Portland Low Mow Meadows

The Portland Parks Division is maintaining many open spaces within the heart of the city as urban meadows. These spaces serve as vital habitat, but since they are only mowed once annually, they also serve a dual purpose of reducing operating expense with labor, equipment wear and tear, and gas. Portland’s meadow areas are mowed once annually in November. Some meadow areas receive extra plantings of native wildflowers and grasses, while others are left to just naturally propagate with wind and animal-borne seeds.