NATURE PARK UPDATE
5th Annual Arbor Day Celebration Cancelled Until 2021

News from the Gladstone Nature Park – June 13, 2020

Because of COVID-19 virus, the Gladstone Arbor Day Celebration has now been cancelled for 2020. We hope that you will continue to stay well in these unusual times.

The Friends of Gladstone Nature Park are planning a special dedication for a Hiroshima Ginkgo tree to be planted in the Nature Park at a later date. This rare tree was donated to the city to commemorate 75 years of peace between the US and Japan. It was propagated from seeds originating from trees destroyed in the Hiroshima bombing. This event will be held at a later date to be announced—check back for updates.

While gatherings of multiple people are still not advised at this time, visiting our parks is a safe way to cope with the COVID-19 Pandemic. Getting outdoors, hiking, viewing the trees and birds, are all recommended activities during this trying time and can help us feel healthy. Visit the Gladstone Nature Park, download a Scavenger Hunt and walk the trails. See how many plants and birds you can identify. Visit the seven Fairy Houses that line the paved path. Check out the Butterfly/Pollinator Hill. Summer is here and nature is exploding all around us.

Be well,
Friends of Gladstone Nature Park
   

Fairy Houses in the Nature Park

The Gladstone Nature Park has been inhabited by fairies! AmeriCorps worker and Gladstone resident, Molly Agrimson, has constructed seven houses for fairies to live in. Fairies are also environmentally friendly creatures, so at each house there is a small fact or tip to look for
about environmental conservation or energy efficiency.

All seven fairly houses can be found on the main paved path. Fairy houses are also delicate,
so be very gentle and try not to disturb the fairies that may be inside!

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Pixie
Tower

Solar
Shed

Greenhouse

Pebble Cottage

Woodland Shelter

Captivating Cabana

Enchanted Hut

New Trees in the Nature Park

The Friends of Gladstone Nature Park have added new trees in the Nature Park.
Why did the Gladstone Nature Park need new trees?
Newly planted trees will provide a privacy buffer between the meadow and the new construction next door.

The Clackamas Review recently did a feature story on the new trees and the Gladstone Nature Park.
Click here to read it!

Check out the newly planted native trees in the Nature Park.
These trees were generously sponsored by those listed below,
and are dedicated to the enjoyment of the Gladstone community.

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Gary & Deborah Bokowski
– In Honor of Emanual Bornstein –

Suzanne Colocado
– In Memory of Mike E. Colocado –

Allyn Donaugh
– In Honor of Harry Jack Donaugh –

John & Nancy Eichsteadt

The Garlington Grandchildren
– In Honor of Papa & Grandma Grace –

Bruce & Teri Hildreth
– In Memory of Donna Bertell –
– In Memory of Sherie Hildreth –

Evelyn Johannesen,
Silvia Kelner
& Roxanne McMullin

Randy & Susan Keller
– In Memory of Wilber & Eldora Mars –

Mary & Jim Lane
– In Memory of Mary Woodmark –

Susan Liston

Jim & Diane Miller
– In Honor of the Miller Family –

John Robinson
– In Memory of Janet Moad –

Tammy Stempel
– In Honor of Kathleen Nelson –

Terry & Nancy Turner

Dave & Randi Thomas
 
Angela Willis
– In Honor of Steve & Mindy Garlington –

Species in the Park

Gladstone Nature Park is a
class C mixed-oak habitat.
Class C indicates that the habitat
was once disturbed unnaturally.
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History of the Park

Pre-1800, this promontory of 40 feet of basalt was a forested area with wetlands. Less than a mile away, the Clackamas Indians
lived in lodges along the Clackamas River.
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3 Parks in 1 Day

Tour nearby sister parks in an afternoon. Visit Gladstone Nature Park, Camassia Nature Preserve,
and Canemah Bluff Nature Park—all within 11 minutes of each other.
Learn more...

Want to Get Involved?

FOGNAP Business Meetings

Park Clean-Up Days

2nd Thursday of every month
7:00pm
Contact Us for Location // Gladstone

2020 Dates
August 13
September 10
October 8
November 12
December 10

  Last Saturday of every month, unless noted
9:00am to 12:00pm, rain or shine
Meet @ Webster Road entrance (unless noted)

2020 Dates
August 29
September 26
October 24
No work parties in November or December