As part of our commitment to organizational equity, Portland Audubon has adopted a series of community agreements to guide our work. One of these is “Examine our intent, and be accountable to our impact.” Last month, we were called to do this as a result of one of our adult program descriptions.
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Greening Wilkes is a collaborative project that engages the community surrounding Wilkes City Park and Wilkes Creek Headwaters in outer East Portland in revitalizing and expanding green infrastructure to improve wildlife habitat throughout the neighborhood.
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Where Portland once boasted some of the most innovative and aggressive environmental programs in the country, that edge has largely evaporated. As large amounts of infrastructure money flows into Portland, the City is simply not prepared to enact the sort of bold environmental initiatives it excelled at in the past.
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The Green Leaders program has grown from our long-term partnership with Hacienda CDC. At its core, our intention for this program was to increase access and representation in the environmental sciences and education through empowering young adults of color to be leaders and educators in their community and beyond.
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This summer, one way we will prioritize that accessibility is through a sliding scale payment model for camp, with the intention that more children will have the opportunity to connect deeply with nature through the enriching opportunities that Portland Audubon provides.
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Portland Audubon has a long history of intersectional work related to houseless/homeless issues. Addressing houselessness is integral to our goal of building complete healthy, sustainable, equitable communities.
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This fall, we are delighted to share that a dedicated core group of Outings Volunteers will begin leading outings again, with strict COVID protocols in place that we are confident will keep participants safe while enabling us to enjoy one another’s company together again.
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This summer, Portland Audubon is excited to launch The Bird Days of Summer, a suite of sliding-scale programs designed to engage new audiences in nature and birding. Together, we’re striving to build an inclusive community that is accessible to all.
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The current signage and displays at our sanctuary have served us well for years, but they are overdue for an upgrade. Many are faded, some are broken, and the messaging needs to be updated. A small team, made up of representatives from Education, Conservation, Sanctuaries, our Board Equity Committee, and Communications, have joined together to reimagine what new signage and interpretive displays could look and feel like, and we’re excited by the possibilities.
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This spring, Portland Audubon launched a brand-new, paid, nine-month youth leadership program in partnership with Hacienda Community Development Corporation. Through our new Green Leaders program, five young adults from Hacienda will act as educators and organizers, developing hyperlocal outdoor education in response to their neighbors’ pressing needs during the pandemic.
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