RESOURCES
National Resources
Depave Network
Learn about the Depave Network here
- Depave Paradise — Canada
- Depave Puget Sound — Seattle-Tacoma
- DepaveNEO — Cleveland
- DepaveNashville — Tennessee
- Somerville Climate Action — Massachusetts
Portland
Site Investigation
- Portland Maps
- Portland Sanborn Maps
- US Historical Maps
- Portland Comprehensive Plan Map App
- Watershed Boundaries Map
- Neighborhood Boundaries Map
- Soil Classifications
Stormwater
Project Funding Sources
- Portland Bureau of Environmental Services – Community Watershed Stewardship Program
- East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District
- West Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District
- Depaving Incentives – Portland Clean River Rewards
- Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
- U.S. EPA: Environmental Justice Small Grant Program
- Lowe’s – Toolbox for Education Grant Program
- Scott’s Miracle Grow – Grassroots Grants Program
- ioby (in our back yard) fundraising platform
Project Permitting
- City of Portland – Stormwater Facility Retrofit Permit Requirements
- Portland Bureau of Development Services: 503-823-7300
- City of Portland Parking Codes
- Transit Street Exception to Minimum Parking Code 🙂
- Right of Way Encroachment Permit
- Removing pavement between the street and the sidewalk
Forms You’ll Need
Site Preparation
- Call Before You Dig
- Soil Drainage Class Information
- Soil Testing – OSU
- Soil Testing – EMSWCD
- How to Perform an Infiltration Test
- Soil Contamination – Portland Brownfield Program
Saw & Equipment Rental
- Interstate Rentals
- Lewis Rents
- Sunbelt Rentals
- United Rentals
- Ted’s Tool Shed (Great Cheap Tools): 503-777-3115
Asphalt Hauling & Recycling
- Hauling / Drop Boxes: List of Portland-area haulers
- Asphalt & Concrete Recylcing: Portland Sand & Gravel, The Wall recycled concrete wall builders
- Concrete Disposal: Try Craigslisting it – people love using urbanite for garden paths and beds
- Comprehensive list of Portland Metro Region Recyclers
Excavation & Grading
- Level on the Level Tractor Work: (503) 632-1722
- Kees Construction: (503) 320-2508
Permeable Paving
- Local Case Studies
- Evolution Paving
- Permeable Surface Types
- The Parking Forest (trees, structural soils, stormwater & parking lots)
Right of Way Improvement
Urban Ecology, Farming, & Naturescaping
- Native Plant Nurseries in Oregon
- American Community Gardens Association
- Audubon Society of Portland – Backyard Habitat Certification Program
- East Multnomah SWCD Naturescaping Info
- Friends of Trees
- Growing Gardens
- Home Orchard Society
- Metro – Natural Gardening
- Native Plant Society of Oregon
- Naturescaping
- Nature-friendly Development
- NYC Green Thumb Program
- Oregon Sustainable Agricultural Land Trust
- Pacific NW Garden Web
- Plant Native
- Permaculture Institute
- Portland Community Gardens Program
- Portland Fruit Tree Project
- Portland Plant List
- Urban Farm Collective
- West Multnomah SWCD Naturescaping Info
- National Tree Benefit Calculator
- Wood Chips (free from arborists) – Chip Drop Service