It’s especially hard to organize folks these days. You can’t call a meeting. It’s tough to talk and listen with masks on. Yet suburban folks west of Portland Oregon are organizing against a developer’s plans to build a Chevron gas station/mini-mart adjacent to wetlands, big trees, and a Park Greenway. On just a few weeks…
Category: bethanylake
One, Two, Many Freeway Bloggers!
You knew people were probably friendly the second they walked up. I wore a mask. We’d chat as long as they wanted. I could point at the big copse of trees across the field that are doomed. They’d take info about how to formally object. Some said they’d seen our discussions on the NextDoor neighborhood…
The Daily Bucket–The Daily Eagle.
I often walk around Bethany Lake, 10 miles west of Portland Oregon. Swollen creeks pour into it from two directions, after the rains start. The Park Dept. stocks the lake with rainbow trout. Ducks are always there, and at least one goose. I am heartbroken because I haven’t seen a heron for two days. They fish here…
