Image courtesy of The Cultural Landscape Foundation. Often referred to as “the matriarch of landscape architecture in the Pacific Northwest,” Barbara Vorse Fealy was an accomplished landscape architect and the first woman in Oregon elected as a fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects. With the notable exception of the Portland Garden in Yurigahara […]
Kick Some Love Our Way
Looking for ways to spend your Kicker Refund? Considering Supporting Restore Oregon Many Oregonians are eligible for a generous kicker refund this tax season, which means now is the perfect time to support good causes like the statewide preservation work we do at Restore Oregon. Fifty years ago, Oregon was a preservation innovator. We believe […]
TIEING TOGETHER THE STORY
Pictured Above: Nicole Possert, Executive Director of Restore Oregon; Christine Curran, Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer for Oregon; Representative Earl Blumenauer; and Russ Carnahan, President of Preservation Action. It was an amazing day in DC for the Oregon delegation! We presented Representative Earl Blumenauer with a hand carved bow tie award, from Preservation Action and National Conference of […]
Update on our Albina Preservation Initiative – Volunteer Research
Above: Albina House History Research Workshop – Held in August at the Architectural Heritage Center, the research workshop attracted over a dozen participants who learned best practices for researching the history of historic buildings. Photo by Restore Oregon. Pictured here (left to right) is Sandy Southern, Deborah Roache, Kimberly Moreland, and Donna Maxey. Update on […]
A Warm Welcome to 2024’s New Board Members
A Warm Welcome to 2024’s New Board Members We are pleased to introduce our five newest Restore Oregon board members: Jamie Foehr, Larissa Rudnicki, Dawn Hert, Aaron Howe-Cornelison, and Evan West. We would also like to thank our existing board member, Harv Schubothe, for becoming our organization’s new Vice President. Through the short introductions below, […]
Celebrating Black History in Oregon!
Celebrating Black History in Oregon This February, we’re celebrating Black History month on the Oregon Coast with Oregon Coast Visitors Association and Oregon Black Pioneers! Our friends at OCVA and OBP have compiled amazing stories to celebrate Black history along the coast. Here is one story focused on Astoria: People of African descent have been […]
Restore Oregon is Hiring!
Restore Oregon is Hiring an Events & Development Coordinator! Restore Oregon seeks a highly detail-oriented, organized “people-person” who thrives on bringing events and education programs to life! The Events & Development Coordinator serves as our organization’s primary coordinator for all events and programs and assists with other tasks within the Development function. Reporting to our […]
Our Donors Make it Happen
Our Donors Make it Happen Restore Oregon’s dedicated community of donors helped us hit our $40,000 year end goal and met our $15,000 matching gift challenge from Jim and Sue Kelly! Each year donors energize Restore Oregon’s mission to empower Oregonians to reimagine and transform their communities through the preservation and reuse of historic and […]
Resources for Rural Oregon
Check Out Restore Oregon’s Free Preservation Planning Tools & Rural Resources Hub! DID YOU KNOW that Restore Oregon provides FREE access to technical preservation assistance, now known as Preservation Together? Get Help with your next project using Preservation Together’s digital resource library, which now includes a comprehensive Resources for Rural Oregon information hub for our […]
State Forester’s Office
Picture Left: Informational tour with Senator Deb Patterson (L to R: Derrick Wheeler, Senator Patterson, Nicole Possert, Doug Decker, Maya Foty). Image: Restore Oregon; Picture Right: Information tour with Representative Tom Andersen (L to R: Nicole Possert, Derrick Wheeler, Representative Andersen, Doug Decker, Maya Foty) Elected Official Educational Tours of the State Forester’s Office In […]