THPRD News: Trails

Welcome back the rain at this family-friendly event. Learn about the healthy habitats that newts, and their fellow forest inhabitants, need to survive.

Fanno Creek Trail users in the Garden Home neighborhood will notice a recent change in the landscape. Several weathered steel sculptures were installed, just above the ground, along a 120-foot section of the trail near SW 86th Avenue.

On July 7, THPRD will close a portion of the Fanno Creek Trail to allow PGE to remove a dead poplar tree. The path will be closed between Garden Home Recreation Center and SW 76th Ave. from about 8 am to 1 pm.

A new program is bringing free group fitness classes and guided group walks to THPRD parks and trails this summer.

Blue skies and sunny days are just around the corner! THPRD has a five tips to help get you ready to enjoy the warmer weather that’s headed our way.

Upcoming scheduled maintenance at Willow Creek Boardwalk may force temporary closures or restricted access during mid-February. THPRD is testing a new deck surface, and will replace the existing decking in four test areas.

The Metro Council has approved a $3.7 million federal grant to THPRD for construction of a new, 1.5-mile trail that will connect Hocken Avenue in Beaverton to the Westside Trail at the Tualatin Hills Nature Park.

THPRD has completed two more major construction projects that will help meet recreational needs in the Beaverton area for years to come, including a trail segment that connects the Westside and Waterhouse trails.

Newt Day is back! THPRD’s annual homage to the rough-skinned amphibian returns on Saturday, Nov. 5, from noon to 4 p.m. at the Tualatin Hills Nature Center. Admission is just $2.

The Oregon Transportation Commission has awarded THPRD a $400,000 grant to help pay for one of the final links of the Waterhouse Trail, a system that will ultimately extend 10 miles through the heart of greater Beaverton.

THPRD has begun construction of a 21.5-acre community park in Aloha and at three other sites to meet the growing recreational needs of residents of the greater Beaverton area.

THPRD is a virtual hotbed of Pokémon Go activity! Before you start collecting bats and Weedles, we’ve got some training tips to keep you safe and successful in your quest to catch ‘em all.

THPRD has begun construction on a small but significant connection in its popular trail system. With funding from its voter-approved 2008 bond measure, THPRD is now working to link the Westside Trail to the Waterhouse Trail.