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Martin Luther King Jr.
January 10, 2018
2018 special edition
MLK Powell
Butte Project
In honor of the upcoming
Martin Luther King Jr. holiday
as a national day of service,
volunteers are invited to join
The Nature Conservancy in re-
storing Portland Parks & Rec-
reation’s Powell Butte Lower
Floodplain at a work party tak-
ing place on Saturday, Jan. 13
from 9 a.m. to noon.
Powell Butte, an extinct cin-
der cone volcano, rises near the
headwaters of Johnson Creek.
The park is comprised of 608
acres of meadowland and for-
est. Volunteers will be plant-
ing and mulching native shrubs
during this event. No experi-
ence is necessary and families
are encouraged to join.
Registration is required at
nature.org/oregonworkparties.
Only in the
darkness can
you see the
stars.
--Martin Luther King Jr.