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Bald eagles come to visit their friends at the Oregon Zoo. People spot them in the trees outside the cage and ask the zoo to check if some of their animals escaped. Maybe you've seen a bald eagle: they're prevalent in and around Portland. Along the zoo's Cascade Canyon Trail, I walk with Amy Cutting, assistant curator of the Great Northwest exhibit. She tells me the first time a bull elk showed up on the other side of the more...
Common Yellowthroat It’s a good life, Portland. Not only do we have easy access to forests, meadows, mountains and rivers but we also occupy a point on the map that is smack dab in the path of the Pacific Flyway. This migratory route for millions of birds stretches from the tip of South America to the Bering Straight, and each year over 200 species live or pass through the Willamette Valley. Black-headed Grosbeaks, more...
Statewide service project to commemorate Oregon's sesquicentennialPORTLAND, Ore. (April 30, 2009) - The largest volunteer event in Oregon's 150-year history, Take Care of Oregon Days, will take place throughout the month of May 2009 as part of the state's sesquicentennial celebration.An anticipated 20,000 volunteers will work on more than 500 projects across the state to clean up and give back to Oregon as part of the state's 150th more...
The Bureau of Environmental Services is planning to restore the banks along the Lower Columbia Slough to improve the habitat for fish and wildlife. The goal is to increase the population of juvenile salmonids along the shoreline areas and provide roosting for birds and bats. To make the shoreline more habitable to fish, large wood debris structures will be placed along the banks. In addition, non-native plants will be removed more...
The Water Bureau's Powell Butte Reservoir and Nature Park is a hot spot in SE Portland. It is used by Portlanders of all ages to hike, walk their dogs, etc. Until this week, however, the only way for park-goers to access Powell Butte was to drive or walk up the long access road. Having an abundance of cars and people using the road is a bit of a safety hazard and has become a concern for the Water Bureau.To alleviate the problem, Water more...
As noted, here, here, here and here, Tanner Springs Park has turned into quite the hot spot for urban wildlife—and a little survival of the fittest. First came the fish, then the osprey and now the ducks. The fish have dwindled in number, the osprey are looking well-fed and we've lost a duckling—wildlife 101 is playing out in the city!The Portland Tribune has a great article on the history of the fish, their introduction to more...
It seems that mother nature has done what Portland Parks couldn't, reduce or eliminate the fish living in Tanner Springs Park. Pat Lydon from the Pinnacle sent us these photos of an osprey perched on The Lexis. Pat says he's watched it dive down into Tanner, presumably to gather food, and then go back to the Lexis. These pictures are from April 13, however, the osprey hasn't been seen for several days. Maybe that's more...