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...
by Meg | Apr 1, 2014 | Around PDX, Environmental Impact, Science
This isn’t related to animal conservation per se but since it’s gardening season and I’m associated with the Oregon Zoo I thought it would be great to plug OZ’s Zoo Doo program. Basically the zoo composts the ungulate feces, hay, and excess...
by Meg | Jan 3, 2014 | Conservation, Endangered Species, Environmental Impact, Sustainable seafood
This is a call to action for all Portlanders! Go download our restaurant recruitment cards and start leaving them at all your favorite seafood restaurants. Our goal is to get 10 new restaurants on board by the end of May!! . . . Maybe you all can make it 50 or 100!...
by Meg | Nov 1, 2013 | Conservation, Environmental Impact, Sustainable seafood
“Sustainability is complicated, but dinner is a reality that we all very much understand.”
– Barton Seaver, Sustainability Fellow in Residence, New England Aquarium The oceans have changed more in the last 30 years than in all of human history. Decades of intense...
