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Help Improve Management of the Cape Falcon Marine Reserve
Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW) is developing a site management plan for the Cape Falcon Marine Reserve (located off Oswald West State Park between Cannon Beach and Manzanita) and wants to hear from you! Take this quick 10 question survey to let them know how they can best share information and engage communities around Cape Falcon Marine.
Demand ODOT Take a Hard Look at Community Concerns of Freeway Expansion
ODOT is proposing to spend nearly half a billion dollars to expand Interstate 5 with an additional lane of freeway between the Fremont Bridge and the Interstate 84 interchange in North/Northeast Portland.
Help Stop Raven Killing in Eastern Oregon
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) is seeking permits to kill up to 1,500 Common Ravens in Baker County over the next three years. The birds will be killed using poisoned eggs, a food source for both ravens and other species.
Your Help is Needed to Fix Really Bad Flood Management Legislation
The Columbia River Levee System runs from Portland to Troutdale and protects 24,000 acres of historic floodplain from flooding. The system was built more than half a century ago at a time when little or no consideration was given to the environmental impacts of flood control or to working with the natural hydrology of the landscape.
Tell the EPA Not to Weaken the Cleanup Plan for the Willamette
Two years after adopting a federally mandated cleanup plan for the Lower Willamette River, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is now proposing to significantly weaken that plan. We need your voices again to ensure that this does not happen! Comments are due by 5 p.m. on December 21.
Take Action to Protect Floodplains and Local Communities
Join us at one of The US Army Corps of Engineer's open houses December 12 and December 13, 2018 as they present and take input on options to modernize the Columbia River Levee System that runs from North Portland to Troutdale.
Urgent! Volunteers Needed to Support the Portland Clean Energy Initiative
We are just 20 days away from the November election, and we need your help to make a strong final push to pass the Portland Clean Energy Fund Initiative, which will provide $30 million a year to support clean energy and environmental justice initiatives in Portland.
Important Upcoming Opportunities to Protect the Willamette River
The City of Portland is developing a new Plan that will guide protection, restoration, recreational use and development along the south reach of the Willamette River in Portland (From Ross Island to the Dunthorpe Neighborhood). This stretch of the Willamette contains some of the best remaining river habitat in Portland as well as some of the best potential restoration areas. It is critical that the City hear from environmental advocates who want to see this stretch of river better protected and restored.
Urge City Council to Fund Development of a Lighting Strategy for Portland!
Lighting decisions that are made now will impact our night sky for decades to come. Portland is long overdue for developing a strategic plan to address light pollution—an issue that impacts human health, confuses migrating birds, disrupts ecosystems, wastes energy and obscures the night sky.
Take the Pledge to Vote NO on Measure 105 to Ensure Oregon Remains a Sanctuary State
In July of 2017, Audubon Society of Portland’s Board of Directors passed a resolution in opposition to Initiative Petition 22 (IP 22), now Measure 105 up for vote on this November, that would repeal Oregon’s 30-year-old sanctuary law, which was passed to stop the practice of profiling immigrants by local law enforcement.
Urge Metro to Prioritize the Environment in the 2018 Regional Transportation Plan
Metro is seeking comments through August 13 on its draft of the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP), which will guide investment in the region’s transportation through the year 2040. We need your help to ensure that these funds are invested wisely.
Tell the ODFW Commission to Prevent the Extinction of Marbled Murrelets in Oregon
Please join us on August 3 in Salem at the ODFW Commission’s next meeting to hold them accountable to their mission to protect our state’s wildlife. We need your help to urge ODFW to do better to protect this amazing seabird that nests in older forests and forages at sea.
Protect Oregon’s Waterways and Climate Future
Join the voices of a statewide coalition made up of landowners, businesses, climate activists, conservationists and concerned community members who are working together to keep fracked gas exports out of Oregon.
Urge Oregon Officials to Create Strong Survival Guidelines to Protect the Marbled Murrelet
Take action today to urge the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) Commission to adopt strong survival guidelines for the Marbled Murrelet at their upcoming June meeting.
Take Action to Help Pass the Portland Clean Energy Initiative
Fight Climate Change and Promote Social and Economic Equity in Portland. The PCEF ballot initiative would enact a 1% business license surcharge on the largest retail corporations in Portland, and put those funds towards community based projects that invest in energy efficiency, renewable energy, green job training and better housing for Portland's most vulnerable populations.
Ask City Council to fund a Lighting Ordinance Scoping Position
We need your help to reduce light pollution in Portland! Please email the Mayor and Portland City Council and ask them to include funding in the fall budget monitoring process to develop a light pollution ordinance.
Take Action to Stop the Slaughter of Cormorants on East Sand Island
Please write to the US Army Corps of Engineers and the US Fish and Wildlife Service today and tell them to cease all killing, harassment and habitat modification of the Double-crested Cormorant Colony on East Sand Island near the mouth of the Columbia River.
Take the Pledge to Keep Oregon a Welcoming State by Denouncing IP 22 to Ensure Oregon Remains a Sanctuary State
In July of 2017, Audubon Society of Portland’s Board of Directors passed a resolution in opposition to Initiative Petition 22 (IP 22), a ballot measure that would repeal Oregon’s 30-year-old sanctuary law, which was passed to stop the practice of profiling immigrants by local law enforcement. See below for more information on IP 22.
Help Ensure Oregon Protects its Rocky Coast
The plan used to manage Oregon’s rocky shore resources is being updated for the first time in more than 20 years. Now is your chance to get involved to ensure we protect this incredible habitat and state resource!
Final Chance to Ensure Portland’s Future is Green
Portland City Council will be taking its final round of public testimony for amendments to the Central City Plan 2035, a plan that features new environmental policies and exciting green initiatives including one of the strongest green roof mandates in the country, new innovative bird-friendly building guidelines, and more. Let City Council know that you want them to adopt the package of environmental policies in the Central City Plan to ensure a green future for Portland.
