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Portland Audubon Expands Wildlife Sanctuary
Jul 26, 2019 at 2:34 PM
July 26, 2019
Today, Nick spoke at the grand opening of an expansion to the Portland Audubon Society’s wildlife sanctuary. The addition, called the Kehoe Sanctuary, is twenty-two acres donated by Marty Kehoe.
Audubon’s property is home to birds recovering at their veterinary facility. It also serves as an educational resource and an important wildlife corridor that connects to Forest Park and natural areas outside the city.
The Kehoe Sanctuary addition will help protect Balch Creek, the largest stream in Northwest Portland and home of the healthiest population of cutthroat trout in the city.
The event celebrated both Kehoe’s donation and Portland’s commitment to a healthy environment. The grand opening was dubbed an “ivy-cutting” to celebrate ongoing efforts to replace invasives (like English ivy) with native species.
Special thanks to Marty Kehoe and his family for their donation, to the Portland Audubon Society for their partnership with the Bureau of Environmental Services (BES) on Balch Creek restoration and other projects, and to the great team at BES for their work protecting our urban watersheds.
Media
Northwest Portland’s Urban Forestland Expands By 22 Acres
Monica Samayoa in OPB News
A Developer Planned to Build Mansions in the West Hills. His Daughter Talked Him Into Preserving the Forest Instead.
Aaron Mesh in Willamette Week
Developer's Donation Adds 22 Acres to Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary
Hannah Sievert in the Portland Business Journal
Portland’s Protected Forestland Grows Thanks To 22-Acre Donation Near Forest Park
Jamie Hale in The Oregonian
Grand Re-Opening of Halprin Open Space Sequence
Jul 30, 2019 at 1:58 PM
July 30, 2019
Today, Nick spoke at the grand re-opening of the Portland Open Space Sequence.
The project included the historic restoration of four public plazas and fountains – Ira Keller Fountain Park, Pettygrove Park, Lovejoy Fountain Park, and the Source Fountain.
The event celebrated the City’s public-private partnership with the Halprin Landscape Conservancy. The Conservancy, made up of a group of adjacent building owners and other local leaders, has been instrumental in raising over $4 million to restore the fountains and plazas.
Today’s celebration also included a parade and series of “mini ribbon-cuttings” at each park.
Special thanks to Halprin Landscape Conservancy Executive Director Karen Whitman and the Conservancy Board of Directors; local leaders John Russell, Bill Naito, and Randy Gragg who were the founders of the Conservancy and have been longtime advocates of the fountains; the dedicated Parks employees who worked on this project, especially Sandra Burtzos and Dave Obern; and Lawrence Halprin and his team for designing one of the great sequences of urban plazas and fountains in the world.