Making Way for New Leadership at Portland Audubon
While Executive Director Nick Hardigg is stepping down after six years of service, he will forever remain a passionate and dedicated part of the Portland Audubon family.
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The Tale of Two Owlets
This is the tale of two owlets who fell from a nest and were brought to the Wildlife Care Center. One had to stay for treatment but the other was reunited with its parents when it was renested just a couple days later.
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Making Your Outdoor Space Welcoming to Birds and Beneficial Insects
Spring is rapidly approaching. The following are tips from our Backyard Habitat Certification Program and Wildlife Care Center on how to make your outdoor space welcoming and safe for birds and beneficial insects.
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Rethinking Bird Names
Of the 149 birds of North America that have honorific names, all of them are named after white people. Whether they were named after the “discoverer” of the birds (Wilson’s Warbler, for example, named by Alexander Wilson) or in honor of someone else (like Franklin’s Gull, named in honor of the leader of a scientific expedition), these birds were all named in a time and place where only white men were allowed to be in these positions of power and privilege.
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The Quest for Darker Skies over Portland
September is upon us, and the southbound migration of our avian friends is well underway. Artificial light in the night sky drowns out the stars that birds use to navigate, pulling them off course and into lit areas where they can become entrapped in light, in some cases even inadvertently calling other birds into hazardously lit areas.
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A Huge Win for Birds: Migratory Bird Treaty Act
“This is a huge win for our wild birds,” said Portland Audubon Conservation Director Bob Sallinger. “The court has now made it clear that the MBTA does in fact protect wild birds from both direct and incidental take and the Trump Administration’s attempt to give bird killing industries a free pass was illegal and will not stand.”
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Adapting to a New Reality
Adaptation. It’s a word we’ve been thinking about every day, not in the context of the species we work so hard to protect, but rather how we as individuals and as an organization adapt to our new reality with COVID-19.
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The Portland Audubon Holiday Gift Guide
The holiday season is fast approaching, and that means finding the perfect gifts for our loved ones. For bird and nature lovers, nothing quite hits the spot like something that connects us to the natural world.
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Portland Audubon Testimony on Bobcat Killing
Last week, Portland Audubon’s Conservation Director Bob Sallinger provided invited testimony before the Oregon House Interim Committee on Natural Resources on the killing of a juvenile bobcat from Eugene that was killed by state agencies.
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A Big Night for Wildlife, People and the Environment
Over the past 30 years, Portland Metro Region voters have strongly and consistently supported ballot measures to protect our natural resources and ensure equitable access to nature. Last night perpetuated that legacy and will give us resources to continue creating one of the greenest metropolitan regions in the United States.
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