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GET PETITIONProtect Our Natural Parks
Learn how our citizen initiative protects 15 natural parks from future development.
LEARN MOREInitiative Petition Kick-Off
Les Emery, son of John and Majorie whom deeded Cooks Butte, rallies crowd to protect LO's heritage.
WATCH VIDEOPark Protections
Springbrook Park is the ONLY natural area protected. Our initiative adds 15…
Read MoreCharter Amendment
Our community-led ballot initiative revises “Chapter X – Park Development Limitation” in…
Read MorePetition E-Sheet
DOWNLOAD PETITION E-SHEET Petition ID: 2020IN-1. Download the Petition. Print It. Sign…
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Get answers to your burning questions on the petition and the ballot…
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Latest News
Thanks For Doing This!!
Our citizen initiative that protects our natural parks is popular across all of Lake Oswego. Citizens are including their support and appreciation with handwritten notes on their envelopes, with stickers, and/or PostITs inside with their petitions. These…
Read MoreDon’t take LO natural areas for granted
CLAIRE PUCHY’SCITIZEN’s VIEW The recent wildfires are a reminder of how precious our environment is to humans, as well as to wildlife. Natural areas — even small ones in urban areas — contribute to our physical and…
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Act locally, impact globally
MEGAN BUSBEE’SREADER’S LETTER Nausea, tightened chest, headaches and anxiety were my symptoms from the relentless toxic wildfire smoke that eerily and dangerously clouded LO. I’m pretty certain too that I wasn’t alone in experiencing these adverse health…
Read MoreThe debate is over, action is required now
“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference and you have to decide what kind of a difference you want to make.” -Jane…
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Lake Oswegans rally together to save property next to Hallinan Woods from development
Read how community members are encouraging the city to purchase the property, prevent six-home subdivision.
Read MoreVideo: Rally for Hallinan Woods
Lake Oswego residents held a rally on Monday, September 21, 2020, to save Hallinan Woods. Rally goers brought awareness and urgency to preserving the 2-acre Yates property adjacent to Hallinan Woods. Construction fencing was installed and clearing…
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Help Us Expand Hallinan Woods
The Coalition for Hallinan Woods Nature Park is raising awareness of an opportunity to increase the footprint of Hallinan Woods, a 3.8-acre natural area, by ~53% (bringing it to 5.8-acres). A 2-acre wooded, private parcel adjacent to…
Read MoreReader’s Letter- Stop Hallinan Woods Development
Neighborhood associate chairs implore the city to continue negotiations for purchasing the Yates property and preserving this natural habitat. READ THEIRLETTER TO THE EDITOR
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Weds, Aug 19, 2020 @ 9:00AM: Clackamas 800 Radio Group Board Meeting
WHAT: Clackamas 800 Radio Group Board Meeting WHEN: Wednesday, August 19 @ 9:00AM WHERE: This will be a ZOOM Meeting https://clackamascounty.zoom.us/j/93523242356?pwd=UUlTVXVHZFhBQVo1MEhvTTI4dlFIZz09 Meeting ID: 935 2324 2356 Passcode: 263643 DIAL IN: 253-215-8782 ID: 93523242356 Passcode: 263643 MATERIALS: Agenda…
Read MoreCitizen’s View- Our parks, our wildlife
Natalie Bennon builds the case that small patches of habitat are essential to our biodiversity just as much as large habitats. READ NATALIE BENNON’sLETTER TO THE EDITOR
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Woodmont A Natural Park No More
Shocking photos of Woodmont Natural Park, located in the Forest Highlands Neighborhood, shared by a neighbor who is disappointed at the destruction of natural habitat. Woodmont’s 6.8 acre of natural habitat has been completely graded and will…
Read MoreCitizen’s View- It’s now or never for city to buy land, save open space
Jim and Barbara Fisher ask residents express their support to City Councilors to preserve the 2-acre Yates property adjacent to Hallinan Woods. READ JIM & BARBARA’sLETTER TO THE EDITOR
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Reader’s letter- Now is the time to preserve Hallinan Woods
Lisa Decker expresses the value Hallinan Woods offers her family and community and why the city should consider expanding the natural park by purchasing the adjacent Yates Property. READ LISA DECKERS’sLETTER TO THE EDITOR
Read MoreWest Linn City Council Meeting – C800
C800 presents their proposal for their telecommunication tower and facility in Marylhurst Park at the West Linn City Council. VIEW MEETING ADDITIONAL MATERIALS
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LO Review- West Linn to discuss communications tower near Marylhurst Park
After the Lake Oswego community and Emery family successfully fought off the placement of C800’s nearly 200′ telecommunications tower and accompanying facility in the Palisades neighborhood’s Cooks Butte Natural Park, C800 pursues Marylhurst Park location for their…
Read MoreWeds, Jun 17, 2020 @ 9:00AM: Clackamas 800 Radio Group Board Meeting
WHAT: Clackamas 800 Radio Group Board Meeting WHEN: Wednesday, June 17 @ 9:00AM WHERE: This will be a ZOOM Meeting https://clackamascounty.zoom.us/j/97351701626?pwd=V0E3dzZ5UUVLaGRNbldkUlIxWXVYdz09 Meeting ID:973 5170 1626 / Password:429074 DIAL IN: (408) 638-0968 Meeting ID 973 5170 1626# /…
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Weds, May 20, 2020 @ 9:00AM: Clackamas 800 Radio Group Board Meeting
WHAT: Clackamas 800 Radio Group Board Meeting WHEN: Wednesday, May 20th @ 9:00AM WHERE: Teleconference Only Meeting DIAL IN: 800-704-9804 / Access Code: 345832# MATERIALS: Agenda Packet Project Status New Sites Summary West Linn: ODOT authorized site…
Read MoreThis Earth Day…
Let’s celebrate by protecting what makes Lake Oswego a special community…the natural parks that are intertwined into the very fabric of our neighborhoods! The citizens of Lake Oswego are circulating an initiative petition to ensure these natural…
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Owners vs. Caretakers
LO citizens: I encourage all of you over the next few days/weeks to take some time to reflect upon the kind of individuals and community you desire to be. Do you want to be proud owners of…
Read MoreHappy 45th Birthday Cooks Butte Nature Park!
On April 4, 1975, John and Marjorie Emery deeded the 42 acres we know as Cooks Butte Nature Park to the citizens of Lake Oswego. While the Emery’s realized the significant monetary value of this land, they…
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Weds, Mar 18, 2020 @ 9:00AM: Clackamas 800 Radio Group Board Meeting
WHAT: Clackamas 800 Radio Group Board Meeting WHEN: Wednesday, March 18th @ 9:00AM WHERE: 200 Kane Road, Oregon City, OR 97045 DIAL IN: 800-704-9804 / Access Code: 345832# MATERIALS: Agenda Packet Project Status New Sites Summary West…
Read MoreReader’s Letter- The parks, the people and the future
LESLIE EMERY’SREADERS’ LETTER I am one of three sons of Marjorie Emery. It was Marjorie whose profound love of nature, and belief that humans need to love the natural world in order to actually be human, resulted…
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Lake Oswego’s Cooks’ Butte (VIDEO)
(What mysteries await us at the top?) Just on the other side of Stafford Hamlet… In this episode of Around the Neighborhood, a show about the quest for fun, history and mystery in our backyards, Scott McMahon…
Read MoreWeds, Feb 19, 2020 @ 9:00AM: Clackamas 800 Radio Group Board Meeting
WHAT: Clackamas 800 Radio Group Board Meeting WHEN: Wednesday, February 19 @ 9:00AM WHERE: 200 Kane Road, Oregon City, OR 97045 DIAL IN: 800-704-9804 / Access Code: 345832# MATERIALS: Agenda Packet Project Status New Sites Summary West…
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Love LO Parks is a grassroots citizen-led effort to protect Lake Oswego's natural parks as natural habitats for residents, visitors, and future generations to enjoy.