Stories
Tree Care During the Summer
The fingerprints of climate change are becoming more pronounced. As prolonged heat and drought become part of the normal rhythms of the season, how do we take care of our trees? Unprecedented temperatures and seasons of drought can be extremely hard on trees,...
How should we care for our urban forest?
June 2024 Our Urban Forest The trees of Lake Oswego define our urban forest, but we need to remember that trees do not function alone. What we do to enhance our landscapes has a huge impact on trees. What is planted near our trees? How do we protect and improve the...
Become an Electrification Coach
Become an Electrification Coach with the Lake Oswego Sustainability Network (LOSN) Consumers around Oregon are interested in electrification, but it’s complicated. They may want to weatherize their homes, install solar panels, heat pumps, and batteries, or buy an EV....
Sustainability in our schools
May 2024 Sustainability in Lake Oswego Schools The Lake Oswego School District (LOSD) has embraced sustainability in many different ways - in its curriculum, in its new facilities, and as one of the four key pillars in its strategic plan. In this month’s newsletter,...
Storm Landscape Services Shares Transition to Electric Equipment
An interview with Randy Mihalko, Owner STORM Landscape Services How did you get the electric contract with the city? We have a good relationship with the Public Works Department. They invited us to submit a proposal in 2021 for the landscape maintenance program for...
Defining Rethink, Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Most of us have heard the three R’s: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Since that time, there have been creative extensions that include rethinking and refusing. What do these words really mean? Why are they in a particular order? They are a hierarchy to represent what...
Frequently Asked Questions About Recycling in Lake Oswego
By Jim Newcomer, LOSN Materials Management Team Amanda Watson manages the city’s sustainability program, and that includes managing responsibly the waste the city and its people generate. To get answers to some of the recycling questions we all face weekly, we sent...
Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act
For too long the manufacturers of plastics have evaded their responsibility for the piles of discarded plastics that plague the world in so many ways. But that era is coming to an end soon. Back in 2021, Oregon’s legislature passed Senate Bill 582, the Recycling...