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By Brian Hoop Local Portland media reported six black bear sightings within eight days in late May 2023 in Northwest Portland’s Forest Park, according to Ben Cate, a district wildlife biologist for the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife’s North Willamette Watershed District. Sighting locations included Northwest 53rd Drive, along the area of Upper Saltzman… Continue reading Black bear sightings in Forest Park

By Nancy Hiser Phone: 971-352-744711324 NW St. Helens Rd. Portland OR 97231Open 8am – 7pm, Closed Sundays Just north of the 7-11 Store on St Helens Rd. you’ll find El Sazon’s food cart, offering exceptionally good authentic Mexican food. Rodrigo Garcia, the owner, was born in Michoacan, Mexico and takes pride in their excellent food and… Continue reading Sponsor spotlight: El Sazon

By Brian Hoop Expanded mountain biking options are coming to Forest Park and possibly to new Metro-owned preserves just north of Linnton in the North Tualatin Mountains. The Linnton Neighborhood Association never actively engaged in this issue over the past 10-15 years. But whether or not to allow “legit” off-road bicycling in the miles of… Continue reading Off Road Mountain Biking Inches Closer in Forest Park and North Tualatin Mountains

By Nancy Hiser Sixteen people enjoyed burrito dinners at Fred’s Marina and then piled into two 29-foot canoes to paddle leisurely 2 ½ miles south on the Willamette to Cathedral Park on a warm evening in late July. The free trip, specifically for Linnton residents, was courtesy of the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership and funded… Continue reading Big Canoe Paddle Along the Willamette

By Nancy Hiser  This summer has been incredibly busy for advocates working on reducing the risks we face. Meetings: • Rep. Maxine Dexter who shared the importance of drafting proposals for state legislators to develop policy. Dexter has special interest in air quality and offered to support our efforts. These LNA committees: Air Quality, Tank Farm… Continue reading CEI Hub Action

Collected by Ed Jones, new LNA Chairperson This is an incomplete list of issues that have been attended to by the Linnton community over the years. Each item has a long story behind it, most of which I am not the best qualified person to tell. All of them were, and many still are, important… Continue reading A Partial Survey of Issues of Concern to the Linnton Neighborhood Association 

By Nancy Hiser A 3-billboard campaign along Highway 30 several months ago has succeeded in spreading awareness of CEI (Critical Energy Infrastructure) risks, according to TanktheTanks. Notice the new billboard, “What’s in Our Air?” on the west side of Hwy 30 south of the St Johns Bridge, calling attention to air quality issues here from… Continue reading Billboards

By Nancy Hiser  The County leadership took a bold step in late June that made national news, announcing they are suing fossil fuel companies, including Exxon Mobil, Shell, BP, ConocoPhillips, Chevron, and the American Petroleum Institute, for almost $52 billion dollars for their role in the massive heatwave in June 2021 when temperatures reached 116… Continue reading Multnomah CountySues Big Oil

September 6th, 2023 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Linnton Community Center • 7:00 – Welcome and introductions • 7:15 – River Trail Project, Noel Johnson, the newly hired project manager, will review the plan to build the next section of the River Trail and answer questions. • 8:00 – Tank The Tanks, Tank Farm Safety, and… Continue reading Meeting Agenda:

By Shawn Looney Portland Fire & Rescue is once again stepping up to help Linnton reduce its susceptibility to wildfire, with assistance also provided by West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District, Forest Park Conservancy, and local neighbors. Fuel mitigation planning is in the works to remove ivy and other ladder fuels from the area… Continue reading Linnton Firewise to get help from PF&R