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The Need for Equal Trees: All About Portland’s Environmental Services’ Tree Programs (Part 2)

Trees offer a wide range of benefits to people, and the fact that some Portland neighborhoods have far fewer trees than others has important implications for racial justice and community health and wellbeing. Let’s dig more into these issues and how the Environmental Services Tree Program is addressing them!

Columbia Slough Watershed CouncilMarch 3, 2021Tree Plantings, Tree Benefits, Equity, Heat Islands

Bilingual Paddle Program Launched this Fall!

This September and October, the Columbia Slough Watershed Council started a new program to host free bilingual paddle events in languages commonly spoken in our watershed.

Finding Healing in the Nature in Your Backyard (POC Outdoors Guest Post)

Guest Post by Pamela Slaughter, Founder of People of Color Outdoors

Columbia Slough Watershed CouncilOctober 1, 2020POC Outdoors, Equity, Paddle Events, Individual Stories

Urban Heat Islands: A Peek into Portland's Shady History

Did you know that some parts of Portland become far hotter than others? Learn about urban heat islands in the Portland metro area, why they exist, how they relate to social justice issues, and how you can help!