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Friends of Tanner Springs

Celebrating our patch of imperiled oak-prairie at Tanner Springs Park through stewardship

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Restoring Oak-Prairie

September 22, 2017January 15, 2021 tannersprings

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 […]

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Blues and our Great Blue

September 12, 2017November 15, 2020 tannersprings

  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 […]

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Stepping Stones for Wildlife

September 1, 2017November 17, 2020 tannersprings

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 […]

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More Milkweed for Monarchs

August 13, 2017November 16, 2020 tannersprings

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 […]

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  • Native and Nuisance Plants
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  • Restoring Oak-Prairie
  • Blues and our Great Blue
  • Stepping Stones for Wildlife

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