Environmental
Federation of Oregon
P.O. Box 40333
Portland, OR 97240
(503) 223-9015
info@efo.org

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Accomplishments

Portland Tri-County Area

• Over 3,500 wounded animals received treatment from the Audubon Society of Portland. Their educational programs reached over 18,000 children and adults.
  
  
• Over 1,750 trees were planted in 23 Portland Metro area neighborhoods by citizens organized by Friends of Trees. They also distributed over 16,500 native tree seedlings and shrubs.
  
  
• Northwest Earth Institute has formed over 1,200 discussion groups in 285 workplaces in the Portland Metro area that help participants explore ways to make their lifestyles more ecologically friendly.
  
  
• Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides works with Portland Public Schools to reduce the amount of pesticides used in and around district property.
  
  
• The "Forum for Business and the Environment", a lecture series hosted by the Oregon Environmental Council, brings together over 300 business leaders and the environmental community to discuss timely, pressing issues, such as salmon protection within Portland city limits.
  
  
• Recycling Advocates trains Master Recyclers through Oregon State University's Extension Service.
  
  
• Portland teenagers participated in the Inner City Outings program, sponsored by The Sierra Club Foundation, which introduces them to western Oregon's environment through hikes, field trips, and environmental education.
  
  
• Tualatin Riverkeepers is raising public awareness of the issues facing the Tualatin River Basin by leading 18 river trips and 5 van tours, involving over 200 citizens, students, public officials, and opinion leaders.
  
  
• A Beaverton Creek restoration project was completed by The Wetlands Conservancy in partnership with PGE-Enron, Unified Sewerage Agency, and Friends of Beaverton Creek.

Mid-Willamette Valley Area

• Corvallis Environmental Center is educating hundreds of children and adults by offering year-round classes and field trips.
  
  
• Over 990 students participated in Friends of Opal Creek's three-month forest and stream education program.
  
  
• River Network is coordinating a five-year effort to acquire, conserve, and restore 10,000 acres of wetlands on the Willamette River.

Eugene Area

• Land Watch Lane County, a local grassroots group supported by 1000 Friends of Oregon, recently defended nearly 700,000 acres of at-risk forestland.
  
  
• Solar Energy Association of Oregon organizes and sponsors an annual public educational solar home tour in Eugene.
  
  
• South Eugene High School and Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides partnered to create an innovative natural landscape on school property, thereby reducing pesticide use, improving habitat, and providing an outdoor classroom.
  
  
• Oregon Natural Resources Council Fund works to strengthen protection for urban watersheds, enabling Oregon's communities to have guaranteed sources of clean, healthy drinking water.

Central Oregon Area

• Central Oregon Environmental Center reduced Bend traffic congestion by over 2,500 vehicle trips in one week by promoting alternatives such as carpooling, biking, and telecommuting. They also assisted over 500 households to reduce their energy consumption and waste production through fun and easy-to-implement actions.
  
  
• The 10,000-acre Juniper Hills Preserve near Prineville, was purchased by The Nature Conservancy of Oregon from willing sellers intending to safeguard the ancient western junipers, native bunchgrasses, desert wildflowers, and scores of bird species from development.
  
  
• Oregon Natural Desert Association is working to secure long-term protection for over a million acres of grasslands and wildlife habitat on public lands in southern Lake County.

Statewide

• Friends of the Columbia Gorge educated over 3,000 people through their Wildflower Hikes throughout the Columbia Gorge.
  
  
• Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics provides scientific information about crucial forest management issues, such as the relationship between logging and flooding, in their video "Torrents of Change."
  
  
• National Wildlife Federation helps students and teachers create and improve schoolyard wildlife habitat by giving money to public schools.
  
  
• Over 100 educational field trips introducing participants to the rich botany of Oregon's many different ecosystems were organized and led by the Native Plant Society of Oregon.
  
  
• Collaborating with farmers, food processors, and consumers, Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides promotes sustainable farming practices.
  
  
• Northwest Earth Institute has formed over 1,200 discussion groups in 285 workplaces that help participants explore ways to make their lifestyles more ecologically friendly.
  
  
• OSPIRG Foundation advocates for communities' right to know about toxic chemical use and publishes reports documenting toxic pollution problems in Oregon.
  
  
• Solar Energy Association of Oregon provides the public with practical information about how to install solar energy technologies in their homes and businesses.
  
  
• Six public workshops on state water law and streamflow protection, hosted by WaterWatch of Oregon, were held in Eugene, Bend, Medford, Newport, the Malheur Basin, and Portland.