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Leach Botanical Garden unveils $12.6 million renovation, a gift of green space for SE Portland coming soon Updated Mar 17, 2021; Posted Mar 15, 2021 Portland Parks & Recreation unveiled a major renovation to the Leach Botanical Garden in Southeast Portland, including a new upper garden space with walking paths and architectural features like the Aerial Tree Walk and a fireside terrace. Jamie Hale/The Oregonian Facebook Share Southeast Portland residents are about to get a beautiful new green space to call their own, as a long-cherished public garden unveils significant renovations, set to o...

Johnson Creek flooded Sunday and swept away the footbridge near Leach Botanical Garden. Author: Christelle Koumoué (KGW) Updated: 12:44 AM PST December 21, 2020 PORTLAND, Ore. — Heavy rains Sunday caused water levels to rise above normal across our area. That lead to a flood event for Johnson Creek.  "Our pedestrian bridge which is very close to the level of the water anyway, picked up and went flying downstream," said David Porter, the Executive Director at the 16-acre Leach Botanical Garden in Southeast Portland. A pedestrian footbridge was swept away Sun...