For communities that have borne the burdens of a contaminated river for generations, Willamette Cove embodies the need to redress harms through renewed access, reclamation, and restoration. That will only happen if the Metro Council steps up.
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Along with the steady drip of rain, one of the surest signs of approaching winter in Portland is the seasonal congregation of crows in downtown.
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Sabin is one of Portland’s tree-deficient neighborhoods. In recent years, as infill has increased, many of the largest trees in Sabin and adjoining neighborhoods have been removed. In the summer, the neighborhood cooks under the glare of the sun.
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This fall, the City will do a periodic update of its Economic Opportunities Analysis (EOA), which looks at supply and demand of industrial land over a twenty-year period.
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We’ve got four home improvement projects that will both benefit your space and wildlife. More than ever, our homes are our sanctuaries. Let’s make them (at least the outside parts) sanctuaries for wildlife too.
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n January 4, 2020, the 94th Annual Portland Christmas Bird Count (CBC) began under surprisingly pleasant skies. By the end of the day, a stalwart and somewhat soggy corps of 269 field birders (a new record!) plus 112 feeder watchers had tallied 122 species and nearly 70,000 individual birds, all seen and heard within our 15-mile diameter count circle.
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Planting and protecting trees is one of the simplest and most effective ways that we can improve the health of our urban environment.
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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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Oregon ballots should be arriving in your mailbox any day now. Once they arrive, we’re asking all Portland Metro Area residents to help us pass two critical measures that will protect habitat, wildlife, and people in the Portland region.
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This fall, voters in the metro region will be asked to approve a $475 million bond measure to continue this legacy of protecting the region’s natural resources and ensuring access to nature.
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