Media Coverage

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January 21st, 2026: Oregon Live article about Oaks Bottom with lots of photos

January 4th, 2026: Oregonian article about the 100th annual winter bird count, starring Oaks Bottom

summer view of Oaks Bottom from the bluff

April 8th, 2025: Willamette Week article about the drop tower and the proposed apartment building on the bluff

January 14th, 2025: KOIN6 coverage of Oaks Park proposal to build a ‘drop tower’

January 13th, 2025: Willamette Week coverage of Oaks Park proposal to build a ‘drop tower’

January 13th, 2025: KGW8 coverage of Oaks Park proposal to build a ‘drop tower’

June 5th, 2021: The Bee article about illegal mowing of the South Meadow
April 3rd, 2021: The Bee article about the current Friends first work party in Oaks Bottom

March 19th, 2021: Article by guidebook author Paul Gerald about car-free hiking at Oaks Bottom

April 14th, 2016: Oregonian article about hiking Oaks Bottom