Spring 2003
Jan. 03, 2003 - Oregonian - Although Little, Kelly Creek Gets a Lot of Attention from AgenciesDiscusses the public investments in restoring fish passage and habitat in this important tributary of Johnson Creek.
Feb. 01, 2003 - Connections -The Coalition for a Livable Future’s Winter/Spring edition of Connections is entitled Healthy Watersheds, Healthy Communities (Pages 1-8 and 9-16) featuring several articles on urban natural resource planning, conservation, and restoration around the Portland-Metro region. The articles include:
- Urban Stormwater: A Persistant Environmental Problem, by Sue Marshal, outlines the challenge of tackling urban stormwater run-offs the impacts the quality and quantity of water and sediment delivered to our streams.
- Willamette River: A Symbol of Opportunity, by Travis Williams, presents the history and enduring tension between “those who seek to tame and use the river, and those who seek a clean river that functions naturally.”
- In North Macadam – Brownfield or Greenfield, Mike Houck describes the plans for on the 140 acre North Macadam redevelopment site: “an unparalleled opportunity” to integrate the downtown core and the Willamette River “in a new, normative urban landscape where excellence in design of the built and natural environment is coequal.”
- Planning for Natural Resources: The Missing Link in Watershed Recovery by Jim Labbe outlines the central role of Metro’s Fish and Wildlife Habitat Planning coupled local natural resource planning for the long-term protection and restoration of watersheds in the Portland-Metro Area.
- In Columbia River Pastoral Letter: A Call to Action On The Columbia, Ed Gallagher from the Archdiocese of Portland Justice and Peace Commission, discusses the research, listening and reflection that led to the Columbia River Pastoral Letter, an “internationally recognized, award winning project to educate, organize and inspire people in the Columbia River Watershed for years to come.”
Profiles the Bridlemile Creek Stewards, led by Greg Schifsky and Steve Mullinax, doing the real work to restore their Fanno Creek tributary.