Restoring Oak-Prairie
A bird’s eye view of the Willamette Valley 10,000 years ago would have exposed a matrix of oak-prairies throughout the region. Now only 5% remains–a national assessment identified it as one […]
Wildlife
Blues and our Great Blue
The Great Blue Heron’s tall silhouette in the pond barely moves for hours. It waits patiently for its prey to swim in and out of the pond shadows. Looking for […]
Stepping Stones for Wildlife
2018 Ducklings at Tanner Springs Park Our stepping stone park has been home to another clutch of Mallard ducklings. In spring ten ducklings hatched of which 8 survived. Their mother’s […]
More Milkweed for Monarchs
At Tanner Spring Park we are hoping to expand the Western breeding habitat for Monarchs by increasing Showy Milkweed. Monarchs migrate through Portland, as well as the northern Oregon coast but have not […]