{"id":835,"date":"2019-11-17T08:51:32","date_gmt":"2019-11-17T08:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.savecooksbutte.com\/?page_id=835"},"modified":"2021-11-06T18:42:11","modified_gmt":"2021-11-06T18:42:11","slug":"natural-areas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.loveloparks.org\/index.php\/causes\/protect-our-natural-parks\/natural-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"Natural Areas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Citizens&#8217; <a href=\"\/3-568\"><strong>Measure 3-568<\/strong><\/a> protects 16 designated natural area or open space parks in 9 neighborhood associations, totaling ~290 acres with abundant wildlife, flora, and fauna for residents, visitors, and future generations to enjoy. Lake Oswego has ~460 acres of designated natural areas out of ~900 acres of park land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These 16 natural areas are small and intertwined into the fabric of our neighborhoods and our community. Their ecosystems are host to abundant wildlife that give many in the community refuge and respite from the increasingly developed world that surrounds our tree-canopied city. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several of these natural areas were gifts to the community &#8212; such as <a href=\"\/index.php\/causes\/save-cooks-butte\/\">Cooks Butte<\/a>, Stevens Meadow, Woodmont Park &#8212; by families who saw our innate human desire to develop these lands and they wished&nbsp; them to remain forever wild.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loveloparks.org\/index.php\/2021\/08\/24\/oregon-wild-endorses-measure-3-568\/\">Measure 3-568<\/a><\/strong> asks our community to guarantee our natural parks remain remain free from development that is inconsistent with maintaining them as healthy and vibrant natural habitats. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loveloparks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Natural_Parks-Photos-Bryant_Woods.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1189\" height=\"817\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loveloparks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Natural_Parks-Photos-Bryant_Woods.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1249\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.loveloparks.org\/natural_parks-photos-bryant_woods\/\" class=\"wp-image-1249\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loveloparks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Natural_Parks-Photos-Canal_Acres.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1189\" height=\"817\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loveloparks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Natural_Parks-Photos-Canal_Acres.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1250\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.loveloparks.org\/natural_parks-photos-canal_acres\/\" class=\"wp-image-1250\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loveloparks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Natural_Parks-Photos-Cooks_Butte.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1185\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loveloparks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Natural_Parks-Photos-Cooks_Butte.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1251\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.loveloparks.org\/natural_parks-photos-cooks_butte\/\" class=\"wp-image-1251\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loveloparks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Natural_Parks-Photos-Hallinan_Woods.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1143\" height=\"841\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loveloparks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Natural_Parks-Photos-Hallinan_Woods.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1252\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.loveloparks.org\/natural_parks-photos-hallinan_woods\/\" class=\"wp-image-1252\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loveloparks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Natural_Parks-Photos-Iron_Mountain.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1053\" height=\"732\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loveloparks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Natural_Parks-Photos-Iron_Mountain.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1253\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.loveloparks.org\/natural_parks-photos-iron_mountain\/\" class=\"wp-image-1253\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loveloparks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Natural_Parks-Photos-Lamont_Springs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1117\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loveloparks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Natural_Parks-Photos-Lamont_Springs.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1254\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.loveloparks.org\/natural_parks-photos-lamont_springs\/\" class=\"wp-image-1254\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loveloparks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Natural_Parks-Photos-River_Run.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1046\" height=\"773\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loveloparks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Natural_Parks-Photos-River_Run.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1255\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.loveloparks.org\/natural_parks-photos-river_run\/\" class=\"wp-image-1255\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loveloparks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Natural_Parks-Photos-South_Shore.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1194\" height=\"639\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loveloparks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Natural_Parks-Photos-South_Shore.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1256\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.loveloparks.org\/natural_parks-photos-south_shore\/\" class=\"wp-image-1256\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loveloparks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Natural_Parks-Photos-Springbrook_Park.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1144\" height=\"762\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loveloparks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Natural_Parks-Photos-Springbrook_Park.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1257\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.loveloparks.org\/natural_parks-photos-springbrook_park\/\" class=\"wp-image-1257\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loveloparks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Natural_Parks-Photos-Stevens_Meadows.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1194\" height=\"846\" src=\"https:\/\/www.loveloparks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Natural_Parks-Photos-Stevens_Meadows.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1258\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.loveloparks.org\/natural_parks-photos-stevens_meadows\/\" class=\"wp-image-1258\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">*Not pictured: Cornell Natural Area, Glennmorie Greenway, Kerr Open Space, Waluga &#8211; West, Woodmont Park. Send us your pictures to: <a href=\"mailto:info@loveloparks.org?subject=Natural Park Photos\">info@loveloparks.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our effort is 100% grassroots, citizen-led. We are seeking to amend the existing Charter Chapter X &#8211; Park Development Limitation in Lake Oswego&#8217;s City charter to protect our natural parks with sensible development limitations keeping them natural for for residents, visitors, and future generations to access and enjoy their natural splendor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chapter X &#8211; Park Development Limitation was enacted in 1978 by a similar citizen-led ballot initiative to \u201cpreserve Springbrook Park as a natural area.\u201d It prevented Springbrook Park from being developed into a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"major athletic facility (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1978-Springbrook_Park-Athletic_Facility.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">major athletic facility<\/a>. Citizens voted 3-1 in-favor to preserve Springbrook Park. Not long ago, Chapter X protected Springbrook Park, once again, when the City considered plans to expand the Tennis Center and parking into this natural area. Springbrook Park is the <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">only<\/span><\/strong> natural park subject to Chapter X today. The community preserved Springbrook Park in 1978, we must act now to preserve 15 additional natural parks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following natural parks were identified through outreach efforts with members in our community between September 2019 and early November 2019 who <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">responded<\/span> to requests for feedback on natural parks to protect:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Residents<\/li><li>Neighborhood Association Chairs (past and current)<\/li><li>Members of Friends Groups<\/li><li>Parks, Recreation, and Natural Resources Advisory Board Members<\/li><li>Director of Parks and Recreation<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Note<\/span>: We realized the community might want to include additional natural parks subject to the proposed development limitations in the future; therefore, we included in the Charter pathways for additional parks to be included by City Council, grantors, and voters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>PARK<\/strong>S &amp; INFO<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. <strong>Bryant Woods Park<\/strong> (19.7 acres)<br>   &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Bryant Neighborhood<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ci.oswego.or.us\/sites\/default\/files\/fileattachments\/parksrec\/webpage\/11996\/canalacresmasterplan2001.pdf?t=1431116012871\" target=\"_blank\">Master Plan (2001)<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ci.oswego.or.us\/sites\/default\/files\/fileattachments\/parksrec\/webpage\/11672\/bryantwoodspark.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Trail Map<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. <strong>Canal Acres<\/strong> (27.3 acres)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Childs Neighborhood<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ci.oswego.or.us\/sites\/default\/files\/fileattachments\/parksrec\/webpage\/11996\/canalacresmasterplan2001.pdf?t=1431116012871\" target=\"_blank\">Master Plan (2001)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3. <strong><a href=\"\/index.php\/causes\/save-cooks-butte\/\">Cooks Butte Park<\/a><\/strong>* (43 acres)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Palisades Neighborhood<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Master Plan (1980s) &#8211; Not Adopted<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ci.oswego.or.us\/parksrec\/cooks-butte-trail-plan\" target=\"_blank\">Trail Plan (2010)<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ci.oswego.or.us\/sites\/default\/files\/fileattachments\/parksrec\/webpage\/11672\/cooksbuttetrailmap.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Trail Map<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/index.php\/causes\/save-cooks-butte\/\">Save Cooks Butte<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ci.oswego.or.us\/parksrec\/stevens-meadows-trailhead\" target=\"_blank\">Stevens Meadows Trailhead<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4. <strong>Cornell Natural Area<\/strong>* (3.2 acres)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Hallinan Neighborhood<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5. <strong>Glenmorrie Greenway<\/strong>* (1.3 acres)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Glenmorrie Neighborhood<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">6. <strong><a href=\"\/index.php\/causes\/expand-hallinan-woods\/\">Hallinan Woods<\/a><\/strong>* (3.8 acres)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Hallinan Neighborhood<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"\/index.php\/causes\/expand-hallinan-woods\/\">Expand Hallinan Woods<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">7. <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ci.oswego.or.us\/parksrec\/iron-mountain-park-concept-plan\" target=\"_blank\">Iron Mountain Park<\/a><\/strong> (51  acres)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Lake Grove Neighborhood<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ci.oswego.or.us\/WebLink\/DocView.aspx?id=328326&amp;repo=CityOfLakeOswego\" target=\"_blank\">Master Plan (2017)<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ci.oswego.or.us\/WebLink\/DocView.aspx?id=328443&amp;repo=CityOfLakeOswego\" target=\"_blank\">Resolution 17-42 (2017)<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ci.oswego.or.us\/sites\/default\/files\/fileattachments\/parksrec\/webpage\/13410\/ironmtnblvd_masterplan_1983.pdf?t=1431116012871\" target=\"_blank\">Master Plan (1984)<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ci.oswego.or.us\/sites\/default\/files\/fileattachments\/parksrec\/webpage\/20850\/ironmountainrestorationplanmarch2014_043014finalcomplete.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Restoration Plan (2013)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">8. <strong>Kerr Open Space<\/strong>* (10 acres)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Mountain Park<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">9. <strong>Lamont Springs Natural Area<\/strong>* (0.5 acre)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Bryant Neighborhood<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">10. <strong>River Run<\/strong> (10.8 acres)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Childs Neighborhood<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ci.oswego.or.us\/sites\/default\/files\/fileattachments\/parksrec\/webpage\/11996\/canalacresmasterplan2001.pdf?t=1431116012871\" target=\"_blank\">Master Plan (2001)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">11. <strong>Southshore Natural Area<\/strong>* (9.2 acres)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Palisades Neighborhood<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">12. <strong>Springbrook Park<\/strong>* (52 acres)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Uplands Neighborhood<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1978-Springbrook_Park-Athletic_Facility.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Athletic Facility Proposal (1978)<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/1978_09_05-Lake_Oswego_Resolution_R-78-53-Springbrook_Park.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Ballot Title &#8211; Resolution R-78-53 (1978)<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.codepublishing.com\/OR\/LakeOswego\/?LakeOswegoCH\/LakeOswegoCH10.html\" target=\"_blank\">City Charter &#8211; Park Development Limitation (1978)<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ci.oswego.or.us\/sites\/default\/files\/fileattachments\/TSP_Springbrook%20Park_Paul%20Lyons_082113.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Trail Map<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">13. <strong>Stevens Meadows<\/strong>* (27.8 acres)<br>14. Stevens Homestead<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ci.oswego.or.us\/sites\/default\/files\/fileattachments\/STEVENS%20MEADOWS%20MASTER%20PLAN%20FINAL%20RENDER.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Site Plan<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ci.oswego.or.us\/parksrec\/stevens-meadows-trailhead\" target=\"_blank\">Trailhead<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">15. <strong>Waluga Park &#8211; West<\/strong>* (22.8 acres)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Lake Forest Neighborhood<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">16. <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ci.oswego.or.us\/parksrec\/woodmont-park-plan\" target=\"_blank\">Woodmont Natural Park<\/a><\/strong> (6.8 acres)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Forest Highlands Neighborhood<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ci.oswego.or.us\/sites\/default\/files\/fileattachments\/parksrec\/webpage\/22799\/woodmontnaturalparkdeed060114.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Deed<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ci.oswego.or.us\/sites\/default\/files\/fileattachments\/WOODMONT%20NATURAL%20PARK%20MASTER%20PLAN%20-%20%2012.05.17_0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Master Plan (2017)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>* Natural parks (9) below are WITHOUT adopted master plans, leaving them vulnerable to development inconsistent and incompatible to their natural conditions.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:right\" class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Last updated<\/strong>: Aug 13, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Citizens&#8217; Measure 3-568 protects 16 designated natural area or open space parks in 9 neighborhood associations, totaling ~290 acres with abundant wildlife, flora, and fauna for residents, visitors, and future generations to enjoy. Lake Oswego has ~460 acres of designated natural areas out of ~900 acres of park land. These 16 natural areas are small and intertwined into the fabric of our neighborhoods and our community. Their ecosystems are host to abundant wildlife that give many in the community refuge and respite from the increasingly developed world that surrounds our tree-canopied city. 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