January 09,2002
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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
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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.
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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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