The next work party is on Saturday, February 4, 2012, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Tideman Johnson Park’s S.E. 37th Ave. connector trail. All ages are welcome to volunteer help.

For more information about the park and the work party, please visit the Friends of Tideman Johnson Park webpage.

There is no work party in January. The next work party after December 3rd  is on Saturday, February 4, 2012.

Friends of Tideman Johnson Park web page: http://www.ardenwald.org/projects/fotjp

Volunteers will be working in an undeveloped public land northeast of the park adjacent from the spillway known as “BES Property” (view map) that has never been maintained before by Friends of Tideman Johnson Park.

Volunteers will also be pulling ivy.

The work party is Saturday, November 5, 2011, from 9:00 a.m. t0 12:00 p.m. Volunteers will meet at the overlook deck at the east bridge between S.E. 37th Ave. and S.E. 45th Ave.

Volunteers of all ages are welcome to help out. Tools and refreshments will be provided, but volunteers must be dressed accordingly to the weather and for working in muddy conditions.

Website: Friends of Tideman Johnson Park

Hi all Friends of Tideman Johnson,

Well, I’m glad that heat wave is over! Time to think about fall stuff, right?

Starting on October 1st, we’ll begin our fall schedule of Tideman Johnson work parties on the first Saturday of the month:

• October 1
• November 5
• December 3

9 am – noon. Tools and refreshments provided. As always, volunteers of all ages are welcome.

If you know a community or school group that might be interested in joining us, please pass along their contact info and I’ll follow up with them.

Everything in the park is looking a little crispy these days. But, I still look around and marvel at how much of the park we have improved over the last 4 years. Its amazing to see such a natural space in the city, with a beautiful creek running through it. I just love that a small, dedicated group can make such a visible difference.

I hope you can find some time to join us now and again, and to enjoy Tideman Johnson Park.

Marianne
Friends of Tideman Johnson

The Johnson Creek Watershed Council is kicking off the Johnson Creek Days with a creek clean-up event on Saturday, August 27, 2011.

Volunteers will be helping the watershed council remove trash and debris from Johnson Creek  and help improve fish and wildlife habitat.

The creek cleanup includes the creek in Tideman Johnson Park.

Sign in is from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. at Mill Park in Milwaukie (off Johnson Creek Blvd. at S.E. Linwood Ave. and S.E. Overland St.

Clean-up is from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Complimentary barbecue food and ice cream will be served afterwards until 2:00 p.m.

Groups are welcomed. Volunteers will need to bring work gloves and wear clothing suitable for working in or around the creek.

Children under the the age of 12 are required to be accompanied by an adult and will be assigned to Mill Park.

Pre-registration is required. Contact Amy Lodholz at amy@jcwc.org or call 503-652-7477 to pre-register.

There is no Friends of Tideman Johnson Park work party on Sept. 3. The next work party is Sat., Oct. 1., 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Download Johnson Creek Cleanup Poster (PDF)

There is also a Johnson Creek Cleanup event the week before on Saturday, August 27 that includes creek cleanup in Tideman Johnson Park.

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Friends of Tideman Johnson Park

The work party meets in the Tideman Johnson Park at the bottom of Springwater Trail S.E. 37th Ave. trailhead on Sat. June 4th. The working hours are from 9 a.m. to noon. The traditional end-of-the-season barbecue will immediately follow the work party. All ages are welcome to participate. Tools and refreshments will be available.

The Friends of Tideman Johnson Park work party meets on first Saturday between September and June (except no work party in January).  Community volunteers help maintain the landscape in a natural park along Johnson Creek.

For more information or to request special dietary needs at the barbecue, please contact Marianne Colgrove at 503-239-5831 or email mcolgrove@gmail.com.

It’s spring – finally! All the little woodland flowers are blooming like crazy, and we’re going to have an ivy hunt. We have done such a great job going after the ivy that now we’re down to the sneaky little bits that can only be hunted down and yanked out by hand.

Marianne
Friends of Tideman Johnson

Marianne Colgrove can be contacted at 503-239-5831 or email mcolgrove(at)gmail.com.

Photo: Friends of Tideman Johnson Park

Friends of Tideman Johnson Park coordinator Marianne Colgrove said there are plants left over and the soil is moist enough for planting.

She will also have information available about the Backyard Habitat Certification Program event on April 9. It is a program through the Portland Audubon Society and Columbia Land Trust, which provides incentives for private property owners in the Johnson Creek Watershed to remove invasive weeds and plant native plants.

Volunteers of all ages are welcome to volunteer at the work party. Work tools and refreshments are provided. Volunteers should be dressed to work in wet and muddy conditions.

The work party is on Saturday, April 2, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., at the Tideman Johnson Park trail head at S.E. 37th Ave. and Springwater Trail.

(Photo: Bryan Dorr)

Friends of Tideman Johnson Park coordinator Marianne Colgrove says this may be the last day for planting and spreading  mulch. She then adds there are a lot of new volunteers and hoping the experienced volunteers will provide guidance and expertise.

Work tools and refreshment will be provided at the Tideman Johnson Park work site.

The March 5th work party is also part of the Johnson Creek Watershed-wide event, which lunch will be served at the Johnson Creek Watershed Council headquarters after the work party.

For more information, please email Marianne Colgrove at mcolgrove@gmail.com.

(Photo: Johnson Creek on Feb. 24, 2011 by Bryan Dorr)