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BRAVO Youth Orchestras and Portland Parks & Recreation partner to bring strings and choir to SUN Community Schools, giving students a welcoming space to explore music, discover new instruments, and grow as young musicians in a familiar, supportive setting.
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Six years ago, a Portland neighborhood almost lost its community center due to budget cuts at Portland Parks & Recreation. This month, neighbors celebrated a decision by City Council to transfer the property to the local nonprofit that stepped up to save the building. This is their story.
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From three sites in 1975 to 61 today, Portland Community Gardens has grown through shared work. Founder Leslie Pohl-Kosbau looks back on year-round plots, the gardeners who shaped them, and a city still growing together.
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Above the city skyline, a small garden at Pittock Mansion connects people, pollinators, and purpose. It’s proof that even one patch of ground can make a difference.
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On streets needing shade, Bridgetown Construction & Landscaping LLC partners with Portland Parks & Recreation Urban Forestry through the Free Street Trees program to plant and care for young trees, cooling blocks, growing future canopy, and strengthening a small local business as dollars stay local.
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For many of us, roses carry deep meaning and show up in life's most important moments, so it's no surprise that Portlanders have fallen in love with caring for these special flowers. Portland Parks & Recreation is lucky to work with such a dedicated group of rose garden volunteers.
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For over a decade, Elevate Oregon has helped students build skills for both school and life. Their work has made and continues to make a huge difference in the lives of young people, and Portland Parks & Recreation is proud to be a partner in that effort.
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Scaling Douglas firs and clearing fallen trees is all in a day’s work for arborist Wes Roberts, who is part of the essential team that keeps Portland's urban forest safe and vibrant.
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The Black Earth Day Stroll is a great example of the budding partnership between Portland Parks & Recreation and People of Color Outdoors.
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Park ranger Andres Lucas-Robles is in the field every day helping people have fun and stay safe in the 156 city parks managed by Portland Parks & Recreation.
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Phil and Gayle Neuman have been leading classes on the recorder and other wind instruments at the Community Music Center for more than 45 years, sharing their passion for Renaissance, baroque, ragtime, jazz, and other styles with scores of lifelong students.
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Tree planting coordinator Mari Aviles helps the City’s Urban Forestry Tree Planting and Establishment program move closer to its goal of planting 10,000 trees each year.
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