Overview: City of Milwaukie Riverfront Park

The Riverfront Park Restoration project is very important to the implementation of the City of Milwaukie Downtown Plan. The project will work to help restore two important Willamette River tributaries: Kellogg Creek and Johnson Creek. There will also be restoration along part of a third tributary, Spring Creek, and the provision of green space for walking, watching the river, and special events.

This Oregon Solutions collaborative project will help to identify community resources for restoration activities and for long-term park maintenance while helping to resolve the competing desires for green space and boat access/parking.

Project Documents and Press Releases

• Declaration of Cooperation: Milwaukie Riverfront Park
• "Governor Launches Milwaukie's Riverfront Project" by Will Oremus, The Oregonian, June 23, 2005
• Oregon Public Broadcasting: "Kulongoski Wields Golden Hammer" Ley Garnett, June 23, 2005
• The Milwaukie Pilot, Volume 15, Issue 3, March 2005 [pdf]
• "Milwaukie tries new path to park," by Dennis McCarthy, The Oregonian, March 25, 2005

Project Contacts

• Co-Convener: Brian Newman, Metro Councilor and Dave Green, Milwaukie's Riverfront Board Chair
• Oregon Solutions Project Staff: Dick Townsend