Lake Oswego Sustainability Network

06/19/2026

06/18/2026

06/18/2026

Join friends and neighbors on Thursday, June 25 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., for Under the Canopy - an informative series hosted by Oswego Lake Watershed Council.

The Under the Canopy series will host guest speakers who discuss topics such as regenerative gardening practices, soil health, tree care, pollinators, and biodiversity. With opportunities for Q & A, you’ll leave with an understanding of the role we play in our environment.

Under the Canopy is a free event. It will take place at 2 Mt Jefferson Terrace.

Tickets are available at: https://events.humanitix.com/under-the-canopy

Be sure to come early to enjoy the refreshments and great views!

06/18/2026

Visit the Electrify Portland! Home Electrification Fair hosted by ElectrifyPDX.⚡️

Saturday, June 27th from 11am to 3pm
Redd on Salmon St.
831 SE Salmon Street, Portland, OR 97214

💡With energy prices going up, it pays to power your home with renewable energy. It's the biggest single climate action you can take!

⚡️Learn how to upgrade your home and say goodbye to fossil fuels at this free, family-friendly home electrification fair.

PLUS FREE ICE CREAM! 🍦🍦 a bouncy castle and hourly prizes!

This free, festive home electrification fair offers inspiration and practical tips for switching from gas or older electric to efficient, renewable electric. Check out heat pumps, heat pump water heaters, solar, EVs, ebikes, electric yard tools, induction cooktops and more!

Free tickets now available at ElectrifyPortland.org!
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06/18/2026

06/18/2026

☀️ It's the middle of summer.

The trees aren't dropping leaves. Yet throughout our neighborhoods, workers can still be seen operating harmful industrial-sized gas-powered leaf blowers, roaring across lawns, sidewalks, parking lots, and streets.

💨 Much of what residents actually witness is workers using industrial equipment to blow dust, dirt, a few grass clippings, and often seemingly nothing at all.

Using industrial-sized gas-powered leaf blowers for these tasks is overkill and the wrong tool for the job.

But some tell us this is necessary.

❓ That doesn't explain why entire communities should be expected to tolerate excessive noise and exhaust emissions so homeowners can save a few dollars and landscaping companies can maximize profits.

The claim that gas-powered leaf blowers are "cheaper" ignores the real costs: reduced quality of life for residents, excessive noise exposure for workers and neighbors, air pollution, environmental damage, and the health impacts associated with emissions and airborne particulate matter.

📉 These costs don't disappear. They are simply shifted from the landscaping company and homeowner onto the broader community.

🔄 These are 1980s tools and landscaping practices that have no place in modern society when quieter, cleaner alternatives exist and the harmful impacts of these machines are well documented.

06/17/2026

Learn about solar resiliency and how to achieve it with this free Solar Oregon webinar.

The Solar Resilience Roadmap
Thursday, June 18th
5:30-6:30 pm
virtual presentation, Q&A afterward.

Join Solar Oregon to discover how to build resiliency in your home using solar and storage, and a roadmap for getting there.

Guest speaker Mark Farrell will share specs and photos of his own home solar and storage system, providing attendees with an up-close look at a resilient solar system, including installation and day-to-day ownership.

Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stay-solar-powered-your-roadmap-to-energy-resilience-using-storage-tickets-1990140070524?aff=oddtdtcreator

06/16/2026

Support teacher training in sustainability education!

The Lake Oswego School District (LOSD) is prepared to train all of their teachers in sustainability education.

The online training, Subject to Climate, equips teachers to implement sustainability concepts into subject areas that they already teach.

DONATE NOW to help support this effort! Find out more about donating to the Lake Oswego School Foundation Sustainability professional development fund: https://losfoundation.org/contribute/sustainability-pd-fund.html

06/15/2026

Discover how solar powers space travel, from the Artemis II mission to past spacecraft and future exploration! 

From Rooftops to Rockets: Discover How Solar Powers Space Exploration
Wednesday, June 16
5:30 PM- virtual event

Join Solar Oregon for a special virtual event exploring how solar energy powers space travel. Inspired by the Artemis II mission, this presentation will dive into the history of solar technology in space, how spacecraft like the Orion capsule use solar panels for power, and the key differences between solar panels used in space and those installed on homes here on Earth.

Whether you’re a space enthusiast, curious about solar technology, or simply interested in the future of clean energy, this event offers a unique opportunity to learn how solar power supports exploration beyond our planet.

Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/from-rooftops-to-rockets-discover-how-solar-powers-space-exploration-tickets-1989928193795?aff=oddtdtcreator