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NORTH SOUTHEAST Arbor Lodge Park Brentwood Park N. Bryant and Delaware SE 60th and Duke Cathedral Park Cherry Park N. Edison and Pittsburg SE 110th and Stephens 9360 N. Columbia Blvd SE 44th and Powell Blvd Take the pledge N. Denver and MLK, Jr Blvd SE 39th and Stark ! Overlook Park for the environment N. Fremont and Interstate SE 92nd and Holgate Portland International Raceway Lynchwood Park N. Denver and Victory Blvd SE 170th and Haig Mt Tabor Park NORTHEAST SE Lincoln, east of SE 64th NE 22nd and Killingsworth SE Spokane and Oaks Pkwy Argay Park NE 141st and Failing SE 31st and Market East Woodstock Park NE 130th and Wasco SE 47th and Steele Fernhill Park NE 37th and Ainsworth SOUTHWEST Frazer Park NE 52nd and Hassalo SW Council Crest Dr Grant Park NE 33rd and U.S. Grant Place SW 45th and Vermont Irving Park Hillsdale Park NE 7th and Fremont SW 27th and Hillsdale Hwy Normandale Park NE 57th and Halsey SW Macadam and Nebraska Sacajawea Park NE 75th and Alberta Wilshire Park NE 33rd and Skidmore Partners: Portland Parks & Recreation, NORTHWEST Bureau of Environmental Services, Audubon Society, NW 19th and Glisan Multnomah County Animal Wallace Park Services, and the WS 0864 Revised July 2008 Printed on recycled paper. NW 25th and Raleigh Humane Society City of Portland Dogs for the Environment Responsible EOvefryfd-olgedaesesrvhes Atherfreeeados m to run, play, pet ownership means more than licensing and vaccinating your and socialize with other dogs. The City of i’m for the pet, it means controlling your dogs’ interactions Portland manages 31 Off-Leash Areas, ranking ! with people, wildlife, and natural areas. Here are first in the country for dog parks per capita, environment some actions you and your dog can take to keep according to Forbes Magazine. our beautiful city clean, green, and safe. Dogs are pledge never allowed Human: I pledge to be WLheileaysouhr dyogoisuyorur fdrieondg ly, furry companion, off-leash in environmentally responsible by: other animals and even people may view dogs Natural Area • Keeping my dog on leash and on the as a threat. Unleashed dogs can harm birds, Parks amphibians, fish, and other wildlife. They may trail in natural areas also disturb breeding areas or harass wintering • Scooping and properly disposing of poop wildlife causing them to use valuable energy OPuar prarkkssandanrateurafl aoreras neovt oenlry pyroovinde e • Avoiding contact with streams reserves. Dogs running loose in natural parks also recreation and relaxation for people, children, and wildlife trample plants and create inappropriate trails. and dogs, they also provide important habitat signature: ______Worse, they can endanger themselves, other for fish and wildlife. Our parks are home to dogs, and people. Portland City Code requires threatened salmon, salamanders, and birds. To Dog: I pledge to do my part to that all dogs in parks must be kept on a leash protect these valuable resources, parks some - be environmentally responsible unless in a designated Off-leash Area. times undergo restoration. You may notice and earn the right to proudly fences going up near trails and streams; these wear my green bandana. fences are to protect parks from further degra - paw: ______dation, and ensure the success of restoration DSocg opoooppis etsshenetiallpy roawospewage; it contains efforts. Between 2002 and 2007, 36,500 volun - To receive your green bandana, please sign harmful organisms like E. coli, Leptospira, and teers gave 146,000 hours of their time to help the pledge, cut it out, and send it to: Roundworms. These organisms can be contracted restore Portland’s natural areas. If you would by other dogs, wildlife, and even children. like to get involved, volunteer opportunities Dogs for the Environment Bacteria from dog poop can wash into rivers are available throughout the city. 1120 SW 5th Avenue, Suite 1000 and streams when it rains. City Code also Portland Oregon 97204 requires that all poop must be picked up and Visit the Portland Parks & Recreation website for disposed of into the proper receptacle. more information about Dogs for the Environment, Please send my bandana to this address: Violation of either leash or scoop dog off-leash areas and volunteer opportunities: laws will result in a $150 fine. name: ______www.PortlandParks.org address: ______city/state/zip: ______