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Wildlife in Portland
Portland is home to a surprising amount of wildlife for an urban area. Wildlife live in even the most developed areas by using back yards, street trees, utility poles, gardens and parks. Birds, fish and macroinvertebrates serve as indicators of riparian forest health.
One strategy of the Portland Watershed Management Plan is to enhance aquatic and terrestrial community habitat. Monitoring birds, fish, and macroinvertebrates directly supports Environmental Services' mission to promote healthy ecosystems in our watersheds. Data from the watershed monitoring efforts supports the Watershed Health Index, an at-a-glance measure of the state of our urban watersheds.
Go to the invasive species management pages for information about invasive species in Portland.
Terrestrial Ecology Enhancement Strategy
Terrestrial Ecology Enhancement Strategy (TEES)
Wildlife and Pets
Interactions between your dog or cat and urban wildlife
Amphibians and Reptiles
- Western Painted Turtle Assessment
- Western Pond Turtle Assessment
- 2009 Amphibian Surveys
- Summary of 2009 Amphibian Surveys
- Oaks Bottom Amphibian Surveys 2009
- Status and Distribution of Native Turtles in the Columbia Slough and Johnson Creek Watersheds: Results of 2009 Surveys
- Native and Non-Native Turtles in Portland
- Help Our Native Turtles
- Amphibian Monitoring Project