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Update Aug 4, 2021: <\/a><\/strong>After negotiations with seller and encouragement from the community, city bought 2-acre parcel for $1.65 million.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hallinan Woods is a 3.8-acre natural area adjacent to Hallinan Elementary School in the Hallinan Heights neighborhood<\/a>. Hallinan Woods is 1 of 3 small natural areas in this neighborhood association, complemented by Cornell Open Space (3.2 acres) and Freepons Park (1\/2 natural, 1\/2 developed). Each of these natural areas are amongst the smallest FIVE in Lake Oswego that are under 4-acres in size. Like all of our natural areas, these neighborhood parks provide residents, elementary students, and visitors a tranquil reprieve from our modern world, to commune with nature, and learning opportunities of the natural world just mere steps from our homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you know?<\/strong> There is a privately-owned, 2-acre undeveloped and wooded parcel (1107 Yates Street) adjacent to Hallinan Woods — the Yates property. The parcel’s owner wishes to develop this land into 6 residential lots!

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If this property is developed, there will no longer be any area through Hallinan Woods where development is not visible; thereby, diminishing an immersive encounter with nature, potentially cutting down up to 126 established trees, and taking away natural habitat from the abundant wildlife in this area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Want to know more background? Read More…<\/a> Also, review news and events<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Opportunity<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Lake Oswego is largely built-out and there are no other known undeveloped properties adjacent to existing natural areas. It is only a matter of time before this property is developed into residential homes. The Coalition for Hallinan Woods has been working to preserve this property for over 5 years<\/a>. The time is now to protect this property and for the city to make a fair offer as suggested by the Parks, Recreation, and Natural Resources Advisory Board in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Coalition for Hallinan Woods Nature Park is urging the city reconsider purchasing the Yates property for preservation. They have presented the city with two options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n