Help keep Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge healthy with Portland Parks & Recreation and the Friends of Oaks Bottom. We will be removing English ivy and Himalayan blackberry to make way for native plant species. Please dress for the weather, wear waterproof boots (rain boots are recommended!), bring rain gear, and personal water bottle. Tools, gloves, project instruction, warm beverages and snacks  will be provided.  Registration required.  Details HERE.  

6:00 – Approve minutes from 10/18/23 meeting. 6:05 – Vandalism Abatement Fund update. 6:10 – Special Guest RJ DeMillo, Senior Manager of Communications and Community Development at Transition Projects, here to discuss the re-opening of the Willamette Center shelter. 6:40 – Proposal to adopt one block around the Willamette Center. 6:50 – Discuss and approve Statement of Values. 7:00 – Adjourn.

7:30 pm Call to order, protocols, and introductions – David Dugan. 7:35 pm Review and approval of minutes of Nov. 15, 2023 Board Meeting 7:40 pm Land Use Committee Proposed Testimony on Housing Regulatory Relief Project to City Council – David Schoellhamer; Land Use Committee to discuss comments on the discussion Draft Report from the Land Division Code Update Project – David Schoellhamer. 8:00 pm Vandalism Abatement Fund – Grant Huling. 8:15 pm Potluck at January Board Meeting discussion – David Dugan. 8:35 pm Other Board business – David Dugan. 9:00 pm Adjournment.

The January meeting has been cancelled.  See you next month!

NOTE:  This meeting will be held online via Zoom. Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85300791750 Zoom Meeting ID: 853 0079 1750 6:00 – Approve minutes from 11/15/23 meeting 6:05 – Updates: PBOT study to modify Llewellyn Elementary student drop-off ROWs; PBOT 13th Ave study; PBOT 14th Ave & Bybee improvements 6:15 – New initiative discussion: No Right Turn on Red for 13th Ave & Tacoma? 6:25 – New initiative discussion: Reducing neighborhood cut-through traffic from Tacoma 6:45 – New initiative discussion: Intersection Mural at Sellwood Middle School (16th Ave & Umatilla) 6:55 – Proposal: Meet monthly instead of bi-monthly, alternating Zoom and […]

NOTE: Due to weather conditions, this meeting will be held online via Zoom.  Join the meeting here: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87681599764?pwd=g6CEh6Pb5RAukgPci4zP0HobQxICYV.1 7:30 p.m. Call to order, protocols, and introductions – David Dugan. 7:35 p.m. Review and approval of minutes of Dec. 20, 2023 Board meeting. 7:40 p.m. Volunteer base expansion. 8:00 p.m. 2024 events (esp. regarding Sundae in the Park). 8:20 p.m. 2023-2024 budget discussion. 8:40 p.m. Executive session (Board-only discussion). 8:50 p.m. Other board business. 9:00 p.m. Adjournment.

Friends of Oaks Bottom Committee Members, Joshua Meyers and John Sparks will be leading a nature walk at Oaks Bottom on Saturday, February 3rd from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. We will make a slow loop around the Bottom checking out flora and fauna, with some local geology and history thrown in!   We'll meet at the Sellwood Park parking lot at 7th and Malden and take the trail down to the South Meadow. Wear appropriate gear for the weather that morning, and bring your own drinks and snacks if you need them. Binoculars will be very useful. There is no cost for […]

The SMILE Station is being repaired and our guest is available only by zoom, so this meeting will be a Zoom meeting, just like 2020.  It's roll back the clock night!!  You are welcome to wear your pajamas and join us. The link to join the meeting is https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89190610760?pwd=pnNUp2Thj53eXnwT0luRNRPowRdhLP.1 Meeting ID: 891 9061 0760, Passcode: LandUse24 6:00 - 6:05: Welcome, introductions, zoom protocols. 6:05 - 6:35: How to fit 4 homes on a standard lot: Chris Henderson, Stumptown Design, will explain the proposed development at 1744 SE Umatilla. 6:35 - 6:45:Update on Housing Regulatory Relief Project. 6:45 - 7:00:  How […]

This month we're gathering at Oaks Pioneer Church to learn about the terrible storm-related damage at the SMILE Station and the Sellwood Community House, the work underway to save these beloved neighborhood buildings, timelines for returning them back to our community, and how we all can help save these neighborhood treasures for ourselves, our children and our grandchildren.  Please plan to attend!

Help keep Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge healthy with Portland Parks & Recreation and the Friends of Oaks Bottom. We will be planting native plants and removing English ivy and Himalayan blackberry if there's time to make way for native plant species. Please dress for the weather, wear waterproof boots (rain boots are recommended!), bring rain gear, and personal water bottle. Tools, gloves, project instruction, warm beverages and snacks  will be provided. Registration is required.