Category Archives: Environment
Street trees from Friends of Trees are free to King residents this winter!
Thanks to a generous donation from Whole Foods, King residents will be offered street trees for free this season . The cost will include: a site inspection by the Urban Forestry Department to ensure you choose the right tree for your home, hole digging, help with planting your tree, stakes, ties, labels, follow-up monitoring, and information on proper tree care techniques. This will also allow you to meet your neighbors and create new connections. That’s quite a deal!
For more information, please visit www.friendsoftrees.org. or contact Irek Wielgosz at king@plantitportland.org.
Depave at King: Saturday, September 27th 10-1 pm
Thanks to East Multnomah Water and Soil Conservation District, Depave, King Neighborhood association, King School PTA and NECN, the Green King Project is organizing this awesome community event. Get to enjoy the fun and the good feeling that comes from seeing the asphalt gone and replaced by green areas. Don’t miss this opportunity to help out your community, meet your neighbors, do some healthy exercise and have chance to dance in the street with DJ Josh. Please RSVP if you can. Location is at King School 4906 NE 6th | Portland, OR 97211 Parking is available in the parking lot in NE 7th and Wygant
Join Green King and get updates of the event at https://www.facebook.com/greenkingproject
RSVP or questions: diego@kingneighborhood.org
Learn more about Portland’s Comprehensive Plan, with Nan Stark of BPS: multiple upcoming opportunities.
The Bureau of Planning & Sustainability (BPS) has released a draft of its Comprehensive Plan, which sets the framework for Portland’s development over the next 20 years.
Next Wednesday, August 27 at 7:00 pm, it’s time to roll up our sleeves a bit and dig into the Comp Plan with Nan Stark, our BPS Liaison. Nan will talk about how the proposed draft plan will impact North and Northeast Portland, and will give another tutorial on the Map App, where you can submit comments or concerns.
Nan will also be hosting a series of workshops and drop-in office hours in August and September to answer your Comp Plan questions.
Dates and locations:
Monday, August 25
North Portland Library (512 N Killingsworth St.)
Drop-in office hours: 4-6 p.m.
Workshop: 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, August 27
NECN (4815 NE 7th Ave.)
Land Use and Transportation Committee Meeting
Workshop: 7:00-7:45 p.m.
Thursday, September 4
NECN (4815 NE 7th Ave.)
Drop-in office hours: 5-7 p.m.
Wednesday, September 10
Central Northeast Neighbors (4415 NE 87th Ave.)
Workshop: 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, September 11
Hollywood Library (4040 NE Tillamook St.)
Workshop: 6:00 p.m.
Monday, September 15
Alberta Main Street (1722 NE Alberta St.)
Workshop: 7:00 p.m.
Questions? Contact Claire at NECN: claire.adamsick@necoalition.org
King NA letter to the state re: oil train tranports
Governor John Kitzhaber Senator Jeff Merkley
160 State Capitol 121 SW Salmon STreet #1400
Salem, Oregon 97301 Portland, Oregon 97204
Senator Ron Wyden
911 NE 11th Avenue suite 630
Portland, Oregon 97232
July 17, 2014
Re: Request for Statewide Moratorium on Oil Train Transport
We are expressing the deep concern of King Neighborhood Association about the threat to life, safety and the environment due to accidents, potential spills and explosions posed by oil trains. We urge the Oregon Governor to recommend against the siting of oil terminals in our state; and urge Congress, the State Legislature, and regulators to adopt laws and regulations to increase the safety of the transportation of crude oil. Continue reading