Joseph Edge has been a land use and transportation policy activist for over 25 years. He attended the old Oak Grove Elementary (now New Urban High School), Milwaukie Junior High (now the Portland Waldorf school), and Rex Putnam High School, and his parents and grandparents still live in the area.

Having been present for several growth and disinvestment cycles in the Oak Grove area over five decades, Joseph is committed to stabilizing the local economy and housing markets to benefit the whole community. His passion is the preservation and restoration of functional ecological systems across all landscapes, and in particular the accommodation of wilderness and wildlife habitat in urban communities.

Read about Joseph’s motivation for volunteering with OLGP in the Clackamas Review.