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This is broken: Free Clean Dirt
This is a cardboard sign I saw while I was biking, posted on the corner of Laidlaw Rd and Thompson...
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Uploaded on Jul 14, 2008
Elk on Hilltop
Migratory elk herd. Deer and many other wild-life species have been frequently seen here.
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Uploaded on Nov 21, 2005
Pheasant
Wetlands
Looking east. Wetlands on the right. Fill-dirt before it was leveled out.
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Uploaded on Nov 21, 2005
Water Tank
This picture shows the varried quality of the fill-dirt. This area once contained plants identified as a riparian zone.
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Uploaded on Nov 21, 2005
Trucks
Per Multnomah County records, there was a permit to enhance the soil with better quality top soil for...
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Uploaded on Nov 21, 2005
Trees (No Water Tank)
This greenbelt was so dense with trees and under-growth that the water tower was barely visible. The...
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Uploaded on Nov 21, 2005
Rock Retaining Wall
Haul More Dirt
Massive quantities of dirt was moved. Fill-dirt of various types and quality was dumped, moved, graded.
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Uploaded on Nov 21, 2005
Haul Dirt
Truckload after truckload of dirt was brought in over the course of several weeks, elevating the...
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Uploaded on Nov 21, 2005
Greenbelt
The Greenbelt of trees behind our lot, before they were clear-cut. (Water Tower barely visible in center)
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Uploaded on Nov 21, 2005
Green Field
The farmer planted some cover crop on the northern section of the land (Multnomah County)....
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Uploaded on Nov 21, 2005
Future Bethany Terrace
Looking west at the future Bethany Terrace development (notice wetland strip on right)
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Uploaded on Nov 21, 2005
Dirt Pile
The huge pile of dirt that was moved around, with the exposed water tower after the clear-cut
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Uploaded on Nov 21, 2005
Backyard
This is all fill dirt that encroached upon the wetland territory. A large, perforated pipe...
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Uploaded on Nov 21, 2005
Before Trees Are Mowed (aerial map)
Old satellite imagery shows all of the trees before they were clear-cut
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Uploaded on Nov 21, 2005
