Since just before Thanksgiving, there have been a rash of hatchet cuttings to at least 14 trees in the park, including one Sequoia, 12 Douglas firs and 1 Birch tree. Hopefully the trees will heal themselves, but these wounds could be entry points for disease.
Please keep you eye open for any suspicious behavior – You can help by reporting anyone you witness vandalizing any of the trees or shrubs in this park.
Call a park ranger: 503-823-1637
Vandalism to vegetation is not only destructive, but illegal.
“No person shall remove, destroy, break, injure, mutilate, or deface in any way in any Park any tree, shrub, fern, plant, flower, or other vegetation without a permit” … Any person convicted of such vandalism will be “punished by a fine of not more than $500, or by imprisonment for a period of not more than 6 months, or by both such fine and imprisonment… “
City Auditor’s Office Chapter 1.01.140