Project Development Gallery

Round One!

VOTING PROCESS TRANSPARENCY

You might notice that the Project Ballot does not directly match the Project Development Workshop names or numbers. This is because project partners were able to do another round of vetting and identify viable project proposals thanks to all the great development work done during idea development workshops! In this vetting process, some project ideas were combined with similar ideas, found locations, split into multiple locations, or were not considered viable within the scope of this grant funding.

The ideas that have not made it through vetting or voting rounds do not disappear! Your needs and wants have been heard by partners and will help inform future decision making. Thank you for helping to make better Nature in your Neighborhoods!

Explore the Gallery below to see how your ideas informed Projects on the Preliminarily Vote Ballot!

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Project 01 Fruit Loop and Friends. On this project development collage board, community members have scattered stickers in fun lettering across the board. These stickers say: Gathering Garden, Native Plants, Wildflower Meadow, Accessible Parking, Single Track Trail, Picnic Shelter, First Foods, Native Plans, Native Trees, Tennis. There is a picture of a brown bench. There are handwritten notes that say: Fruit bearing trees to help reduce pollen, plantain, apple trees, quince, plum, mulberry, currents. There is a hand drawing of a banana.

Project Idea 01

was not considered viable by project partners and taken off the ballot.

Project 02 Hillsboro (4.14 min) On this project development collage board, community members have scattered stickers in fun lettering across the board. These stickers say: dog waste receptacle, gravel trail, paved trail, single track trail. The sticker words with single track trail include a handwritten memo that says: and paved, non-vehicules trail for longer rides, community, etc. Additional handwritten notes say: safe walking and biking on Connell St by McKinney School, I strongly support culturally specific plants and accessible spaces for lower income communities. There are pictures of a playground, a person walking a doc, a bike, kids climbing through a play tunnel shaped like a log.

Project Idea 02

was not considered viable by project partners and taken off the ballot.

Partner comments: Would have to coordinate with Public Works / Safe Routes to School. Would also require acquisition

Project 03 Katneay’s Park (3.5 min) On this project development collage board, community members have scattered stickers in fun lettering across the board. These stickers say: rain garden, single track trail, wind chimes, fitness equipment, bicycle parking, bird nest boxes, inclusive play, yoga, raised garden beds, wildflower meadow, log play elements. There are handwritten notes that say: rules of engagement for garden, nature tunnel. There are pictures of a boardwalk, a swingset, a brown bench, a water fountain, a rock, a bush, a tree, a playground grouped together to look like a cohesive play area.

Project Idea 03

informed Two Ballot Projects:

Katneay's Park - Honoring Indigenous Culture in Forest Grove
Honoring Indigenous Culture Along the Cresant Park Greenway

Project 04 New and Refurbished City Park (3 min) On this project development collage board, community members have scattered stickers in fun lettering across the board with pictures of items that represent the words. These stickers say: native plants, tactile play, soccer, shade structures, auditory play, log play elements, zipline, skating rails, water spray. Handwritten notes add shade and a safe and cool play areas to the list of design elements. There are many different play structures for swinging, climbing, and sliding shown as pictures, as well as shade structures showing seating underneath.

Project Idea 04

informed One Ballot Project:

Refurbishing Shute Park

Project 05 Accessible fruit trees On this project development collage board, community members have scattered stickers in fun lettering across the board. These stickers say: nature play, native plants, native trees. There is a handwritten note that says: plan to prevent fruit drop waste, info and resources for preservation such as community classes, partnership with groceries and food pantries. There are picture elements that create a playground scene: swings next to tables, people walking and in wheelchairs, a person playing fetch with their dog, a person biking under large shade trees with flowers all around.

Project Idea 05

was not considered viable by project partners and taken off the ballot.

Project 06 Community Fruitful Joy park On this project development collage board, community members have scattered stickers in fun lettering across the board. These stickers say: paved trail, picnic tables, shade structure, public art, bird nest boxes, water fountain, native trees. There are handwritten notes that list edible fruit bearing plants: apple trees, italian plum, pear, crab apple, cherry, quince, fig, persimmon. Another note says: local fruits in accessible groves would be nice, with volunteer opportunities to learn more about the care and maintenance and maintain them. There are pictures of large shade trees, a bike, a bench, and a shade pavilion with a family underneath.

Project Idea 06

was not considered viable by project partners and taken off the ballot.

Project 07 native plants gardens in parks On this project development collage board, community members have written many notes. These notes say: Providing native plant information in addition to other uses, like medicine, would be great, classes for all ages would be great to see and would make the classes seem more accessible, opportunities for BIPOC to be able to interact with BIPOC history in their local are would also be lovely, having those classes be age appropriate and go beyond the basics that can be found online, i.e. hyper local would be nice. Another handwritten note says: opportunity for education and engagement along trails, classes for kids to learn native plants, Oregonian wildflower, more arid plants and succulents to adapt to warmer weather. Another note says: native plants are great, lets use ones that are less intensive with water and energy inputs, plants animal identify and have signage at park entrances. There is a picture of a large shade tree and flowers. A hand drawing depicts a plant sign with a note that says: with animals and birds ID, also a way to build a database of birds you see QR code.

Project Idea 07

informed Two Ballot Projects:

Native Plant Garden at Talisman Park
Native Plant Gardens in Hillboro Parks

Project 08 expanding the noble woods park On this project development collage board, community members have scattered stickers in fun lettering across the board with handwritten details. These stickers say: roller skate surface, with a written note: anywhere on west side of portland, gravel. Sticker says: gravel trail, with a written note: more educational signs, natural history stories. Sticker says: first foods, turtle pond, with a written note: carved logs along shore to the river. Sticker says: benches, with a written note: on trails for old people and disabled. Stickers say sensory board, site signage, signage for native plants, bird nest boxes. There are pictures of two bikes. Handwritten notes also say: expansion of noble woods park would be great including gravel trails, trail maintenance, bark chips for water puddles, and volunteer opportunities, programs and classes showing native plants and what uses they have, learning a bit more about the parks history and how it has interacted with its current community would also be great. In the middle of the board is a drawing of two large trees with a trail weaving between them.

Project Idea 08

was not considered viable by project partners and taken off the ballot.

Partner comments: This one is not feasible for the city. The taxlot may be owned by the city but the park is at risk of losing parkland due to the TSP. Century Blvd. will go through in the next year or so.

Project 09 greening neighborhood schoolyards On this project development collage board, community members have scattered stickers in fun lettering and imagery across the board. The word stickers say: native plants. There are picture stickers showing a shade pavilion with chairs scattered underneath it, a couple stands nearby and a single person walks their dog. A hand draw tree is in the upper corner.

Project Idea 09

informed One Ballot Project:

Greening Joseph Gale Park

Project 10 more wilderness On this project development collage board, community members have scattered stickers in fun lettering across the board. These stickers say: stream restoration, dog waste receptacle, gravel trail, rain garden, bat boxes. There is a handwritten note that asks the question where? And answers: everywhere.

Project Idea 10

informed Two Ballot Projects:

Restoring Forest Glen Park
Restoring Nature in Hillsboro

Project 11 learning and discover garden On this project development collage board, community members have scattered stickers in fun lettering and imagery across the board. The word stickers say: bat boxes. There are picture stickers showing garden boxes, large shade trees, a people walking their dogs, wildflower meadow, and a family walking with children. Handwritten notes say: hummingbird plants, small arboretum, coordination with HSD, maintenance coordination and partnerships.

Project Idea 11

informed One Ballot Project:

Learning and Discovery Garden at W.L. Henry Elementary School

Project 12 nature play in hillsboro On this project development collage board, community members have scattered stickers in fun lettering and imagery across the board. The word stickers say: fishing dock, skating surface, picnic shelter. Imagery stickers show: a play area with swings, slides, log tunnels with children crawling through, a water feature with a wildflower meadow nearby along with garden boxes, a shade pavilion with scattered chairs is below and a person playing fetch with a dog runs above. Handwritten notes say: signage teaching about birds and plants, elk views resident herds, zip line play equipment, big swings, monkey bars, turn vacant lots into nature play area with rocks logs etc, places to interact with wildlife, more similar to the rose and lavender festival.

Project Idea 12

informed Two Ballot Projects:

Nature Play in Stites Park
Nature Play in Evergreen Park

Project 13 new park in hillsboro On this project development collage board, community members have scattered stickers in fun lettering and imagery across the board. The word stickers say: inclusive play. The imagery stickers show: large shade trees surrounded by flowering bushes with water play and swing equipment clustered underneath near a water fountain, many people of all ages and abilities are shown, doing different activities such as walking dogs, with their families, or playing on the play ground or in a sandbox.

Project Idea 13

informed One Ballot Project:

New Park at Kyle Recreation Area

Project 14 community park On this project development collage board, community members have scattered stickers in fun lettering across the board. The word stickers say: cricket, picnic tables, sensory board, woodland forests, benches, single track trail. Imagery stickers show round tables with shade and plants. Handwritten notes say: yoga with kids, activated lights on sports fields in winter evenings, programming for people of all abilities, native plants and trees.

Project Idea 14

was not considered viable by project partners and taken off the ballot.

Project 15 expand amberglen park On this project development collage board, community members have scattered stickers in fun lettering and imagery across the board. The word stickers say: bouldering, and a drawing depicts objects to climb on. The imagery stickers show a large shade tree with kids playing in a sandbox and crawling through log tunnels and over log piles, there are children climbing monkey bars, a shade pavilion with tables under it, and people walking dogs. Handwritten notes say: there are many apartments nearby, many people use this park, more structures for shade, more resilient plants, signs or sculptures to teach about starts in the area, and programs for stargazing or learning astronomy.

Project Idea 15

was not considered viable by project partners and taken off the ballot.

Partner comments: This would require acquisition. Amberglen will be master planned after system plan.

Project 16 covered outdoor playgrounds On this project development collage board, community members have scattered stickers in fun lettering and imagery across the board. The word stickers say: grills, shade structures, water fountain, spilling buckets, roller skate surface, shade structure, tennis, rain garden, turtle pond, bird nests. Handwritten notes say: swings, balance beams, slides, shaded playgrounds please! With another person's note emphasizing the shade. Imagery stickers show: three water play features, a shade pavilion with people underneath, large shade trees, bikes, and garden boxes. A drawing depicts children climbing slides.

Project Idea 16

informed Two Ballot Projects:

Covered Outdoor Play at Evergreen Park
Covered Outdoor Play at Bard Park

Project 17 update playground and parks On this project development collage board, community members have scattered stickers in fun lettering and imagery across the board. The word stickers say: water spray. The Imagery stickers show a person playing basketball, a person walking their dog, a shade pavilion with chairs, and children playing in a sandbox and climbing rocks. Handwritten notes say: add wildflower meadows to amberglen park, shady wood park’s play swings for young and older kids are too far apart, brookwood library park could use educational tours and signage, play structures, and trails with separate biking and walking lanes, because it is currently a safety concern. Other notes say: add more structure playground and swings at frances park, add a space that allows for bike trails and a place to rent bikes.

Project Idea 17

informed Two Ballot Projects:

Forest Glen Park Playground Update
Updating the Playground at Shadywood Park

Project 18 new multi-use park On this project development collage board, community members have scattered stickers in fun lettering and imagery across the board. The word stickers say: native plants, mural, mural, futsal, picnic shelter. There are imagery stickers of large shade trees and wildflower meadow at the bottom, with shade structures and picnic tables, people of different abilities playing with each other and their dogs. Handwritten notes say: toddler play space, next to a picture of a childs play area, community share garden next to a picture of a garden box, bike rental and large path to ride around the park next to images of bike racks and a tricycle. Murals are depicted twice. A handwritten note says: park that incorporates play at the button and ziplines at the top.

Project Idea 18

was not considered viable by project partners and taken off the ballot.

Partner comments: Doesn't meet funding requirements.

Project 19 community garden for all On this project development collage board, community members have scattered stickers in fun lettering and imagery across the board. The word stickers say: picnic tables, paved trail, accessible parking, detectable warnings, curb cuts, accessible curbs, gathering garden. Imagery stickers show: a family with elderly couple and a younger person in a wheelchair, garden boxes, a woman in a hijab waving, a kid riding a tricycle. Handwritten notes say: water accessibility, narrow spaces would require structures for raised beds, garden shed for shared tools, culturally specific gardens depending on neighborhood population - for example, growing tomatoes, chilis, in Vose neighborhoods where there are many families from Mexico, and having garden space around Menio/ Spence/ 6th for families from Nepal and Latin america. Another note says: many families move to washington county as refugees, they are used to having land and a farm and being able to grow food but upon arrival here live in apartments with no yard. Having free community garden spaces would allow these people to continue this and share their knowledge and experience with their new community. Another note says: paved or decomposed granite around raised flower beds and no bark chips because wheelchairs sink, suggest some private family plots and many plots for anyone to contribute to, food can be for anyone passing by and remaining food goes to the food bank.

Project Idea 19

informed Two Ballot Projects:

Community Garden Native Plantings at Stites Park
Community Gardens for All

Project 20 gardening under power lines On this project development collage board, community members have scattered stickers in fun lettering and imagery across the board. The word stickers say: Outdoor Classroom, Gathering Garden, nature play, dear fencing, removable shade structure also to support fleece or plastic in the winter, raised garden beds, Wildflower Meadow to attract pollinators, turtle pond and frog infrastructure, log Play Elements, garden shed, first foods, water spray. Imagery stickers show a shade structure with a family underneath a large shade tree with a picnic table, water play features with a monkey bar set, log tunnels and children sandbox. handwritten notes say: areas for dogs off leash, community garden where each participant has their own bed or everyone shares all beds and jobs learning how to grow food or combination of one and two makes for good Community Building.

Project Idea 20 combined with 23

informed One Ballot Project:

Community Agriculture Under Utility Lines

Project 21 beaverton creek train extension On this project development collage board, community members have scattered stickers in fun lettering and imagery across the board. The word stickers say: Site signage, restrooms, paved trail, detectable warnings, swings. sticker imagery shows a large shade tree. handwritten notes indicate the shade tree as a Ronan tree, stroller accessible trails, wayfinding signs, with a star and agreed affirmation from another person. Additional notes emphasize lights and safety consideration, Panic button, access points with phone numbers, recognizing the history of patrols not safe for bipoc folks the people who respond need to be trained on racial stigmatism, PCC as precedent ask how they do it.

Project Idea 21

was not considered viable by project partners and taken off the ballot.

Project 22 asian produce garden On this project development collage board, community members have scattered stickers in fun lettering and imagery across the board. The word stickers say: Inclusive play. accessible parking, picnic tables, native plants, raised garden beds. there are images of green bamboo, a smiling woman holding vegetables, a person in a community garden, a sign that indicates learning garden. handwritten notes say: locate in neighborhoods with high number of Asian refugees who live in apartments and don't have space by their homes to Garden and can't afford to pay for a community garden plot.

Project Idea 22

informed One Ballot Project:

Asian Produce Garden

Project 23 local linear community gardens On this project development collage board, community members have scattered stickers in fun lettering and imagery across the board. The word stickers say: native plants. Handwritten notes say colon off leash areas for dogs, to bring people together and make this work I suggest the following: water, and easy administrative process to use the garden Locker for tools a fence and hedge between bike path, hedge behind homes and allow homeowners to gate to garden, key people need a place to sit and talk to build community also need a shed, native hedge and Oregon grape. there is a drawing of a park plan it has a long linear Center for straight shade structures and picnic tables. to its right is space for gardening on the left are more gardening areas with big shade trees notes indicate one Garden area for Wildflower Meadows and another for gleaning Gardens like blueberries and Native cherry trees. there is a bike trail and space for power lines.

Project Idea 23 combined with 20

informed One Ballot Project:

Community Agriculture Under Utility Lines

Project 24 bike ped highway 26 underpass On this project development collage board, community members have scattered stickers in fun lettering and imagery across the board. The word stickers say: Native plants, paved trail that are stroller friendly, Wetlands to enhance educate access to Wetlands on site. handwritten notes say: connect this path with o d o t Trail on South side of highway 26 East of Sunset t. c. access to the zoo and Washington Park, restrooms, Somewhere to charge my phone. imagery stickers show wildflowers a person on a bike a family with children and a person walking their dog.

Project Idea 24

was not considered viable by project partners and taken off the ballot.

Project 25 to make it all good again On this project development collage board, community members have scattered stickers in fun lettering and imagery across the board. The word stickers say: Nature play first foods, turtle pond, first foods, mural, raised garden beds. handwritten notes say: native plants with an arrow pointing to sticker imagery of plants, another note says: this concept should be included in all public parks native plants will thrive in our changing climate, Connect to elders, Trails to support story walks with QR codes, Amphitheater a small place for storytelling, there cannot be pressure by unjust timelines we need to Center trust stop worrying about deadlines and start centering trust, we must have indigenous and black leadership who are authentic. a handwritten list narrates an example for a plaque or sign about dandelions: African uses North American uses how can we use this plant today, other native plants like thimbleberry, sagebrush, huckleberry, Western red cedar, other medicinal plants like calendula, rosemary, lavender, echinacea, non-native plants that have medicinal uses to change the narrative on invasive plants to more Nuance perspective where we can Harvest them to be for medicine or other purposes like cocktail Japanese not English ivy which is used for weaving. In the center of the board is a circle of flowers and leaves with the words written around it: medicine wheel healing with plants plant mandala teaching and sharing knowledge.

Project Idea 25 combined with 30

informed One Ballot Project:

To Make it All Good Again at PCC Rock Creek

Project 26 indigenous sensory garden On this project development collage board, community members have scattered stickers in fun lettering and imagery across the board. The word stickers say: Native trees, Native plants, skating surface, Gathering garden, skating ramps, sensory board, shade structure. sticker imagery shows skating ramps with skaters, large shade tree, wildflowers, garden raised bed, group of people talking. handwritten notes say create demonstration native Gardens to help people understand Concepts to incorporate into home gardens, Learn which plants are edible and how to prepare them, how these plants were and are used by indigenous people. additional handwritten notes say: this is an opportunity to unpack stories to make change, build relationships with vulnerability from both sides, attach action items for change with provoking questions, story walks and telling your truth could happen here, knowing how these plants are important across cultures, influence of North and South cultures on each other, teach the names and their meanings traditions and culture, keep Traditions alive teach through signage that talks native uses and how to use them today recentering indigenous practices, centering truth and traditions, through artwork signage statues and sculptures.

Project Idea 26

was not considered viable by project partners and taken off the ballot.

Project 27 hocken ave greenspace On this project development collage board, community members have scattered stickers in fun lettering and imagery across the board. The word stickers say: Turtle pond, dog waste receptacle, invasive removals, gravel Trail and some Ada accessible ones, native plants Oak Savannah. handwritten notes say there are very few Trails we can use With a wheelchair, wheelchair accessible picnic tables, handicap parking with ramp space, curb cutouts, gravel is okay but transitions often cause us to go, steepness and skinniness. another note says there is not much green space but a lot of housing density, these underused privately held Open Spaces could be a great asset to the neighborhood. sticker images show a shade tree, a person with a walking stick, a person in a wheelchair, a person walking their dog.

Project Idea 27

was not considered viable by project partners and taken off the ballot.

Partner comments: This greenspace is owned by Tektronics and THPRD has not been successful in attempted acquisitions.

Project 28 milkweed meadow center st park On this project development collage board, community members have scattered stickers in fun lettering and imagery across the board. The word stickers say: Gathering Garden, outdoor classroom. handwritten notes say: more trees, more native plants, educational spaces, backyard habitat certifications, with emphasis yes by someone else on backyard habitat certification. There is a hand-drawn plan that shows winding trails with a circular place to host events handwritten notes indicate interactive art that makes sound along the trail, signage that teaches about the plants and why they are important, emphasis on things being interactive such as scavenger hunts signs with matching games, questions to prompt thought. a recommended precedent is Faust Park in St louis.

Project Idea 28

informed One Ballot Project:

Milkweed Meadow at Center St. Park

Project 29 pollinator pathway On this project development collage board, community members have scattered stickers in fun lettering and imagery across the board. The word stickers say: Rain garden, native trees. handwritten notes say demonstrated how to incorporate who into residential developments and not cause drainage problems with neighbors, planting pollinator friendly plants, connectivity with existing Trail options, use existing Trail. There is a handwritten note to see project number 26 for similar implications.

Project Idea 29

informed Two Ballot Projects:

Pollinator Pathway on the Forest Grove Loop
Pollinator Pathway along the West Side Trail

Project 30 connecting with pcc rock creek On this project development collage board, community members have scattered stickers in fun lettering and imagery across the board. The word stickers say: First foods, Gathering garden, Wildflower meadow, shade structure, restrooms, water fountain, public art, wetlands, Woodland and forests, sight signage. imagery sticker shows shade Pavilion with chairs and a note saying shade playground is important because here it rains a lot and summer is sometimes too hot. another handwritten note says: outdoor Gathering spaces with imagery stickers showing covered Pavilion with tables flowers swings and a person riding their bike. first foods include cocktail Gathering Camas tending Hazel Rush weaving materials and wet prairie. another handwritten note says education on why this area is important, Oregon white and Oregon Woodland next to a picture of a large tree, many stakeholders are involved already, CWS wetland restoration indigenous Community but needs investment.

Project Idea 30 combined with 25

informed One Ballot Project:

To Make it All Good Again at PCC Rock Creek

Project 31 habitat connectivity in aloha On this project development collage board, community members have scattered stickers in fun lettering and imagery across the board. The word stickers say: Public art, picnic tables, grills. imagery stickers show a shaded Pavilion plants a raised garden beds and a tool shed and one bike. Handwritten notes say graffiti walls, shaded areas to gather and socialize in Native spaces.

Project Idea 31

informed One Ballot Project:

Connecting People and Habitat in Aloha

Project 32 new hiking trails On this project development collage board, community members have scattered stickers in fun lettering and imagery across the board. The word stickers say: Water fountain, yoga, slides, bicycle parking. handwritten notes say more activities for small children and families with small children who want to hike, scavenger hunts for kids use QR code to change content for a seasons, more castles, scavenger hunts to find things, shade and a sense of solitude in the middle of the city. another handwritten note says accessible paths such as paved and firm surfaces benches, Ada all user bathrooms, low grade paths not steep, no roots in path, Ada ramp access parking, wider paths.

Project Idea 32

was not considered viable by project partners and taken off the ballot.

Project 33 beaverton transit center On this project development collage board, community members have scattered stickers in fun lettering and imagery across the board. The word stickers say: Shade structure. handwritten notes say accessible without making folks feel othered. covered picnic area. sandboxes. allow big kids and small kids to be in the same space. a hand drawing shows fun play structures with ways to climb slide workout and crawl including adult play as well as child play. image stickers show shaded pavilion, kids and sandbox, table, flowers, and tree.

Project Idea 33

was not considered viable by project partners and taken off the ballot.

Project 34 rock creek extension On this project development collage board, community members have scattered stickers in fun lettering and imagery across the board. The word stickers say: benches with a large shade tree. A hand drawing shows a river on the left with a big shade tree in the middle and on the right two lanes one for bikes one for people with a buffer of plants in the middle. handwritten notes say colon space for fishing, buffer area for casting to not hook passerby's, wider bike and pedestrian multi-use Trail or pathway with shaded rest areas and a large climbing tree.

Project Idea 34

was not considered viable by project partners and taken off the ballot.

Partner comments: Washington County is working on this idea. As the Reedville Trail, RFFA is funding.

Project 35 reedville majestic park On this project development collage board, community members have scattered stickers in fun lettering and imagery across the board. The word stickers say: Shade structure, benches, native plants, native trees, wildflower meadow, Outdoor Classroom for elementary schools nearby and walking field trips, raised garden beds, inclusive play, nature play, garden shed, restrooms, accessible parking, grass Mounds., bio swell. handwritten notes indicate nature trails with drawings of a basketball court with benches. pictures show adult playgrounds with large climbing objects monkey bars and walls. image stickers show large shade trees, shade pavilions, Wildflower Meadows, and log play elements.

Project Idea 35

was not considered viable by project partners and taken off the ballot.

Project 36 park for a desert On this project development collage board, community members have scattered stickers in fun lettering and imagery across the board. The word stickers say: Gathering garden, bird nest boxes, log play elements. handwritten notes say apartment dwellers are way underserved in this area, consider kid play areas water play 2, consider proximity to bus access, open space play and picnic, nature plants and fauna. Additional hand notes suggest roller skating rinks, somewhere for kids to hang out there is currently no place they are getting in trouble. precedent: Ridgewood View Park just north of this proposed location, a good use of small space.

Project Idea 36

was not considered viable by project partners and taken off the ballot.

Partner Comments: THPRD doesn't own property in the specified area. It has been challenging for them to acquire land in this area. This idea would be challenging to realize.