By Ezra Cohen A stark change has marked the transition from spring to summer in Oaks Bottom this year. The lake is drying up. Mud has crept outward from the edges of the basin, leaving dirtied, rivulets of water in its wake. Visitors to the refuge have noted this change, often worriedly, and theories abound: […]
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On August 10th, Sellwood Flower Company, Sellwood’s premier flower shop located in an old Victorian on Sellwood’s Antique Row, celebrated the birthday of shop-bird, Alouette and donated ten percent of all sales–$250–to Friends of Oaks Bottom. Shop owner Kerri Evans, who wanted the proceeds to go to a place that protects birds, thought Friends of
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For the second straight year, Friends of Oaks Bottom sponsored a booth at Sundae in the Park, an event that has embodied the spirit of the Sellwood neighborhood for decades. Throughout the day hundreds mingled under the welcome shade of the fir trees at the South end of Sellwood Park, where they could enjoy live
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Sellwood Flowers, our fantastic local flower shop, will be celebrating the birthday of Alouette, the adorable shop bird, on August 10th. Ten percent of all sales will go directly to Friends of Oaks Bottom. Please come celebrate Alouette, buy some flowers, and support Friends of Oaks Bottom while you’re doing so. See below for more
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On Saturday, June 29th, a small but determined group of volunteers spent three hours beneath a clear blue sky picking up garbage on the north side of the refuge. Volunteers focused on the upper area around the parking lot, but also ventured down into the ravine to the east of the connection to the Spring
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The South Meadow of Oaks Bottom, which borders the Springwater Corridor Trail, is home to many nesting birds. Protecting the South Meadow is a priority for Portland Parks and Recreation and Friends of Oaks Bottom. Unfortunately, after Portland Parks and Recreation planted 6,5OO wildflowers in the South Meadow in the spring of 2021, the South
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