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Barbara Walker Footbridge Over Burnside Nears Construction Phase
January 23, 2019 public information session on the Barbara Walker Footbridge over West Burnside
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PP&R Recruiting Ninth Grade Students for Golf EAGLE Caddie Program
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Eastbank Esplanade Improvements: Temporary Closure Ahead
Maintenance and repair work begin February 1 – use Better Naito for detour
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Portland Parks Foundation welcomes new Executive Director Randy Gragg
Portland Parks Foundation (PPF) welcomes Randy Gragg as the new Executive Director. Gragg succeeds Jeff Anderson who recently retired from the role.
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Final Yard Tree Giveaway event is Saturday, 11/3/18
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Portland Parks & Recreation remains Salmon-Safe for 15th straight year
Lauded city parks system receives acclaimed environmental recognition
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PP&R presents Native American Marketplace & Family Day
Held on Saturday, November 24, 2018 at Mt. Scott Community Center
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Portland Parks & Recreation, partners, to dedicate Hazeltine Park nature patch
Park transformed by native plantings and natural elements
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Portland Parks & Recreation invites you to take part in the 15th annual No Ivy Day
Community volunteer efforts citywide to remove invasive species
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Vincent Johnson becomes new Director of Portland Parks Golf
Rose City native takes helm of popular, citywide program
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Nike, Portland Trail Blazers come together with local youth to celebrate citywide basketball court revitalization project
Courts in up to 30 Portland Parks & Recreation sites are getting a makeover and upgrades, as a result of a more than $1 million donation from the two organizations
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Kenton Park's new playground is nearly complete; grand reopening celebration on Saturday, September 29, 2018
Free and open to all
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PP&R's Urban Forestry presents the Second Annual Yard Tree Giveaway events in October 2018
Portland Parks & Recreation Urban Forestry presents the Second Annual Yard Tree Giveaway events for 2018; Focused on east Portland's Centennial, Lents neighborhoods
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Portland Parks & Recreation’s Gateway Discovery Park opens in East Portland
New park and plaza serves nearly 1,000 new households in area east of I-205
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Air quality update for PP&R: updated Wednesday, 8/15/18 at 10:50am
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Recreational use health advisory reissued for Ross Island Lagoon, extended to Cathedral Park
Advisory reissued based on visible scum found in Multnomah County water body
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