Santa Clara Community Organization – Eugene

As a follow up to the resilience festival last weekend at the River Road Park District there are weekend site visits to interesting projects regarding resilience and sustainability. 

Mark your calendars for a series of presentations and site tours. The site tours are planned every Saturday in September in a different neighborhood in Eugene to see what green and resilient homes, lifestyles and economy can look like – grass to garden, edible landscaping, solar design, natural building, reclaim car space, micro eco villages, rain water catchment, block planning, cooperative living and much more.

Tour dates are all Saturdays.  Specific informatino about the site tours can be found here https://www.suburbanpermaculture.org/fest-site-tours.html

• Aug 31,
• Sept 7, 14, 21, 28
• Oct 19

Companion to the tours is a series of five presentations with Jan Spencer, that focus on green and resilient lifestyle, homes, economy and culture.

Theses will be held at the River Road Rec Center, 1400 Lake Dr at 6:30, Tuesdays

• Oct 1, 22, 
• Nov 12
• Dec 3, 17

For more information about site tours and the presentation series, go to suburbanpermaculture.org

As development moves forward on our Downtown Riverfront, there are three new streets that need names and community members are invited to submit their ideas. One street is a main route for vehicles and two are side streets connecting people to the Riverfront Park. Ideas will be accepted through September 13 on the City’s new engagement website, Engage Eugene.

Redevelopment of the Downtown Riverfront has been part of the community’s vision for decades and this is another opportunity to
ensure our new neighborhood reflects Eugene and its community members as the vision starts taking shape.

To be considered, street names will need to follow practical guidelines and meet themed categories that will make them relevant to Eugene and the new Downtown Riverfront neighborhood. Suggestions should fall into one of three categories:

• Community/Culture – From Kalapuyans to Bill Bowerman, choose a person, place, or thing that embodies Eugene.
• Ecology/River – From our rivers to surrounding mountains and the valley we live in, ideas representing the ecology of Eugene are as abundant as our native plants.
• Industry/Energy – There are major industries that are important to Eugene’s history and the energy of steam and water have played an important role at the riverfront site. While timber has historically been a large driver of our economy, agriculture and education have also played major roles, and the technology community is steadily growing.

For more information and criteria, please visit the city website’s Name Our Street page.

When: Saturday, August 24, 2019. 10 AM to 5 PM
Where: River Road Recreation Center, 1400 Lake Drive

The following information is from the River Road Community Organization Website.

The Festival will be hosted by the River Road Community Organization [RRCO]
Contact – Jan Spencer janrspencer@gmail.com or Clare Strawn at clarestrawn@gmail.com

The Community Resilience Festival is a day long event about reducing our ecological footprints and building positive community culture. The event will be fun, educational and timely. The festival will show and tell the projects, actions, allies and assets we have in Eugene and the southern Willamette Valley for creating more green and resilient homes, lifestyles, city and region. 

The Festival will include over 30 community organizations, 15 round table conversations, 10 classroom presentations, 5 plenary talks, 4 fishbowls, and a Kid Zone. It will be followed by 7 site tours in 5 different Eugene neighborhoods on other dates to see over 15 properties w/ green and resilient features.

Topics of interest include cooperative economics; urban, rural and suburban land use; neighborhood associations, local food systems, cooperative living, climate change and reducing eco-footprints. The participating community organizations touch on a wide range of issues and interests and all play a part in creating green and resilient homes, neighborhoods, community and region.

The festival will be free and family friendly. All are welcome. Donations to RRCO and the Parks District appreciated!

Transportation & Parking: Please ride a bike. The River Road Swim Club will provide valet bike parking, by donation, in a safe, closed in location next to the Rec Center. Look for the signs and swim club members pointing the way to bike parking.

Healthy Food: The Resilience Festival welcomes the Peaceful Palate, serving healthy and tasty vegan cuisine. Even better, the Palate will serve on your own dinnerware so you can avoid throwaways! And best of all, they will donate a part of their proceeds to RRCO and the Rec Center!

Visit the River Road Community Organization website for detailed session information. Click Here.

News Release
August 13, 2019
Contact: Peter Thurston, 541-321-0798

Subject: Santa Clara Community Garden (SCCG) work party/composting schedule

On August 22, Thursday evening, 4 PM to 7 PM, composters and gardeners will complete a lasagna bed compost and prepare for two upcoming compost workshops in October and November.

SCCG is located behind St. Matthews Church at 4110 River Road, about 1-1/2 mile north of Beltline. These composting workshops are free and do not require preregistration. All sessions run for an hour or two.

Free 2019 Compost Workshops

October 19, Saturday, 10 AM – OSU Compost Specialist demonstration and cover crops

November 16, Saturday, 10 AM – SCCG Compost preparation for the coming season

All workshops will include discussion of various composting methods, including: hot compost, cold compost, lasagna, cover crops, and soil building with worms.

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