Sustainability is the new lifestyle on the Mountain.

The Mt. Hood Green Scene, spearheaded by Doug Saldivar, will host the
Recycling & Sustainability Fair from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., April 24, at the Welches
Middle School.

Saldivar, a member of the board of directors for Villages at Mt. Hood, secured
$3,500 of funding from Portland Recycling to pull off the event.

Saldivar worked for Portland Recycling in the 60s and 70s.

“The goal is to build community awareness,” he said. “We have planned
activities to change lifestyles for the community and businesses. Sustainability
was a criteria for my running for the board, and this is an extension of that
commitment. We need to think about what we consume and what we waste.
The Green Scene should provide tools and resources that will help us think
like this.”

The Green Scene has attracted a host of participating groups for the event.
McLundy’s Green Room will be on the scene, providing sustainable music and
soliciting the same from the community. McLundy’s asks audience participants
to bring acoustic instruments to join in the fun.

A used book sale will benefit the Hoodland Library and will be sponsored by
Friends of the Hoodland Library. Friends remind audience participants of the
words of Groucho Marx: “TV is very educational. Every time it comes on I go
into the other room and read a book.”

Chris Page, of Mt. Hood Auto and Tire, will collect auto and light truck tires at
$2 per tire without rims and $3 for tires with rims.

Sandy High and Welches Schools will participate with the high schoolers
presenting an original play that will be performed at 11:30 a.m. and 1:30
p.m. Middle schoolers will be in charge of trash pickup and will sort out
recyclable games for toddlers.

Local water companies will bring samples of their thirst-quenchers and a
tasting contest will be included.

Grants for weatherization and alternative energy will be available to help build
a sustainable lifestyle.

Also on site will be recycling and information booths for sustainable living. For
information on materials that will be collected, contact plazatrail@gmail.com,
or go to the Web site at mthood-greenscene.net.

There will be food at the fair and Saldivar urges all participants to car pool and
“bring your own coffee cups.”

The fair idea germinated in September of last year with several community
members joining in, including: Dave Fulton, Molly Kenney, Mary Soot, Elaine
Vigil, Pat Sharp, Lisa Riversong, Shirley Dueber and Tom Cassett.

Fulton secured the Mountain Express Line bus to run on Saturday for
participants.

Event sponsors include: Villages at Mt. Hood, Sustainable Hoodland Network,
Portland Recycling Team, and Clackamas County Office of Sustainability.