Author: Yosh White

By Gail Curtis, Co-Manager, Kingsley Park Community Garden The Linnton Neighborhood Association has received a $500 grant for native plants from the City of Portland, Bureau of Environmental Services (BES). The native plants’ grant is part of BES’s Community Watershed Stewardship Program. The native plants will be planted between St. Helens Road (Highway 30) and… Continue reading City Grant for Native Plants Received

By Gail Curtis, Co-Manager, Kingsley Park Community Garden Kingsley Park, located north of the Shell gas station in Linnton, includes a Community Garden. The Community Garden has open plots located at 11498 NW St Helens Road. If you are interested in obtaining a garden plot, contact the City of Portland Parks and Recreation Community Garden… Continue reading Kingsley Park Community Garden Plots Open

By Brian Hoop  If you think you’ve been hearing more noise from late night street racing this past year, you’re not alone. While street racing has been around since the creation of the automobile, there are reasons for the increased presence this past year.  Based on conversations with several Linnton resident eyewitnesses, speed racing was… Continue reading Street racing noises catch the attention of Linnton residents

The Linnton Community Center has received a $11,879 grant to purchase and install a new air filtration system that will filter pollutants caused by traffic on Highway 30 and mitigate airborne viral transmission of COVID-19 to help reopen the Center’s preschool for underserved young people, which was closed due to COVID-19. The grant, which is… Continue reading Community Center receives grant for air filtration system

By Brian Hoop Portland is a key participant in a $550 million nationwide settlement announced last summer with Monsanto due to environmental contamination caused by PCBs, a harmful compound found in sediment at the Portland Harbor. Linnton and Cathedral Park neighborhood activists are urging community discussion to identify local priorities so we’re ready to advocate… Continue reading $550 million settlement with Monsanto could benefit Linnton

From: portlandgeneral.com/about/fish-wildlife-habitats/harborton-habitat-restoration Harborton is a 74-acre PGE property located along the Willamette River in Northwest Portland’s industrial corridor. The site includes both wetlands and a PGE substation, and is a prime location for restoring wildlife habitat within the Portland Harbor Superfund site. The site is one of the largest known breeding grounds for northern red-legged… Continue reading Harborton Habitat Restoration

“The Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) is threatened with elimination by proposed budget cuts under consideration by the Oregon Legislature as soon as February 2021. Supporters of this petition want DOGAMI to continue to prepare Oregonians for natural disasters, and want the Oregon Legislature to continue to fund DOGAMI as an independent… Continue reading Save DOGAMI to Protect Oregon from Natural Disasters!

By Shawn Looney  Now that the rainy season is upon us, the possibility of wildfire may have moved to the back of your list of things to be concerned about.  On the other hand, this time of year is a great time to consider planting fire-resistant plants.   As a rule, highly flammable plants have several characteristics: … Continue reading Make your Landscape Firewise!

By Sarah Taylor Linnton is a unique neighborhood which features numerous hillsides; neighborhoods which are often divided by gullies, forest and ancient creeks.  Some, like Springville, were once their own town.  Many of the hills have no road out over the Tualatin Mountains, while others host a stream of cars and bikes moving through their remote communities.  The neighborhood is… Continue reading Hill Representatives