Metro Small Farm Newsletter
Multnomah County no longer has a small farms agent, and hence, no newsletter! However, you can access small farms information at the OSU small farms website .

Oregon State University Extension Service
Extension help for small farms in Multnomah , Clackamas , Columbia and Washington counties.

The Audubon Society of Portland

The Prescott Bluebird Recovery Project

Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife

FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
A guide on pet and livestock evacuation and care during a disaster. Making a disaster plan for your animals in advance. See units 7 and 8 especially.

Humane Society of the United States
Tips on pet care in a disaster.

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS:

U.S. Geological Survey’s Earthquake Hazards Program

FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
Great source for disaster planning information for family, communities, livestock, and pets.

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (see also Water ):

Noise Management Office of Portland International Airport
Online comment form/ abatement plan/ facts

SOLV - Stop Oregon Litter & Vandalism

US Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental information from EPA’s database on pollutants

FORESTRY:

Oregon Department of Forestry

OSU Extension Publications & Videos on Forestry

Many OregonLive.com Gardening Forum

East Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District - No official website - some material posted on West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District

West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Native Plant Society of Oregon

Nature Conservancy Noxious Weed Initiative

No Ivy League (Forest Park)

OSU Extension Publication & Vidoes on Gardening

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

GOVERNMENT – MULTNOMAH COUNTY:

Multnomah County Board of Commissioners
Website for Board members and meeting agenda.

Multnomah County Commissioner (District 1)

Governor Ted Kulongoski

Oregon State Legislature
Bills/ status of bills/ legislators

Representative Mitch Greenlick - District 33

Senator Brad Avakian - District 17

GOVERNMENT – US CONGRESS

U.S. House of Representatives
Directory/ committees/ schedule/ committee reports

Representative Earl Blumenauer (District 3)

U.S. Senate

Senator Jeff Merkley

Senator Ron Wyden

City of Portland Bureau of Planning

Metro: Land Use Planning

• The Regional Environmental Information Network (REIN)
  Part of Metro's Nature in Neighborhoods initiative, a long-term effort to conserve and restore nature throughout the urban area.
  
  
• Shape of the Region Symposium
  Summary of documents describing results to-date of Metro Land-use Planning's Shape of the Region project.
  

Multnomah County Division of Land Use Planning

Multnomah County Measuer 37 Claim

Oregon Dept of Land Conservation & Development

Oregon Land Use seals

Metro Data Resource Center
Regional aerial photographs with demographic overlays/ land & parcel info.

Linnton Neighborhood Association

Neighbors West - Northwest

Pearl District

Firewise
This web site contains educational information for people who live or vacation in fire-prone areas of the United States.

Portland International Airport
Departure & arrival info/ ground transportation/ services/ news

Multnomah County Sheriffs Office
Information on history of the department. Links to river patrol, jails, alarm monitoring, and much more.

Portland Police Bureau
Crime statistics, graphs and reports

Oregon Department of Transportation

Tri-Met
Schedules/fares/news

Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue

US Postal Service
Find zip codes/ postage/ locate post office/ track & confirm/ change of address

Oregon Parks & Recreation Department

Oregon Zoo

OSU Extension Service’s Publications & Video
Excellent publications about wells & septic systems

Oregon Water Resources Department
Well logs/ location of well drillers/ stream flows/ water rights

State of Oregon: Public Health Division
List of state certified drinking water labs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Watershed Academy
20 self-paced Internet training modules that provide a broad introduction to the many facets of watershed management.

Knotweed information from the University of California, Davis.

Pacific Northwest's Least Wanted List: Invasive Weed Identification and Management. Oregon State University Extension Service. Publication #EC1563. June 2003. $5.

2004 Noxious Weed Policy & Classification System. Availabile at Oregon Department of Agriculture Noxius Weed Control Program.

Northwest Weeds: The Ugly and Beautiful Villains of Fields, Gardens, and Roadsides by Ronald J. Taylor. Mountain Press Publishing Company. 1990.

APHIDS Noxious Weeds Program
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service website

Oregon Department of Agriculture Noxious Weeds Program

The Nature Conservancy: Global Invasive Species Initiative

West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District ; click on "resources" or call (503) 238-4775. Excellent links on website.

Metro has excellent pamphlets on weeds and all sorts of topics or call (503) 797-1700.