Thanks CWS - garden resources

Plan now, plant later

It's not quite time to start your spring planting, but now is the perfect time to plan.

• Use our native plant finder to help choose the right plants for your yard.
• Order native plants from East Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District. Place your order by Sunday, February 5 and pick up Saturday, February 18.
• Be a Clean Water Hero and get up to three hours of free, on-site, technical assistance to help you create a sustainable stormwater landscape to fit your yard.
• Attend free naturescaping workshops to help plan your landscape.
• Download Metro's Grow Smart, Grow Safe guide to help you find lawn and garden products that are the least hazardous to your family, pets, wildlife and watershed.

Take the library's annual survey!

The library is asking patrons what they think about library services and their customer service. The survey is available in both English and Spanish or you can take it on paper at the library from Sunday, February 5–Saturday, February 18.

Potso Dog Park Hours Reduced for Winter

Due to wet weather and muddy conditions, Potso Dog Park open hours have been reduced.

Potso is open Friday @ 3 p.m. to dusk on Sunday (effective January 23, 2012).

If you're looking for mid-week dog park access, check out Ash Avenue Dog Park or Summerlake Dog Park.

Help Keep Pets with their Family

Donate for pets in need


The City of Tigard employee values team is sponsoring a pet food and pet supply drive in an effort to keep Tigard families from being forced to give up a beloved pet(s) this holiday season because of financial hardship.
Look for the bright yellow Sunshine Pantry containers in the lobby of City Hall, the Permit Center and Public Works from Nov. 7– Dec.19, or gather donations for the containers in the Tigard library lobby between Nov. 20 – Dec.17.

Learn more at www.sunshinepantry.org or by calling Sharon Straus, director of the Sunshine Pantry at 971-506-7827

Tigard Seeks Feedback on Potential Station Areas

The city’s High Capacity Transit Land Use Plan has reached an important milestone for public input. Draft land use concepts are now ready for review. The public is invited to provide comments on seven areas, also known as potential station communities, at an open house on September 28, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at the Tigard Library.

Visit www.tigard-or.gov/hct for maps and more information about the plan. While all seven areas are likely to grow in the future, not all would receive a high capacity transit stop.

The seven potential station communities in Tigard are
• Pacific Hwy/Gaarde/McDonald Streets
• downtown Tigard
• Scholls Ferry/121st Avenue
• Summerfield area
• the Tigard Triangle
• Upper Bridgeport Village
• Washington Square

Main Street Trick or Treat

The popular Halloween “Trick or Treat Main Street” event will be held from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday, October 31.   Look for participating merchants who will be displaying a “Halloween Event” flyer in their window.

Rain or shine we hope to see you there!

Questions? Contact Margaret Ellenson at Tyler’s Automotive at 503-639-5588.

Pew shares figures about internet use

If you ever wondered about social media utilization by different demographic groups, the Pew Internet & American Life Project (http://www.pewinternet.org/) contains research reports by topic and data tools.  Some are quite interesting. Here's one I found particularly informative.