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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In consultation with our partners, we have made the difficult decision to cancel Swift Watch for the second year in a row.
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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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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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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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