting minutes and complete SWNI news articles.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 3rd (6:30 - 9pm)
ANNUAL NEIGHBORHOOD NIGHT OUT PICNIC (Duniway Park Lilac Garden)
Join us and meet new neighbors, catch up with old friends. Dogs welcome!
The Lilac Garden is at the west end of Duniway Park where Terwilliger Boulevard turns left and Sam Jackson Park Road begins. We’ll be there starting at 6:30 with burgers and hotdogs, sushi generously from Hashi at Takahashi 2 in Duniway Plaza and OHSU is again providing tables and chairs and Free parking kitty corner across the street. Come early for the sushi. It goes fast!
We hope to have games for kids (call Susan Egnor at 503-939-3828 with ideas), door prizes and fun! Bring a side dish if you’d like—desserts and salads especially welcome, but COME in any event. The Portland Police or Fire Bureau will also been on hand to add to the occasion. We will have updated information on trees and plants in need of “adoption” under our parklands restoration project and brief updates on other items of interest.
Other Items:
HOMESTEAD NEIGHBORHOOD NATURE INITIATIVE:
Ten years ago, nineteen Homestead residents worked on our Neighborhood Association Plan. In setting a vision for the neighborhood then, the plan noted the neighborhood was in a “park-like forested setting...” One aspect of the vision was to preserve natural wooded areas while encouraging responsible and sensitive development. This year, with our neighborhood grant, we are reaching out to all who live and work in our neighborhood homeowners, residents, students, and business owners to take action to preserve and enhance our natural wooded areas, particularly in Marquam Nature Park and along Terwilliger Parkway.
As part of that intiative, in conjunction with the West Willamette Project, we have adopted sections of two trails in our neighborhood.
1) The 12th and Gaines trailhead
2) The trail from the end of Hamilton St. to the creek
We hope to remove invasive plants in these trail areas in order to re-establish native plant species. As part of this effort we developed the FULL CIRCLE PLANT PROGRAM which allows individuals to adopt and protect native plants - by providing an 8' circle cleared of the invasive plants which threaten their survival... Please click the above link to open a flier with full details.... You can join us on a scheduled day to clear a circle - or if you just don't have time... send us a tax deductible donation and we'll clear the circle for you...
This project is supported by the Southwest Neighborhoods Office of Neighborhood Involvement Small Grant Program. We also have assistance from the Willamette Restoration Project (a partnership that includes Friends of Marquam Nature Park and Friends of Terwilliger.)
FULL CIRCLE TRAIL EVENTS - What to wear:
- Long sleeves that are weather appropriate
(breathable, warm, waterproof, etc)
- Hiking boots or other sturdy shoes
- Work gloves (if you have them)
- Eye Protection (if you are using tools)
- Hat
Give us just one morning,
together we can make a difference... BEFORE HNA Ivy Pull: AFTER HNA Ivy Pull
12th and Gaines trailhead Area cleared of invasive ivy. Area has since
been replanted with native plants. New pictures will follow. NEIGHBORHOOD LAND USE REVIEW PROPOSALS/DECISIONS:
Click link to view details. Please call Anton Vetterlein (HNA) if you have any questions or comments (503-757-5099)
Current Notices of Proposals: http://www.portlandonline.com/bds/index.cfm?c=42263&
Homestead 2010-2011 Neighborhood Action Plan:
Please click this link to view... Let us know what you think...
If you want to receive notices and information from Homestead NA by e-mail, please let Susan Egnor know at her e-mail address below.
Call Susan Egnor at 503-221-6981 or e-mail stegnor@comcast.net with any questions or comments.
Click link for a live view
from the KGW TramCam
Picture courtesy City of Portland
