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Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area Historical Collection

Finding Aid

 

August 2022

Updated June 2023

 

December 2013

 

 

Acknowledgements

 

We wish to acknowledge the support and contributions of the following individuals who helped to organize, preserve, and enrich the Smith and Bybee Wetlands Historical Collection. Through their efforts, the collection is now accessible to the public at large:

 Emily Roth, former Smith and Bybee Lakes Wildlife Area Manager

 Elaine Stewart, former Senior Natural Resource Scientist

 Andrea Berkley, Senior Natural Resource Scientist

 Jonathan Soll, Science and Stewardship Division Manager

 Allan Schmidt, Senior Planner and Landscape Architect

 Rod Wojtanik, Parks and Natural Areas Planning Manager

 Jason O’Donnell, Environmental Compliance Manager

 Jeremy Kirby, Associate Solid Waste Planner

 Becky Shoemaker, Metro Records Officer/Archivist

 Pam Welch, Records and Information Analyst

 Alicia Butler, Graduate Intern – San Jose State University

 Carrie Butler, Senior Conservation Ecologist – Port of Portland

 

 

Summary Information

 

 

Repository

Metro Archives and Special Collections

  

Creator

Alicia Butler, Metro Archival Intern

  

Title

Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area Historical Collection

  

Date [inclusive]

1913 - 2018

  

Extent

7.2 cubic feet of records

  

Condition

The paper, photographic, and slide records are in very good condition.

  

Language

English

  

Abstract

1.  The Smith and Bybee Wetlands Historical Collection documents the history of Metro's first natural area. It contains records related to the natural area’s governance, planning initiatives, natural resource, facilities, accessibility, and water management. The St. Johns Landfill’s location within the natural area boundary has resulted in a close relationship between the two Metro programs and the inclusion of landfill closure records in this collection.

 

 

Preferred Citation

Metro Archives and Special Collections: Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area Historical Collection, 1913 - 2018

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

Introduction: A History of the Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area and the Historical Collection  1

Industrial Development and Public Access  1

St. Johns Landfill  3

Natural Resources  4

Water Management  5

Chronology of Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area  7

Summary Collection Description  16

Box Numbers and Descriptions  17

Collection Divisions  18

Collection Division 1: Landfill Closure, Vegetation  18

Collection Division 2: Landfill Closure, Regulatory  22

Collection Division 3: Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area Planning, Facilities/Access  23

Collection Division 4: Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area Water Management  25

Collection Division 5: Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area Planning, Natural Resources  36

Collection Division 6: Smith and Bybee Wetlands Advisory Committee  38

Collection Division 7: Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area Misc.  47

Collection Division 8: Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area Turtles  48

Appendix A: Glossary  50

Acronyms  50

Nicknames  50

Site Naming  50

Appendix B: Library of Congress Subject Headings  51

Appendix C: Related Records  52

 

 

 

 

Introduction: A History of the Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area and the Historical Collection

 

Note: This timeline is incomplete when it comes to the history of Indigenous Peoples at the Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area, more information in the future.

 

The Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area Historical Collection documents the history of Metro’s first natural area. Smith and Bybee’s history is intertwined with the development of the Rivergate Industrial District, and its formation as a natural area is unique. The natural area was born from negotiations among several federal, state, and local government agencies trying to determine how much of the wetland complex to preserve and how much to fill and convert to industrial development. In 1980, Metro became involved when it assumed responsibility of St. Johns Landfill operations. Prior to that time, land that is now part of the natural area was owned and managed by a variety of entities – private individuals, the Port of Portland, the City of Portland, and others. By the end of the decade in 1989, the Port of Portland, Oregon Division of State Lands, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Environmental Protection Agency gathered and created the 1989 Cooperative Management Agreement (also known as COMA or the Rivergate Agreement) to establish responsibilities for managing the wetland areas and their natural resources.

 

The Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area was officially created in 1990 when the Natural Resources Management Plan (NRMP) was written to manage the implementation of the Cooperative Management Agreement. The plan was adopted in a joint meeting of the Metro Council and the City of Portland Council in November 1990. This also provided Metro with the resources needed to responsibly manage the wetland’s natural resources, including establishing the Smith and Bybee Lakes Fund (established with landfill fees), and the Smith and Bybee Lakes Advisory Committee (now known as the Smith and Bybee Wetlands Advisory Committee). More recently, the site has been managed according to a Comprehensive Natural Resources Plan (CNRP) adopted by the City of Portland which includes lands owned by multiple landowners within the Smith and Bybee Wetlands management area.

 

Although the Collection does not include documents related to historic and cultural resources and does not tell us much about the early inhabitants of this area, we must acknowledge the long and complex history of native peoples in this dynamic and ecologically rich area where the Columbia River and the Willamette River meet. Since time immemorial people have inhabited this area or visited it more intermittently for hunting and collection. Their influence on the land has been significant and Indigenous people continue to visit, hold events at, and collect plant materials at Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area.

 

Industrial Development and Public Access

Much of this collection documents the literal shaping of the Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area. In 1972, the North Portland Peninsula Plan established which wetland areas on the peninsula would be filled to form the Rivergate Industrial District and which areas would be left unfilled. The Port of Portland began filling the area that would become the Rivergate Industrial District in circa 1970 to develop marine Terminals 5 and 6, setting the boundary between it and Smith and Bybee. The 1989 Cooperative Management Agreement included provisions for a new water control structure for the channel between Smith Lake and Bybee Lake, as well as a new channel between the west end of Bybee Lake and the Columbia Slough.

 

In 1992, the Recreation Master Plan was written by the City of Portland, which provided $3 million for a visitor center to be built to the southeast of Smith Lake. This visitor center was never built, however; the Willamette River’s 1996 flood damaged a viewing blind in the area and demonstrated that southeast Smith Lake was not a safe location for a visitor's center due to flooding risk.

 

In 1998, an individual filed a lawsuit against the Port of Portland and the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers for fill and removal violations at Rivergate Wetlands. This directly impacted the Smith and Bybee wetlands when the Rivergate Consent Decree was published two years later. It included a provision for $285,000 that the Port of Portland was required to put in a fund for mitigation projects that the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers would later approve. In 2017, Metro requested and received these funds to utilize for a channel management project where sediment was cleared from the channel between the Smith Lake and Bybee Lake that had accumulated because of aquatic rodent activities.

 

Various projects to establish recreation areas that would be compatible with nature were undertaken in the early 2000s. In 2002, Metro proposed the installation of a recreation facility and public art, which was supported by substantial funding provided by Multnomah County and the Wapato Jail facility. In 2003, the Metro Council adopted Resolution No. 05-3592B, approving the Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area Trail Feasibility Study, which included a proposed design for the 40-Mile Loop Trail, a project that is still in progress. During this time, the Port of Portland and Metro entered into an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) for a land swap where the Port agreed to take the 6.74 acre Force Avenue site adjacent to the Vanport Wetlands and Metro received 3.46 acres off of Marine Drive that enabled the development of a parking lot, public art, and recreational facilities for Smith and Bybee.

 

Today, most visitors arrive by car or bike, but bus service also brings visitors to the site connecting people to nature close to home. From this point you can walk to the Interlakes Trail or launch a canoe or kayak at the canoe launch. The parking lot and restroom in the visitor’s area were constructed in 2005 and has space for 39 cars. The Interlakes Trail and the future St Johns Prairie Trail will be the only trails serving the Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area. Interlakes Trail is a paved loop with two viewing platforms for wildlife viewing. Environmental education through school trips is available year-round, but primarily occurs in the spring and fall. These programs revolve around what the students, ranging from elementary to college students, are learning in school as well as topics like wildlife watching, tracking, and wetland ecology. Public field trips happen on weekdays or weekends during the year. Public trips are organized by youth groups, church groups, treatment programs, college classes, and others. There are public events throughout the year, including bird-watching walks, turtle walks, planting events and others. Working with communities of color, Metro co-creates culturally specific and relevant education and stewardship activities. Through hands-on activities like planting and caring for trees and native plants, understanding invasive species, community science projects and plant gatherings, these experiences provide opportunities to connect to each other, build reciprocal relationships with the land, create a sense of belonging and learn about plants, wildlife, and history. From 2002 to present there have been hundreds of school field trips, public programs and group programs at Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area. The success of the education program has resulted in tens of thousands of individuals learning about wetland ecosystems and experiencing nature. Finally, the site is a popular location for scientific research. These activities are reviewed and permitted through Metros’ Special Use Permit process. Between 2014 and 2022 there were over 40 Special Use Permits issued for scientific research or related activities at Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area.

 

St. Johns Landfill

The St. Johns Landfill was built atop a low-lying wetland area, similar to Smith Lake and Bybee Lake, that occupied the southern portion of what is now the natural area. The wetland was filled with incinerated material from an incinerator formerly located at Chimney Park and then later by municipal solid waste. The closure of the St. Johns Landfill has provided a unique responsibility to Metro. Since assuming responsibility for landfill operations in 1980, Metro worked to close the landfill in an environmentally sound manner. The St. Johns Landfill End Use Plan was adopted by the City of Portland by resolution (Resolution No. 34295) on June 10, 1987. In 1990, the landfill closed. Roughly one million cubic yards of fill was dredged from the Columbia River and used in the construction of the landfill cover system installed by Metro from 1991 to 1996. The $36 million landfill cover system was designed to prevent rainwater from leaching contaminants into groundwater, which could carry them into the surrounding soil and waterways, and to control methane gas generated by decomposing waste. During this time, the St. Johns Landfill Cover Vegetation Plan was written and adopted. Planting began at the end of 1996, and rounds of revegetation planting also occurred in 1999, 2001, 2014, 2016, and 2020 and continues to this day. Landfill habitat management was reassessed in 2004 and 2013 to keep up with the evolving needs of the site. In 2007, the Port of Portland provided dredge material to amend substrate and improve habitat on five acres at St. Johns Landfill. These efforts have transformed the landfill into St. Johns Prairie, an area being restored with native plants to attract western meadowlarks, streaked horned larks, bees and other pollinators, western painted turtles, and other wildlife. At the same time that Metro continues to manage methane, stormwater systems and the liner system in accordance with Oregon Department of Environmental Quality landfill closure requirements.

 

Metro Council, by resolution (Resolution No. 05-3592B) on December 1, 2005, agreed to move the regional trail from Smith and Bybee lake to the more impacted landfill as a measure to protect the Ash Forest along the North Slough. This pushed the trail alignment on the St. Johns Landfill. This future extension of the regional trail system will link the Willamette River Greenway to the Marine Drive Trail at Kelly Point Park. This is a challenging and important gap in the system and will close one of the largest gaps in the network. The work will require multiple bridges and include 2 miles of off-street regional trail. When completed the new trail and associated features will be an important bike and pedestrian friendly and link Rivergate to St. Johns and beyond. This will also be an amazing connection to nature close to home.

 

Natural Resources

Management of the natural resources at Smith and Bybee has produced many biological and ecological studies that describe the site through time. Aerial photographs of the area were taken in 1936, setting a baseline by which changes to the site over time can be measured. In 1987, the Port of Portland funded the Fishman Report, which provided comprehensive documentation of the natural resources of the area at that time. Several biota and other environmental studies and reports have been conducted over the years on many different aspects of the wetlands. These studies have informed how the site is managed, and most significantly, how water is managed using the water control structure. These studies will be increasingly relevant to documents changes over time as climate change increasingly influences the site’s hydrology, wildlife and plant communities.

 

Avian botulism has long been a challenge at Smith and Bybee. Avian botulism spreads between birds when they spend time in shallow, warm, slowly evaporating waterbodies in the late summer that force large numbers of birds to congregate close to one another, such is sometimes the case in Smith Lake. The first botulism outbreak was documented by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 1974. Subsequent outbreaks were documented by Lower Columbia River Refuge Complex staff in 1976, 1978, and 1980. Metro responded to a large botulism outbreak in 2012 that was made worse by beaver dams and siltation in the channel that interfered with the ability to draw down Smith Lake. Staff spent weeks hazing waterfowl to prevent them from feeding at Smith and Bybee and becoming sick. Thousands of birds died; however, it was estimated that tens of thousands of birds survived because of these efforts. Subsequent outbreaks were also observed and managed in 2013 and 2014. Prairie

 

Many studies and reports have been conducted about the fish of Smith and Bybee. In 1992, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service conducted the Electrofishing Survey of Smith and Bybee Lakes. This survey verified that salmonids used the wetlands and analyzed samples from several warmwater fish species for heavy metals and pesticides. In 1996, the fish were analyzed again, and it was found that they had been contaminated from exposure to long-term pollution in the slough. As a result, fish consumption was advised against by Metro, Multnomah County, and the State of Oregon. A blanket advisory remains in place for all Columbia Slough fish consumption. Frequent consumption of fatty fishes like carp that can store heavy metals in their bodies is discouraged. In 2000, the Oregon Bass and Panfish Club conducted a creel census to document the value of the wetlands for warmwater fishery. In the following year, Oregon was subject to a major drought, which resulted in the deaths of thousands of fish, primarily carp, at Smith and Bybee as the water levels plummeted.

 

Smith and Bybee wetlands provide important habitat for western painted turtles. In 1998, Metro hired the Northwest Ecological Research Institute to monitor the turtles at Smith and Bybee. They conducted visual surveys and captured, marked, and then recaptured specimens. Metro has continued these efforts in-house since 2001. Researchers outside of Metro have also studied the Smith and Bybee turtle population.

 

Smith and Bybee has also been affected by the development of surrounding areas. In 1996, two major development projects were undertaken. First, county residents approved a capital bond measure to build the Wapato Jail near Bybee Lake. Negotiations with Smith and Bybee staff and advocates resulted in the inclusion of design features such as evergreen trees on a six-foot berm to provide a visual buffer between the wetlands and the jail; lighting directed inward to the facility to reduce light pollution; and stained concrete on the building exterior to help the facility visually blend into its surroundings. That fall, the Port of Portland proposed the North Marine Drive widening project, which had the potential to intrude on Smith and Bybee and led to years of negotiations to mitigate the potentially harmful effects of a larger road on the wetland’s environment. Additionally, in 2003 a diesel spill at the Port of Portland's Terminal 6 (T6) sent 2,700 gallons of diesel into the Columbia Slough. The United States of Fish and Wildlife Service solicited proposals for Natural Resource Damage Assessment funds for mitigation projects at Smith and Bybee. Two projects were funded: improvements to the turtle nesting habitat along North Marine Drive, and the addition of a large quantity of wood in the wetlands to improve native fish habitat.

 

Water Management

Management of water at Smith and Bybee has been a significant part of the area’s history. In 1967, the Port of Portland modified the existing dam, raising it and adding a larger culvert. This structure was replaced by an earthen dam by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 1982, which promptly failed in the fall of the same year, resulting in the wetlands becoming dewatered via an old channel re-opened between Bybee Lake and the Columbia Slough. In 1992, water quality in the lakes was evaluated in one of Metro's first efforts to look at opening the Smith and Bybee system. It was found that the North Slough was stagnant, and the water quality was poor. In addition, a barge was lodged in the water. As a result, the dam was modified with the addition of a 60-inch pipe. Between 1993 and 1995, Metro led significant efforts to evaluate the water quality, sedimentation, erosion, and hydrology of the entire system. This resulted in the publication of a diagnostic and feasibility study of the Smith and Bybee wetlands in 1996, funded by a Clean Lakes grant from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. The study recommended a new water control structure be constructed to open the wetlands to the North Slough while allowing retention of water as needed. It also recommended augmenting the flow of water into the wetlands; removing the sunken barge in the North Slough; and developing a water management and monitoring plan. The following year, revisions to the Cooperative Management Agreement included a project to replace the dam with a new water control structure. Over the next few years, Metro worked to design the proposed water control structure and secured the funding and permits needed to complete the project. In December 2003, the water control structure was completed. Modifications to the structure in 2017 improved safety and provided additional flexibility in storing and releasing water.

 

One-way flaps in the water control structure allow water to travel into the wetlands, but Metro can control the holding and the release of water in an annual cycle that helps achieve several water management objectives. The annual cycle involves holding water within Smith and Bybee wetlands from winter and spring high river flows; holding as much water as possible through May, slowly releasing water (“draw down”) from late spring to August; and repeating the cycle again beginning in November. Water management objectives include: creating mudflats for migrating shorebirds and winter open water for waterfowl; suppressing the invasive grass reed canary grass using spring flooding supporting native emergent wetland vegetation by drawing water down in the late spring; providing off-channel habitat for young salmon; supporting regeneration of bottomland forest for migrating and breeding birds; minimizing water levels in the summer when risk of avian botulism is at its highest; and permitting access in the summer for various weed control actions.

 

 

Chronology of Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area

 

  

Not very long ago, as human history is measured, the Columbia River was an complex and dynamic waterway that exerted a powerful force within its floodplain. The bottomlands adjacent to this great river were a maze of channels and sloughs, shallow lakes, ponds, marshes, and forests. The configuration of this complex landscape changed with the seasonal fluctuations of the river and with major flood events of both the Columbia and Willamette Rivers. Indigenous Peoples lived near and navigated the waterways of the lower Columbia and Willamette Rivers as they had since time immemorial. Large and small mammals, waterfowl, birds of prey and numerous other species were very abundant in this productive habitat. Resident and migratory fish thrived in the river, its side channels and wetland habitats. This dynamic system changed dramatically in the historical blink of an eye when major settlement began in the mid-1880s. Dredging, diking, filling, land clearing, dams and other impacts resulted in a very different landscape. Few semi-natural remnants of the once extensive Columbia River bottomlands remain in the Portland area and Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area is one of the largest of these.

   

1853

 

James Bybee settles on the property which will become known as Bybee Lake.

   

1903

 

December. John Charles Olmsted presents his report to Portland’s volunteer park board. The report recommends the creation of an interconnected system of parks and natural landscapes. It also recognizes the importance of natural areas such as Forest Park, Ross Island, and Smith and Bybee.

   

1932

 

The City of Portland opens a waste incinerator a present-day Chimney Park. Ash from the incinerator is disposed of between Columbia Boulevard and the Columbia Slough.

   

1936

 

Aerial photographs are taken of the Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area.

   

1940

 

A bridge is constructed over the Slough to what will become St. Johns Landfill.

   

1948

 

May 30. The railroad embankment separating Smith Lake from Vanport City, a WWII era housing development and Oregon’s second largest city, collapses under the strain of severe spring snowmelt. As a result, water from the lake and the Columbia River destroys the city leaving its 18,500 residents, nearly a third of whom were African American, homeless and kills 15 people. The City of Portland, coordinating with the Red Cross and other local organizations, work to feed and house residents affected by the flood. The decision is made to not rebuild Vanport leaving its residents without permanent housing for years.

 

1967

 

September 20. The Port of Portland requests to modify the dam at the Bybee Lake outlet to North Slough. They wanted to raise the dam higher and add a larger culvert. Various dams appeared and disappeared in the lakes over the 20th century.

 

 

 

1972

 

December 22. The North Portland Peninsula Plan is the first to establish where fill would occur in the wetlands, and it also established the line past which the Smith-Bybee system would not be filled. The other areas (including Ramsey Lake) would become what we now call the Rivergate Industrial District.

 

 

 

1974

 

The first botulism outbreak at Smith and Bybee is documented by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Subsequent outbreaks were mentioned in refuge files in 1976, 1978 and 1980. Lower Columbia River Refuge Complex staff responded at Smith-Bybee.

 

 

 

1980

 

Metro assumes responsibility for landfilling operations at the St. Johns Landfill.

 

 

 

1982

 

September. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service builds an earth dam. The earth dam subsequently failed in November and the wetlands were dewatered via an old channel re-opened between Bybee Lake and the Columbia Slough.

 

 

 

1983

 

The United States Army Corps of Engineers requests a report from the United States Geological Survey to document the baseline conditions of the lakes prior to installation of a new dam.

 

 

 

1984

 

November 30. The Port of Portland renews the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit to dredge millions of cubic yards of sand from the Columbia River and use it to fill wetlands to create and complete the Rivergate Industrial District. It was estimated that “approximately 12,000,000 cubic yards of sand would be required to complete filling of the remaining 440-acre Rivergate Area, a portion of which are diked wetland areas.”

 

 

 

1987

 

The Smith and Bybee Lakes Advisory Committee (now Smith and Bybee Wetlands Advisory Committee) is formed by the Port of Portland. The committee included representatives from neighborhood, environmental, industrial, and governmental entities.

 

 

 

 

 

June 10. The City of Portland adopts the St. Johns Landfill End Use Plan by Resolution No. 34295.

 

 

 

 

 

September. A study funded by the Port of Portland provides comprehensive documentation of the natural resources of the area. Also known as the Fishman Report, the study later became the foundation for discussions on the future of Smith and Bybee conservation and mitigation required under the Cooperative Management Agreement (see 1989).

 

 

 

1989

 

The Cooperative Management Agreement (COMA, a.k.a. the Rivergate Agreement) is created and implemented. It was an agreement for cooperative management of Rivergate’s natural resources and included mitigation projects for the Port of Portland’s wetland fill of 235 acres in Rivergate (including Ramsey Lake). The agreement was adopted by the Port of Portland, Oregon Division of State Lands, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. It included provisions for a new water control structure for the channel between Smith Lake and Bybee Lake, as well as a new channel between the west end of Bybee Lake and the Columbia Slough.

 

 

 

1990

 

Metro assumes ownership of Smith and Bybee, along with the St. Johns Landfill from the City of Portland, including responsibility for closing the 238-acre site in an environmentally sound manner.

 

 

 

 

 

Ramsey Lakes, a series of three ponds, were built by the Port of Portland as a mitigation project in the “duck donuts” style that was part of the COMA.

 

 

 

 

 

May 8. The Natural Resources Management Plan (NRMP) is created.

 

September. The Port of Portland’s dredging permit is modified, adding placement of up to one million cubic yards of fill at the St. Johns Landfill.

 

November. The Metro Council and City of Portland Council jointly adopt Metro Ordinance No. 90-367 and City of Portland Ordinance 367 approving the NRMP. This foundational document established the Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area and the Smith and Bybee Lakes Fund (created with landfill fees); formalized the Smith and Bybee Lakes Advisory Committee; and provided project options for the COMA. The NRMP was adopted by the City of Portland, Metro, and the Port of Portland.

 

 

 

1991

 

The Smith and Bybee Technical Advisory Committee is formed to advise the Smith and Bybee Lakes Advisory Committee on water management issues.

 

 

 

1992

 

Water quality in the lakes is evaluated in one of Metro’s first efforts to look at opening the Smith and Bybee system. It was found that the North Slough was stagnant, had poor water quality, and contained a sunken barge.

 

 

 

 

 

February 19. The dam is modified by running a 60-inch pipe through it. The high-flow weir (a low dam built across a waterbody to raise the level of water upstream or regulate its flow) was fixed at 10.4 ft NGVD29 and the low-flow weir at 5.5 ft NGVD29. The tide gate on the North Slough side did not allow water to enter the wetlands.

 

 

 

 

 

June. The Port of Portland constructs a new road to improve access to the dam to make modifications. Before this, the dam was accessed by driving in from the west on the north side of Columbia and North Sloughs. The new access road allowed more direct access, and its grade was improved (slope reduced) when the 2003 structure was built.

 

 

 

 

 

In the same month, the Electrofishing Survey of Smith and Bybee Lakes is conducted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It verified that salmonids used the wetlands and analyzed samples from several warmwater fish species for heavy metals and pesticides. Heavy metals such as cadmium, lead, and mercury were detected, while pesticides were undetected except for DDE. Everything that was detected was determined to be at levels that did not warrant a fish advisory or closure.

 

 

 

 

 

August. The St. Johns Landfill closure and cover construction begins. In addition, and the St. Johns Landfill Cover Vegetation Plan is approved.

 

 

 

 

 

November. The Recreation Master Plan is written by the City of Portland. The plan calls for $3 million to build for a visitor center to be built to the southeast of Smith Lake.

 

 

 

1993

 

Metro makes multiple attempts to accomplish a clean lakes study. Materials documenting the attempts to fund the study resulted in the Diagnostic and Feasibility Study (1996).

 

 

 

1994

 

October 5. The Port of Portland secures the right to withdraw water from the Columbia River and send it into Smith and Bybee.

 

 

 

1995

 

Mark Boyko from Portland State University writes his master’s thesis on using hydraulic modeling to estimate how much water would enter the system via augmentation from Columbia River in late summer and early fall. Boyko concluded that a pump would be required due to the low elevation of the Columbia River at that time of year.

 

 

 

 

 

Scott Wells conducts hydraulic and water quality modeling and finds that low dissolved oxygen were problems expected in the North Slough. Modeling verifies that Willamette River water flowed into Bybee Lake and determines that opening the earth dam between Bybee Lake and the North Slough would improve the water quality in the latter.

 

 

 

 

 

March 15. A paleolimnology study is conducted, finding no evidence of net sedimentation or erosion, indicating that the wetlands’ historic hydrology was dynamic enough to deposit and flush sediments.

 

 

 

 

 

May. The Port of Portland contracts with CH2M Hill to model the wetlands to evaluate flow augmentation and tidal exchange.

 

 

 

 

 

September 8. The Smith and Bybee Technical Advisory Committee recommends replacing the dam and weir with a flow control structure. The recommendation was adopted by the Smith and Bybee Lakes Management Committee.

 

 

 

1996

 

The Willamette River floods, damaging the Smith Lake viewing blind. This event demonstrated that southeast Smith Lake was not an appropriate location for a visitors’ center.

 

 

 

 

 

March. Metro, Multnomah County, and the State of Oregon publish warnings to the public about the dangers of consuming fish from Smith and Bybee wetlands. The fish had been contaminated from exposure to long-term pollution in the slough, and their consumption was deemed hazardous to a person’s health.

 

 

 

 

 

May. Multnomah County residents approve a capital bond measure to build the Wapato Jail. Negotiations with Metro Smith and Bybee staff and advocates resulted in the inclusion of design features such as evergreen trees on six-foot berm to provide a visual buffer; lighting directed inward to the facility and yards to reduce light pollution; and stained concrete on the exterior to help the facility blend into its surroundings. The subsequent passage of a statewide ballot measure limiting property tax increases, results in the county’s inability to operate the facility.

 

 

 

 

 

July. Jim Morgan, Metro Stewardship Manager, conducts a diagnostic and feasibility study of the Smith and Bybee wetlands. The study was funded by the Clean Lakes grant from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. The study summarized the diagnostic work done in the early 1990s, water quality sampling done in 1992 and 1993, and a fish survey done in 1992. Feasibility studies included evaluation of flow-through from Columbia River to Smith Lake and water quality impacts to the wetlands and North Slough if they were reconnected. It recommended a new water control structure be constructed to open the wetlands to the North Slough while allowing retention of water as needed. It also recommended the development of a way to augment flow into the wetlands, the removal of the sunken barge in the North Slough, and the development of a water management and monitoring plan.

 

 

 

 

 

August 12. Metro hires the first full-time manager of the Smith and Bybee Wetlands Wildlife Area Emily Roth. Ms. Roth was the wildlife area manager from the summer of 1996 to late 1999.

 

 

 

 

 

November 13. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service writes a letter to Ms. Roth expressing support for water management and stating that the habitat impacts from impounding water to prevent wildlife disease would be a greater loss than disease itself.

 

 

 

 

 

November 22. The first six acres of the St Johns Landfill perimeter are planted under an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services’ Watershed Revegetation Program.

 

 

 

 

 

November 27. The North Marine Drive widening project is announced by the Port of Portland. The intent was to widen North Marine Drive and build a road over the rail line. Over the next few years, intense negotiations over the project ensued. The Nordstrom company sacrificed several feet of parking lot to reduce the intrusion of the project into Smith and Bybee. A sound wall was constructed to reduce noise from the road in the wetlands, and shields were included on new streetlights reduce light pollution. The turtle project was started to provide data on the effects of the North Marine Drive project on turtles and their habitat.

 

 

 

1997

 

The St. Johns Landfill Vegetation Maintenance Plan was created, and the “Establishment of Native Vegetation at St. Johns Landfill” project began. About fifteen acres extending from the edge of the Dreiling partial ownership area (near North Portland Road) westward were planted. Restoration planting on the south side of Smith Lake was nicknamed the “sea of tubes” due to the heavy use of tree protection tubes on plantings. Planting was also carried about by Portland BES via an Intergovernmental Agreement with Metro.

 

 

 

 

 

July 22. The North Slough bathymetry is measured.

 

 

 

 

 

August. A status check by the agencies involved in the Cooperative Management Agreement result in revisions to COMA. The project list is modified to include a new water control structure at North Slough and develop an augmentation system for water in Smith Lake. In this version of COMA, the water pumping project called for water from Columbia Slough, not Columbia River.

 

 

 

1998

 

March. Metro hires the Northwest Ecological Research Institute to monitor western painted turtles at Smith and Bybee. They conducted visual surveys and captured, marked, then recaptured specimens. The work was brought in-house in 2001.

 

 

 

 

 

August 7. William Michael (Mikey) Jones files a lawsuit against the United States Army Corps of Engineers for fill and removal violations at the Rivergate Wetlands. In turn, the Corps counter-sues the Port of Portland.

 

 

 

1999

 

September 27. Metro convenes its partners at the Rivergate area for a summit on the control of Purple Loosestrife, a non-native plant that invades and degrades wetlands. Subsequent funding from partners and grants enabled the work by Oregon State University’s Peter McEvoy and grad student Shon Schooler on biocontrol release and monitoring.

 

 

 

 

 

November. The Smith and Bybee Lakes Facilities Plan is written, evaluating options for parking, trailheads, and a boat launch. The Plan directed access away from turtle habitat areas as the main turtle nesting area was adjacent to the existing parking lot. The original parking lot was at end of the “turtle slough” and paddlers had to portage from there into Bybee Lake.

 

 

 

 

 

November 8. Approximately 25 acres are revegetated at the St. Johns Landfill by the City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services. The area was south and east of the Interlakes’ Trail and south of the Bybee Lake viewing blind.

 

 

 

 

 

December. The Port of Portland creates a Water Management and Conservation Plan that provided 35 cubic feet of water directly to Smith and Bybee wetlands from the Columbia River.

 

 

 

2000

 

March. The Oregon Bass and Panfish Club corresponds with Metro, expressing its objections to Metro’s water management proposal. The club conducted a creel census to document the value of the wetlands for warmwater fishery that would be affected by seasonal drawdown.

 

 

 

 

 

November. A draft of the Rivergate Consent Decree is published in the federal register because of William Michael (Mikey) Jones' lawsuit in 1998. The Consent Decree included a provision of $285,000 for the Port of Portland to put in a fund for mitigation projects that the United States Army Corps of Engineers would later approve.

 

 

 

2001

 

February 2. The City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services completes its final round of restoration planting on the south side Bybee Lake. Metro subsequently managed this work in-house.

 

 

 

 

 

February 28. Metro and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality come to an agreement regarding a water quality issue at Smith and Bybee. It is agreed that once the wetlands could be opened to the Columbia Slough system, the lakes could come off the list of Oregon water bodies with compromised water quality (303(d) list).

 

 

 

 

 

May 10. The Oregon Water Resources Department issues a water storage permit to Metro to manage the water in the Smith and Bybee wetlands.

 

 

 

 

 

July. The Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board provides $180,000 of funding for the water control structure.

 

 

 

 

 

August 19. This was the final year of a multi-year drought, resulting in a major fish die-off (primarily carp). A grate across the outlet installed in the previous decade prevented fish from leaving the wetlands. Both Bybee and Smith Lake were completely dry at the end of the summer.

 

 

 

 

 

October. The Smith and Bybee Lake water control structure draft hydraulics report is completed. The Parsons Brinckerhoff modeling effort evaluated the new structure’s design and anticipated velocities in the North Slough. This work was a response to landfill managers’ concerns regarding erosion potential of the landfill perimeter bank along North Slough.

 

 

 

2002

 

January 28. A biological assessment for a Section 7 consultation (ESA-listed salmonids) is prepared by Ducks Unlimited as part of the permit process for the water control structure.

 

 

 

 

 

May. Metro issues a request for proposals for a recreation facility and public art installation at Smith and Bybee. Substantial public art funding is provided by Multnomah County. The Wapato Jail facility project shared hundreds of thousands of public art dollars with Metro and the community.

 

 

 

2003

 

April 8. Metro applies for a permit to construct the water control structure and conducted soil testing as part of the application process. Extensive discussions were held with staff at the Army Corps of Engineers and DEQ about whether the project would be involved in the landfill closure project that was also happening at the time.

 

 

 

 

 

May 2. A diesel spill at the Port of Portland's Terminal 6 (T6) sends 2,700 gallons of diesel into the Columbia Slough. The United States Department of Fish and Wildlife Service solicited proposals for Natural Resource Damage Assessment funds for mitigation projects at Smith and Bybee. Two projects were funded: improvements to the turtle nesting habitat along North Marine Drive and the addition of large wood in the wetlands to improve the fish habitat.

 

 

 

 

 

August 4. The permit to construct the water control structure is issued. This was a very controversial permit, as many were nervous given the Rivergate Consent Decree.

 

 

 

 

 

November. Metro and Ducks Unlimited secure $494,000 from a variety of sources to fund the construction of the water control structure.

 

 

 

 

 

December. The Water Control Structure is completed. One-way flaps in the structure allowed water to travel in, but Metro was also able to control the release of water, slowly releasing it to provide mudflats for migrating shorebirds and to allow emergent wetland vegetation to grow seasonally.

 

 

 

 

 

December. The Metro Council approves the Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area Trail Feasibility Study and makes decisions on the trail routes to locate trails on the more highly impacted landfill to protect the ancient ash and wetland habitat. It was an extremely contentious process resulting in long-term acrimony among many that had been partners until the plan was approved and implemented.

 

  

December 24. The Port of Portland and Metro enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) wherein the Port takes ownership of 6.74 acres adjacent to the Vanport Wetlands, known as the Force Avenue site, and Metro takes ownership of 3.46 acres adjacent to N. Marine Drive. This enables Metro to develop a new parking lot, public art, and recreational facility for the Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area.

 

 

 

2004

 

Jones and Stokes Associates, an environmental planning, and natural resources management consulting services firm are hired to develop ideas and projects for improving the habitat value of the St. Johns Landfill cover vegetation. The firm authored the Conceptual Landfill Vegetation and Wildlife Habitat Management Plan.

 

 

 

2005

 

July 8. Metro re-opens the Section 7 (Endangered Species Act) consultation to enable installation of a trash rack on the water control structure. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit was modified to account for the trash racks, as well to enable easier fish sampling.

 

2007

 

September 24. The Port of Portland provides 5 acres of dredge sand material from West Hayden Island to the St. Johns Landfill for the purpose of improving habitat for streaked horned lark, meadow lark, and western painted turtle.

 

 

 

2008

 

March. The Smith and Bybee Lakes Management Committee and the Friends of Smith and Bybee Lakes issues recommendations on the management of invasive plant species.

 

 

 

2010

 

The North Slough Bridge Feasibility Study was finalized for Metro by Exeltech.

 

 

 

2011

 

The South Slough Trail Alignment Feasibility Study is finalized for Metro by Alta Planning + Design.

 

 

 

2012

 

The Comprehensive Natural Resources Plan (CNRP) replaces the Natural Resources Management Plan (NRMP) as the guiding document for natural resource management at Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area.

 

 

 

 

 

A large avian botulism outbreak is exacerbated by beaver dams and sedimentation in the channel that interfered with the ability to draw down Smith Lake. Metro staff member, Katy Weil, Senior Natural Resource Scientist, leads the response which included weeks of hazing waterfowl to prevent them from feeding at Smith and Bybee and becoming sick. Thousands of birds died; however, probably tens of thousands survived due to these efforts.

 

 

 

2013

 

A small outbreak of avian botulism occurs at Smith and Bybee wetlands.

 

 

 

 

 

November. Metro updates the management plan for the St. Johns Landfill, the St Johns Landfill Site Management Plan.

 

 

 

2014

 

Another outbreak of avian botulism occurs. Once again, Ms. Weil leads the response through beaver dam management and waterfowl hazing.

 

 

 

 

 

St. Johns Prairie Phase 1: 17 acres are planted in native wildflowers and grasses via seed drill.

 

Metro Council approves use of the remaining approximately 1 million dollars of the WPES Community Enhancement Fund Grant to go to the development of the St. Johns Prairie trail design.

 

 

 

2016

 

St. Johns Prairie Phase 2: 40 acres are planted. Seeds are drilled and hand seeded.

 

 

 

 

 

December 9. The OWRD conducts routine inspections of the water control structure at Smith and Bybee and sends letters to Metro with suggestions. In addition, they periodically send invoices to Metro for a water storage permit. Metro viewed these as a minor cost and readily paid them when received.

 

 

 

2017

 

March 23. Metro undertakes a channel management project involving the clearing of sediment from the channel between Smith Lake and Bybee Lake that had accumulated from aquatic rodent activities. Metro requests and receives the $285,000 (with interest) that had been reserved as part of the Rivergate Consent Decree. Metro also completes modifications to the water control structure to improve employee safety and to provide greater flexibility in managing water flows in and out of the wetlands.

 

2018

 

June 14. The Metro Council adopts Resolution 18-4881 to approve the exchange of Metro owned land on Government Island for Port of Portland owned land in the Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area.

 

 

 

2019

 

August 16. The Port of Portland and Metro sign a Conservation Easement and Option Agreement adding further protections to 283.27 acres at Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area and an option for the Port to transfer title of the property to Metro.

   

2020

 

St. Johns Prairie Phase 3: 75 acres and more than 2,500 lbs. of seed are planted. Three-year grow-out contracts with native plant producers resulted in more than 60 species of seed, bulbs, and plugs.

 

 

Summary Collection Description

 

This collection documents the history of the Smith and Bybee Lakes Wildlife Area (subsequently the Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area) as well as the closure process for the St. Johns Landfill. It consists primarily of paper records, with some photographs, slides, and electronic records.

 

The records were gathered and preserved by Emily Roth, former Smith and Bybee Lakes Wildlife Area Manager. Upon Ms. Roth’s departure in 1999, Elaine Stewart, Senior Natural Resource Scientist assumed responsibility of the records. When Ms. Stewart retired in February 2022, the records were transferred to Metro’s Records and Information Management (RIM) Program for archiving and permanent storage. One box containing records on western painted turtles was retained by the Parks and Nature Department to provide background information for an ongoing research project about the turtles at Smith and Bybee wetlands.

 

Ms. Stewart partnered with Pam Welch, RIM Analyst to conduct a preliminary inventory of the records, creating the eight collection divisions. In addition, through a partnership between Metro and San Jose State University, Alicia Butler was accepted as a graduate intern to process the collection and prepare it for digitization, permanent storage, and public access.

 

Upon completion of the records inventory, it was discovered that many of the records in the collection were meeting records of the Smith and Bybee Advisory Committee (SBAC). As such, the decision was made to incorporate the records into the SBAC Meeting Records Collection.

 

Box Numbers and Descriptions

 

Below is a general list of numbers and descriptions of boxes containing the Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area Historical Collection.

Box No.

Box Description

PN000036

Smith and Bybee Wetlands Historic Records Collection – Landfill Closure, Vegetation; Landfill Closure, Regulatory; and Smith and Bybee Planning, Facilities/Access

PN000037

Smith and Bybee Wetlands Historic Records Collection – Smith and Bybee Planning, Facilities/Access; Water Management

PN000038

Smith and Bybee Wetlands Historic Records Collection – Water Management; Smith and Bybee Planning, Natural Resources

PN000039

Smith and Bybee Wetlands Historic Records Collection – Smith and Bybee Planning, Natural Resources

PN000040

Smith and Bybee Wetlands Historic Records Collection – Advisory Committee

PN000041

Smith and Bybee Wetlands Historic Records Collection – Smith and Bybee Misc.; and Smith and Bybee Turtles

 

 

Collection Divisions

 

Collection Division 1: Landfill Closure, Vegetation

This collection division consists of materials related to vegetation planning at the St. Johns Landfill. The closure of the landfill provided Metro with the challenging task of recreating an ecosystem. Research materials, planning documentation, reports, and correspondence with environmental construction contractors make up most of this division.

Box/Folder No.

Folder Description

Dates

PN000036 / 1

Critical Area Planting (acre)

10/01/1977

PN000036 / 2

Restoration of Coastal Ecology on Landfill

12/01/1985

PN000036 / 3

Proceedings of the 2nd Native Plant Revegetation Symposium

04/15/1987 to 04/18/1987

PN000036 / 4

Vegetative Cover for Capping a Landfill at Closure

01/01/1990

PN000036 / 5

Soil Solarization for Restorationists

01/01/1990

PN000036 / 6

St. Johns Landfill Closure Improvements

12/01/1990

PN000036 / 7

Tree Establishment and Growth at Pitsea Landfill Site

01/01/1991

PN000036 / 8

Cover Vegetation Program: Fresh Kills Landfill

02/01/1991

PN000036 / 9

Correspondence, St. Johns landfill revegetation effort

04/15/1991 to 12/06/1991

PN000036 / 10

Impact of Poplar Tree Buffers on Riparian Ecosystems

06/23/1991 to 06/26/1991

PN000036 / 11

Landfill Cap Closure Utilizing a Tree Ecosystem

06/23/1991 to 06/26/1991

PN000036 / 12

Tree Planting on Landfills

10/01/1991

PN000036 / 13

Final Use Plan for Noble Road Landfill, Richland, OH

10/01/1991

PN000036 / 14

Closure of SA–1

11/01/1991

PN000036 / 15

St. Johns Landfill Closure of Subarea 1

12/01/1991

PN000036 / 16

Survival, Reproduction, and Recruitment of Woody Plants

01/01/1992

PN000036 / 17

Landfill Wildlife Habitat Field Demonstration Project: Environmental

01/01/1992

PN000036 / 18

Correspondence, St. Johns landfill revegetation effort

05/11/1992 to 12/15/1992

PN000036 / 19

Bringing Beauty to a Beast of a Dump

05/14/1992

PN000036 / 20

Status Report St. Johns Landfill Soils Procurement Contract

06/01/1992

PN000036 / 21

SJL Vegetation Management Plan Draft Master Plant List

undated

PN000036 / 22

Miramar: A Full–Scale Waste Management

07/01/1992

PN000036 / 23

Correspondence, changes to St. Johns Landfill Cover Vegetation Plan

07/22/1992 to 07/23/1992; undated

PN000036 / 24

St. Johns Landfill Cover Vegetation Plan

08/01/1992

PN000036 / 25

Meeting Records, Preparatory Meeting for Sub–Area IV Vegetation September 22, 1992

09/22/1992

PN000036 / 26

St. Johns Landfill Subarea 1: Prairie Seeding

11/01/1992

PN000036 / 27

Draft Proposal St. Johns Landfill Vegetation Management

undated

PN000036 / 28

St. Johns Landfill Cover Vegetation Plan: Shrub Test Plot Report

03/01/1993

PN000036 / 29

St. Johns Landfill Cover Vegetation Plan: Shrub Test Plot Report

03/01/1993

PN000036 / 30

Correspondence, St. Johns Landfill Cover Vegetation Plan: Shrub Test

05/10/1993

PN000036 / 31

Meeting Records, St. Johns Landfill Landscape Maintenance May 20, 1993

05/20/1993

PN000036 / 32

Forest Restoration on a Closed Landfill

06/01/1993

PN000036 / 33

Correspondence, St. Johns Landfill revegetation effort

07/02/1993 to 08/25/1993

PN000036 / 34

Meeting Records, Vegetation Meeting July 12, 1993

07/12/1993

PN000036 / 35

The Introduction of Native Plant Species on Industrial Waste Heaps

01/01/1994

PN000036 / 36

Part 1 Proposed 1994 Work

01/01/1994

PN000036 / 37

Meeting Records, Landfill Cover Vegetation March 3, 1994

03/03/1994

PN000036 / 38

Meeting Records, St. Johns Landfill Vegetation Cover March 3, 1994

03/03/1994

PN000036 / 39

St. Johns Landfill Cover Vegetation Plan: 1994 Demonstration Plot

04/01/1994

PN000036 / 40

Correspondence, Senior Gardener position for the St. Johns Landfill

08/16/1994

PN000036 / 41

St. Johns Landfill Cover Vegetation Plan Demonstration Plots

12/01/1994

PN000036 / 42

Correspondence, native vegetation planning for 1996 and treatment

01/04/1995

PN000036 / 43

Experimental Park Grows on a Landfill

06/01/1995

PN000036 / 44

Correspondence, habitat management, planting riparian vegetation

08/18/1995 to 10/25/1995

PN000036 / 45

Strategies for Mixed–Grass Prairie Restoration

12/01/1995

PN000036 / 46

Correspondence, grant funding, sand deltas, vegetation management

02/06/1996 to 12/20/1996

PN000036 / 47

Correspondence, an inspection of the St. Johns Landfill

06/24/1996 to 07/15/1996

PN000036 / 48

Hidden Opportunities

07/01/1996

PN000036 / 49

Correspondence, St. Johns Landfill vegetation management, planning

09/18/1996 to 10/21/1996

PN000036 / 50

Correspondence, authorization to proceed work on St. Johns Landfill

11/22/1996; undated

PN000036 / 51

Draft 1997 Vegetation Maintenance Plan for SJL

01/01/1997

PN000036 / 52

Native Vegetation for St. Johns Landfill

01/01/1997

PN000036 / 53

Correspondence, Vegetation Maintenance Plan scope of work

01/15/1997

PN000036 / 54

St. Johns Landfill 1997 Vegetation Maintenance Program: Task Three

02/01/1997

PN000036 / 55

St. Johns Landfill 1997 Vegetation Maintenance Program: Task Two

03/01/1997

PN000036 / 56

St. Johns Landfill 1997 Vegetation Maintenance Program: Task One

03/01/1997

PN000036 / 57

Correspondence, Native Vegetation Restoration Plan drafts, reports

03/02/1997 to 12/10/1997

PN000036 / 58

Request for Proposals for Establishment of Native Vegetation

04/01/1997

PN000036 / 59

Proposal for Professional Services: Establishment of Native Veg.

05/21/1997

PN000036 / 60

A Chronology of Metro Contract Number 905795 – Establishment

07/08/1997 to 11/03/1997

PN000036 / 61

Establishment of Native Vegetation St. Johns Landfill Preface Phase 1

07/16/1997 to 09/24/1997

PN000036 / 62

Correspondence, establishment of native vegetation at SJL

08/01/1997 to 12/03/1997

PN000036 / 63

Mark G. Wilson, Laura Brophy, and Dennis O’Neil Meeting Notes

09/15/1997

PN000036 / 64

Establishment of Native Vegetation at St. Johns Overview and Phase 1

11/01/1997

PN000036 / 65

Meeting Notes, Metro REM and Mark G. Wilson

12/10/1997

PN000036 / 66

Establishment of Native Vegetation at St. Johns Landfill Draft

01/05/1998

PN000036 / 67

Establishment of Native Vegetation at St. Johns Landfill: Overview

02/01/1998

PN000036 / 68

Per Acre Cost Estimate – Cover Vegetation for St. Johns Landfill

05/05/1998

PN000036 / 69

Correspondence, cover vegetation and use of drill seeder at SJL

05/13/1998 to 05/19/1998

PN000036 / 70

Establishment of Native Vegetation at St. Johns Landfill: Vegetation

08/01/1998

PN000036 / 71

Establishment of Native Vegetation at St. Johns Landfill: Appendices

11/01/1998

PN000036 / 72

Project Status Report St. Johns Landfill

11/08/1999

PN000036 / 73

Conserving Grassland Bird Habitat in the Chicago Wilderness

08/01/2000

PN000036 / 74

Project Status Report: St. Johns Landfill

12/01/2000

PN000036 / 75

Correspondence, revegetating the perimeter bank, status reports

12/18/2000 to 01/23/2001

PN000036 / 76

Meeting Records, St. Johns Landfill Revegetation February 22, 2001

02/22/2001

PN000036 / 77

St. Johns Landfill Revegetation Meeting Minutes, reference materials

02/02/2001

PN000036 / 78

Correspondence, habitat possibilities at St. Johns Landfill

03/13/2001

PN000036 / 79

Correspondence, Watershed Revegetation Program at SJL

03/20/2002

PN000036 / 80

Correspondence, some background information on SJL

10/30/2002

PN000036 / 81

Correspondence, references for a contact for revegetation plan

10/30/2002 to 10/31/2002

PN000036 / 82

St. Johns Landfill Revegetation Meeting Minutes, reference materials

11/05/2002

PN000036 / 83

Smith Lake: Tufted Grasses and Emergents

undated

PN000036 / 84

Correspondence, scope of work for St. Johns Landfill vegetation

03/17/2003; undated

PN000036 / 85

St. Johns Landfill Vegetation Management Plan Scoping Meeting

05/01/2003

PN000036 / 86

Vegetation Questions

05/13/2003

PN000036 / 87

Conceptual Landfill Vegetation and Wildlife Habitat Plan

03/01/2004

PN000036 / 88

St. Johns Landfill Conceptual Landfill Vegetation and Wildlife Habitat

03/01/2004

PN000036 / 89

Meeting Records, St. Johns Landfill Vegetation Team April 22, 2004

04/22/2004

PN000036 / 90

Correspondence, weed control at SJL and North Portland Road

05/19/2004 to 10/05/2004

PN000036 / 91

Correspondence, planting drought tolerant species at N. Portland Rd.

10/14/2004 to 12/10/2004

PN000036 / 92

Correspondence, monitoring vegetation conditions at N. Portland Rd.

10/18/2004 to 02/11/2005

PN000036 / 93

St. Johns Landfill Slope Restoration Annual Plant Establishment

11/12/2004

PN000036 / 94

Site Management Plan St. Johns Landfill

11/01/2013

PN000036 / 95

Woody Plant Roots Fail to Penetrate a Clay–Lined Landfill

undated

PN000036 / 96

Restoring a Northeast Coastal Forest on the Fresh Kills Landfill

undated

PN000036 / 97

Habitat Restoration

undated

PN000036 / 98

Soil Microbial Biomass Service

undated

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collection Division 2: Landfill Closure, Regulatory

This collection division consists of materials used for or created during the regulatory process of closing the St. Johns Landfill. This was a heavily regulated process involving several interested parties, including the public. Most of this division consists of planning materials, environmental analyses, legal documentation, and public correspondence or comments.

Box/Folder No.

Folder Description

Dates

PN000036 / 99

Revised Closure and Financial Assurance Plan St. Johns Landfill

09/01/1989

PN000036 / 100

St. Johns Landfill Construction Documents

08/01/1992

PN000036 / 101

Computer Modeling and Scientific Visualization of SJL

03/01/1994

PN000036 / 103

Analysis of Data Related to Surface Water Quality in Columbia Slough

05/01/1999

PN000036 / 104

Correspondence, NPDES Stormwater Discharge Permit 1200–COLS

09/16/1999; undated

PN000036 / 105

Attachment C Draft Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study Scope

11/01/2002

PN000036 / 106

Correspondence, St. Johns Landfill RI–FS Phase 1 public outreach

01/14/2003 to 12/29/2003

PN000036 / 107

DEQ Responses to Public Comments on the Draft SJL Closure

02/27/2003 to 05/13/2003

PN000036 / 108

Public Notice: Hearing & Request for Comments: Proposed Permit

04/10/2003

PN000036 / 109

DEQ No. LQSW–NWR–02–04 RI/FS Consent Order

undated

PN000036 / 110

Correspondence, St. Johns Landfill closure permit

05/19/2003

PN000036 / 111

Fresh Questions Seep Into Dormant Landfill Issue

05/30/2003

PN000036 / 112

Correspondence, St. Johns Landfill closure

06/06/2003

PN000036 / 113

Solid Waste Disposal Site Closure Permit

10/31/2003

PN000036 / 114

Order of Consent

10/31/2003

PN000036 / 115

St. Johns Landfill RI–FS Public Involvement Group meeting, references

11/20/2003

PN000036 / 116

St. Johns Landfill RI–FS Public Involvement Group meeting, references

12/15/2003

PN000036 / 117

Meeting Records, St. Johns Landfill RI–FS Public Involvement January 23, 2004

01/23/2004

PN000036 / 118

Remedial Investigation Proposal Draft

02/27/2004

PN000036 / 119

Documents, Correspondence, Stakeholder Interviews

05/11/2004 to 05/25/2004; undated

PN000036 / 120

Solid Waste Disposal Site Closure Permit: Municipal Solid Waste

07/31/2013

 

 

 

Collection Division 3: Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area Planning, Facilities/Access

This collection division consists of materials used for or created by planning activities surrounding recreational activity, construction, and accessibility of the Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area. Many of these activities or projects were subject to public input. As a result, correspondence from the public, public forums, and published management plans make up the majority of this division.

Box/Folder No.

Folder Description

Dates

PN000036 / 121

Smith and Bybee Lakes Management Plan

03/12/1990

PN000036 / 122

Smith & Bybee Lakes Recreation Master Plan

11/01/1992

PN000036 / 123

Correspondence, management of recreation at S&B

11/15/1993

PN000036 / 124

A Survey of Potential Users S&B Lakes Interpretive

04/01/1994

PN000036 / 125

Meeting Records, S&B Lakes Public Forum April 13, 1994

04/13/1994

PN000036 / 126

Meeting Records, S&B Interpretive Center April 27, 1994

04/27/1994

PN000036 / 127

The "Best of the Bay Area Interpretive Centers"

05/16/1994

PN000037 / 1

S&B Lakes Interpretive Center Public Forum #5

05/17/1994

PN000037 / 2

S&B Lakes Interpretive Center Public Forum #2

06/28/1994

PN000037 / 3

S&B Lakes Interpretive Center Conceptual Design

08/01/1994

PN000037 / 4

Report, Adoption of Concept Design for S&B

11/16/1994

PN000037 / 5

Resolution No. 94–1978 adopting concept design

11/22/1994

PN000037 / 6

SBWNA Recreation Facilities Plan

11/01/1999

PN000037 / 7

Survey for the Proposed Wapato Corrections Facility

08/22/2000

PN000037 / 8

Maps, North Marine Drive Extension – Phase 2

07/05/2001

PN000037 / 9

Correspondence, future operation, maintenance

09/24/2001 to 10/31/2001

PN000037 / 10

Meeting Records, Use of St. Johns Landfill & Adjacent October 9, 2001

10/09/2001

PN000037 / 11

Request for Proposals Design Services for Facilities

05/01/2002

PN000037 / 12

Proposal # 2–1015 Recreation Facility and Public Art

05/17/2002

PN000037 / 13

Correspondence, ash forest, implications of trail

06/26/2002

PN000037 / 14

SBWNA Trails Feasibility Study

12/01/2003 to 04/01/2005

PN000037 / 15

Correspondence, water control structure

05/24/2004 to 06/07/2005

PN000037 / 16

North Slough Bridge Feasibility Study at S&B

01/01/2006 to 12/31/2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collection Division 4: Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area Water Management

This collection division consists of materials used for or created by planning activities related to the management of water in the Smith and Bybee wetlands. Due to the heavily regulated nature of water management, this collection division includes many legal materials, permits, applications, reports, studies, research materials, and correspondence.

Box/Folder No.

Folder Description

Dates

PN000037 / 17

Photographs of Smith and Bybee Wetlands Aerial Photography

01/01/1936 to 12/31/2015

PN000037 / 18

Correspondence, permission to install a culvert at Columbia Slough

09/20/1967

PN000037 / 19

Correspondence, water quality reports

12/29/1971

 

PN000037 / 20

Lakes of Oregon: Hood River, Multnomah, Washington, and Yamhill

01/01/1975

PN000037 / 22

Correspondence, water controls to help prevent Clostridium botulinum

08/24/1981 to 09/22/1981

PN000037 / 23

Permit Application R-62601

09/08/1981

PN000037 / 24

Proposed Certification of Water Right R-62601

09/08/1981

PN000037 / 25

Permit Application 62602

09/08/1981

PN000037 / 26

Filing Fee for Control Structures at Smith-Bybee Lake

09/08/1981

PN000037 / 27

Application for Permit to Appropriate Surface Water 62602

09/30/1981

PN000037 / 28

Application for a Permit to Construct a Reservoir R-62601

09/30/1981

PN000037 / 29

R-62601 Permit to Construct a Reservoir and Store for Beneficial Use

09/30/1981

PN000037 / 30

Application for a Permit to Construct a Reservoir

09/30/1981

PN000037 / 31

Application for a Permit to Appropriate Surface Water

09/30/1981

PN000037 / 32

Water-Quality Data for Smith and Bybee Lakes Portland, Oregon

01/01/1983

PN000037 / 33

Water-Quality Data for Smith and Bybee Lakes Portland, Oregon

01/01/1983

PN000037 / 34

S&B Lakes: Completion of Water Quality Tasks Assigned to NPPEN-HH-R

06/01/1983

PN000037 / 35

S&B Lakes: Completion of Water Quality Tasks Assigned to NPPEN-HH-R

06/01/1983

PN000037 / 36

Correspondence, permit number R-8298

10/13/1983

PN000037 / 37

WRD Dam Safety File: 196.820 Prohibition Against Issuance of Permits

undated

PN000037 / 38

Correspondence, S&B lake water control structure and dike rehabilitation

01/13/1984

PN000037 / 39

Correspondence, renewal of the Rivergate dredging permit

02/15/1984

PN000037 / 40

Correspondence, assignment of permits R-62601 and 62602

05/31/1984

PN000037 / 41

Department of the Army Permit

11/30/1984

PN000037 / 42

Correspondence, negotiations for the Rivergate dredging permit

08/14/1987

PN000037 / 43

Condition Rating Sheet: Earth Embankments

10/06/1987

PN000037 / 44

Condition Rating Sheet: Earth Embankments

10/25/1988

PN000037 / 45

Proposal for a Clean Lakes Grant Smith and Bybee Lakes

01/30/1989

PN000037 / 46

GPS Data Sheet

02/16/1990

PN000037 / 47

Port of Portland Smith-Bybee Lakes Control Structure

09/01/1990

PN000037 / 48

Correspondence, updates to the permit to dredge, fill at Rivergate

09/01/1990 to 06/03/1991

PN000037 / 49

South Rivergate Landfill Outfall To Do

02/26/1991

PN000037 / 50

Application for Funding Under the Clean Lakes Program

01/01/1992

PN000037 / 51

Draft Fishery Assessment at Smith and Bybee Lakes

01/01/1992

PN000037 / 52

Draft Assessment of Management Alternatives Improving Water Quality

01/01/1992

 

 

PN000037 / 53

Smith and Bybee Lakes [Water Control Structure Engineering Plan]

02/19/1992

PN000037 / 54

Smith & Bybee Lakes Water Level Control

03/19/1992

PN000037 / 55

Correspondence, access ramp to the S&B water control structure; Map

06/01/1992 to 06/16/1992

PN000037 / 56

Electrofishing Survey of Smith and Bybee Lakes; Customer Invoice

06/01/1992 to 09/21/1992

PN000037 / 57

Notice of a Proposal in your Neighborhood

07/14/1992

PN000037 / 58

Application for Funding Under the Clean Lakes Program Phase 1 Feasibility

01/01/1993

PN000037 / 59

Application for Funding Under the Clean Lakes Program Phase 1 Feasibility

01/01/1993

PN000037 / 60

Frequently Detected Contaminants in Sediments

01/01/1993 to 12/31/2002

PN000037 / 61

Analytical Results for Surface Water Leachate Indicators

01/01/1993 to 12/31/2002

PN000037 / 62

Analytical Results for Surface Water

01/01/1993 to 12/31/2002

PN000037 / 63

Analytical Results for Sediment Quality Parameters

01/01/1993 to 12/31/2002

PN000037 / 64

Frequently Detected Contaminants in Sediments

01/01/1993 to 12/31/2002

PN000037 / 65

Hydraulic and Water Quality Modeling of Opening S&B Lakes to Columbia

03/04/1993 to 07/31/1995; undated

PN000037 / 66

St. Johns L.F. #27-1919-09(41)

05/10/1993

PN000037 / 67

A Short History of the Planning Efforts for Smith and Bybee Lakes

undated

PN000037 / 68

Smith and Bybee Lake Phase 1

undated

PN000037 / 69

S&B Lakes 1994-95 Screening Level Risk Assessment

01/01/1994 to 12/31/1995

PN000037 / 70

314 Clean Lakes Grant Project Quarterly Progress Report No. 2

01/26/1994

PN000037 / 71

Smith and Bybee Sediment Assessment

02/01/1994

PN000037 / 72

Portland International Airport Airtrans Center West and NE Buffalo Street

02/01/1994

PN000037 / 73

Permit to Appropriate the Public Waters (Permit Number 51547)

10/05/1994

PN000037 / 74

Hydraulic and Water Quality Modeling of Opening S&B Lakes to Columbia

01/01/1995

PN000037 / 75

Water Management - Hydraulic and Hydrologic Model of the Flow Control Structure

01/01/1995

PN000037 / 76

Correspondence, S&B Lakes flow augmentation and water quality

02/01/1995; undated

PN000037 / 77

Draft Analysis of Impacts of Flow Augmentation from S&B Lakes

03/01/1995

PN000037 / 78

Correspondence, the evaluation of pollutant impacts on the S&B lakes

04/13/1995

PN000037 / 79

Smith & Bybee Lake Water Level Management Analysis

05/02/1995

PN000037 / 80

Smith & Bybee Lakes Tidal Exchange Analysis

05/09/1995

PN000037 / 81

314 Clean Lakes Grant Project Quarterly Progress Report No. 8

06/30/1995

PN000037 / 82

Water Management Objectives for Smith and Bybee Lakes

09/08/1995

PN000037 / 83

314 Clean Lakes Grant Project Quarterly Progress Report No. 9

09/30/1995

PN000037 / 84

Condition Rating Sheet: Earth Embankments

10/17/1995

PN000037 / 85

Rivergate Industrial District Rivergate Rail Improvements Site B and C

11/01/1995

PN000037 / 86

Optimum Water Level Control of Smith/Bybee Lakes

undated

PN000037 / 87

Rivergate

01/01/1996 to 12/31/1997

PN000037 / 89

Correspondence, proposed revisions to the Rivergate Fill Agreement

05/18/1996 to 01/08/1998

PN000037 / 90

Concept of Design for Water Control Replacement Structure

05/20/1996

PN000037 / 92

Recommendations to SBLMC for Phased Approach to Habitat Enhancement

06/25/1996

PN000037 / 93

Water Management - Diagnostic and Feasibility Study of Smith & Bybee Lakes

07/01/1996

PN000037 / 94

Diagnostic and Feasibility Study of Smith & Bybee Lakes

07/01/1996

PN000037 / 95

Water Management - Diagnostic and Feasibility Study of Smith & Bybee Lakes Appendices

07/01/1996

PN000037 / 96

Correspondence, concerns about illegal activity at Rivergate

07/17/1996 to 10/15/1996

PN000037 / 97

Master Drainage Plan

08/01/1996

PN000037 / 98

Correspondence, information on fish being stranded in the S&B lakes

09/11/1996 to 10/14/1996; undated

PN000037 / 99

Correspondence, support of water management, restoration of S&B

11/13/1996

PN000037 / 100

Correspondence, permit requirements, OWRD Dam Safety, dam removal

11/26/1996

PN000037 / 101

Correspondence, Rivergate Fill Agreement Management Plan

12/30/1996 to 01/10/1997

PN000037 / 102

Correspondence, mitigation program

04/01/1997

PN000037 / 103

Emily Roth Notes from her Discussion w/ Brian Campbell of Port of Portland

05/21/1997

PN000037 / 104

Correspondence, Bathymetric Maps

07/22/1997

PN000037 / 105

Rivergate Cooperative Agreement: Mitigation Program

08/01/1997

PN000037 / 106

Document - Mitigation Program Example of Form/Matrix

08/04/1997

PN000037 / 107

Rivergate Cooperative Agreement: Mitigation Program

08/07/1997

PN000037 / 108

Rivergate Cooperative Agreement

08/27/1997

PN000037 / 109

St. Johns Landfill Closure Project Annual Report to the Oregon DEQ

09/01/1997 to 06/30/1998

PN000037 / 110

Summary of Agency Tour of Port Mitigation Areas and Ramsey Lake

09/10/1997

PN000037 / 111

SW Quad Mitigation Program Draft Comments

10/01/1997

PN000037 / 112

Smith and Bybee Lakes Environmental Studies Summary Report

11/01/1997

PN000037 / 113

Table 20: Water Quality Criteria Summary

11/01/1997

PN000037 / 114

Surface Water Sampling

07/01/1998

PN000037 / 115

Rivergate Industrial District Ramsey Lake Mitigation Ponds

08/29/1998

PN000037 / 116

Brief History of the Proposed Water Control Structure at S&B Lakes

09/09/1998

PN000037 / 117

Inspection Record

09/23/1998

PN000037 / 118

Characterization of Surface Water Data High-Frequency Monitoring

10/01/1998 to 12/01/1999

PN000037 / 119

Evaluation Framework

11/01/1998

PN000037 / 120

Port of Portland Water Management and Conservation Plan

12/01/1999

PN000037 / 121

Correspondence, the Port of Portland’s Water Management Plan

01/03/2000 to 06/12/2000

PN000037 / 122

Correspondence, the Oregon Bass and Panfish Club’s objections

01/09/2000 to 05/01/2000

PN000037 / 123

Water Quality

02/24/2000

PN000037 / 124

Environmental Action Memorandum and Migratory Birds & Habitat

03/03/2000 to 05/19/2003

PN000037 / 125

Environmental Action Memorandum

03/03/2000 to 07/18/2003

PN000037 / 126

Correspondence, obtaining water rights

03/06/2000 to 03/24/2000

PN000037 / 127

Oregon Bass & Panfish Club

03/30/2000 to 08/31/2000; undated

PN000037 / 128

Proposed Certificates of Water Right

05/05/2000

 

 

PN000037 / 129

Correspondence, salmon, ESA, and the leachate

08/04/2000 to 08/11/2000

PN000037 / 130

Correspondence, grant proposal to replace the water control structure

08/16/2000 to 01/30/2001

PN000037 / 131

Smith and Bybee Lakes Restoration Grant Proposal

09/01/2000

PN000037 / 132

Correspondence, assignment of permits R-8298 and S-45974 to Metro

09/28/2000 to 11/28/2000

PN000037 / 133

Correspondence, endorsement for replacing the S&B Dam

11/06/2000 to 11/28/2001

PN000037 / 134

Consideration of Resolution No. 00-3015

11/09/2000

PN000037 / 135

Smith & Bybee Lakes Surface Elevational Area Relationship

11/09/2000 to 12/21/2000; undated

PN000038 / 1

Case No. CV97-1674-ST [Rivergate Consent Decree]

11/21/2000 to 11/30/2000

PN000038 / 2

Correspondence, water control structure, St. Johns Landfill

12/19/2000 to 12/22/2000

PN000038 / 3

Stewart Notes Re Discussions on Existing Dam/Weir

01/17/2001 to 12/31/2003

PN000038 / 4

Smith and Bybee Lakes Restoration Grant Proposal

01/31/2001

PN000038 / 5

Correspondence, engineering designs for the water control structure

01/31/2001 to 08/24/2001

PN000038 / 6

Meeting Records, Greg Geist Minutes February 28, 2001

02/28/2001

PN000038 / 7

Certificate of Water Right 76913

05/10/2001

PN000038 / 8

Certificate of Water Right 76914

05/10/2001

PN000038 / 9

Smith Bybee OR 31-1 Parsons Brinckerhoff Hydraulic Modeling Contract

06/08/2001 to 11/16/2001

PN000038 / 10

General Authorization for Fish Habitat Enhancement Standards for Review

07/01/2001

PN000038 / 11

Watershed Improvement Grant Agreement

07/12/2001 to 08/03/2001

PN000038 / 12

Correspondence, a substantial fish die-off and other botulism concerns

08/19/2001

PN000038 / 13

Smith and Bybee Lake Water Control Structure Draft Hydraulics Report

10/01/2001

PN000038 / 14

Correspondence, Fish Enhancement General Authorization Permit

11/27/2001

 

 

PN000038 / 15

Resolution No. 01-3125 to Replace the Dam with a Water Control Structure

11/29/2001

PN000038 / 16

Surveyed Elevations at Mitigation Site

undated

PN000038 / 17

Correspondence, water quality management and concerns

01/16/2002 to 03/21/2002

PN000038 / 18

Biological Assessment

01/28/2002

PN000038 / 19

Correspondence, Documents, water quality data

02/05/2002 to 02/21/2002; undated

PN000038 / 20

Joint Permit Application Form

03/06/2002

PN000038 / 21

Fish Habitat Enhancement General Authorization Application

03/07/2002

PN000038 / 22

Correspondence, permit for modification of trash racks and fish sampling

03/19/2002 to 06/08/2005

PN000038 / 23

Site Mitigation or Remediation Plan

03/20/2002

PN000038 / 24

Type 2 Environmental Review SBWNA Water Control Structure

03/22/2002

PN000038 / 25

Urban Forestry (Street Tree) Review Checklist and Fee Statement

03/28/2002

PN000038 / 26

General Authorization for Fish Habitat Enhancement Rule OAR 141-89-005

04/16/2002

PN000038 / 27

Land Use Review Notice 02-113706 EN

04/30/2002

PN000038 / 28

Correspondence, Land Use Review 02-113706 EN

05/01/2002 to 08/27/2002

PN000038 / 29

Building and Other Permits Fee Schedule

07/01/2002

PN000038 / 30

Correspondence, Meeting Records, permits and the 40-mile trail

07/09/2002 to 11/19/2002

PN000038 / 31

Decision Notice for LU 02-113706 EN

undated

PN000038 / 32

Alternatives Analysis

undated

PN000038 / 33

Evaluation

undated

PN000038 / 34

Hydrologic Management of a Tidal Floodplain Wetland

01/01/2003

PN000038 / 35

Land Use Review Notice Decision

01/10/2003

PN000038 / 36

Land Use Review Notice 02-113706 EN

01/10/2003

PN000038 / 37

Land Use Review Application

01/22/2003 to 01/28/2003

PN000038 / 38

Correspondence, Report, surface water tests, Painted Turtle Habitat

02/03/2003 to 03/13/2003

PN000038 / 39

Inspection Request (IVR) Pocket Reference

02/04/2003

PN000038 / 40

Public Notice for Permit Application

04/08/2003

PN000038 / 41

Correspondence, Water Structure Replacement Project

04/24/2003 to 05/08/2003

 

PN000038 / 42

Correspondence, Water Structure Replacement Project

04/27/2003 to 09/03/2003

PN000038 / 43

Correspondence, Water Control Structure replacement project

05/31/2003 to 06/20/2003

PN000038 / 44

Correspondence, engineering cost estimate for construction

06/06/2003

PN000038 / 45

Correspondence, Water Structure Replacement Project

06/06/2003 to 07/25/2003

PN000038 / 46

Correspondence, Document, RCRC Form, Water Control Structure

06/13/2003; undated

PN000038 / 47

Status Check: Site and Commercial Development Permits, Fee Statements

06/16/2003

PN000038 / 48

Status Check: Site and Commercial Development Permits

07/02/2003

PN000038 / 49

Correspondence, the fish habitat enhancement project

07/05/2003 to 09/02/2003

PN000038 / 50

Status Check: Site and Commercial Development Permits

07/10/2003

PN000038 / 52

Status Check: Site and Commercial Development Permits

07/17/2003

PN000038 / 53

Correspondence, permit for the water control structure

07/22/2003

PN000038 / 54

Status Check: Site Development Permit

07/28/2003

PN000038 / 55

Correspondence, Document, plan alterations and soil test results

08/01/2003 to 09/03/2003

PN000038 / 56

Endangered Species Act - Section 7 Consultation Biological Opinion

08/04/2003

PN000038 / 57

Endangered Species Act - Section 7 Consultation Biological Opinion

08/04/2003

PN000038 / 58

Meeting Records, Paul V. August 4, 2003

08/04/2003

PN000038 / 59

Sediment Evaluations, E. N. Slough and Bybee Lake

08/04/2003

PN000038 / 60

Correspondence, Documents, Water Control Structure replacement

08/04/2003 to 09/04/2003; undated

PN000038 / 61

Meeting Records, Tim Spencer August 6, 2003

08/06/2003

PN000038 / 62

Personal Services Agreement (Metro and North Creek Analytical contract #925182)

08/06/2003 to 08/08/2003

PN000038 / 63

Personal Services Agreement (Metro and Spencer Environmental contract #925178)

08/06/2003 to 08/11/2003

PN000038 / 64

Site Development Permit, Fee Statement

08/08/2003

PN000038 / 65

Meeting Records, Tom Melville August 14, 2003

08/14/2003

PN000038 / 66

Soil Characterization, Chain of Custody Report

08/14/2003 to 09/03/2003

PN000038 / 67

Correspondence, confusion about the in-water work window

08/19/2003

PN000038 / 68

Correspondence, regarding modification of the water control structure

08/19/2003 to 09/02/2003

PN000038 / 69

In-Water Timing Extension Form

08/22/2003 to 11/17/2003

PN000038 / 70

Soil Characterization

09/03/2003

PN000038 / 71

Notice of Authorization

09/04/2003

PN000038 / 72

Field Notes

09/17/2003 to 11/16/2003

PN000038 / 73

Correspondence, Document, pond sampling

09/29/2003 to 09/30/2003

PN000038 / 74

Implementation Monitoring

undated

PN000038 / 75

Story of the New Water Control Structure at Smith and Bybee Lakes Wildlife

undated

PN000038 / 76

Fisheries Restoration & Enhancement Program Project Proposal

05/27/2004

PN000038 / 77

Building Permit Application

06/16/2004

PN000038 / 78

Proposed Final Order for Water Management and Conservation Plan

06/24/2004

PN000038 / 79

Smith and Bybee Lakes Monitoring Program Vegetation Sampling

06/29/2004 to 08/02/2007

PN000038 / 80

Stewart Notes for Testimony to R&E Board July 2004

07/01/2004

PN000038 / 81

Inspection Report

07/21/2004

PN000038 / 82

Correspondence, Water Control Structure project

07/21/2004 to 06/08/2005

PN000038 / 83

Final Order Approving Water Management and Conservation Plan

08/11/2004

PN000038 / 84

Correspondence, feedback from an inspection

08/26/2004

PN000038 / 85

Inspection Report

09/09/2004

PN000038 / 86

Correspondence, funding, billing for the SBWNA Restoration Project

09/27/2004 to 11/16/2005

PN000038 / 87

$38,477.25 Metro Spending on WCS to Date

10/18/2004

PN000038 / 88

Application for Game Bird Stamp Funds

10/20/2004

PN000038 / 89

Fish Restoration & Enhancement Program (R&E) Grant Agreement

11/16/2004 to 12/01/2004

PN000038 / 90

Final Seed List & Quantities

undated

PN000038 / 91

Smith and Bybee Wetlands Project Plan Review

undated

PN000038 / 92

Draft SOW to Lisa Merino

01/27/2005

PN000038 / 93

Intergovernmental Agreement Between ODFW and Metro

02/04/2005 to 06/30/2005

 

PN000038 / 94

First Monitoring Report for N. Portland Rd Restoration and Mitigation Site

02/09/2005

PN000038 / 95

Monitoring Report to Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (Ducks Unlimited)

03/31/2005

PN000038 / 96

Invoice Detail for Smith and Bybee Restoration (Ducks Unlimited)

04/19/2005 to 06/30/2005

PN000038 / 97

Achieving Desired Plant Community Changes with Hydrologic Management

04/21/2005

PN000038 / 98

Exhibit C Restoration and Enhancement Program Project Completion

09/09/2005

PN000038 / 99

Instructions for Requesting an Inspection Using IVR

11/01/2005

PN000038 / 100

SBWNA Water Control Structure Project Implementation Monitoring Report

12/01/2005

PN000038 / 101

Site Development Permit Final

07/18/2006

PN000038 / 102

First-Year Responses to Managed Flooding of Lower Columbia River

12/01/2008

PN000038 / 103

Long-Term Responses of Phalaris arundinacea and Columbia River

01/01/2012

PN000038 / 104

Decision of the Hearings Officer Case LU 12-167334 CN (HO 4130004)

05/30/2013

PN000038 / 105

Correspondence, public hearing for the Water Structure Replacement Project

09/04/2013

PN000038 / 106

Smith and Bybee Planning Summary

10/01/2013

PN000038 / 107

Utilization of Resolution No. 14-4510 for Water Control Structure

01/05/2014

PN000038 / 108

Otak Modeling Graphs

08/01/2014 to 09/14/2014

PN000038 / 109

Correspondence, Smith and Bybee Escape Ramps, details about hoist used

09/08/2014 to 03/27/2017

PN000038 / 110

Meeting Records, WCS Repair and Upgrades September 23, 2014

09/23/2014

PN000038 / 111

Meeting Records, WCS Repair and Upgrades September 23, 2014

09/23/2014

PN000038 / 112

Personal Services Arrangement between Metro and Ducks Unlimited

11/01/2014

PN000038 / 113

Job Hazard Analysis

12/01/2014

PN000038 / 114

Confined Space Evaluation

12/22/2014

PN000038 / 115

Water Control Structures Repairs and Upgrades - Implementation

01/13/2015

PN000038 / 116

Hazard Recognition Evaluation

01/22/2015

PN000038 / 117

Meeting Records, Water Control Structure September 23, 2014

01/28/2015

PN000038 / 118

SBWNA Multnomah Marsh Water Control Facilities Structural Inspection

03/16/2015

PN000038 / 119

Scope of Consultant Services Phase 2

undated

PN000038 / 120

Maps, SBWNA Lake Reconnection, Heat Map

undated

PN000038 / 121

Smith and Bybee Wetlands Water Management Solutions

03/08/2016

PN000038 / 122

Correspondence, NOAA Fisheries requirements

05/06/2016

PN000038 / 123

Map, Smith & Bybee Channel Management: Site Photos

06/01/2016 to 08/15/2016

PN000038 / 124

S&B Water Control Structures Facility Engineering Plans 90% Design

06/22/2016

PN000038 / 125

S&B Water Control Structures Facility Engineering Plans 90% Design

06/22/2016

PN000038 / 126

Correspondence, Document, 90% Design plans

06/22/2016 to 07/05/2016

PN000038 / 127

S&B Water Control Structures Facility Engineering Plans 100% Design

08/04/2016

PN000038 / 128

Correspondence, Documents, authorization for construction

08/08/2016 to 06/05/2017; undated

PN000038 / 129

Note Regarding Smith/Bybee Channel Modification Options

09/01/2016

PN000038 / 130

Correspondence, Documents, potential mitigation project

09/12/2016 to 01/13/2017; undated

PN000038 / 131

Smith & Bybee Channel Management Solutions

10/31/2016

PN000038 / 132

Meeting Records, Ducks Unlimited Inc. Update Call November 30, 2016

11/30/2016

PN000038 / 133

Correspondence, routine inspection of the Smith-Bybee Lakes Dam

12/09/2016

PN000038 / 134

Metro: Smith Bybee WCS Improvements Permit Set

12/14/2016

PN000038 / 135

Water Control Structure Operations

undated

PN000038 / 136

Multnomah Channel Marsh Water Control Structures

undated

PN000038 / 137

Best Management Practices as Provided by Metro

undated

PN000038 / 138

S&B Water Control Structures Facility Engineering Plans Bid Set

02/03/2017

PN000038 / 139

S&B Water Control Structures Facility Engineering Plans Bid Set

03/09/2017

PN000038 / 140

S&B WCS Facility Engineering Plans Bid Set, Section 1000, Description

03/20/2017

PN000038 / 141

Correspondence, comments on application that impacts wetlands

03/23/2017

PN000038 / 142

S&B Water Control Structures Facility Engineering Plans Permit Set

04/06/2017

PN000038 / 143

Correspondence, S&B Lakes Channel Restoration Project, fish salvage

04/12/2017 to 08/18/2017

PN000038 / 144

Engineer Estimate Metro Projects, RFB 3331

04/17/2017 to 04/25/2017; undated

PN000038 / 145

Receipt

04/28/2017

PN000038 / 146

Correspondence, bidding process for the RFB 3331

05/17/2017

PN000038 / 147

Correspondence, permit to construct improvements on S&B WCS

06/19/2017 to 03/06/2018

PN000038 / 148

2017 – Scientific Taking Permit – Fish

07/18/2017

PN000038 / 150

Permit No. 60021-RF [for S&B Lakes Channel Restoration]

08/10/2017

PN000038 / 151

Fee Data Sheet

08/17/2017

PN000038 / 152

Notice of a Type Ix Decision on a Proposal in Your Neighborhood

08/17/2017

PN000038 / 153

Soils Special Inspection Program Checklist Balanced Cut and Fill

08/24/2017

PN000038 / 154

Zoning and Site Development Permits

09/01/2017

PN000038 / 155

Site Development Permit Inspection Record

09/01/2017

PN000038 / 156

Zoning Permit

09/01/2017

PN000038 / 157

Authorizations and Permits for Protected Species (APPS)

09/15/2017

PN000038 / 158

S&B Water Control Structures Facility Engineering Plans Final

10/15/2017

PN000038 / 159

S&B Water Control Structures Facility Engineering Plans Record Set

10/15/2017

PN000038 / 160

Application for Department of the Army Permit

11/05/2017

PN000038 / 161

Compliance Certification

11/27/2017

PN000038 / 162

Inspection Report

02/22/2018

PN000038 / 163

Inspection Report

03/05/2018

PN000038 / 164

Commercial Inspection Record

undated

PN000038 / 165

Correspondence, documentation for a set of permits

06/15/2018

PN000038 / 166

WCS Upgrades and Repairs - Advisory Committee Presentation

undated

PN000038 / 167

Multnomah Channel Marsh Water Control Structures

undated

PN000038 / 168

Opening Up Smith and Bybee Lakes to North Slough

undated

PN000038 / 169

I Am Dam

01/01/2005

PN000038 / 170

Atlas of Oregon Lakes: Lake Reports

undated

 

 

 

Collection Division 5: Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area Planning, Natural Resources

This collection division consists of materials used for or created by planning activities related to the use of the natural resources at the Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area. Reports, studies, research materials, and correspondence were all used to manage the natural area’s ecosystem.

Box/Folder No.

Folder Description

Dates

PN000038 / 171

Effect of Deposits in Columbia Slough on Algal Growth

06/01/1971

PN000038 / 172

North Portland Peninsula Study

12/22/1972

PN000038 / 173

Water Quality in Columbia Slough, Oregon 1971 – 1973

04/01/1974

PN000038 / 174

Draft Environmental Impact Statement Rivergate

02/01/1975

 

 

PN000038 / 175

Purple Loosestrife, Biological Control Agent Release Forms

07/08/1987 to 07/12/2001

PN000039 / 1

Smith and Bybee Lakes Environmental Studies Summary Report

09/01/1987 to 11/01/1987

PN000039 / 2

Smith and Bybee Lakes Environmental Studies Appendices

09/01/1987 to 11/01/1987

PN000039 / 3

Map, Rivergate Industrial District Ramsey Lake Mitigation

08/29/1988

PN000039 / 4

Map, Rivergate Mitigation Plan

08/29/1988

PN000039 / 5

Natural Resources Management Plan for S&B Lakes

05/08/1990 to 11/08/1990

PN000039 / 6

Lower Columbia River Natural Area Inventory 1992

02/03/1993

PN000039 / 7

Embayment Enhancement Feasibility Study Willston Reservoir

03/01/1993

PN000039 / 8

Ramsey Lake PRF Monitoring Proposal and Cost

undated

PN000039 / 9

Ramsey Lake Pollution Reduction Facility

undated

PN000039 / 10

The Biota of Smith and Bybee Lakes Management Area

02/14/1994

PN000039 / 11

The Biota of S&B Lakes Management Area Original

02/14/1994

PN000039 / 12

The Biota of Smith and Bybee Lakes Management Area Diskettes

02/14/1994

PN000039 / 13

Correspondence, Ramsey Lk. stormwater treatment

07/26/1994

PN000039 / 14

Correspondence, pre-app conference Ramsey Lk.

09/23/1994

PN000039 / 15

Draft Panting Matrix for Ramsey Lake Site

11/09/1994

PN000039 / 16

Meeting Records, Urban Wildlife Control Agenda

undated

PN000039 / 17

Recent Paleolimnology of Smith and Bybee Lakes

03/15/1995

PN000039 / 18

Correspondence, Urban Wildlife Control service agreement

05/31/1995

PN000039 / 19

Personal Services Agreement

06/05/1995

PN000039 / 20

Flooding Systems, CENPP 9 FEB I:24000

undated

PN000039 / 21

Vegetation Management Plan and Monitoring

02/05/1996; undated

PN000039 / 22

Map, SBWNA Management Projects

07/02/1996

PN000039 / 23

Meeting Records, Wapato Wetlands Task Force

08/14/1996 to 06/25/1997

PN000039 / 24

Appendix G: Uncommon Wetland Plant Communities in Oregon

undated

PN000039 / 25

Industries in Basin 55A

undated

PN000039 / 26

Smith and Bybee Lakes Research Project

01/01/1997

PN000039 / 27

Wapato Wetland Risk Evaluation Early Action Remedial

02/01/1997

PN000039 / 28

Executive Summary of Wapato Wetlands Testing Results

02/12/1997

PN000039 / 29

Correspondence, Wapato Wetlands

04/29/1997 to 11/24/1997

PN000039 / 30

Internship Job Description

06/01/1997

 

PN000039 / 31

Correspondence, bird surveys

08/19/1997 to 03/31/1998

PN000039 / 32

Draft 1997 Environmental Quality Monitoring Plan

09/01/1997

PN000039 / 33

Smith and Bybee Lakes Research Project

undated

PN000039 / 34

Bird Lists

02/12/1998 to 07/06/1999; undated

PN000039 / 35

Map, Document, Beaver Lodges

05/01/1998 to 10/01/1998

PN000039 / 36

Correspondence, list of dragonflies observed at S&B

09/09/1998

PN000039 / 37

Status of Smith and Bybee Lake Mussel Populations 2000-2001

undated

PN000039 / 38

Maps, Documents, Photo Point Locations

01/01/2000 to 08/08/2005

PN000039 / 39

Wetland Plant Associations of the Western Hemlock Zone

08/01/2000

PN000039 / 40

Photographs, S&B Lake Mussel Populations

08/24/2000 to 09/19/2001

PN000039 / 41

Ramsey Ponds & Columbia Slough Banks

03/27/2001

PN000039 / 42

Outline of Habitat Restoration Plans at SBWNA

06/26/2001

PN000039 / 43

Wetland Delineation Report Rivergate Mitigation Project

07/01/2001

PN000039 / 44

Correspondence, Maps, Columbia Slough MS4 Outfall

08/22/2001 to 07/17/2005

PN000039 / 45

Map, Site Map Smith Lake Property Tax Lot 1N1E05B-00900

09/11/2001

PN000039 / 46

Correspondence, Land Use Review for Smith Lake

09/20/2001 to 04/01/2003

PN000039 / 47

Fish Species and Their Habitat Near Rivergate Industrial

01/07/2002

PN000039 / 48

Meeting Records, Flood Storage Basin/Wetlands at Smith Lake February 27, 2002

02/27/2002

PN000039 / 49

Meeting Records, Meeting with Stacy Wenger (ODPR) July 9, 2002

07/09/2002

PN000039 / 50

SBWNA Invasive Plant Management Plan

08/01/2002

PN000039 / 51

Floodplain Wetland Restoration and Pacific Salmon 2002

01/01/2003

PN000039 / 52

West Castle Ski Resort Expansion 2002 Rare Plant Survey

01/01/2003

PN000039 / 53

Map, SBWNA Western Painted Turtle Habitat

01/06/2003

PN000039 / 54

Document, Correspondence, Western Painted Turtle Habitat

01/06/2003 to 01/10/2003; undated

PN000039 / 55

Notice of a Type II Decision on a Proposal in Your Neighborhood

03/20/2003

PN000039 / 56

A Bat Survey Within the Boundaries of the SBWNA

07/01/2003

PN000039 / 57

Correspondence, Western Painted Turtle Habitat

07/01/2003

PN000039 / 58

Columbia Sedge Meadows at Smith-Bybee

07/28/2003

PN000039 / 59

Floodplain Wetland Restoration and Pacific Salmon Report

08/01/2003

PN000039 / 60

Greenspaces Program, Conservation & Restoration

08/08/2003

PN000039 / 61

Fish Monitoring at Floodplain Wetland Restoration Sites in the Pacific

09/01/2003

PN000039 / 62

Fish Monitoring at Flood Plain Wetland Restoration Sites

09/08/2004

PN000039 / 63

Maps, Documents, Carex aperta

03/29/2005

PN000039 / 64

Western Painted Turtle Habitat Enhancement Greenspaces

05/01/2005

PN000039 / 65

Fish Monitoring at Floodplain Wetland Restoration Sites

06/01/2005

PN000039 / 66

Fish Monitoring at Floodplain Wetland Restoration Sites

01/17/2006

PN000039 / 67

Second Monitoring Report for the N. Portland Rd Mitigation

02/28/2006

PN000039 / 68

Third Monitoring Report for the N. Portland Rd Mitigation

12/01/2006

PN000039 / 69

Fish Monitoring at Floodplain Wetland Restoration Sites

01/18/2007

PN000039 / 70

Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area Comprehensive Natural Resource Plan Appendix

01/01/2012

PN000039 / 71

Temp. Signs Mock-Up for SB Visitors to Explain PHAARU Sprays

undated

PN000039 / 72

The Status of Biodiversity in the Great Plains: Great Plains

undated

 

 

 

Collection Division 6: Smith and Bybee Wetlands Advisory Committee

This collection division consists of materials used, received, or generated by the Smith and Bybee Wetlands Advisory Committee. Correspondence, meeting notes, and reports on topics related to the Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area, Columbia Slough, and St. Johns Landfill are included.

Box/Folder No.

Folder Description

Dates

PN000040 / 1

Columbia River Mean Daily Stage

10/01/1972 to 12/31/1992; undated

PN000040 / 2

40 Mile Loop Master Plan

05/01/1983

PN000040 / 3

Trail Subcommittee Research Conducted in 2002

01/01/1991 to 11/19/2002

PN000040 / 4

Correspondence, Leadbetter Stormwater Treatment Facility

10/02/1991 to 01/23/1992

PN000040 / 5

Maps, Smith & Bybee Lakes Recreation Master Plan

06/01/1992 to 06/07/1996; undated

PN000040 / 6

Correspondence, the legal standing of the SBLMC

07/05/1994

PN000040 / 7

Correspondence, model water exchange

05/09/1995

PN000040 / 8

Correspondence, zoning map error

07/16/1996 to 02/12/2001

 

PN000040 / 9

Columbia Slough Riparian Enhancement Project Partnership

12/23/1996 to 12/31/1996

PN000040 / 10

St. Johns Landfill Closure Project Annual Report to the Oregon DEQ

07/01/1997 to 06/30/1998

PN000040 / 11

Rivergate Cooperative Agreement: Mitigation Program

08/01/1997

PN000040 / 12

Establishment of Native Vegetation at St. Johns Landfill Proposed Phase 1

08/01/1997 to 09/09/1997

PN000040 / 13

Correspondence, budget for FY 1998-99

09/23/1997

PN000040 / 14

Correspondence, herbicide use and experimental plot procedures

09/29/1997 to 10/06/1997

PN000040 / 15

Correspondence, revision, implementation of Rivergate Agreement

10/20/1997 to 12/03/1997

PN000040 / 16

Correspondence, revision, implementation of Rivergate Agreement

12/03/1997 to 12/31/1997

PN000040 / 17

Smith Bybee Lakes Trust Fund 761 FY 1998-99

01/22/1998

PN000040 / 18

Correspondence, North Marine Drive Extension Project

02/13/1998 to 05/15/1998

PN000040 / 19

Correspondence, participation in a trail survey

03/01/1998

PN000040 / 20

Five Year Plan for Studying and Managing Western Painted Turtles

03/01/1998

PN000040 / 21

Correspondence, water health and the 1995 Screening Level Risk Assessment

04/22/1998 to 11/20/1998

PN000040 / 22

Health Advisories

05/01/1998

PN000040 / 23

Screening Level Risk Assessments

05/01/1995 to 05/31/1998

PN000040 / 24

Correspondence, policy concerning public access to the St. Johns Landfill

05/27/1998

PN000040 / 25

Smith and Bybee Lakes Days Saturday and Sunday, May 30-31, 1998

05/30/1998 to 05/31/1998

PN000040 / 26

Correspondence, 1995 screening risk assessment for fish in Columbia Slough

06/05/1998

PN000040 / 27

Correspondence, Pacific Gateway storm sewer outfall

06/18/1998

PN000040 / 28

Comparison of Tissue Data from Smith and Bybee Lakes and the Slough

07/28/1998

PN000040 / 29

Correspondence, proposed Consent Decree in Jones vs. Thorne, et al.

08/07/1998 to 09/11/1998

PN000040 / 30

Employment Opportunity: Night Ranger/Groundsperson

09/09/1998

 

PN000040 / 31

Correspondence, North Rivergate site location for the new county jail facility

10/29/1998 to 02/05/1999

PN000040 / 32

Publications, New Jail Newsletter

11/01/1998

PN000040 / 33

Publications, New Jail Newsletters

12/01/1998 to 11/01/1999

PN000040 / 34

Correspondence, North Marine Drive Widening Project

12/07/1998 to 06/21/2000

PN000040 / 35

Smith-Bybee Wildlife Area Recreation and Education Facilities Plan

01/01/1999; undated

PN000040 / 36

Western Painted Turtle Research at S&B Lakes Natural Area Year One Report

01/01/1999

PN000040 / 37

June 1999 Turtle Summary

01/03/1999 to 06/01/1999

PN000040 / 38

Portland Sticks Out Its Neck to Study Turtle’s Outlook

02/03/1999

PN000040 / 39

Correspondence, schedule for North Marine Drive Widening Project

02/08/1999

PN000040 / 40

Waste Cutoff Study St. Johns Landfill Draft

03/01/1999

PN000040 / 41

Correspondence, Wapato Correctional Facility

03/18/1999 to 04/12/2004

PN000040 / 42

Correspondence, North Portland Citizens Committee

03/24/1999

PN000040 / 43

Correspondence, assignment of a representative to SBLMC

03/29/1999 to 06/22/1999

PN000040 / 44

Smith & Bybee Lakes Mini Master Plan – Draft Work Plan

03/30/1999

PN000040 / 45

Portland General Electric Announces Donation of Smith Lake Property

03/31/1999

PN000040 / 46

Publication, Classis Canoe Adventure

04/01/1999

PN000040 / 47

Correspondence, composition of the SBLMC

04/19/1999

PN000040 / 48

Correspondence, facilities planning and trailhead design

04/22/1999 to 08/23/1999

PN000040 / 49

The Role and Organization of the SBLMC

04/27/1999

PN000040 / 50

Correspondence, preliminary report on St. Johns Landfill stabilization

04/29/1999

PN000040 / 51

Meeting Report Dike Stabilization, Waste Cutoff Study, St. Johns Landfill

05/12/1999

PN000040 / 52

Portland Area Model Aircraft Association

05/12/1999 to 08/28/2000

PN000040 / 53

Meeting Records, Marine Drive Widening Project May 18, 1999

05/18/1999

 

 

 

 

PN000040 / 54

Trailhead Design and Cost Estimate

05/21/1999 to 06/15/1999; undated

PN000040 / 55

Correspondence, landscaping costs for the boat launch

05/26/1999

PN000040 / 56

Preliminary Dike Stabilization Study St. Johns Landfill

06/01/1999

PN000040 / 57

Waste Cutoff Study St. Johns Landfill

06/01/1999

PN000040 / 58

Preliminary Western Painted Turtle Study

06/01/1999

PN000040 / 59

Smith & Bybee Lakes Trust Fund 761

06/09/1999

PN000040 / 60

Trails Summit “Connections” Announcement

06/10/1999

PN000040 / 61

Meeting Records, SBLMC Landfill Subcommittee July 7, 1999

07/07/1999

PN000040 / 62

Regional Parks and Greenspaces S&B Lakes Trust Fund 761 FY 1999-00

08/06/1999

PN000040 / 63

Correspondence, facilities plan, North Marine Drive Widening Project

08/12/1999

PN000040 / 64

Metro Council Resolution No. 99-2837

08/27/1999 to 09/19/1999

PN000040 / 65

The Watershed Revegetation Program

09/17/1999 to 01/19/2000

PN000040 / 66

Meeting Records, SBLMC Budget Subcommittee September 23, 1999

09/23/1999

PN000040 / 67

Correspondence, Purple Loosestrife Summit meeting

09/27/1999

PN000040 / 68

Land Use Review Notice Case # LUR99-00249 EN

09/30/1999

PN000040 / 69

Summer Metro Activities – Smith & Bybee

10/15/1999; undated

PN000040 / 70

Regional Parks and Greenspaces S&B Trust Fund 761 FY 2000-01

10/20/1999 to 10/26/1999

PN000040 / 71

Correspondence, Emily Roth resignation

11/24/1999

PN000040 / 72

Establishment of Native Vegetation at St. Johns Landfill Test Plot Monitoring

12/01/1999

PN000040 / 73

MCCF Wapato Outline

12/08/1999

PN000040 / 74

Conditional Use Review Public Hearing LUR 99-00786

12/13/1999

PN000040 / 75

Publication, The Winter Solstice: A Ripple Effect

12/18/1999

PN000040 / 76

Pre-Application Conference Request Form

undated

PN000040 / 77

North Marine Drive Project Development Summary

undated

PN000040 / 78

Earthen Berm with Noise Barrier

undated

PN000040 / 79

Smith-Bybee Lakes Trailhead Site Selection Criteria

undated

PN000040 / 80

Correspondence, planning process for regional trails

01/27/2000

PN000040 / 81

Description of North Marine Drive Proposed Improvements

02/01/2000 to 06/30/2000

PN000040 / 82

Correspondence, water management and a tide gate at Smith and Bybee

02/03/2000 to 12/11/2000

PN000040 / 83

Correspondence, Port of Portland’s Water Management Conservation Plan

02/15/2000 to 03/30/2000

PN000040 / 84

Correspondence, Port of Portland property appraisal review

03/03/2000

PN000040 / 85

Correspondence, how public meeting laws apply to SBLMC Subcommittees

03/03/2000 to 03/06/2000

PN000040 / 86

Meeting Records, American Heritage Rivers Initiative March 14, 2000

03/14/2000

PN000040 / 87

Correspondence, planting at Smith & Bybee

03/24/2000

PN000040 / 88

Correspondence, information request

04/25/2000

PN000040 / 89

SBLMC Roster of Voting Members, Subcommittee Sign-Ups

04/27/2000; undated

PN000040 / 90

Correspondence, SBLMC

05/10/2000

PN000040 / 91

Correspondence, a mapping project

05/15/2000

PN000040 / 92

Correspondence, Rivergate environmental enhancement agreement

05/30/2000

PN000040 / 93

News Release: Port Rivergate Environmental Enhancement Agreement

05/30/2000

PN000040 / 94

Correspondence, enhancement project from the draft consent decree

06/01/2000

PN000040 / 95

Correspondence, light pollution from North Marine Drive Widening Project

06/21/2000 to 12/20/2000

PN000040 / 96

Going for Green: Creating a Prairie on New Ground

07/01/2000 to 08/31/2000

PN000040 / 97

Work Outline for Smith and Bybee Lakes, July 2000 – January 2001

07/01/2000 to 01/31/2001

PN000040 / 98

Correspondence, nomination for a vacant chair

07/07/2000

PN000040 / 99

Correspondence, North Ditch wildlife surveys

07/13/2000 to 07/14/2000

PN000040 / 100

Correspondence, issues facing the S&B Lakes and St. Johns Landfill

08/10/2000

PN000040 / 101

Meeting Records, SBLMC WCS Subcommittee August 16, 2000

08/16/2000

PN000040 / 102

Meeting Records, SBLMC WCS Subcommittee August 21, 2000

08/21/2000

PN000040 / 103

Correspondence, habitat restoration plans and herbicide use

08/25/2000 to 09/11/2000

PN000040 / 104

Draft Appendix A: Pre-Approved Projects

10/01/2000

PN000040 / 105

Meeting Records, SBLMC WCS Subcommittee October 16, 2000

10/16/2000

PN000040 / 106

Correspondence, the Committee’s 2001-2002 budget

10/25/2000

PN000040 / 107

Project Status Report St. John’s Landfill Watershed Revegetation Program

12/01/2000

 

 

 

PN000040 / 108

Intergovernmental Agreement S&B Trails Alignment Development Plan

12/06/2000 to 04/30/2002

PN000040 / 109

Meeting Records, Metro Parks & Greenspaces, Metro REM December 19, 2000

12/19/2000

PN000040 / 110

Copy of Survey Map of 1852

undated

PN000040 / 111

Opening Up Smith and Bybee Lakes to North Slough

undated

PN000040 / 112

Smith and Bybee Lakes Wildlife Area Educational Programs

01/01/2001

PN000040 / 113

Correspondence, recreational use of the wildlife area by PAMAA

01/01/2001 to 02/31/2002

PN000040 / 114

Smith and Bybee Lakes Budget for FY 2001-2002

01/01/2001 to 02/31/2002

PN000040 / 115

Port of Portland Publications

02/01/2001 to 10/31/2001

PN000040 / 116

Meeting Records, St. Johns Landfill Revegetation February 2, 2001

02/02/2001

PN000040 / 117

SBWNA Including St. John’s Landfill Revegetation Plan

02/27/2001

PN000040 / 118

Correspondence, Portland Area Model Aircraft Association

04/30/2001

PN000040 / 119

Correspondence, model airplane used at the St. Johns Landfill

05/16/2001 to 03/18/2002

PN000040 / 120

Correspondence, participation in the SBLMC

07/17/2001 to 09/18/2001

PN000040 / 121

Smith and Bybee Lakes Enviro Ed Transportation Funding Sources

07/23/2001

PN000040 / 122

Outline of Information Needs for St. Johns Landfill Discussion

09/10/2001

PN000040 / 123

Correspondence, operation, maintenance, monitoring at SJL

09/24/2001

PN000040 / 124

Correspondence, Smith & Bybee Lakes Trust Fund and budgetary concerns

09/27/2001 to 12/05/2001

PN000040 / 125

Meeting Records, SJL & Adjacent Metro-Managed Properties October 9, 2001

10/09/2001

PN000040 / 126

Metro Council/Committee Agenda Placement Form

11/31/2001

PN000040 / 127

Goal Statement and Objectives

undated

PN000040 / 128

Project Summaries

undated

PN000040 / 129

Cherry Creek State Recreation Area

undated

PN000040 / 130

Meeting Records, SBLMC January 22, 2002

01/22/2002

PN000040 / 131

Map, OWEB Proposal Smith/Bybee Lakes

01/29/2002

PN000040 / 132

Meeting Records, SBLMC February 26, 2002

02/26/2002

PN000040 / 133

Correspondence, ideas for future uses for the St. Johns Landfill

03/14/2002

PN000040 / 134

Smith and Bybee Lakes Wildlife Area Construction Management Plan

03/15/2002

PN000040 / 135

Meeting Records, SBLMC March 26, 2002

03/26/2002

 

PN000040 / 136

Correspondence, land use review and trail planning

03/29/2002 to 08/14/2002

PN000040 / 137

Meeting Records, SBLMC April 23, 2002

04/23/2002

PN000040 / 138

Correspondence, Lango Hansen Landscape Architects design proposal

05/17/2002

PN000040 / 139

Meeting Records, SBLMC May 28, 2002

05/28/2002

PN000040 / 140

Smith & Bybee Lakes Recreation Facility Public Art Advisory Committee

06/12/2002 to 07/15/2002

PN000040 / 141

Correspondence, subcommittees, notes, and habitat value of SBWNA

06/26/2002 to 02/10/2003

PN000040 / 142

Meeting Records, Design Workshop for Smith and Bybee Lakes

undated

PN000040 / 143

Correspondence, public trails and the 40 Mile Loop Land Use Report

08/14/2002 to 04/11/2003

PN000040 / 144

Smith and Bybee Lakes Canoe Launch Feasibility Study Draft

09/01/2002

PN000040 / 145

Correspondence, canoe launch

09/10/2002 to 09/20/2002

PN000040 / 146

Information Obtained to Date on Outfall to Smith Lake

09/23/2002

PN000040 / 147

Meeting Records, SBLMC September 24, 2002

09/24/2002

PN000040 / 148

Flows and Eddies: Public Art for Smith and Bybee Lakes Conceptual Design

09/24/2002

PN000040 / 149

Meeting Records, SBLMC October 22, 2002

10/22/2002

PN000040 / 150

Meeting Records, SBLMC Trail Subcommittee October 24, 2002

10/24/2002

PN000040 / 151

Meeting Records, SBLMC Trail Subcommittee November 4, 2002

11/04/2002

PN000040 / 152

Meeting Records, SBLMC Trail Subcommittee November 20, 2002

11/20/2002

PN000040 / 153

Meeting Records, SBLMC Trail Subcommittee December 3, 2002

12/03/2002

PN000040 / 154

Trail Subcommittee Fall 2002—Winter 2003

undated

PN000040 / 155

COP – Comp Plan Goals & Policies

undated

PN000040 / 156

Decision Notice for LU 02-113706 EN

01/08/2003 to 01/30/2003

PN000040 / 157

Correspondence, St. Johns Neighborhood Association’s grievance

01/14/2003 to 08/19/2003; undated

PN000040 / 158

Correspondence, a draft letter to Oregon DEQ

01/30/2003 to 05/10/2003

PN000040 / 159

Meeting Records, SBLMC Trail Subcommittee February 4, 2003

02/04/2003

PN000040 / 160

Correspondence, the closure permit renewal for the St. Johns landfill

02/27/2003 to 05/13/2003

PN000040 / 161

Correspondence, meeting contents and attendance

02/27/2003 to 06/05/2003

PN000040 / 162

Correspondence, diesel spill on May 2, 2003, into the Columbia Slough

05/17/2003

PN000040 / 163

Correspondence, the Port of Portland’s T6 Columbia Slough Oil Spill

06/20/2003 to 08/04/2003

PN000040 / 164

Vision

07/15/2003

PN000040 / 165

Contract No. 925063 Enhancement Fund Grant Contract

11/20/2003 to 01/23/2004

PN000040 / 166

Correspondence, support of Port of Portland’s LU 03-162374 EN

12/04/2003 to 03/23/2004

PN000040 / 167

Meeting Records, SBLMC January 27, 2004

01/27/2004

PN000040 / 168

Meeting Records, SBLMC February 24, 2004

02/24/2004

PN000040 / 169

Land Use Review Notice LU 03-162374 EN

04/16/2004

PN000040 / 170

Meeting Records, SBLMC June 22, 2004

06/22/2004

PN000040 / 171

Meeting Records, SBLMC July 27, 2004

07/27/2004

PN000040 / 172

Chris Scarzello Legislative

08/20/2004

PN000040 / 173

Meeting Records, SBLMC September 28, 2004

09/28/2004

PN000040 / 174

Meeting Records, SBLMC October 26, 2004

10/26/2004

PN000040 / 175

Meeting Records, SBLMC December 7, 2004

12/07/2004

PN000040 / 176

Map, Portland

undated

PN000040 / 177

Focal Species St. Johns Landfill

undated

PN000040 / 178

Meeting Records, SBLMC January 25, 2005

01/25/2005

PN000040 / 179

Meeting Records, SBLMC April 26, 2005

04/26/2005

PN000040 / 180

Correspondence, installation of staff gauge and rights to the wetlands

05/25/2005 to 08/03/2005

PN000040 / 181

Meeting Records, SBLMC June 28, 2005

06/28/2005

PN000040 / 182

Meeting Records, SBLMC July 26, 2005

07/26/2005

PN000040 / 183

Correspondence, trails in Smith and Bybee

11/09/2005 to 11/18/2005

PN000040 / 184

Meeting Records, SBLMC December 6, 2005

12/06/2005

PN000040 / 185

Smith and Bybee Wetlands Management Plan – Recreation

undated

PN000040 / 186

Meeting Records, SBLMC January 24, 2006

01/24/2006

PN000040 / 187

Meeting Records, SBLMC February 28, 2006

02/28/2006

PN000040 / 188

Correspondence, water management and plant removal at Smith and Bybee

03/10/2006

PN000040 / 189

S&B Wetlands Management Plan Recreational Activity Criteria

04/25/2006; undated

PN000040 / 190

Meeting Records, SBLMC May 23, 2006

05/23/2006

PN000040 / 191

Correspondence, an update on the Columbia Corridor Scoping project

10/26/2006

PN000040 / 192

Meeting Records, SBLMC January 23, 2007

01/23/2007

PN000040 / 193

Correspondence, management policies for invasive weed control

03/18/2008 to 08/08/2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collection Division 7: Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area Misc.

This collection division consists of images, brochures, personal accounts, and maps of the Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area. Documents related to various fish analyses, environmental health, pesticide use, and property exchanges are also included.

Box/Folder No.

Folder Description

Dates

PN000041 / 1

Oral Histories

01/01/1913 to 12/30/2006; undated

PN000041 / 2

Photograph of an Earthen Dam

undated

PN000041 / 3

Correspondence, procurement of aerial photographs

08/05/1991

PN000041 / 4

Correspondence, a fish analysis survey

06/11/1992 to 07/22/1992

PN000041 / 5

Fish Specimens from Smith/Bybee Lakes from which Tissue was Analyzed

07/01/1992 to 09/01/1992

PN000041 / 6

Aerial Photographs of Smith & Bybee

01/01/1936 to 12/31/1995

PN000041 / 7

Photographs of Leadbetter Peninsula

01/01/1996

PN000041 / 8

Photographs of damages sustained from flooding

01/01/1996

PN000041 / 9

Environmental Health and Safety Risks

03/01/1996 to 05/01/1998

PN000041 / 10

Photographs of S&B Work Day, blackberry removal

01/01/1997

PN000041 / 11

Common Plants and Animals of Smith and Bybee Lakes Wildlife Area

11/25/1997

PN000041 / 12

Correspondence, fish contaminants and an advisory brochure

04/21/1998 to 09/03/1998

PN000041 / 13

Photographs of a paddling trip with Troy Clark

11/01/1998

PN000041 / 14

Wildlife Checklist Smith and Bybee Lakes Wildlife Area

01/01/1999

PN000041 / 15

Living with Wildlife

01/01/1999

PN000041 / 16

Photographs of turtles, paddlers, and the SBWNA

07/01/1999

PN000041 / 17

Photographs of Smith and Bybee Wetlands

07/01/1999

PN000041 / 18

Pesticides Investigations and Enforcement

07/01/1999 to 03/30/2000

PN000041 / 19

Photographs of snow at SBWNA

11/01/1999

PN000041 / 20

Smith and Bybee Lakes Wildlife Area Educational Programs

01/01/2000 to 12/31/2011

PN000041 / 21

Correspondence, herbicide use at Smith and Bybee

03/22/2000 to 05/04/2000

PN000041 / 22

Slides

03/28/2000 to 01/01/2002

PN000041 / 23

Report, ODA NUF #003279

06/19/2000

PN000041 / 24

Correspondence, investigation report #003279

07/19/2000

PN000041 / 25

Smith and Bybee Lakes Wildlife Area: A Jewel in the City

01/01/2001

PN000041 / 26

Photographs of a squatter’s cabin found at Smith Lake

01/01/2001

PN000041 / 27

Correspondence, Site Assessment for Metro/Rivergate property exchange

03/13/2001 to 09/11/2001

PN000041 / 28

Summary of Current Work and Issues at Smith and Bybee Lakes

09/28/2001

PN000041 / 29

Rivergate Property Exchange

10/18/2001 to 12/31/2001; undated

PN000041 / 30

Photographs found in squatter’s cabin at Smith Lake

undated

PN000041 / 31

Field Trips for Groups

01/01/2002

PN000041 / 32

Field Trips for Schools

01/01/2002

PN000041 / 33

Wild on the Willamette: Exploring the Lower Willamette River

01/01/2003

PN000041 / 34

Outline of Proposed Terms for an Exchange of Properties

02/24/2003

PN000041 / 35

Easement Agreement

11/19/2003 to 12/02/2003

PN000041 / 36

Intergovernmental Exchange Agreement

11/19/2003 to 12/22/2003

PN000041 / 37

First Supplemental Title Report

12/10/2003

PN000041 / 38

Bargain and Sale Deed with Restrictive Covenants

12/10/2003 to 12/22/2003

PN000041 / 39

Budget Items Related to Smith-Bybee

12/02/2004

PN000041 / 40

Map, Metro Regional Parks and Greenspaces SBWNA

undated

PN000041 / 41

Columbia Slough: A Paddler’s Access Guide

undated

PN000041 / 42

Map, Metro Boat Ramp Parking Exhibit Plat Exhibit B

undated

 

 

 

Collection Division 8: Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area Turtles

This collection division consists of data collected on different types of turtles at the Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area.

Box/Folder No.

Folder Description

Dates

PN000041 / 43

Turtle Survey and Monitoring Project

10/20/1998 to 01/06/1999

PN000042 / 44

Smith and Bybee Lakes Turtle Surveys

01/01/2001

 

 

Appendix A: Glossary

 

Acronyms

Below is a list of acronyms that appear in the Smith and Bybee Wetlands Historical Collection with the corresponding terms:

 

BES    City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services

CNRP    Comprehensive Natural Resources Plan

COE    United States Army Corps of Engineers

DEQ    Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

DOJ    United States Department of Justice

DSL    Oregon Division of State Lands

EPA    United States Environmental Protection Agency

NERI    Northwest Ecological Research Institute

NOAA    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NRMP    Natural Resources Management Plan

ODFW    Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

OPDR    City of Portland Office of Planning and Development Review

OWEB    Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board

OWRD    Oregon Water Resources Department

PAMAA    Portland Area Model Aircraft Association

REM    Metro Regional Environmental Management Department

RLIS    Metro Regional Land Information System

SBAC    Smith and Bybee Wetlands Advisory Committee

SBLMC    Smith and Bybee Lakes Management Committee

SBLWA    Smith and Bybee Lakes Wildlife Area

SBWNA  Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area

SJL    St. Johns Landfill

TAC    Smith and Bybee Technical Advisory Committee

USFWS    United States Fish and Wildlife Service

USGS    United States Geological Survey

 

 

Nicknames

Below is a list of nicknames that appear in the Smith and Bybee Wetlands Historical Collection with the corresponding legal names:

 

Mikey Jones  William Michael Jones

The Port  Port of Portland

 

Site Naming

The site has had a number of different names used over the years but for the purposes of this document we use the current official site name, Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area, or more briefly, Smith and Bybee. Similarly, the advisory committee has also gone by several different names over the years and is currently called the Smith and Bybee Wetlands Advisory Committee.

 

 

Appendix B: Library of Congress Subject Headings

 

Land use—Planning

Natural areas—Oregon

 

Appendix C: Related Records

 

The following is a list of other records collections that are related by content or topic to the Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area Historical Collection records:

 

 St Johns Landfill Historic Collection

 Smith and Bybee Wetlands Advisory Committee (SBAC) Meeting Records