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Coyote in FoBW Meadow
On Tuesday August 24, a video of a healthy coyote in the FoBW meadow, was posted on the Nextdoor Cathedral Park website! Coyotes have long been sighted in our North Portland neighborhoods, but it’s rare to see them during daylight hours! If you get a chance to view the video on the Nextdoor platform, you’ll see the coyote is a beautiful healthy individual who seems a bit uncomfortable in the meadow and at the end of the video, it is vocalizing or trying to communicate with family members, most likely. She could be uncomfortable because she’s strayed out of her normal territory, or lost track of companions. Coyotes in the…
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June 12th Work Party with SOLVE
Thanks to all the volunteers who came out for our June 12th work party with SOLVE!
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FoBW neighbor, ReWild Returns to in-person Skills Series classes
In May, ReWild announced it will be offering in-person classes again as well as Youth Programs and Kids’ Summer Camps this July. ReWild headquarters is now located at Green Anchors at 8940 N. Bradford St. near the Baltimore Woods. Classes include topics such as ReWilding 101 and Bow Making. There are also free community programs available and a ReWild library. Volunteer opportunities are available through the nursery and gardening program. More information can be found at www.rewildportland.com where you can sign up for the newsletter.
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Name that Scat
There are many animals using Baltimore Woods corridor to hunt, feed, nest and raise young. Some are easily visible such as Bald eagles and hawks, but most go unnoticed due to stealth or nocturnal habits. One way to detect an animal’s presence is by observing scat. With that in mind, we challenge our readers to guess or deduce the animal that left the scat in the photo below. It was located in a gravel road, and consists entirely of short, reddish fur. Can you name that scat? For the answer, scroll down! . . . . . . . . . . . Answer: Coyote
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They Planted Paradise and Dug Up A Parking Lot
Please tell Joni Mitchell she can change the lyrics in her song “Big Yellow Taxi,” from “they paved paradise and put up a parking lot!,” to “they planted paradise, dug up a parking lot!” On a warm April morning, 12 days before Earth Day 2021, 20 volunteers planted about 200 showy milkweed starts, 6 young oak trees and about 8 mock orange shrubs, all natives in a reclaimed meadow, north of the St John’s Bridge, near the Willamette River. It was a stunningly beautiful spring day, warm with clouds and blue skies. Osprey were sighted above us carrying long twigs for nest building, and the tall budding cottonwoods filled the…
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FoBW board welcomes Lisa Manning
Lisa Manning, a writer and north Portland activist involved in a number of volunteer activities, has joined the board of Friends of Baltimore Woods. We are happy to welcome Lisa!
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Golden Hour Begins
Golden Hour work parties are now meeting each Thursday evening from 7-8pm and will continue until fall as weather allows. Each Golden Hour is led by an FoBW member who chooses the work site location within the corridor. Generally, the work parties consist of freeing native plants by removing invasives or litter pick up. Golden Hour leaders are happy to help with identification of plants. Volunteers are asked to be alert to bird nesting activity and if observed avoid working nearby. Volunteers should check the FoBW website calendar for the specific meeting location. It will be posted a week in advance. Or they can email friends@FriendsofBaltimoreWoods.org to find out. Volunteers…
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FoBW advocates interviewed by Oregon Wildlife Foundation
Friends of Baltimore Woods’ new fiscal sponsor, Oregon Wildlife Foundation (OWF), recently interviewed board chair, Barbara Quinn, and Ecologist, Laura Guderyahn, about the ecology of Baltimore Woods and the origin of FoBW. The interview was conducted on Zoom and aired live online on April 15. It is now an archived episode of the OWF series, “Community Conservation.” The episode can be accessed here.
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April 21st Work Party with SOLVE
We enjoyed holding a work party today for one of our community partner groups, SoLVE. We met with their staff and board at the BW upper woodland portal, at St John for a tour followed by mulching plants just in time for summer heat. It was a good opportunity for them to get to know our site and to meet outside the office on a beautiful day. Thanks to everyone who joined us today!
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April 11th Work Party in the Meadow
Thanks everybody for planting 200 Asclepius speciosa (showy milkweed) at today’s volunteer work party at the Baltimore Woods meadow.
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