Take Action
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 2018/19 budget cycle 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.
Urge Oregon Officials to List the Marbled Murrelet as Endangered
Right now, we have the chance to bolster protections for the Marbled Murrelet, an iconic Oregon seabird that nests in old-growth and mature forests and forages at sea. This bird has continued to head towards extinction in Oregon despite being listed as “Threatened” for more than two decades under both the Oregon and Federal Endangered Species Acts.
Oppose Senate Energy Bill Sec. 9301 for Klamath Basin Wildlife
We need your help to urge Senators Wyden and Merkley to drop their support of Section 9301 of the Energy and Natural Resources Act. This section as written would deliver costly and counterproductive subsidies to Klamath River Basin irrigators, including the authorization of additional funding for irrigator groups found to have “wasted” of $32.2 million in taxpayer funds to the detriment of the environment.
Take Action to Ensure Portland Implements Green Policies
Want to help make sure Portland’s long-term plan for the city’s downtown and surrounding neighborhoods protects our urban environment? Then join us on September 7 for City Council’s first hearing on the Central City Plan and make your voice heard.
Take the Pledge to Go Lights Out!
Light pollution harms people, wildlife (especially migrating birds) and plants, and obscures our ability to see the night sky. The good news is that light pollution is easily reversible! But only if we all work together. That's why we've launched a new pilot program, asking people to Take the Pledge to go Lights Out at home, helping to reduce light pollution in the Portland metro region. By signing up, you pledge to reduce your unnecessary overnight lighting at home, and for a limited time, receive a free yard sign or window cling in honor of your commitment.
Stop the Oregon Legislature from Cutting a Backroom Deal on Oregon's State Bird
Today the Oregon Legislature House Rules Committee did a complete run around the public process. They held a last minute hearing with no public notice and no public testimony on SCR-18 which would designate the Osprey as Oregon's official bird. They did this despite hearing from thousands of Oregonians who opposed SCR-18 and despite providing repeated assurances that the bill was dead in recent weeks. The vote will take place this Wednesday which is why we need you to take action today.
Take Action to End the Slaughter of the East Sand Island Double-crested Cormorants!
Call the federal agencies at fault and urge them to permanently stop the killing. Please be polite and remember that the person answering the phone does not make decisions. If no one answers, try again or leave a message and ask for a return call.
Urge State Leaders to Support SB 847 To Protect High Value Habitat
The Elliott State Forest represents the very best of what makes Oregon special, which is why in 1933 this coastal rainforest became our first state forest. Today, the Elliott is home to towering mature trees, clean, cold waterways teeming with salmon, and crucial habitat for wildlife and recreationists alike. Forests like these were worth protecting in 1933 and are even more critical today.
Tell City Council Portland Wants 100% Renewable Energy
On Thursday, June 1 the City of Portland and Multnomah County will introduce resolutions to transition to 100% renewable energy! Attend the Portland City Council hearing on Thursday June 1, 2017 at 2 p.m. or submit comments online to show your support for Mayor Ted Wheeler and Commissioner Chloe Eudaly who are championing this resolution and help ensure it remains intact as industry fights to weaken it.
State Land Board Votes Unanimously to Keep the Elliott in Public Ownership
Oregonians have spoken and the State Land Board listened. Thanks to all of your calls, emails, and testimony in Salem, today, the State Land Board voted 3-0 to terminate the protocol to sell off the Elliott State Forest and directed the Department of State Lands to move forward on determining how to finance and manage the Elliott as a public forest!
Protect People from Exposure to Lead in Game Meat
As you may know, long after the regulation in the US of leaded gasoline, lead-based paint and other lead sources, lead ammunition remains what is likely the greatest largely unregulated source of lead that is knowingly discharged into the environment. This week the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources is considering bill that regulates the donation of meat to food banks.
Help Save the Western Meadowlark as Oregon's Official State Bird
The Western Meadowlark was chosen as Oregon’s official state bird in 1927 in a contest sponsored by Oregon Audubon. Nearly 80,000 children representing every county in the state voted and more than half the votes cast selected the Meadowlark. Now the Oregon Legislature, without any public outreach or engagement, is considering a resolution that would push the Meadowlark aside and replace it with an Osprey.
Cormorants on East Sand Island: Update and Next Steps
Join us at this presentation to learn about Portland Audubon’s past campaigns to stop this slaughter, including litigation on the management plan, how larger environmental assessments on the Columbia River system could play into this management plan, and ways you can advocate to stop the unnecessary killing of cormorants in the future!
Ensure Port of Portland Hires Director Who Values Environment and Community
The Port of Portland is seeking a new Executive Director. This is a really important opportunity to get new leadership at the Port that is more responsive to community values. The Port has consistently been on the wrong side of local conservation and environmental justice issues, including recent fights over Superfund, West Hayden Island, and the Portland fossil fuel infrastructure ban. Too often, it has led the fight on behalf of corporate interests and forgotten its role as a public agency.
Help Support Condor Reintroduction in the Pacific Northwest
Please attend the public scoping meeting in Portland and encourage the agencies to both move forward with Condor reintroduction and address the primary hazards—especially lead ammunition, which remains the leading threat to Condor recovery.
Speak Out for Salmon and Cormorants!
Our wild salmon on the Columbia River are on the brink of extinction but rather than addressing the primary cause of their decline, the Columbia and Snake River Dams, Federal Agencies have instead been scapegoating wild birds.
