In 2022, BHCP hit a programmatic milestone of enrolling the 10,000th participant! Our enrolled participants’ land now totals over 2,453 acres, which together is about four times the size of Powell Butte Nature Park in East Portland. These pockets of habitat form important corridors to support wildlife, manage stormwater, and increase access to greenspaces within urban spaces.
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Climate change is affecting fauna and flora in different ways. What is expected is that the PNW will not only have wetter winters and drier summers, but also increased air temperatures and extreme weather events. One action we can take right now is to plant locally native plants that are resilient and drought tolerant.
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Portland Audubon’s plans to upgrade our campus provide an exciting opportunity to walk our talk by integrating Bird Safe, Lights Out, Green Roof, and Backyard Habitat Certification Program demonstration projects into our facilities showcasing how they can incorporate green elements into their own homes, yards, businesses, and beyond.
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Watch carefully and you might see the evidence – early nesting species like hawks, owls, and hummingbirds are already selecting mates and constructing nests! Last year’s first nestling in the wildlife center was a tiny Anna’s Hummingbird who arrived the first week of March.
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Can one yard make a difference? The answer is an emphatic yes. More than a decade ago, a handful of neighbors eager to restore native habitat in SW Portland started the first iteration of the Backyard Habitat Certification Program, which ultimately sparked a movement that has now spread to more than 6,000 yards across the Portland-Vancouver Metro Region.
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Adding new plants to your garden is popular in the spring and summer months thanks to Oregon’s ample sunshine and the wide selection of flowering plants, shrubs, grasses and trees.
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