Title: Nadaka Cleanup With SOLV & Community Festival Location: Nadaka Nature Park – Meet at North Gate – NE175th Ave. & NE Pacific Link out: Description: SOLV Cleanup at Nadaka Nature Park. Removing invasives and trash in the 10 acre forested portion of the park. Preparing for Community Festival that begins at Noon. Pre-register…
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Grand Opening Celebration at Nadaka
You’re Invited to the Grand Opening Celebration of Nadaka Nature Park Saturday, April 4th 10:00am to Noon The official opening of the newly created community garden, nature based play area, and picnic shelter on the south two acres of the park. Come and see our new community garden at Nadaka. There are six ADA raised…
Oregon State Parks Grant
We are thrilled to announce that our Nadaka Neighborhood Park project grant submitted to the Oregon Parks & Recreation has been awarded funds in the amount $523,480. Nadaka was ranked #11 out of 35 applications and only 22 were funded. The Nadaka project continues to move forward not only because it is a wonderful project…
St. Aidan's Episcopal Church
On Friday, October 14, 2016 the Portland Monthly magazine awarded the Friends of Nadaka a Light A Fire Award in the category of Game-Changing Project. This award recognized an innovative collaboration that generates a transformative impact for one or more nonprofits. There were over 100 nominations submitted of which seven were given to organizations and five to…
Four Cities Peer Court at Nadaka
The awesome Four Cities Peer Court group worked at Nadaka on Wednesday, June 26th. They not only removed all the remaining weeds from the future community garden but they cleared and mulched this sweet little unofficial nature based play area on the meadow. Thank you all for your hard work.
Nadaka: A Model for Renewing East County’s Parks?
Lee Dayfield and Jim Labbe On Saturday April 4th, Gresham residents will celebrate the opening of the new Nadaka Nature Park and Garden. This innovate community park project represents a huge accomplishment in the face of declines in public park investment the last 15 years. The Nadaka experience is a potential model of how we…
Nadaka Nature Deficit Disorder from the Slough Celebration Gala
The Columbia Slough Watershed Council awarded the Nadaka Nature Park and Garden Project an Achievement Award at the annual Slough Celebration Gala last Friday night. CSWC staff made this very funny video. Check it out!
SOLVE IT for Earth Day Cleanup at Nadaka!
Looking for a way to give back this Earth Day? Join Friends of Nadaka to restore a healthy habitat at Nadaka Nature Park Saturday April 23rd 9am-12pm. We will be removing invasive species such as English Ivy from the 10 acre forested portion of the park. The event will start with a brief lesson on…
Nadaka Community Planting Day- February 27th
Nadaka Community Planting Day- February 27th Looking for a way to get outside and make a difference in your community? Join Friends of Nadaka for our Community Planting Event to restore a healthy habitat at Nadaka Nature Park. Volunteers will be planting native shrubs like Oregon Grape, Thimbleberry, and Oceanspray. Native plantings help filter pollutants,…
Nadaka Tea Fundraiser 2016!
Nadaka Tea Fundraiser Join Friends of Nadaka for the annual Nadaka Tea Fundraiser! Enjoy a variety of delicious teas, scones, sandwiches and desserts. After a raffle for local art, gift cards, & photography, join us for a guided tour of Nadaka Nature Park. This is your opportunity to dress up, mingle, and show Nadaka Nature…