Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge Stewardship Event Join Friends of Oaks Bottom, SOLVE, and Portland Parks and Recreation to keep Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge clean for trail users and wildlife! Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge is a 163-acre floodplain wetland that sits along the east bank of the Willamette River and is the largest remaining natural area […]
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In September 2025, an invasive beetle no bigger than a sunflower seed was discovered at the David Douglas Aquatic Center in Northeast Portland. For those who love Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge, this news marks the beginning of a profound transformation. The emerald ash borer (EAB) has arrived in Portland, and with it comes the near-certain
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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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