Please note: no dogs are allowed at the site, in order to protect water quality and the sensitive native plants and animals.īlack-headed grosbeaks, like this one, are birds that can be seen in Portland's natural areas. There are walking trails and informational signs. It’s easy to access off SE Foster Road or the Springwater Corridor Trail ( see it on Google Maps). Thanks Chris, for the citizen science you contribute!Īnyone can see the nature at Foster Floodplain this summer. The project’s main purpose is to reduce flooding in East Portland and improve water quality and salmon habitat in Johnson Creek.īut, projects like this also provide other benefits to the community and environment.Įnvironmental Services staff checking up on the area this week spotted this native blacktail deer.Īlso, a volunteer with Portland Parks & Recreation shared the list of bird species he’s observed at the site in recent months. Though the color palette is subdued all winter, you owe it to yourself to seek these birds out on their spring migration or on their breeding grounds. Shrubs and trees fill with the streaky brown-and-yellow birds and their distinctive, sharp chips. View Less Wildlife at Foster Floodplain at 10:23 AM 1 CommentĮnvironmental Services completed restoration work at the Foster Floodplain Natural Area two years ago, and already the spot is a favorite for birds and wildlife. Yellow-rumped Warblers are impressive in the sheer numbers with which they flood the continent each fall. Johnson Creek Watershed Council’s 20th Annual Watershed Wide Volunteer Restoration Event.You're Invited! SW Watersheds Open House.Green Street Stewards Make a Difference!.Audubons race of Yellow-rumped Warbler has yellow throat and white wing patch. Alien Plant Invader: Blessed Milk Thistle (Setophaga coronata - formerly Dendroica coronata).Celebrating another year of tree planting!.It's Getting Hot! Don't Forget to Water Your Trees.Growing More Than Trees: Partnerships and Healthy Urban Watersheds.27, 2018 - with you, we can stop the invasive plant takeover Kicking Asphalt: 10 Years of Stormwater Management with Depave.Getting dirty for clean rivers: Prescott Elementary students add 400 native plants to Senn's Dairy Park.For April 24: You’re Invited to the annual Southwest Watersheds Open House! Come learn about SW Watershed Improvement Projects.Thank you Green Street Stewards - you've made 1600+ gallons of impact.Summer Events 2019: Get your fish hats, clean river tips, and more. Blog: Scenes from a Willamette River Summer.Fall events 2019: Celebrate salmon, clean rivers and streams and more.The Boise-Eliot Native Grove: A New Community Space for Watershed Health One of the most common and widespread warblers often the core member of mixed warbler flocks during migration, especially early in spring and late in fall.Sign up now for free naturescaping workshops.Green Street Stewards make a ton (literally) of difference.
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