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Cultivating a Legacy: The Val Healey Tree Planting Initiative
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2nd Annual Great Portland Pick-Up Across 18 Sites
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Breaking Ground on Portland’s New Waterfront Park
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Got 3 minutes? We want your input!
Got 3 minutes? We want your input!
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Introducing Portland's Living Landmarks: A Citywide Celebration of Remarkable Trees
Introducing Portland's Living Landmarks: A Citywide Celebration of Remarkable Trees
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Inside Portland’s Tree Inventory: A Community Tree Steward
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It’s been a landmark year for the Portland Parks Conservancy! Help us keep the ball rolling!
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Celebrating Our 2025 Volunteer Season and Amazing Volunteers
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Portland Youth Corps Celebrates Five Years of Service and Community Impact
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Volunteers Make an Impact at North Deering Park
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Portland’s 21st Century Community Pool: Fundraising Complete!
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Tackling Japanese Knotweed at the Eastern Promenade
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Portland Youth Corps: Summer 2025 in Review
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A Special Evening at Riverton Trolley Park: Community, Bikes, and Fun
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Portland Tree Canopy Project
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Eastern Prom Invasive Removal
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Breaking Ground on the 21st Century Community Pool
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A Big Step for Portland’s 21st Century Community Pool with $1 Million Raised
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Riverton Trolley Park’s New Life as Portland’s First Bike Park!
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The Great Portland Pick-Up: A Morning of Community Impact
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Update: North Deering Park
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Urban Forest Equity
Urban Forest Equity
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Introducing Leyla Hashi, Our New Community Engagement Manager
Introducing Leyla Hashi, Our New Community Engagement Manager
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Support Key Priorities in 2025 with Your Gift to the Conservancy's Annual Fund
Support Key Priorities in 2025 with Your Gift to the Conservancy's Annual Fund
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A 21st Century Community Pool for Portland
A 21st Century Community Pool for Portland
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Portland Youth Corps film world premier!
Portland Youth Corps film world premier!
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Support Portland's Parks!
Support Portland's Parks!
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Introducing our new Executive Director--Jack Phillips!
Introducing our new Executive Director--Jack Phillips!

The Portland Parks Conservancy is excited to announce that we have named Jack Phillips to serve as our new Executive Director.

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Take the North Deering Park Survey
Take the North Deering Park Survey
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Thank you, Nan!
Thank you, Nan!

I am writing today to share the news that Nan Cumming, the founding executive director of the Portland Parks Conservancy, is retiring at the end of the year. 

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