Wednesday, June 7, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
St. Francis Church Dining Hall - 1182 SE Pine
Sponsor  Portland Peak Oil
Portland Peak Oil presents Tim Calvert of Citybikes' worker owned cooperative giving a workshop on basic bicycle maintenance & repair, and how to to use our bike for more of our daily needs. With the rising cost of fuel, more and more of us are turning to bicycle transportation as a great alternative to cars. Learn how to keep your bike in top shape! Free and open to the public.
For more info on the Citybikes collective:
http://www.citybikes.coop/index.htm

June 10
Friends of Trees invites all who are interested in learning how to organize tree plantings in their neighborhoods this fall to attend the following training event (second of two courses; yes, we did list the first course last month -Ed.). The training is free, but pre-registration is required. To register, call (503) 282-8846 ext. 12 or e-mail brads@friendsoftrees.org for location (TBA).
If you'd like to have a tree planting in your neighborhood this fall or winter, please consider becoming a Neighborhood Coordinator. Participants in the Neighborhood Coordinator Training will learn how to organize tree plantings in their neighborhoods during the upcoming planting season, between November 2006 and April 2007. The coordinators will work with other neighbors and committees to help their neighbors select and order the right tree for the right place, assist in filing permits to plant the trees, and make arrangements for hole digging prior to planting day.

Friends of Trees inspires community stewardship by bringing people in the Portland-Vancouver area together to plant and care for city trees and urban natural areas. For more information about the training events or about Friends of Trees, visit www.friendsoftrees.org

Sunday, June 11, 9:15am
Daily Grind (SE Hawthorne & 40th)

Sponsor: Bark (503) 331-0374
Each month Bark (www.bark-out.org) visits a different planned logging project on Mt. Hood National Forest. There are dozens of these planned "timber sales" on the publicly owned forests surrounding Mt. Hood!
Join Bark on these hikes to beautiful and endangered areas of Mt. Hood National Forest. Experience the magic of the woods, learn about US Forest Service plans for the area, and find out what you can do to preserve this special place.
Carpools leave The Daily Grind promptly at 9:30am. Please arrive by 9:15 so we can check you in, arrange rides and give a brief overview of the day's plans.
Bring food, water, hat, rain gear, sturdy hiking boots, and be prepared to hike off trail. See www.bark-out.org, email info__at__bark-out.org or call (503) 331-0374 for more information.

Saturday, June 17, 8:30am - 1:30pm
Portland State University, Smith Center, 1825 SW Broadway
Bicycling Magazine calls Portland the number one bicycling city in all of North America - The League of American Bicyclists rates Portland "Gold" along with four other U.S. cities. Commissioner Sam Adams and the bicycling community want to Go Platinum! No large city has the highest "Platinum" status. You can help get us there. You are invited to join neighborhood and bicycling advocates to learn how we got to be the best in the U.S. and find out about all the exciting and fun ways you can get involved to make Portland a world-class bicycling city.
Workshop topics include:
* Portland's I Share the Road campaign
* Innovations in Bikeways Here and Abroad
* Who Put the Fun in Bike Fun? From Breakfast on the Bridges to Pedalpalooza
* New Laws for Bikes - What Strategies are on the Horizon
* Why Do People Not Ride - Really (or How to Get My Next Door Neighbor/Co-worker/Friend on a Bike).
* The Bike Summit will offer many opportunities for neighbors to give feedback on expanding and improving the bike network. The summit will also feature a business symposium designed to lay out the free and low-cost strategies and tax incentives small businesses can take advantage of while making our business districts more bike-friendly.
Plenty of bike parking available. For directions to the Smith Center by bicycle, try the new bike trip planning web site. You can also get there by bus and streetcar. Go to www.TriMet.org to plan your trip. For motor vehicle parking visit PSU's Visitor Transportation. For more information call or email:
Linda Ginenthal, Transportation Options
1120 SW 5th Avenue, 8th Floor, Portland OR 97204
(503) 823-5266 FAX (503) 823-7475

Happy Biking!