Stories
Help your trees survive the summer heat
June 2025 Help Your Trees Survive the Summer Heat Summer heat can be extremely hard on trees, especially landscape trees in our urban forest. If they are not well-watered, harsh temperatures make trees more susceptible to insects and disease. Extended periods of...
LOSN Materials Management Team Tours EFI Recycling Separation Facility
Written by Jim Newcomer, LOSN Materials Management Team On March 20, 2025, I was one of three members of our LOSN Materials Management Team that toured the EFI Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) on Swan Island. The MRF is where Republic Services, our trash hauler in...
Updates on Lake Oswego School District’s Latest Sustainable School: Lake Oswego Middle School
May 2025 Lake Oswego Middle School (LOMS) is one of the flagship projects of the 2021 bond program. This project includes a full replacement of the existing Lake Oswego Junior High School with a highly sustainable, energy efficient building. The building will include...
Lake Oswego School District’s Latest Sustainable School: Lake Oswego Middle School
Lake Oswego Middle School is one of the flagship projects of the 2021 bond program. This project includes a full replacement of the existing Lake Oswego Junior High School with a highly sustainable, energy efficient building. The building will include modern learning...
LOSD School Board Candidates Responses to RtR/LOSN Questions
Respond to Racism (RtR) and the Lake Oswego Sustainability Network (LOSN) do not endorse individual candidates. However, we are committed to providing information about the candidates’ positions and thoughts on equity and sustainability. We reached out to the five...
How you can reduce your trash bill
March 2025 How you can reduce your trash bill By Susan Mead, LOSN The Lake Oswego garbage, recycling and yard debris with food waste rates have increased as of February 2025. The new rates are available to review at the city’s...
Oregon’s New Recycling Modernization Act: Increasing Trust and Creating Profitable Recycling Services
On July 1 of this year, Oregon will become the first state in the U.S. to launch a new recycling plan that will: expand the number of things most of us can recycle, provide residential recycling pickup service to city and rural customers in all parts of the state, ...
How You Can Reduce Your Trash Bill
By Susan Mead, LOSN Volunteer The Lake Oswego garbage, recycling and yard debris with food waste rates have increased as of February 2025. The new rates are available to review at the city’s website: https://www.ci.oswego.or.us/recycle/garbage There are several ways ...