by John Sparks Forty years ago, Sarah Sloane was scratching around for a dissertation topic that would take her to to the Chiricahua Mountains (southeast Arizona), where her husband had already decided to work on his dissertation on forest ecology. A comparative study of three species of wren was the initial idea, but she decided […]
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iNaturalist is a great app for exploring the biodiversity in your area, and especially shines in natural spaces, like Oaks Bottom. Learn to use it as a plant identifier, or get involved with community science!
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by John Sparks Saturday, December 6th witnessed Friends of Oaks Bottom’s last work party of the year. We convened at Tadpole Pond after rain sprinkles ended and patches of blue sky expanded overhead. The actual task was to get 150 red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea) starts in the ground as a first stab at mitigating
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Friends of Oaks Bottom held its summer nature walk at the Bottom on Friday, July 11th. The refuge was a lush green oasis with swallows of several species diving and darting over the waters of Wapato Marsh snagging insects. Other summer residents included kingfishers, Canada geese, mallards, gadwalls, and wood ducks. We spotted a couple
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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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