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	Forest Park (Portland) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Forest Park is a municipal and public park, located west of downtown Portland, Oregon.
		It is the largest natural urban forest reserve in the U.S. The park is 5,000 acres (20.23 km²) with 4,873 acres (19.72 km²) of second and old growth forest, threaded by more than 70 miles (112 km) of recreational trails.
		Forest Park is the third largest urban park (of any kind) in the United States, after Franklin Mountains State Park in El Paso, Texas and South Mountain Park in Phoenix, Arizona.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Forest_Park_(Portland) (250 words)

	Friends of Forest Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Portland's Forest Park is the largest forested city park in the United States.
		Overlooking the Willamette River, the Park stretches for nearly eight miles along the northeast slope of the Tualatin Mountains between NW Skyline Boulevard and NW St. Helens Road (Hwy.
		Protecting, maintaining and enhancing Forest Park for the enjoyment of everyone for years to come is an ongoing challenge.
	www.friendsofforestpark.org /html/about_thepark.html (307 words)

	OHSU DEPT OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
		Portland is just a short distance from the spectacular Columbia Gorge and Multnomah Falls, windsurfing at Hood River, touring at valley wineries, skiing at Mt. Hood, fish watching at Bonneville Dam, and all the excitement of the Oregon Coast.
		Portland's Forest Park, at nearly 5,000 acres, is the largest park within a city in the U.S. Portland's park system offers leisure and recreation opportunities for everyone.
		Portland's award winning mass transit system is one of the most extensive and advanced int eh U.S., and includes buses and the MAX, an urban light rail line, as well as a downtown transit mall and Fareless Square, th downtown free-ride zone.
	www.ohsu.edu /emergency/portland.htm (369 words)

	Forest Park: A Historical Sketch
		Portland Parks and Recreation and Portland Bureau of Planning, City of Portland.
		Many of the large Donation Land Claims filed in and around Forest Park in the period between 1850 and 1855 were logged with the wood used for firewood and steamship fuel as well as building material.
		Shortly after Forest Park was created, a devastating fire occurred in August, 1951, burning over 1200 in much the same area.
	www.noivyleague.com /Pages/forest_park.html (650 words)

	Forest Park
		Forest park is not a technical bike arena for the advanced rider, but for those looking to enjoy exploring and have forest style scenery this is your place.
		Forest Park is just that, its a park in the west hills that offers many different trails that vary in skill level but none of which are very technical.
		Forest Park is not "a trail." It offers miles of MTB riding, but none of it is single track.
	www.mtbr.com /trails/Oregon/ForestPark.html (4280 words)

	Forest Park Wildwood Trail - 40-Mile Loop Trail System Portland Oregon
		Portland’s Forest Park is the largest wooded city park in the United States.
		Overlooking the Willamette River, the Park stretches for nearly eight miles along the northeast slope of the Tualatin Mountains between NW Skyline Boulevard and NW St. Helens Road.
		Forest Park is home to over 100 species of mammals: more than 100 kinds of birds have been seen in the Park.
	www.40mileloop.org /trail_forestpark.htm (289 words)

	"The Musty Squirrel" and Oregon's Tradition of City Planning
		Portland is dynamic and forward-thinking in containing its growth, so the community grows upward.
		My brother Hans was at the airport, and explained to me the significance of Portland's forest park - a giant grant of land in the middle of the city; a pacific northwest rain forest.
		Portland is the only city in America, only city in the world to boast this.
	www.notesfromtheroad.com /pacificnorthwest/Portland3.htm (363 words)

	Arlington Heights, Council Crest, Forest Park, Hillside, Portland Heights - Guide to Portland West Hills Neighborhoods
		Forest Park is a great place to bring up a family as some of the best schools in Oregon are located in the neighborhood.
		Portland's Forest Park is the 14th largest city park in the United States.
		With the 5,000-acre plus Forest Park immediately to the West (Macleay Park is a part of Forest Park) and the shops and restaurants of Northwest Portland at the foot of the neighborhood immediately to the East, there is easy access to both urban amenities and the beauties of nature.
	www.movingtoportland.net /living_westhills.htm (4608 words)

	Forest Park Research
		Forest Park, an urban forest of more than 5,000 acres, is a rare example of a large forested living laboratory in an urban environment.
		There is a natural progression in the life of a Northwest forest in which aging hardwoods are gradually replaced by conifers.
		In earlier investigations in Forest Park, Broshot noticed that there were far fewer conifer seedlings growing up among the hardwoods than would normally be expected.
	www.linfield.edu /accomplishments/forest.php (445 words)

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		Forest Park naturally lends itself to an investigation of this sort due to an undeniable human influence, and the clarity of a population dedicated to the perpetuation of the natural myth.
		The perception held by many that Forest Park is a natural reserve is wrong – is not a trail touched by a human hand as much as an avenue, the planting of a tree as much as the erection of a building, fire suppression as much as crime prevention.
		Portlanders, and more generally Americans, force a division between that which is inherently bound together – the natural and the human – and because of this distance allow a knowingly unnatural nature to fulfill a greater cultural need for a virgin wilderness.
	mcel.pacificu.edu /history/dept/students/theses2004/johnson/johnson.html (6795 words)

	Meeting Planner & Portland Convention Center Information - Portland Oregon Visitors Association
		Portland is home to the nation's largest urban wilderness — the 5,000-acre Forest Park.
		Portland's traffic signals are synchronized at 225 intersections, resulting in an estimated annual savings of 1.1 million gallons of gasoline.
		Portland is the birthplace of car-sharing in the United States.
	www.travelportland.com /meeting_planners/green_meetings/portland.html (696 words)

	Forest Park fallacy
		But Forest Park is far from the country’s largest city park — and is not even the “largest forested natural area within city limits in the United States,” as Portland Parks and Recreation claims on its Web site.
		Forest Park is the 14th largest city park, No. 10 if the list is restricted to municipally owned parks (as opposed to state, county and national parks within city boundaries).
		Portland ranks second in its class for the number of park district soccer fields per capita, ninth for playgrounds per capita, and right in the middle of a large pack with its six golf courses.
	www.portlandtribune.com /news/story.php?story_id=115319034143601100 (747 words)

	Portland Parks & Recreation :: Forest Park
		The 30-mile Wildwood Trail in Forest Park is part of the region’s 40-Mile Loop system that links Forest Park to pedestrian and trail routes along the Columbia River to Gresham, through southeast Portland, along the Willamette Greenway, and back to the Marquam Trail in southwest Portland.
		He described this forest as having Douglas fir as its predominant tree, with trunks ranging from five to eight feet in diameter.
		Various setbacks delayed the formation of the forested park, including rumors of oil existing in the hillside, until the City Club of Portland undertook a feasibility study which it published in 1945.
	www.portlandonline.com /parks/finder/index.cfm?action=ViewPark&PropertyID=127 (523 words)

	TriQuint: Employment / City Information / Portland, OR
		Portland, situated approximately 70 miles from the Pacific Ocean where the Columbia River meets the Willamette River, has a magnificent setting, combining sparkling waterways with lush greenery rarely found in urban settings.
		Also, Portland is just a short distance from the spectacular Columbia Gorge and Multnomah Falls, windsurfing at Hood River, touring at valley wineries, skiing at Mt. Hood, fish watching at Bonneville Dam, and all of the excitement of the Oregon coast.
		Portland's award winning mass transit system is one of the most extensive and advanced in the U.S. The transit system includes buses and the MAX, an urban light rail line, as well as a downtown transit mall and Fareless Square, the downtown free-ride zone.
	www.triquint.com /employment/cities/portland.cfm (336 words)

	Portland
		Portland is home to both the largest urban wilderness (2000 hectare Forest Park) and the smallest city park (61 sq cm Mills End Park) in the US.
		Portland is a vibrant city of coffee houses, restaurants, brew pubs, parks, bookstores, and bike paths located at the fork of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the US Pacific Northwest.
		Downtown Portland is bordered by waterfront walkways along the Willamette River to the east, the hills of Washington Park to the west and Portland State University to the south.
	www.cse.ogi.edu /PacSoft/conf/popl/portland.htm (685 words)

	Portland's Forest Park
		Forest Park's 5,000 leafy acres overlook Portland, the Willamette River, and Mt. Hood.
		Forest Park: Probably the best way to understand its majesty and immensity is to fly over Portland.
		In 1899, he instigated the establishment of the Municipal Park Commission of Portland; in 1903, the commission employed the famous Olmstead Brothers landscape architecture firm to consult on the future of Portland parks.
	www.sunset.com /sunset/Premium/Travel/2001/04-Apr/ForestPark0401/ForestPark0401.html (863 words)

	Portland, Oregon Citylink Attractions
		Portland has the largest forested wilderness in the nation (Forest Park) and the smallest dedicated greenspace, 24-inch Mill Ends Park.
		Portland Oregon's largest city is encircled by vast forests, volcanoes and situated between - the Columbia and the Willamette.
		Portland, Oregon is near the top of the USA's `most livable cities' list, Portland is known nationally for its progressive politics, relaxed pace and its love of the outdoors and the environment.
	www.oregoncitylink.com /portland/attract.htm (1048 words)

	Metro: Forest Park buffer/expansion
		Forest park lies within the city of Portland and unincorporated Multnomah County.
		Friends of Forest Park greatly assisted in the acquisition with their support and fundraising, and a partnership with the city of Portland made the acquisition possible.
		It preserves the forested entry to the mansion, one of Portland’s premier old homes restored as a museum, and also protects an important segment of the popular Wildwood Trail, which crosses the property and continues through the park.
	www.metro-region.org /article.cfm?articleid=2112 (711 words)

	Forest Park: A Great Idea
		From almost the earliest time of European settlement along the meeting of the Columbia and Willamette Rivers, the idea of a great natural park along the ridge of the Tualatin Mountain was held by important visionaries.
		His persistence led to the formation of the Municipal Park Commission of Portland in 1899 and bringing the famous Olmstead Brothers of Brookline, Massachusetts to prepare a park planning study for the City of Portland in 1903, The Olmstead brothers were the most important landscape architects of their day.
		Various setbacks delayed the formation of the forested park until the Club of Portland undertook a feasibility study which it published in 1945.
	www.noivyleague.com /Pages/forest_p_g_idea.html (309 words)

	Portland Oregon Visitors Association - Media
		Portland is known for its green spaces and proximity to natural wonders like the Columbia River Gorge and Mount Hood.
		Portland is home to both the nation’s largest urban wilderness – the 5,000-acre Forest Park – and the world’s smallest dedicated park, Mill Ends Park (24 inches in size).
		Portland, through a grant with The Climate Trust, is retiming the traffic signals at 81 intersections to reduce fuel consumption by 470,000 gallons of gas per year and decrease carbon CO2 emissions by more than 4,000 tons per year.
	www.travelportland.com /media/genmedkit/gm_green_portland.html (606 words)

	Amazon.com: One City's Wilderness: Portland's Forest Park: Books: Marcy Cottrell Houle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Portland Hill Walks: Twenty Explorations in Parks and Neighborhoods by Laura O. Foster
		Forest Park Hotel — Book your hotel in Forest Park online with up to 70% off regular rates.
		Forest Park Hotel — Save by booking your hotel in Forest Park online.
	www.amazon.com /One-Citys-Wilderness-Portlands-Forest/dp/0875952593 (904 words)

	Portland Travel Guide \| Fodor's Online
		The west side of town is built on a series of forested hills that descend to the downtown area, the Willamette River, and the flatter east side.
		Included among Portland's 250 parks, public gardens, and greenways are the nation's largest urban wilderness, the world's smallest park, and the only extinct volcano in the lower 48 states within a city's limits.
		Architectural preservation is a major preoccupation in Portland, particularly when it comes to the 1860s brick buildings with cast-iron columns and the 1890s ornate terra-cotta designs that grace areas like the Skidmore, Old Town, and Yamhill national historic districts.
	fodors.com /miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=portland@121&... (693 words)

	Temperate Forest Foundation: Videos
		The modern forest products industry is meeting the needs of people around the world while taking care of forest ecosystems.
		A lot of good people are needed including: foresters, aquatic and wildlife biologists, chemists, all kinds of engineers, researchers, wood-scientists, marketing and distribution people and computer specialists.
		Wildfires have devastated millions of acres of forest land, however, together with Smokey Bear, we've achieved a great deal of success in fire prevention.
	www.forestinfo.org /Products/videos.htm (958 words)

	BikePortland.org » Blog Archive » Mountain bike trails not in Parks’ vision
		But generally Portland Parks has not been very open to new sports, look at the situation with the bike/skate parks, how long will it take before they build one when the money has been there for years.
		I am Portland Parks Commissioner Dan Saltzman’s Parks Liaison and this kind of dialog in the biking and trail advocacy community is exactly what is needed.
		Portland may be the most bike-friendly city in the US, but much more needs to be done to improve what I see as one of the least mtn bike friendly cities around.
	bikeportland.org /2006/06/05/mountain-bike-trails-not-in-parks-vision (2616 words)

	Walk About (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Earthy odors rise from the damp, ripe forest floor and swirl about on a husky breeze that rattles and scatters the last of the season’s brittle leafs.
		There are two paths that exit the park here, and I take the path to the left which drops about 20 yards down to NW Luray Terrace.
		I leave the park and the woods now, and move through a landscape no longer dominated by tall trees but by the large and grand old homes lining the streets of NW Portland’s West Hills neighborhood.
	www.walkaboutmag.com /3forestparkhike.html (1201 words)

	MediaRights: Film: Forest in the City: Forest Park - Portland, Oregon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Forest in the City: Forest Park - Portland, Oregon
		Forest Park is one of the largest urban parks in the nation, a semi-wild area covering more than seven square miles that is home to more than 100 bird and over 50 mammal species.
		Mixing archival photographs with illuminating cinematography, the film recounts Forest Park's history as it explores such issues as conservation and urban planning.
	mediarights.org /film/forest_in_the_city_forest_park_portland_oregon (110 words)

	Best Vacations: Portland, Oregon - Mar. 26, 2002
		Weather aside, Portland's been experiencing a renaissance of sorts for nearly a decade now, and thanks to the progressive nature of its residents, the changes are happening in a refreshingly attractive and functional manner.
		Besides being a city on the make, Portland is within striking distance of the stunning Oregon coast (just 90 minutes away), the equally breathtaking Columbia River Gorge (less than an hour away) and the laid-back vineyards of the Willamette Valley.
		Portland is also home to the stunning new Portland Classical Chinese Garden, the largest such garden outside China, and Forest Park, a popular, trail-filled oasis overlooking the city.
	money.cnn.com /2002/03/26/pf/saving/travel/bpvac_portland_or/index.htm (436 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Nation -- Father, child lived in homemade shelter in Portland city park for four years
		PORTLAND, Ore. – A man and his 12-year-old daughter spent four years living in a remote hillside in Portland's Forest Park, until they were spotted by a runner last month, police say.
		Rather than live on the streets and expose Ruth to alcohol and drugs, Frank said, they hiked deep into Forest Park and built the shelter.
		During the four years they lived in the park, they left the park twice a week to bank, attend church, buy groceries and clothes from Goodwill.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/nation/20040520-1319-wst-parkdwellers.html (542 words)

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