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Columbia Slough Watershed Council is hiring for two Confluence AmeriCorps members! The positions are: 1) Events and Outreach Specialist for Nadaka Nature Park & CSWC 2) Habitat Restoration Educator- CSWC

Take a look at the construction progress at the Nadaka Nature Park & Garden Project as of November 24, 2014. Most of the pavement and utilities are in, picnic shelter is up and tables being installed, elements are now in nature based play area. Grand opening celebration tentatively scheduled for Saturday, April 4, 2015. Construction…

On May 14, 2014 the SUN students from HB Lee Middle School had fun building hobbit and fairy houses at Nadaka.  They were quite creative in their designs and we decided to call it a forest art project.  See a few more forest art photographs in the gallery. SUN students from HB Lee Middle School…

Estás buscando para una manera para disfrutar en la naturaleza y hacer una diferencia en su comunidad? Únete a Friends of Nadaka para nuestro Evento a Plantar Con La Comunidad para restaurar un hábitat saludable en el Parque Nadaka. Los voluntarios plantarán arbustos nativos como Oregon Grape, y Thimbleberry. Las plantas nativas ayudan a filtrar…

So excited to have interviewed on MetroEast’s “Community Hotline” about the Annual Nadaka Community Festival happening this Saturday, August 20th 12-3 pm. We will have live music, Audubon’s Education Birds, Aztec Dancers, free hot dogs (while they last), community booths, games, crafts, and scavenger hunt! There is still time to become a volunteer for the…

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,…

Watch this YouTube video update on recent activities at the Nadaka Nature Park & Garden Project. The annual No Ivy Day event is coming to Gresham.  Volunteers will be pulling invasive ivy and other weeds at sites across Portland and neighboring cities. Get to know Nadaka Nature Park and help protect the diversity and beauty of…

A big thank you to all those who helped with the SOLVE Earth Day Cleanup at Nadaka.  Invasives were removed from the forest and work was done in the community garden as well.  Check out The Outlook article here. There is a SOLVE event scheduled again this year on Saturday, April 20th from 9 am…

Welcome Back Vulture Day Is Coming to Nadaka Nature Park and St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church! Did you notice you only see Turkey Vultures in the metropolitan area in the spring and summer? That’s because they migrate to warmer climates in the winter, but it’s time to welcome them back. We’re lucky to still have good…

In 2011, seventeen non-profit and community organizations developed the Nadaka Nature Park and Garden Project Declaration of Cooperation (DOC) to establish and support a shared vision and goals for the 12-acre Nadaka Open Space. As detailed in the DOC: The Vision is to create “a place that nurtures nature, food, and families” where people, especially…