Winter 2006
Oct. 04, 2006 - Oregonian - Election 2006: Measure proposes to buy and preserve slices of nature in metro areaSpecial Oregonian Feature on Measure 26-80
Oct. 05, 2006 - Oregonian - Ross Island Donation ShrinksAgreement – Portland’s mayor accepts Robert Pamplin Jr.’s slimmed down gift of two parcels totaling about 60 acres
See also “Potter, Pamplin strike Ross Island deal” in the Sellwood Bee.
Oct. 06, 2006 - Oregonian - A safety valve of greenMetro’s bond measure offers a chance to preserve signature places in danger of vanishing
Oct. 07, 2006 - Jim Labbe - Write a letter to the Oregonian Oct. 09, 2006 - Metro - Nature In Neighborhoods Grant WorkshopsMetro’s Nature in Neighborhood program will be providing 4 FREE grant writing workshops in October and December 2006.
Oct. 09, 2006 - Outdoors NW - Parks For PenniesVote Yes on Measure 28-60 for Natural Areas, Parks and Streams
Oct. 11, 2006 - Skanner - Parks Measure On BallotInitiative would add more greenspaces to Portland metro area
Oct. 12, 2006 - Oregonian - The Future of Ross IslandMike Houck, Bob Sallinger, and Travis Williams
Oct. 12, 2006 - Tigard Times - Open spaces bond well worth 'yes' vote Oct. 17, 2006 - Portland Tribune - Metro bond is well worth cost Oct. 18, 2006 - Gresham Outlook - Pass Measure 26-80 to protect natural areas and parklandsGresham residents Jason Howard, Steve Bennett, Kathie Minden, and Lee Dayfield urger East County voters to pass Measure 26-80.
Oct. 19, 2006 - Measure 26-80 Benefits All Oct. 20, 2006 - Stormwater: A Ten Year Retrospective1 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday November 7, 2006 Metro Regional Center 600 NE Grand Ave., Portland
Oct. 22, 2006 - Gresham Outlook - Darby Ridge development on hold, may become greenspaceNegotiations under way to preserve steep property as open space (Measure 26-80 could be key to closing the deal).
Oct. 25, 2006 - Clackamas Review - Metro plans new greenspaces pushSome ballot measures affect the here and now, and some look to the future.
Nov. 01, 2006 - Lake Oswego Review - Voters Face Natural Area Bond Measure Nov. 01, 2006 - KATU - Preserving open space at issue on ballotVoters will decide this year whether they want to boost their taxes to save green space. Ballot measure 26-80 asks for a little more than $227 million to create wildlife corridors and protect water quality.
Nov. 02, 2006 - Blue Oregon - The letter Willamette Week did not print.Transit advocate Chris Smith weighs in on Measure 26-80.
Nov. 08, 2006 - Oregonian - Metro area voters greenlight a new batch of greenspacesBond Measure 26-80 was passing with 58 percent of the vote, according to incomplete returns in Metro’s territory in Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas counties
Nov. 09, 2006 - Voters, apparently, don't see green or blue as luxuriesMetro’s previous success and accountability pays off in new protections for streams and natural areas
Nov. 09, 2006 - KATU - Floods bring salmon to Sandy bike lane Nov. 10, 2006 - Audubon Society of Portland - Shift the Balance!Update the Regional Transportation Plan for Fish, Wildlife, and People
Nov. 16, 2006 - Audubon Society of Portland - Green Building for Local Ecosystems? We're not there yet.While offering great potential, green building certification programs fall short in protecting local ecosystems.
Nov. 22, 2006 - Friends of Ross Island Group FormsA new friends group is being organized to protect, enhance, and restore Ross Island.
Nov. 30, 2006 - Oregonian - Fanno Creek Greenway will soon gain a new linkTrail – A half-mile section from Oregon 217 to Scholls Ferry Road could be built by next fall
Dec. 12, 2006 - Gresham Outlook - Gresham-Fairview Trail gets boost with new fundsThanks to $2 million in federal transportation funding and the passage of Measure 26-80, Gresham hopes to have more than half of its north-south bike trail done by fall of 2008.
Dec. 27, 2006 - FAUNA ALERT - West Linn to adopt new stream and wetland protectionsOn January 11, 2007 the West Linn Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on new proposed stream and wetland protections.
Dec. 31, 2006 - Oregonian - Metro buys an acre in Sellwood for its latest greenspace purchaseThe land on Johnson Creek is the first bought after voters OK’d Measure 26-80