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	Southwest Hills Residential League


	A neighborhood association serving the community since 1969


	Our next Board meeting is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, April 16th, at Ascension Episcopal Parish, 1823 SW Spring Street, near the Vista Springs Cafe, from 7-9 PM. Open to the public. Everyone welcome!

	Thank you to all who attended our recent Tree Forums For more information about the Citywide Tree Policy Review please check out their new website.

	Speaking of protecting our natural habitat - Have you noticed the signs in two of the backyards along the Marquam Trail above SW Sherwood? They show that the properties have won certification from the Backyard Habitat Preogram of the West Willamette Restoration Partnership, in which SWHRL is a partner. The program supports the efforts of homeowners to remove invasive non-native species such as English ivy and Himalayan blackberry, and to replace them with native plants. How about potluck/ivy pull parties with your neighbors! When the weather turns, that is. Congratulations to the hard-working homeowners who earned their signs! Their beautiful yards are a sight for ivy-sore eyes. For help and advice on the Backyard Habitat Program contact Three Rivers Land Conservancy, 503-699-9825, or info@trlc.org


	Take the Survey! The Land Use Committee has created a survey to determine issues that concern SWHRL members. Please open the survey, print it, fill it out, and mail it in to SWHRL, PO Box 1033, Portland, OR 97207. We can only address the issues that concern you if we know what they are!

	120 Neighborhoods - By the Numbers Portland Magazine recently published an update to this report. To see the document, click here. (It’s a large file and might take a few minutes to open.)

	SHWRL joins SWNI!! A vote was taken at the January 31st, 2007 Membership meeting, and the result is that SWHRL will now be a member of Southwest Neighborhoods Inc., also known as SWNI, which is a coalition of neighborhood associations. The benefits of this decision include * benefitting from SWNI’s 501(c)(3) status, to allow contributions to SWHRL be deductible monthly publication of SWHRL news in the monthly SWNI newsletter more timely notification by city and county agencies of matters of interest *the ability to extend SWHRL’s influence to a wider audience SWNI has already provided a large amount of support to SWHRL, even when we were not a member, during the resolution of the overlap boundary issue in the winter of 2005/2006. SWNI has a monthly Board meeting on the 4th Wednesday of the month. Visit their website at www.swni.org.

	Check out the Newsletter page for past issues of Viewpoints.


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