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City Receives Grant for Nob Hill Nature Park Improvements
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 4, 2016
CITY RECEIVES GRANT FOR NOB HILL NATURE PARK IMPROVEMENTS
St. Helens, Ore. - On November 1, 2016, the City of St. Helens was awarded $5,000 from Kaiser Permanente’s Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) Cities Campaign for a Nob Hill Nature Park (NHNP) Improvement Package. The package includes a pedestrian staircase, trail signage and an informational park kiosk.
NHNP is a 6.6 acre oak woodland refuge perched on a basalt bluff with views of where the Columbia River and Multnomah Channel collide. It is filled with native white oak trees, as well as shrubs, wildflowers and lilies. Many residents use the one-third mile nature walking trail to birdwatch and study nature. The Friends of NHNP, in conjunction with Scappoose Bay Watershed Council, hold work parties twice yearly where they work on removal of invasive plants, including English ivy, holly and blackberries.
NHNP is also adjacent to the former location of the Veneer site, a 22-acre property part of the overall St. Helens Waterfront Redevelopment Project. Currently the Veneer site has an interim, half-mile gravel walking trail with views of the Columbia River, Sauvie Island, Mt. Hood, Mt. St. Helens, and Mt. Adams. This project will connect the interim waterfront trail to the NHNP nature trail with a formalized staircase and signage. By enhancing the safety and access between the waterfront and NHNP, it is anticipated that the long-term usage of both trail networks will increase. This enhancement will encourage increased physical activity among local and regional populations. This project has an anticipated completion of October 2017.
The HEAL Cities Campaign, active in Oregon since 2012, is a partnership between the Oregon Public Health Institute, the League of Oregon Cities and Kaiser Permanente to help civic leaders create healthy communities. The City of St. Helens joined the HEAL Cities campaign in June 2014. There are currently 37 HEAL cities in Oregon.
The HEAL Cities Campaign educates local officials about the unique role that city policies play in shaping environments that support healthy options for eating and active living to all residents, visitors and municipal employees. Technical assistance is available for cities interested in becoming a HEAL City and to support existing HEAL cities in adopting and implementing HEAL policies. This was the third annual grant opportunity for HEAL cities to seek funding. Additional information about the program is available on the HEAL Cities Campaign website: www.healcitiesnw.org.
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For further information regarding the HEAL Cities grant, please contact City of St. Helens Assistant Planner Jennifer Dimsho at jdimsho@ci.st-helens.or.us or 503-366-8207.
About Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente is committed to helping shape the future of health care. We are recognized as one of America's leading health care providers and nonprofit health plans. Founded in 1945, Kaiser Permanente has a mission to provide high-quality, affordable health care services and to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve. We currently serve more than 10 million members in eight states and the District of Columbia, including more than 540,000 medical and 250,000 dental members in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Care for members and patients is focused on their total health and guided by their personal physicians, dentists, specialists and team of caregivers. Our expert and caring medical and dental teams are empowered and supported by industry-leading technology advances and tools for health promotion, disease prevention, state-of-the-art care delivery and world-class chronic disease management. Kaiser Permanente is dedicated to care innovations, clinical research, health education and the support of community health. For more information, go to: kp.org/share.
About the Oregon Public Health Institute
The Oregon Public Health Institute is a nonprofit leader in building vibrant and healthy communities throughout Oregon. We work with a wide range of private and public partners to create innovative community-led solutions, focused on systems and environment changes that go beyond traditional healthcare strategies to enhance health, improve equity, and reduce disparities. OPHI works upstream, downstream, and midstream to identify low-cost, culturally-appropriate solutions that build upon established relationships and progress, and reflect and support the communities in which they will be implemented. For more information, go to http://www.ophi.org.
About the Oregon League of Cities
Founded in 1925, the League of Oregon Cities is a voluntary association representing all 241 of Oregon’s incorporated cities. The League helps city governments serve their citizens by providing legislative advocacy services, policy consultation, intergovernmental relations assistance, networking and training, technical assistance and publications. For more information, visit: www.orcities.org.
