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September/October 2020 CNN E-NEWS
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Fun Facts You May Not Know About Oregon
- Portland, Oregon has more breweries than any other city in the world. Within its city limits, Portland has more than 60 breweries.
- Crater Lake is the deepest in the U.S. and was actually pooled in the remains of a volcano. The deepest lake in the United States, Crater Lake, was formed more than 6,500 years ago within the remains of an ancient volcano. The crystal-blue waters of Crater Lake are known worldwide.
- In 1971 Oregon became the first state to ban the use of non-returnable bottles and cans. The law is credited with reducing litter and increasing container recycling. As a result, items which used to make up around 40% of roadside litter now represent about 6%.
- Oregon is the only state that has an official state nut. The official state nut of Oregon is the hazelnut. The hazelnut is also known as the filbert. Oregon grows 99 percent of the entire U.S. commercial crop.
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During this Time Be Safe and Strong Oregon
Hello Everyone,
The horrible wildfires and smoke are affecting so many in our Oregon. Here in Portland we are experiencing horrible heavy smoke that is very unhealthy. For 500,000 Oregonians they have had to evacuate or are on alert ready to go in a moments notice. Families are experiencing loss of homes and businesses. Some have not made it out and we morn the loss of lives. Communities across our state have been shattered. Fires are raging through Clackamas and Marion counties in Estacada, Molalla, and Colton. Detroit Lake, Gates and Mill City, Talent, Phoenix and Medford; all along south Highway 97 from Chiloquin and east of Springfield in Blue River and Vida, communities are devastated.
We send our heartfelt prayers, condolences and good thoughts to all who have lost loved ones, homes and businesses.
During this tragedy, so many have stepped forward and are working hard to support each other. We want to thank and appreciate the hard work of firefighters, first responders, and others in trying to contain and extinguish these fires. The American Red Cross is offering temporary evacuation and shelter locations for those who have been displaced. Food banks and pantries, including the Oregon Food Bank and its partners across our communities, have responded with food support. Many others have donated time, goods and funds to help. Please see below for resources and ideas of places to help.
Always be safe and travel only when absolutely necessary. During this time keep your windows and doors closed. And go outside only when necessary.
Remember to check on your neighbors with a quick phone call. And take good care of yourseves. If you need us we can be reached via email at:
For more information on American Red Cross click here
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2020 Census: Where To Count Yourself If You Haven’t Responded Yet Visit 2020census.gov |
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Upcoming Meetings in
Central Northeast Neighbors
Meetings are being held through Zoom. Please look at the Neighborhood Association Websites for updates.
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Central Northeast Neighbors (CNN) contact Ronda
Sumner Neighborhood Association (SAN) contact Ronda
Madison South Neighborhood Association (MSNA) Click here
Beaumont Wilshire Neighborhood Association (BWNA) Click here
Friends of Wilshire Park Playground Project, Click here
Rose City Park Neighborhood Association (RCPNA) Click here
Hollywood Neighborhood Association (HNA) Click here
Grant Park Neighborhood Association (GPNA) Click here
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Do you Need a Notary Public?
CNN has you covered.
Central Northeast Neighbors can help you. We have Ronda Johnson and she is able to help you. This is a free service from Central Northeast Neighbors. Please contact her for more information about doing curb side notaries during Covid-19 quarantine.
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Welcome to Your City of Gardens
Portland Parks Foundation creates the region's first free guide to the Portland region's public gardens.
The Foundation's (PPF's) Passport offers photos, highlights, visitor information, and COVID guidelines for 17 of the region's most resplendent publicly accessible gardens. We, of course, feature our international renowned Portland Japanese Garden and Lan Su Chinese Garden but lesser-known gems like the Rogerson Clematis Garden and Leach Botanical Garden. We collected together local destinations like Hoyt Arboretum, Peninsula Park Rose Garden, and the Rose Test Garden, but we also reached south in the valley to include gems like Salem's Lord & Shriver Conservancy at Gaiety Hollow and region's nursery showcase, the Oregon Garden. There are surprises, too: the McMenamin's Kennedy School and Edgefield are famous for their brews and hospitality, but the grounds are laced with beautifully curated gardens of hardy native plants.
For a region of talented home gardeners, our public gardens stand as one of our city's greatest expressions of pride of place. And just like the landscapes we feature, our Passport to the City of Gardens will continue to grow over the next year. We'll add more gardens. We'll be making video tours with history and gardening tips. And we'll be getting our Passport ready for the world's largest annual gathering of public garden devotees, the American Public Garden Association, coming to Portland in June, 2021.
Take a tour on your computer or phone. Make your plans to visit each and every one.
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Shade, Comfort, Clean Air, and Better Health for Your Portland Yard
Free Trees for Portlanders
Trees make a healthier and more livable city for all. But trees continue to come down in Portland due to old age and development. Help grow Portland’s tree cover by planting a tree in your yard!Portland Parks & Recreation Urban Forestry is giving away 1,200 trees for Portlanders to plant on private property.
How you can get trees:
- Register now to get free trees for your yard! Supplies are limited. 20 tree species to choose from.
- Pick up your tree at one of our no-contact events. Free delivery for people who live in the Hazelwood and Mill Park neighborhoods.
- Plant your tree and water for the first three years it is in the ground. Urban Forestry will be available for tree questions along the way.
Why Trees:
Trees provide essential services like cleaning the air we breathe, keeping us cool during the hot summer months, reducing crime, and improving our mental and physical health. Along with all that, they bring us year-round beauty and a sense of place.
Eligibility:
2 trees per address
Trees must be planted inside Portland city limits
Trees may not be used to fulfill the requirements of a permit
or call 503-823-4963. For more information click here
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Dear parents, caregivers, and families:
We have all been challenged and pushed to our limits in 2020. As students head back to virtual or in-person school, we remain committed to supporting the safety and well-being of students and their families. We hope the updates in this monthly e-newsletter will inspire you stay healthy and active as a family and keep you informed about resources and opportunities.
As we face the devastating fires in Oregon, look to the indoor activities below for creative ways to learn and play with your children. As the air quality improves, we hope you will also try some fun COVID-safe outdoor activities, like our new traffic playgrounds and the Go By Greenways game.
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Virtual Garden Consulting
Hello! Do you want to learn more about how to grow your own garden? We will have classes each month on different topics: eg weeding, crop storage, garlic, medicinal plants. To see the topics and register for a class click on the link: https://bit.ly/2Rf3XSt
¡Hola! ¿Quieres aprender más sobre cómo cultivar su propio huerto? Vamos a tener clases cada mes sobre tópicos diferentes: por ejemplo, eliminación de maleza, el almacenamiento de la cosecha, el ajo, plantas medicinales. Para ver los tópicos y registrar para un clase haz clic en el enlace: https://bit.ly/2Rf3XSt
How does it work?
- Book your appointment and fill out the short questionnaire. Your answers will inform the content of the garden consultation.
- Meet virtually via your phone or computer with one of our experienced gardeners in your home or garden. We’ll answer your questions, share resources, tips, and tricks.
- You’ll receive a follow up email with notes from the consultation, additional resources, and a link to donate to Growing Gardens.
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Emergency Tree Removals Portland Parks & Recreation
The current wind storm has caused a high volume of tree emergencies across the city. Urban Forestry staff are working quickly to respond and, as a result, non-emergency intake processing may experience delays.
To report trees or limbs down and blocking a public street, please call 503-823-TREE(8733) and select Option 1. Tree emergency response is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
If you are seeking a retroactive permit, you must provide photographic evidence of the danger to structure or public and submit photos with a retroactive permit application within 7 days of the tree work.
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PBOT invites Portlanders to Review and Share Feedback on PBOT's newly released Draft ADA Transition Plan Update
Review the plan, take our Survey and join us for a Virtual Open House to learn more about the bureau's plan to make Portland's Transportation System more Accessible
The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) released the Draft ADA Title II Public Rights of Way Transition Plan Update for public review today. The draft Transition Plan updates and replaces the bureau’s 1996 plan and fulfills the requirements set forth in Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). PBOT’s Transition Plan defines how the bureau will identify obstructions in the public right of way and in the bureau’s programs, policies, practices and procedures that create barriers to people with disabilities. It will also identify methods to remove those barriers and a schedule for implementation.
PBOT is committed to increasing diversity, advancing equity and fostering inclusion in everything that we do. According to data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), 23% of people living in Multnomah County have a disability. In Clackamas County, 22% of people have a disability and in Washington County, 19% has a disability. According to data from the 2013-2018 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimate, the percentage of the population that reports having a disability increases with age. The types of disability include mobility, hearing, vision, cognitive, self-care, and independent living. Of Portlanders between 5 and 17 years of age, 6.3% have a disability. Portlanders who are 75 years of age and older report a rate of disability at 53.5%.
The primary goal of PBOT’s updated Transition Plan is to provide full program access to all Portlanders. A fully accessible transportation system is one that is safe, allows all people to move through it, and is appropriately built and maintained. This Transition Plan provides PBOT with specific information on public right of way and program barriers, identifying steps to eliminate them.
We want to hear from you!
Tell us about your experience accessing our transportation system and if you’ve had challenges accessing any of our programs, practices, procedures, or policies. We also want to hear your thoughts on how we prioritize the work of the plan.
Additionally, the bureau invites the public to attend one of our virtual houses on the plan. Click on the date to register for the open house on Zoom:
We know this is a challenging time for many in our community and we thank you in advance for providing your thoughtful feedback. Local community groups and organizations may contact PBOT’s ADA Coordinator, Lisa Strader, to schedule additional presentations or question and answer sessions. Contact information is available on PBOT’s ADA Title II Transition Plan website.
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Portland Bureau of Transportation’s Sunday Parkways
Enjoy free, family-friendly virtual Sunday Parkways programming, presented by Kaiser Permanente, through the end of September
In September, Sunday Parkways will be teaming up with Portland-based Independent Publishing Resource Center and Kaiser Permanente to do a ‘zine series with various local artists. Each week will focus on different talents, including crafts, comedy, music, writing, and poetry. The final week of September will be dedicated to wellness, with a focus on meditation and relaxation. Fitness classes will continue to be held twice a week.
Share Your Skills
If you or someone you know has skills to share, let us know. Send your name, contact info, description of your skill, a little information about yourself, and a photo, video, or other visual of your skills to PortlandSundayParkways@portlandoregon.gov. For those we select, the Sunday Parkways team will work with you to debut a short video on our social media platforms, or create additional content for our website. There is no age limit, but children under 18 will need a parent's consent.
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Portland United Against Hate (PUAH) https://www.portlandunitedagainsthate.org / a coalition of more than 80 community organizations, neighborhood groups, agencies, and local governments working together to support those targeted by hate. They manage ReportHatePDX, a reporting and tracking tool where people can record hateful acts, and they analyze the data quarterly to help focus community leaders on solutions. PUAH works with partners to provide trauma informed care and social services to those impacted by hate. PUAH offers workshops helping educate people about how to reduce or avoid harm, empower those most impacted, understand more about those targeted, know our rights, and bring our best selves to civic life. They use their resources, assets and relationships in support of an inclusive city that embraces and celebrates diverse communities.
Portland United Against Hate was founded in 2016 as a response to an increase in incidents of hate crimes and intimidation in our community. PUAH's coalition shares resources and relationships to create an inclusive city that protects, embraces, and celebrates its diverse communities. We have become a broad coalition dedicated to addressing hate violence in our communities.
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Oregon Humanities
Oregon Humanities is committed to bringing people together across difference. Each year, Oregon Humanities offers hundreds of public conversations and programs across the state, trains and supports dozens of discussion leaders, and awards tens of thousands of dollars in grants to organizations that, like Oregon Humanities, believe in the power of people in rooms listening, learning, and struggling together. In their magazine and on their website, they publish essays, photographs, films, and audio recordings that explore the thoughts, perspectives, and experiences of Oregonians, especially those who have been ignored, generalized, or oppressed.
Join Oregon Humanities in FREE Connecting In Place Virtual Classes:
Loneliness and Aging During COVID-19
September 22, 2020 | 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. PDT
What beliefs do we hold about loneliness and aging? If we have elderly neighbors and loved ones, what might they need at this time? This conversation with Pamela Slaughter is for people who live near elders or have elderly people in their lives to explore questions, experiences, and obstacles to showing up for elders and to generate ideas for connection during this time of heightened isolation.
Are You Safer Outside?
October 6, 2020 | 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. PDT
Join facilitator Mareshah “MJ” Jackson to discuss what makes an outdoor space a “safe” space. How does one’s identity intersect with their security in a park, on a trail, or on a patio? In what ways have our perceptions of these spaces changed since the pandemic and recent protests, and how may they change in the years to come?
Housing and Belonging
October 20, 2020 | 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. PDT
Housing and homelessness is a visible and divisive issue in local media, in politics, and across the different communities within our state. Many of us were experiencing housing instability and economic uncertainty even during the “boom” times before the current crisis. This conversation with Paul Susi will explore common assumptions and perspectives about the experience of houselessness/homelessness and seek to answer the question, How do we decide who “belongs” in our community?
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Online Farmstand!
Only accepting orders Monday at 9am through Thursday at noon. As the world grapples with the health, social and financial impacts of Covid-19 we are finding ways to adapt. We have opened an Online Farmstand and are only processing orders and accepting payments online. We offer free farm pickup on Sundays or charge a $3 delivery fee to certain zip codes in N/NE/SE PDX. Our products will be restocked every Monday morning at 9am and will be available until Thursday at noon.
Our Farm
Farming has given us the opportunity to change our values into purpose. Working with 2.5 acres of cultivated land in the East Columbia Neighborhood of Portland and in Orient, Oregon soil health is of utmost importance to us. East Columbia is a very unique neighborhood due to its wetlands, open spaces and drainage ways and our farm is located about half way between the Columbia River and the Columbia Slough. Anything that goes into our soil winds up in our food and our treasured waterways and this is our basis for all of the farming decisions we make.
Lil' Starts uses sustainable farming practices to grow clean, healthy produce and plants for our CSA programs, farmers markets and restaurant accounts. Owners Luke & Lillian Klimaszewski wholeheartedly believe in natural growing methods. That's why they only use non-GMO seed stock and their plants, produce and soil are free of pesticides and synthetic fertilizers. Lil' Starts makes their own soil mix and feeds their plants locally sourced compost, plant and fish teas and amendments from trusted sources. These earth honoring practices, along with a good dose of community and love, ensure the best conditions for healthy, thriving plants.
For more information check out there web site Click here
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Portland Utility Board
Thursday, September 17, 2020 via Zoom. We welcome the public to join us!
Portland Utility Board Meeting
Date Thursday, September 17, 2020
Time 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Location Virtual, via Zoom
Agenda items include Small Business Program for Utility Relief (SPUR) updates, final review and adoption of PUB’s annual report and workplan, Title 21 code change updates and upcoming work session, Portland Water Bureau performance measures, and, potentially, information on advocacy efforts for COVID-19 relief from private utilities
Attached please find draft minutes from the Thursday, August 20, 2020 meeting. These minutes can also be found on PUB’s website under the calendar item for that meeting.
Zoom connection information
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 992 0854 1314
Passcode: 669246
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CNN Resource Numbers and Websites
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This newsletter has been made possible through funding by the City of Portland, Office of Community & Civic Life. Views or findings expressed here do not necessarily represent those of the City of Portland or the bureau.
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