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Ross Island is the wrong answer for toxic waste
Guest Opinion by Travis Williams ver the past few weeks a group of folks have sought to publicize the idea of depositing contaminated sediment from the Portland Harbor Superfund site into Ross Island lagoon. These folks are known as the Ross Island Collaborative. In essence they want to dredge the river bottom and dump these…
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Whitaker ponds reborn: a restoration success story
Learn about the remarkable transformation of NE Portland’s Whitaker Ponds from a dump site to a thriving urban oasis on March 7, 11:00 am–12:30 pm with a guided walking tour offered by the Bird Alliance of Oregon. Pam Slaughter, founder of People of Color Outdoors and a nature connection educator, will lead the tour. This intimate 22-acre urban sanctuary tells a powerful restoration story as you…
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City blasts PGE plan for electrical line expansion in Forest Park
The City of Portland Permitting and Development Office wrote a scorching report on PGE’s controversial proposal to expand electrical lines in Forest Park and recommended denying approval due to non-compliance with environmental standards. Staff said the plan’s mitigation was inadequate for the significant negative environmental impacts it would create. At the January hearing they also…
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Painting to inspire appreciation of nature
The grasses were almost eye level along the St. Johns Avenue entrance to the upper Baltimore Woods Meadow in St. Johns on s warm Saturday morning in June. Eleven students, with instructor, Ronna Fujisawa, gathered along a trail for a free plein-air watercolor painting class sponsored by the Friends of Baltimore Woods. The meadow is located a half-mile north of…
