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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When software engineer Terry Voorhis was walking on the grounds of Clackamas County’s 55-acre Red Soils Campus, he came upon an unusual sight. It looked like a ball of feathers right at the foot of one of the glass-covered four-story buildings.
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For far too long, the use of poisons has been a weapon of choice for agencies and individuals concerned about addressing wildlife conflicts. This spring, Oregon made two major advances in removing indiscriminate, inhumane, and dangerous wildlife poisons from our landscape.
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Voters will have two important opportunities to protect natural areas on the November 2019 ballot. We will be working hard between now and November to ensure their passage.
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