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Friends of Trees Tree Selection Assistance Presentation by Jim Gersbach

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Learn about trees offered through the Friends of Trees Program

Jim Gersbach, long-time Friends of Trees volunteer, arborist, and Concordia Tree Team member will host his first tree selection presentation of the season at:

Sunnyside Environmental School
3421 SE Salmon St., Portland, OR 97214, Rm 104
Tuesday, October 19 from 7 to 9 p.m.

The presentation is a great resource for neighbors that want to learn more about the trees they can order for their planting strip, those that have specific tree questions, or attributes they are looking for in the tree(s) they select. So, please share the date and details with your neighbors, family and friends.

Columbia Biogas proposed new Renewable Energy Facility

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You’re invited to a special meeting of the Cully/Concordia Neighborhoods. Come learn about Columbia Biogas, a proposed new renewable energy facility that will recycle food waste generated in the Portland area and convert it into green power. This facility is proposing to locate at 6849 NE Columbia Boulevard. Join us at this informational meeting to learn more and ask questions from representatives of the company.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010 from 7-9 p.m.
Word of Life Community Church
4927 NE 55th Avenue
Portland, OR 97218-2529
(Entrance on Alberta Street side)

For questions or comments, contact info@columbiabiogas.com

Columbia Biogas
721 NW 9th Avenue
Suite 195, Portland, OR 97209.

Tour of the Completed North Runway Scheduled for October 8th

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Come out and see the finished North Runway!

We realize that all our runway work and temporary changes in flight tracks over the last two years may have had an effect on you and your neighbors. The work is almost complete on the North Runway portion of the Runway Rehabilitation program and we invite you out to see what we’ve been doing before the runway completely opens to its new length of 9825 feet. The tour route will take you out onto the airfield and down the runway itself as the project highlights are explained by project staff. Don’t miss this once in a lifetime opportunity!

October 8, 2010
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. (buses will leave promptly at 4:00)
Portland International Airport, 7000 NE Airport Way, meet on the upper outer roadway

RSVP Required (space is limited):
Brooke Berglund, Community Affairs, 503.415.6532

Related Link:
North Runway Extension

Concordia Street Tree Inventory Saturday, September 11th

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Saturday, September 11 from 8:30 am to noon
Concordia University, George R. White Library
Corner of NE Liberty and NE 29th

Can you identify common street trees? Do you want to improve your tree id skills? Or simply learn more more about trees? Join Urban Forestry staff and volunteers and help collect important tree inventory data. Those with more advanced tree identification skills (that’s you, Tree Stewards!) will be paired with volunteers in small groups to measure and identify street trees on a few city blocks.

This tree inventory work day is part of the Concordia neighborhood’s effort to examine the count, type, size, and health of the local street trees. Once completed, the inventory will help create the Concordia Neighborhood Stewardship Plan, which will include findings of current conditions and recommendations for achieving neighborhood street tree goals. All Tree Stewards are encouraged to take part in the inventory and consider their neighborhood’s interest in a future street tree inventory and Neighborhood Stewardship Plan.

Register on line now

To register by phone or email contact Angie DiSalvo at 503-823-4484 or angie.disalvo@portlandoregon.gov.

For more information on the Street Tree Inventory project visit www.portlandonline.com/parks/treeinventory

Citizens Noise Advisory Committee Meeting August 12, 6 – 8 p.m.

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The Portland International Airport Citizen Noise Advisory Committee will meet at the Port of Portland Headquarters in the Anchor Room (1st floor), from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, August 12. CNAC meetings are open to the public and include time for public comment. Interested residents are encouraged to attend. For more information or directions to the meeting, please contact Debbie Bishop.
Agenda topics include an overview of airport finance including how revenue is generated and spent at PDX, an update on the North Runway Extension Project, and a briefing on the progress of the working group exploring noise impact mitigation beyond the airport’s DNL 65 noise contour. The community is invited, and questions and comments are encouraged.

The PDX Citizen Noise Advisory Committee is the Port’s official forum for working with the community on issues related to aircraft noise. Committee representatives are from northwest Oregon and southwest Washington. Eleven members are appointed by various city and county jurisdictions, and four representatives are appointed by the Port in an effort to maintain geographic diversity on the committee. Technical assistance is provided by the Federal Aviation Administration and the Oregon Air National Guard.

Contact:
Jason Schwartz, 503.415.6068
Debbie Bishop, 503.415.6555

Related Links:
Noise Management, http://www.portofportland.com/Noise_Mgmt_Home.aspx
Agenda, http://www.portofportland.com/cnac_agenda.aspx

Special Needs:
People with special needs who plan on attending the meeting are asked to contact the Port for accommodations at 503.415.6555.

Concordia Street Tree Inventory needs volunteers

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Saturday, August 21, 2010
8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
McMenamin’s Kennedy School
Corcordia Community Room
5736 Northeast 33rd Ave.
Portland, OR 97211

Citizens interested in the quality of Portland’s urban forest are invited to attend Concordia’s first street tree inventory workshop! The workshop is part of the neighborhood’s effort to examine the count, type, size, and health of the local street trees. Once completed, the inventory will help create the Concordia Neighborhood Stewardship Plan, which will include findings of current conditions and recommendations for acheving neighborhood street tree goals.

All Portlanders are encouraged to take part in the inventory and consider their neighborhood’s interest in a future street tree inventory and Neighborhood Stewardship Plan.

For more information on the project, upcoming events, or to register for a workshop, visit
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dE5oY2N0Q3k3MWdfNlJkQzVlT1c2MXc6MQ#gid=0

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North Runway Closes for Two Months

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The north runway at Portland International Airport (PDX) will temporarily close on Tuesday, August 3. The closure is scheduled to last approximately 2 months and is needed to complete work on the North Runway Extension (NREX) project which is part of a three-year runway rehabilitation program at PDX. Due to the closure, the crosswind and south runways will carry higher than normal volumes of air traffic until the north runway reopens this fall. Neighbors near the airport are likely to notice this change in aircraft operations, especially underneath the arrival and departure pattern for the crosswind runway.

For a list of the events where you can find Port staff this summer, a current status report on the project or to schedule a presentation, check our related link below.

Related Link:
North Runway Extension

Contacts:
Brooke Berglund, Community Affairs, 503.415.6532
Noise Management Hotline, 503.460.4100 / 800.938.6647