A group of young people from Tivnu came to Nadaka on July 15, 2013 to help with the building of the park. They worked on mulching around the boulders along NE Glisan. The students were from different states around the country but mainly back East. We really appreciate the fact they chose Nadaka as one of their places to do some community volunteering. They worked really hard on a hot day. To find out more about this wonderful organization check out the Tivnu website
. More photographs of the work they did can be found in Photo gallery.
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.
On June 15 & 16, 2013 the 671st Engineering Company of the Army Reserves came out to Nadaka to move boulders out along NE Glisan. They also worked with other volunteers removing weeds from the future community garden area.
The 671st and other volunteers put in a total of 690.5 hours and we can’t thank them enough. Also Jazzy Bagels donated their delicious bagels for the volunteers. Check out more photos from the event on the Photos page.
This Spring 2013, Audubon Society of Portland, Columbia Slough Watershed Council, Friends of Nadaka and the City of Gresham are collaborating with Rosemary Anderson High School (RAHS) to develop and implement a service learning project at Nadaka.
With funding from the City of Gesham and East Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District, the Nadaka Urban Forestry Service Learning Project is providing education and technical training for eight RAHS students in the process of developing a laminated root rot assessment, tree removal and planting plan to treat the root infection in Nadaka Nature Park.
Project development by Audubon Society of Portland led the Columbia Slough Watershed Council to contract with Wolftree Inc. to provide hands on natural history training and technical skills to RAHS students in forest ecology, forest pathology, management, community relations and problem solving. Goals for the tree removal and planting prescription are (1) decrease the risk of future hazard trees, (2) reduce the spread of laminated root rot, and (3) enhance wildlife habitat. Additional project support is being provided by RAHS staff, Friends of Nadaka, Oregon Department of Forestry and St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church.
In honor of Father’s Day why not spend the morning at Nadaka on Saturday, June 15th helping cleanup the park by removing invasives, clearing weeds from the future community garden and begin moving the boulders out along NE Glisan. The Army Reservists will be there to do the boulder moving but there will be alot to do in the park. Cleanup activities will begin at 9:00 am and end around 1:00 pm. Come dressed for the weather and we will have work gloves, shovels, and other equipment needed for the cleanup. Refreshments will be provided for volunteers.
For more information contact Lee at leewilkeseastna@hotmail.com or 503.998.1044. Bring your Dad or any other special person.
Gresham and East Portland Friends and Neighbors
We hope you will join the Friends of Nadaka in voting for Measure 26-152, the regional natural areas levy, on your May Special Election ballot. Find out how it specifically benefits our area.
Also in a guest commentary in Saturday’s Oregonian, Jim Labbe and Linda Robinson describe how Measure 26-152 will extend our regional conservation and restoration efforts, helping getting more people involved in the environmental learning and stewardship.
On April 20, 2013 there was a cleanup at Nadaka with SOLVE. There were 38 people who participated logging in 103 hours of volunteer time. With a small grant from SOLVE the Friends of Nadaka were able to purchase 20 pair of work gloves, 4 large Sword Ferns and 3 Currants which were planted by the Girl Scouts. Check out the gallery for more photographs from the event.
A big thank you to Jazzy Bagel for again furnishing their wonderful bagels and the Wilkes East Neighborhood Association for furnishing the porta potty. The Center for Family Success donated apple juice and bananas for the event.
Mt. Hood Community College’s (MHCC) SEED program brings young leaders from rural areas of Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean to the United States for two-year technical training programs funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development. In MHCC’s SEED program students participate in a Natural Resources Technology program.
SEED program students are developing a neighborhood walking map surrounding Nadaka Nature Park. The map will facilitate outreach to surrounding neighborhoods and particularly the new access to the Rockwood Neighborhood. The map’s central feature will be Nadaka Nature Park and the planned improvements at the park, and will encompass at least a 1-mile walking distance, key transportation hubs, local businesses, and Nadaka Nature Park & Garden Project partners. The map will be in English and Spanish.
Nadaka made news in the Oregonian April 27, 2013 when Lee Dayfield was interviewed about her involvement to improve the park. Read More
Title: Early Neighborhood Meeting on Proposed Nadaka Neighborhood Park – Land Use/Development Application
Location: St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church, 17405 NE Glisan, Gresham, OR 97230
Description: This meeting is being held to discuss a proposed project; Nadaka Neighborhood Park, located adjacent to St. Aidan’s church. The property can be legally identified as (Site ID numbers 1N3E1AC9700, 10000,10100, and tax lot numbers R943310160, R943310520 and R943311370). This project is in the Wilkes East Neighborhood Association. You can see pre-application notes for this proposal at https://egov.greshamoregon.gov/Click2GovPZ/. It is Pre-Application Conference Number PAM13-26000040. Purpose of meeting is to provide an opportunity for applicant and surrounding property owners to meet and discuss this proposal. Proposed park improvements expand existing trail and pathway system, children’s nature play area, community garden, berry patches, picnic shelter, seating and restrooms.
Start Time: 07:00pm
Date: 2013-04-16
End Time: 08:00pm