by Meg | Sep 24, 2014 | Around PDX, Conservation, Education, Environmental Impact, pollution, wildlife
This weekend at the Clark County Fairgrounds, PDX Wildlife will be hosting a non-lead ammunition exchange. All you need to do is bring in a box of your ammunition that is lead based, fill out a quick survey, and grab a box of a non-lead alternative. We have reserved a...
by Meg | Sep 9, 2014 | animal, Conservation, Current Endangered Species News, Education, Endangered Species, Internship, Panda, Science, Travel, wildlife |
Long overdue, but worth the wait… We are pleased to announce that we will be offering multiple panda internships for the 2015 breeding season. The first of which begins in February and goes into late April. We have solidified our research plans with the Bifeng...
by Meg | Jul 7, 2014 | Around PDX, Environmental Impact, wildlife
I’m not sure if all of you are aware of the fabulous work the Oregon Zoo does with local endangered species but if not you should definitely go read up on their work with Columbia Basin pygmy rabbits, Oregon spotted frog, Western pond turtle, Taylor’s...
by Meg | May 20, 2014 | Around PDX, Conservation, Endangered Species, Environmental Impact, Internship, Science, Sustainable seafood, wildlife
Diana and I are excited to kick off another season of recruiting restaurants to the PDXSeafood program – it’s been slow going but we’ve contributed this to our inability to make face-to-face contact with Portland restaurants. This year we wizened up...
by Meg | May 12, 2014 | Around PDX, Education, wildlife
I saw this opportunity about learning how to track wildlife on Metro and thought I’d share it since Nate and I were thinking of making this into a “date night”. Basically, you spend one night in a brew pub learning the process and then you go and...
by Meg | May 8, 2014 | Around PDX, Conservation, wildlife
This month is dedicated to National Wetlands so go out an explore these wetlands found in the Portland Area. Smith and Bybee Wetlands – The largest protected wetlands within an American city. This area also has one of the largest remaining populations of Western...
