On January 29, the City of Portland will hold a virtual hearing to decide whether to approve PGE’s Harborton Reliability Project, which involves expanding their power grid and developing 4.7 acres of habitat in Forest Park. This proposal raises concerns due to the potential impact on the protected park, which is safeguarded by the Forest Park Natural Resources Management Plan.

Please email your Representative and Senators Merkley and Wyden and ask them to use their power in Congress to fight attempts to weaken the Northwest Forest Plan.

Earlier this fall, Portland General Electric (PGE) submitted a proposal to the city of Portland to update and expand their power grid infrastructure. This proposal would entail clearing 4.7 acres of Forest Park, and we need your help to prevent this from happening. 

On Wednesday, November 13, Portland City Council will hold a hearing to decide the fate of existing protections for large trees in development. They are due to sunset at the end of the year, and we need your support to keep them in place. 

A botulism outbreak was just discovered at Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge, killing hundreds of birds that depend on the refuge for breeding and migration. If immediate action isn’t taken, tens of thousands of birds will likely perish. We need your help today. Please urge the Bureau of Reclamation and Department of the Interior to release sufficient water to Tule Lake NWR and Lower Klamath NWR now to avoid a mass die off.

It’s critical that the Department of State Lands hear from the public on the draft Forest Management Plan for the Elliott. We have concerns about potential weakening of protections in other parts of the plan. Please take a moment to submit a comment by the August 4 deadline and help us take this next step toward protecting the Elliott in perpetuity for people and for wildlife.

It’s critical that all offshore wind development be done in accordance with Oregon state laws — specifically, our laws that protect wildlife and habitat. We need you to take a moment to urge the Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) to ensure BOEM adheres to our state laws that protect seabirds, fish, marine mammals, and all marine life.

We need your help to ensure offshore wind site assessment activities are done responsibly to reduce harm to marine wildlife – including collisions with vessels, disturbance from light and noise, and destruction of seafloor habitat – and to require monitoring that will allow better understanding of wildlife impacts.

Oregon Department of Forestry has approved extensive clearcuts in important habitats within the Tillamook and Clatsop State Forests that conflict with the recently adopted Habitat Conservation Plan. We need your help to ensure these vital habitats are protected.

Calling all supporters of climate justice—we need you to show up this Tuesday, May 14 to protect the Portland Clean Energy Fund (PCEF)! Portland City Council is holding a public work session about PCEF, and it will be our biggest chance to clearly demonstrate to Portland City Council that PCEF is about community led climate justice.