Concordia Neighborhood Association | Portland, Oregon

Sign-up for Upcoming Workshops with the Portland Fruit Tree Project

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Learn more about organic fruit tree care with Portland Fruit Tree Project. See below for some of their upcoming workshops this winter.

More information (and how to register) for all of these workshops can be found at
www.portlandfruit.org/tree-care-workshops

Pollinators
Saturday February 25th, 10:00am – 1:00pm
Portland, OR (NE Portland, Vernon neighborhood)
Click here to register now for this workshop

Grafting 
Sunday March 18th, 10:00am – 1:00pm
Portland, OR (NE Portland, Vernon neighborhood)
Click here to register now for this workshop

Young Fruit Trees: Selection, Planting, Espalier, & Care
Saturday March 24th, 10:00am – 1:00pm
Portland, OR (location TBA)
Click here to register now for this workshop

Register Today for the Winter Tree Identification Workshop

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Register Today for the Winter Tree Identification Workshop
Saturday, February 18th, 2012
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Take your tree identification skills to the next level and learn to identify trees without their leaves. Learn to recognize up to twenty different genera of trees by clues in bud and leaf scars, lenticels, terminal buds, bark color and texture, and more. The workshop will includes a presentation, manual, and field session with Hoyt Arboretum Curator Martin Nicholson.

Winter Tree Identification is FREE and open to the public.

To register, call 503-823-2525 or Click Here and enter the course number 366821.  For information on the workshop or if you are having trouble registering contact Autumn Montegna, Urban Forest Outreach Coordinator, at 503-701-7622 or autumn.montegna@portlandoregon.gov.

2012 series of Urban Growth Bounty classes–Register Now

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It’s a new year, and the City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability is gearing up for its 2012 series of Urban Growth Bounty classes. We hope that you can help spread the word in your neighborhood — it’s a terrific lineup of courses, with plenty of old favorites to go along with some fresh new subjects.

You should register now to ensure a place in these limited-size classes. They’re the perfect way to explore urban homesteading and connect with the community.

Feel free to reply to this address or to email food@portlandoregon.gov with any questions, and by telephone at 503-823-6947.

 

Concordia University Hilken Community Stadium Grand Opening Celebration Saturday, March 3, 2012 | 12:00pm

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Grand Opening Celebration
Saturday, March 3, 2012 | 12:00pm
Concordia University Hilken Community Stadium
2715 NE Liberty, Portland, OR 97211
RSVP: www.BringTheTeamsHome.com/rsvp
Questions? 503-280-8505

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Neil Everett, ESPN – emcee
  • Special game memorabilia for the first 100 people to arrive
  • FREE food and fun activities for the entire family
  • Enjoy FREE entrance to a baseball doubleheader: Concordia vs. Patten University


Concordia University, NE Coalition of Neighborhoods Host Mayoral and City Council Candidates Forums

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Please join NECN and Concordia University for two forums with the 2012 Mayoral and City Council candidates. The first forum will be held on:

Tuesday, February 28th at 7 p.m., with doors opening at 6:30p.m.
Concordia University on the 2nd floor of the Hagen Campus Center.

This forum will focus on community and neighborhood livability issues such as transportation, safety, jobs, and more.

The second forum will take place on Thursday, March 22nd at 7 p.m., with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. at Concordia University in the lobby of the George R. White Library & Learning Center. This second forum will focus strictly on education, from Pre-K through to higher education.

Mayoral candidates: Eileen Brady, Jefferson Smith, Charlie Hales

Council candidates: Amanda Fritz, Mary Nolan, Steve Novick, Jeri Williams, Teressa Raiford, Mark White

What questions would you like to ask the candidates?

NECN is currently soliciting community feedback on questions and topics for the candidates to address. Please send questions to: info@necoalition.org or 503.823.4575.

We will be collecting and grouping all question and topic ideas and working with the event moderator to ask the candidates a wide range of questions about how they will work to promote thriving, livable communities for all.

Get Involved with Alberta Main Street

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Get Involved!
Alberta Main Street depends on volunteers. If you have time and interest, we’d love to have you join our efforts. Volunteers are needed on our four committees, each with 3-4 projects. Below, please find a sample list of projects our committees will be working on in 2012. You can find more information about the committees here.

Promotions Committee
Host Earth Day District Clean Up (April) – Alberta Street Fair (August) – Holiday Promotion (December) – Manage Coop Advertising Opportunities & other Promotions

Business Development Committee
Create & Host Small Business Seminar Series – Conduct Building & Business Inventory – Develop Alberta Street Market Analysis

Organization Committee
Create and Implement a Volunteer Program – Develop & Implement Fundraising Activities & Events – Create and Implement a Communication Plan

Design Committee
Create a District Design Plan – Draft the Alberta Appendix to the Portland Main Street Design Guidelines – Design and Implement a District Improvement Project(s)

Office Management – Help in the office on a regulary & ongoing basis. If you are ready to volunteer your time and energy, please complete our online sign up or contact Sara at 503-683-3252.

ABCs of Land Use – Saturday, January 28, 2012

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ABC’s of Land Use Workshop
Saturday, January 28, 2011
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Coalition Fireside Room
3534 SE Main. St.

Learn the basics of how the City of Portland’s land use and development review processes work. Get hands-on experience with a land use review case study, including review of a development proposal and site plan, identification of relevant issues, and effective ways to respond to the approval criteria.

Introduction by Leah Dawkins, Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Coalition. Presented by Matt Wickstrom, Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, and Paul Leistner, Office of Neighborhood Involvement.

Refreshments will be provided. Workshop is free. Pre-registration is required. Space is limited to 40 people.

Register online: http://www.portlandonline.com/oni/index.cfm?&c=57317