Lawsuit Launched to Protect Streaked Horned Larks as Endangered
Bird Alliance of Oregon and The Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal notice today of their intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to better protect the streaked horned lark, a rare...
View ArticleLawsuit Filed to Protect Few Remaining Streaked Horned Larks As Endangered
The Center for Biological Diversity and Bird Alliance of Oregon sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today to protect streaked horned larks, once-numerous birds found in Washington and Oregon, as...
View ArticleConservation and Community Groups Across the State Oppose HB 3382
More than 50 conservation and community organizations have signed a letter urging the Oregon Legislature to reject House Bill 3382 which would eliminate land use review of dredging and development...
View ArticleBird Alliance of Oregon’s The Bird Days of Summer Expands to Statewide and Is...
Bird Alliance of Oregon is thrilled to announce that its highly anticipated program, The Bird Days of Summer, is statewide and free for all! This summer, from June to August, Oregonians are invited to...
View ArticleDrone Disturbance During Swift Watch
On Friday, September 8, Bird Alliance of Oregon staff and volunteers witnessed a drone being flown during Swift Watch, the beloved annual event where people gather to watch thousands of Vaux’s Swifts...
View ArticleBird Alliance of Oregon’s 43rd Annual Wild Arts Festival Returns November 18...
The Wild Arts Festival returns for its 43rd year as the Northwest's premier show and sale of nature-related art and books, with proceeds benefiting Bird Alliance of Oregon’s education and conservation...
View ArticleOregon Watershed Enhancement Board Awards Funds to Bird Alliance of Oregon...
The Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB) awarded $132,908 to Bird Alliance of Oregon for the Ecological linkages between birds, water patterns, and vegetation Project at their October 23-25, 2023...
View ArticleInjured Northern Spotted Owl, an Imperiled Species, Discovered on Mt. Tabor
On Monday, November 6, an injured Northern Spotted Owl was discovered at Mt. Tabor Park. Northern Spotted Owls are listed as threatened under the state and federal Endangered Species Act due to their...
View ArticlePortland Audubon Changes Name to Bird Alliance of Oregon
Bird Alliance of Oregon, a 121-year-old nonprofit dedicated to environmental advocacy and education, has officially changed its name to Bird Alliance of Oregon. A year ago today, the organization...
View ArticleOregon Legislature Increases Investment in State’s Marine Reserves Program
The legislature passed House Bill 4132, increasing the state’s investment in its system of marine reserves and protected areas following the 10-year anniversary of Oregon’s marine reserves program. The...
View ArticleLawsuit Launched to Protect Oregon’s Red Tree Voles
Conservation groups informed the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today that they intend to sue over the agency’s denial of Endangered Species Act protections to the imperiled North Oregon Coast...
View ArticleNinth Circuit Upholds Conservationists’ Efforts to Stop Coastal Old-Growth...
EUGENE, Ore.— Today, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a 2022 ruling from the District Court of Oregon that prevents Scott Timber Co. from clearcutting old-growth forest within Oregon’s...
View ArticleConservation Groups Demand Bureau of Reclamation Deliver Water to Stop...
On August 9, 2024, sixteen conservation groups requested that the Bureau of Reclamation make an urgent water delivery to address a botulism outbreak at Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Southern...
View ArticleBotulism Outbreak Kills Over 75,000 Birds and Counting at Tule Lake National...
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has confirmed that the botulism outbreak at Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge in the Klamath Basin has claimed the lives of an estimated 75,000 to 80,000 birds. This is...
View ArticleArctic Fox Found at Willamette Park Brought to Wildlife Care Center
On Saturday, October 12, 2024 the Arctic fox that made headlines earlier in the week in Portland was brought to the Wildlife Care Center, Bird Alliance of Oregon’s wildlife rehabilitation hospital. The...
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