Keeper talks and up-close encounters will highlight the zoo’s feathered friends PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Zoo will celebrate World Migratory Bird Day on Saturday, May 13, highlighting the critical role birds play in ecosystems around the world and what we can do to help their declining populations. The event is part of the zoo’s new Animal Awareness […]
Rocky and Banff are settling into their habitat in zoo’s Great Northwest area PORTLAND, Ore. — Two snowy owls are making themselves at home in the zoo’s North America area this month. Visitors can find the fluffy white pair — named Rocky and Banff — in their new habitat near mountain goats and black bears. […]
TILLAMOOK, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife invites new anglers to take part in a family fishing event Saturday, May 6 at Vernonia Lake from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. ODFW will provide equipment including rods, reels and bait during the event if needed. Angling education instructors and volunteers will be available […]
Attorneys representing the Second Amendment Foundation and its partners in a case concerning gun owner privacy in California have filed a respondent’s brief in the ongoing case of Barba v. Bonta, challenging the constitutionality of a 2021 law requiring the California Department of Justice (CAL/DOJ) to share extensive personal identifying information of gun owners in […]
Program returns with science, hiking and cuteness in the Columbia River Gorge Looking for cuteness this summer? The Oregon Zoo is recruiting volunteers to seek out one of the Columbia River Gorge’s fluffiest residents: the American pika. Cascades Pika Watch is a collaboration between organizations and citizen scientists convened by the zoo to locate and […]
Approximately 18 million children in the United States live without a biological, step or adoptive father present in the home. The Alliance for Ending the Fatherless Epidemic is not only on a mission to eliminate fatherlessness by providing resources and grants but is also announcing the debut of its new documentary, THE FATHERLESS EPIDEMIC. Available […]
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) 2021 National Analysis, which summarizes TRI activities reported during calendar year 2021. The TRI contains data on toxic chemicals that are manufactured, processed, or managed at thousands of facilities in the U.S. The TRI includes quantities of chemicals that facilities manage as waste, […]
Have you received an email from the “Financial Hardship Department” lately? The Financial Hardship Department email is a scam with one goal – to infect your device with malware and steal your personal and financial information. The email claims to be from a government agency or organization that offers financial assistance to those in need. […]
We can now confirm that next Wednesday, March 22, the Oregon House Judiciary Committee will be hearing and preparing to move three extreme, unconstitutional, and dangerous bills. HB 2005 bans privately made firearms, which of course, are perfectly legal under current Oregon and Federal law. There are NO grandfather provisions in the bill. If you possess […]
As Planned Parenthood opened an abortion center in Ontario, Oregon, in response to Idaho banning virtually all abortions after Roe v. Wade was overturned. Ontario is located on the border of Oregon and Idaho and is just a 45-minute drive from Stanton’s flagship, life-affirming medical clinic in Meridian, Idaho, where they share a parking lot […]