Patient of the Week: American Kestrel
In mid December we received an adult American Kestrel (a personal favorite) from a good Samaritan who stopped to help him after noticing him sitting in the road.
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Decision Moves Spotted Owl Towards Extinction
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that it is reducing critical habitat for the Northern Spotted Owl by over 3 million acres—far more than was previously proposed.
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Patient of the Week: Glaucous-winged Gull
On December 27, 2020, our partners at DoveLewis Animal Emergency Hospital received this Glaucous-winged Gull from a Clark County officer that rescued the bird at the Washington State University campus in Vancouver.
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Elliott State Forest Plan Advances
On December 8, a plan to convert the Elliott State Forest into an Oregon State University research forest took a major step forward when the Oregon Land Board, composed of Governor Brown, Treasurer Read, and Secretary of State Clarno, advanced a proposed plan into its final phase.
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Help Pine Siskins by Practicing Safe Bird Feeding
Right now, Pine Siskins need our help. Our Wildlife Care Center is seeing increased admissions of flocking birds, primarily Pine Siskins, due to salmonella.
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Reconnecting Community to the River at Willamette Cove
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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Return of the Crows
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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It Should Not Be This Hard to Save Trees in Portland
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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Portland’s Economic Opportunities Analysis: An Obscure Process with Huge Implications
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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A Senseless Slaughter Continues: Cormorants in the Crosshairs Again
Double-crested Cormorants have long been one of the most persecuted species in North America. Sadly, the agency charged with protecting them, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), has bowed time and time again to interests that want to kill cormorants for doing what they need to do to survive: eating fish.
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