Earth Day
If it isn't Earth Day it feels like it.
In Portland the high temperature may reach 80 degrees Fahrenheit for the first time since late September of 2011: rare Spring weather.
It is sunny with blue skies. We may get to see the Lyrid meteors (so-called because they appear to originate from the constellation Lyra) tonight.
The flowers are in bloom around our yard.
SOLV (Stop Oregon Litter and Vandalism) has volunteers on the sides of the streets picking up trash.
Bicyclists are riding Skyline Boulevard en masse.
The Skyline Grange is having a native plant and tree sale.
Metro sponsored two hikes through its newly acquired 390 acres purchased through 2 acquisitions from the Hampton Lumber Company. Another nearby set of parcels south of the 390 totals 160 acres from 5 acquisitions also from the company. The regional government will manage the land, featuring the headwaters for Rock Creek, to protect water quality, wildlife habitat and plant diversity. The two separate pieces make up an area Metro calls Rock Creek Headwaters and Greenway. I went on the morning hike with about 20 others.
In Portland the high temperature may reach 80 degrees Fahrenheit for the first time since late September of 2011: rare Spring weather.
It is sunny with blue skies. We may get to see the Lyrid meteors (so-called because they appear to originate from the constellation Lyra) tonight.
The flowers are in bloom around our yard.
SOLV (Stop Oregon Litter and Vandalism) has volunteers on the sides of the streets picking up trash.
Bicyclists are riding Skyline Boulevard en masse.
The Skyline Grange is having a native plant and tree sale.
Metro sponsored two hikes through its newly acquired 390 acres purchased through 2 acquisitions from the Hampton Lumber Company. Another nearby set of parcels south of the 390 totals 160 acres from 5 acquisitions also from the company. The regional government will manage the land, featuring the headwaters for Rock Creek, to protect water quality, wildlife habitat and plant diversity. The two separate pieces make up an area Metro calls Rock Creek Headwaters and Greenway. I went on the morning hike with about 20 others.