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January 09,2002 Page A5 ®l|c 'Jjlortlanò ©hseruer Columbia Slough Achievements Celebrated The Columbia Slough W ater shed Council will present 2001 Achievement Awards to the Port of Portland and the founder o f the Columbia Slough Regatta for their work to improve the Columbia Slough in north and northeast Portland. The aw ards will be presented at the Third A nnual C olum bia Slough A w ards C elebration on Friday, Jan. 11 at 6 p.m . at the N orth Star B allroom at 635 N. K illingsw orth C ourt. The event w ill include dinner, live m usic, and presentation o f the aw ards. “W e are really excited about all the positive things that are h a p p e n in g in the C o lu m b ia Slough” , said Jay M ow er, co o r dinator o f the Colum bia Slough W atershed Council. “So m any efforts are being m ade day to day to im prove the health o f the slough, it’s im portant to pause and acknow ledge some o f these o u ts ta n d in g p e o p le and p ro jects.” The award honors the port’s V anport W etlands m itigation project in north Portland as one of eight examples o f efforts that have protected, enhanced and revital ized the slough watershed. • The Vanport W etlands for merly was known as the Radio Towers area. The Port is in the process o f returning 91 acres o f the old K- G-W radio transm ission tow ers City Hosts Annual Fix- It Fairs "■a The Vanport wetlands project returns 91 acres o f the old K-G-W radio transmission towers property to Its historic wetlands habitat. We are really excited about all the positive things that are happening in the Columbia Slough. — Jay Mower, coordinator of the Columbia Slough Watershed Council Thanks to the vision of David Eatwell, the annual Columbia Slough Regatta on July 28. drew over 300 paddlers, making it one o f the largest paddling events in the northwest. Northwest. The regatta is one o f the pri mary ways that the W atershed Council introduces people to the Slough’s recreational and natu ral assets. It has introduced more than 1,000 people to ex ploring the m eandering chan nels of the slough. O ther leadership aw ards are to Donna Hempstead, one o f the original members o f the Colum bia Slough W atershed Council; Linda Robinson, the founder and d ir e c to r of the Naturescaping for Clean Rivers Program ; the Open M eadow School’s Corps to Restore the Urban Environm ent program ; C enter for Colum bia River His- tory; Julie Howland, coordina to r for the P o rtlan d Public Schools: Helping Kids Help the Slough program ; and Leslie W inter-G orsline, the graphics whiz behind the council’s w a tershed boundary signs, an- nual-R egatta T-shirts, and the eye-catching illustrations for the council’s many projects. Morto« lutAer King Jr. ßirtüday &K RUN &. WMK Free IK Kids Kuu • Ì . .. ,■ <- , ■ . j .’Ml tu ... •Ji..-. J :L a u.. The joui of Portland N /N E B U S IN E S S AREA Portland, Oregon Port Addresses Aircraft Noise I V founder o f the Columbia Slough Regatta. Eatwell passionately believes that people enjoy paddling the waterways near their homes. Over the last seven years the Regatta has been growing in popu larity, and this year boasted over 300participants, making it one of the largest paddling events in the property to its historic w etlands habitat. Flocks o f birds have begun re turning to the site, and after native wetland vegetation is reestab lished, the Port anticipates some public use o f the property for edu cational activities. A leadership award will be pre sented to D avid E atw ell, the The c ity ’s O ffice o f S ustain able D evelopm ent has sched uled tw o free neighborhood fix- it fairs to connect residents with p u b lic re s o u rc e s th a t sav e m oney, conserve resources and im prove hom es and neighbor h o o d s. The annual events will be held Saturday, Jan. 12 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Parkrose Middle School, 11800 N.E. Shaver and Saturday, Jan. 26, from 8:30a.m. to 2 p.m. at Binnsmead Middle School, 2225 S.E. 87th Ave. Each event w ill have over 40 exhibits and w orkshops with ex perts from neighborhood and City organizations that solve energy, w ater, recycling, yard, environm ental, and hom e safety problem s. In addition to providing indis pensable inform ation and re sources, many exhibitors offer free take-aways such as faucet aera tors, garden seeds, and door sweeps. The first 150 attendees at the “Self-Help Weatherization” work shop will receive a free weather ization materials kit. “Having all these resources in one place is a terrific opportunity for Portland residents. The Fair is a great way to learn how to solve household problems, lower heat ing costs and, if households are eligible, apply for free insulation through the Block by Block pro gram,” said Dave Tooze, program manager at the City o f Portland Office o f Sustainable Develop ment. For more information, call 503-823-7590. The Port o f Portland has re sumed a process that will invite community suggestions for man aging aircraft noise as part of a study updating the five-year noise compatibility plan for Portland International Airport. A meeting o f the Noise Com patibility Study Advisory Com mittee is scheduled from 5:30p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Feb. 1 9 in th eP o rto f Portland Commission boardroom, 121 N.W. Everett. The public is invited. “W e’re committed to continu ing to address the challenging issue of managing aircraft noise,” said Chris Corich, PDX general manager o f operations and main tenance. “W e’rchopingtoreceive a lot o f ideas from our community during this study. ...... 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