Audubon Society Of Portland

The conservation program promotes the conservation of native wildlife and their habitats in Oregon and the pacific northwest, as well as conservation of healthy urban watersheds for wildlife and people in the metropolitan Portland region. The program maintains and operates the busiest wildlife care center (wcc) in Oregon to provide medical care and rehabilitation of 3,000 injured or orphaned native birds and other native wildlife. Wcc also houses federally permitted, non-releasable birds for educational purposes. The conservation program uses advocacy, activism, policy development, litigation, community sciences and certification of yards to achieve its objectives.

Audubon Society of Portland supports its approximately 15,000 members through a variety of outreach and educational materials, including a bi monthly newsletter, monthly electronic newsletter, a website and offers programs and classes to members and the general public.

Environmental education program provides guided tours of the sanctuary, as well as hands-on natural history programs, local, regional, national, and international field trips and tours, nature center exhibits and programs to local school and community groups. Hosted approximately 15,000 children and underserved youth.

Program 4: the nature store sells items that help promote the enjoyment, understanding, and protection of the natural world. Program 5: the sanctuary provides four miles of forested hiking trails to showcase native flora and fauna.