Author: RockyButtePS
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Youngster at Heart
Locally known as “The Rock” back in 1976, a Bicentennial project was launched by the students at Jason Lee Elementary. The project was called S.O.B. “Save Our Butte.” and they rallied to pull weeds, scrape off graffiti and pick up litter at the heavy vandalized park at the top of Rocky Butte. The Oregonian article…
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“Dialogue Poetry” from the 1920’s
While following the digital paper trials in the Oregonian Historical Archives and Database some articles titled “The Hermit of Rocky Butte” kept popping up. So I decided to make it into a little zine and quasi-publication. If you’re lucky you’ll find it in a local free-library box! (but also available to new members!)
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We’re famous! And a meme.
Our cover photo is so incredibly cool that Portland Parks is using it to advertise a $1000 give-away to local volunteer=run parks projects. Check it out, and maybe vote for us as well… From the Portland Parks Foundation Facebook page: “We have no doubt especially when it comes to the volunteers of Portland’s parks. So…
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Welcome to the home of the Rocky Butte Preservation Society.
Rocky Butte Preservation Society is a group dedicated to the celebration and enjoyment of Rocky Butte in Portland, Oregon. The non-profit Rocky Butte Preservation Society was formed in 1985 to preserve the Rocky Butte area. Throughout the late 1980s and 1990s, the Rocky Butte Preservation Society, worked with local agencies to support actions that led…
Rocky Butte Preservation Society 