INCLUDE THE FOOD: COMPOSTING COMES TO PORTLAND C urbside composting is coming to Forest Heights! It's been talked about for years and finally, after a year long pilot project in four Portland neighborhoods, most people will be able to add food scraps to their green yard debris roll carts. This change, which takes effect the week of October 31, applies to all single-family households and to apartments, condos and townhouse buildings with four or fewer units. At the same time, as part of this new composting service, there will be a major change in the way garbage col- lection will work. The former schedule of weekly collection of garbage and bi-weekly collection of yard debris will switch. Under the new approach, your green yard debris roll cart (including food scraps) will be collected every week, while garbage collection will decrease to every other week. There will be no change in the weekly collection of the blue recycling roll cart and the yellow glass recycling bin. With the new curbside composting service, instead of throwing away food scraps such as fruit, vegetables, meat, fish, dairy, poultry, even bones and pizza boxes, you'll now be able to send all your food and leftovers to local composting facilities. There, they will be "cooked" and "cured" using special- ized processes, and eventually turned into nutrient-rich compost for fertilizing yards and gardens. pinnacle press NEWS AT FOREST HEIGHTS OCTOBER•2011 TRAIL DO’S AND DON’TS How you can help keep our trails safe and enjoyable for all. INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL Last month’s Fall Festival was one of the biggest FHHOA events ever. FALL GARAGE SALE The Fall Garage Sale is October 1st.Watch for extra traffic on Saturday. NATURESCAPE AND ARC Do your yard plans include naturescaping? If so, the ARC is here to help! continued on page 2 Composting Comes to PDX 1-2 Garage Sale Reminder 3 Walk-to-School 5 ARC & Naturescaping 6 Community Events 8 Stream Team Captain Training with SOLV 8 Halloween at the Village Center 9 International Fall Festival Recap 10-11 FHHOA Trail Etiquette: The Do’s and Don’ts 12 Wetlands Trail Gets a Facelift 13 Compliance Corner: Final Garbage Can Reminder 14 Forest Park Elementary Annual Book Fair 15 FHHOA Calendar 18 New curbside composting, recycling and garbage service begins October 31st
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I N C L U D E T H E F O O D : C O M P O S T I N G C O M E S T O P O R T L A N D
C urbside composting is coming to
Forest Heights! It's been talked
about for years and finally,
after a year long pilot project in four
Portland neighborhoods, most people
will be able to add food scraps to their
green yard debris roll carts. This
change, which takes effect the week of
October 31, applies to all single-family
households and to apartments, condos
and townhouse buildings with four or
fewer units.
At the same time, as part of this new
composting service, there will be a
major change in the way garbage col-
lection will work. The former schedule
of weekly collection of garbage and
bi-weekly collection of yard debris will
switch. Under the new approach, your
green yard debris roll cart (including
food scraps) will be collected every
week, while garbage collection will
decrease to every other week.
There will be no change in the weekly
collection of the blue recycling roll cart
and the yellow glass recycling bin.
With the new curbside composting
service, instead of throwing away food
scraps such as fruit, vegetables, meat,
fish, dairy, poultry, even bones and
pizza boxes, you'll now be able to send
all your food and leftovers to local
composting facilities. There, they will
be "cooked" and "cured" using special-
ized processes, and eventually turned
into nutrient-rich compost for fertilizing
yards and gardens.
pinnacle press NEWS AT FOREST HEIGHTS
OCTOBER•2011
T R A I L D O ’ S
A N D D O N ’ T S H o w y o u c a n
h e l p k e e p o u r
t r a i l s s a f e
a n d e n j o y a b l e
f o r a l l .
I N T E R N A T I O N A L
F E S T I V A L L a s t m o n t h ’ s F a l l
F e s t i v a l w a s o n e
o f t h e b i g g e s t
F H H O A e v e n t s
e v e r .
F A L L G A R A G E
S A L E T h e F a l l G a r a g e
S a l e i s O c t o b e r
1 s t . W a t c h f o r
e x t r a t r a f f i c o n
S a t u r d a y .
N A T U R E S C A P E
A N D A R C D o y o u r y a r d
p l a n s i n c l u d e
n a t u r e s c a p i n g ?
I f s o , t h e A R C i s
h e r e t o h e l p !
continued on page 2
Composting Comes to PDX 1-2
Garage Sale Reminder 3 Walk-to-School 5
ARC & Naturescaping 6
Community Events 8
Stream Team Captain
Training with SOLV
8
Halloween at the Village
Center
9
International Fall Festival
Recap
10-11
FHHOA Trail Etiquette:
The Do’s and Don’ts
12
Wetlands Trail Gets a
Facelift
13
Compliance Corner: Final
Garbage Can Reminder
14
Forest Park Elementary
Annual Book Fair
15
FHHOA Calendar 18
New curbside composting, recycling and garbage service begins October 31st
I N T E R N A T I O N A L F A L L F E S T I V A L R E C A P
Continued from page 9
Please Do
• Feel free to run or walk the trails
• Keep to the right hand side of
the trail to allow faster traffic to overtake you
• Give right of way to the uphill
traffic if you are moving downhill
• Take care walking or running on
wooden stairs and bridges, as these can be slippery when wet or icy
• Use soft voices when walking
near homes and remember the time of day—be considerate.
• Use running strollers (not
regular ones) on the trails
• Keep your dog on a leash,
within reach, and keep control of your dog at all times. Even if your dog is extremely well trained, it is important to adhere to these rules. Not all dogs are well trained, and even an ex-tremely well trained dog has the potential to move suddenly in the presence of another dog, a child or sudden movement from one of our resident deer or other wildlife
• Pick up after your dog, on trails
and in the green spaces. Be sure to bring a bag or two when you’re on the trails, as there are dispensers and trashcans at the head of each trail. Close used bags with a knot
Please Don’t
• Ride bikes on the trails. You
may push your bike if you are making connections between streets
• Use your cell phone for long
conversations or radio or other electronic noisemaker devices on the trails. Of course cell phones are important for emer-gencies
• Leave trash if you see it—you
can put it into the trashcans provided for the doggie bags
• Cut, remove, or prune any
native species that are growing in the woods
• Allow your dog to enter into
the streams or pond, as this destroys the stream bed and embankments
• Make your own trails—please
only use those that are main-tained by the FHHOA and don’t cut across green spaces or make special trails to lots that are adjacent to trails
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F O R E S T H E I G H T S T R A I L E T I Q U E T T E : T H E D O ’ S & D O N ’ T S
When to Report a Problem
• Trash on the trail (assistance
with trash clean up is appreci-ated). Report trash on the trails to FHHOA at: 503.297.9700 or by email: [email protected]
• Dogs off-leash. Please reinforce
Multnomah County leash rule to dog owner.
• Dog attack. Exchange names
and contact information with other dog owner.
• Suspicious persons. Report to
police department immediately at the non-emergency number: 503.823.3333
• Trails that appear to be in need
of maintenance, including trees down on the trail. Report trail maintenance issues to FHHOA at: 503.297.9700 or by email: [email protected]
~ G2 Committee ~
Many of us moved to Forest Heights in part due to the wonderful
and extensive trail system that we support through our dues.
Whether you are a regular runner, a dog owner, or someone
who has just been thinking about enhancing your fitness with walks, we on the Go Green Committee would
like to remind you of some important Do’s and Don’ts regarding the trails in Forest Heights. Please take
these to heart and share with your family. Our goal is to keep the trail system safe and enjoyable for all!
O n September 17th, the Go Green Committee
organized a very successful Forest Heights
Invasive Removal Stewardship Day, as part of
SOLV's statewide Beach and Riverside Cleanup. In
just three short hours, 35 volunteers cleared 2400
square feet of invasive blackberry and mulched 175
plants which resulted in significant progress towards
the restoration of the Wetlands trail.
Event volunteers were drawn from various sources
including our dedicated HOA staff, passionate residents
(including the G2 committee), Forest Heights Starbucks
employees and members of the non-profit group
Women In Environment. As with previous events,
SOLV provided logistical support and tools while the
West Multnomah Soil & Conservation District
provided the mulch and the technical know-how.
The G2 committee plans to hold frequent volunteer led
events over the next one to two years in order to assist
in restoring the natural habitat that is so prevalent in
Forest Heights. If you are interested in leading a group
of volunteers with our efforts, please consider becoming
a Stream Team Captain (see page 8).
Please watch for future G2 event announcements in the
newsletter, and consider attending one of our events in
the next year and do your part to keep our green spaces
healthy. If you would like to be part of the G2 committee,
please send us an email via
the HOA website.
~ The G2 Committee ~
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THE WETLANDS TRAIL THANKS YOU!
Volunteers work hard to remove invasives along the Wetlands Trail
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BABYSITTING
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