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How Do I Check Portland Air Quality?
The outlook for fire season is not good here in the Pacific Northwest. Already we have the dramatic, 500-acre Tunnel 5 fire in the Columb...
3 Questions With Oregon State Wildlife Experts
These answers are from a forum this week featuring Oregon State University professors with expertise related to fires. Questions were edi...
Urban Almanac: Oregon Swallowtail
The Oregon swallowtail (aka Papilio oregonius) isn’t a bird; it’s the state’s official insect. And it’s an attractive one — with black an...
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How Do I Check Portland Air Quality?
The outlook for fire season is not good here in the Pacific Northwest. Already we have the dramatic, 500-acre Tunnel 5 fire in the Columb...
3 Questions With Oregon State Wildlife Experts
These answers are from a forum this week featuring Oregon State University professors with expertise related to fires. Questions were edi...
Urban Almanac: Oregon Swallowtail
The Oregon swallowtail (aka Papilio oregonius) isn’t a bird; it’s the state’s official insect. And it’s an attractive one — with black an...
Urban Almanac: Monarch Butterflies
Monarch butterflies are not officially an endangered species, but shocking declines in their populations nationwide have led to a massive...
What’s the Deal With Portland’s Shrinking?
Portland ranked 6th among the fastest-shrinking big cities in the U.S. in the two years between July 2020 and July 2022. Last year, Portl...
Urban Almanac: Nutria
The nutria has a rat-like tail but, like beavers, lives in and around waterways. From afar, it’s a lookalike to that native species. Y...
The Best Portland Trail Blazers
Dia Miller of Shooting Hoops knows the Trail Blazers. She’s becoming a regular guest on City Cast Portland, where she chatted last month...
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Urban Almanac: Monarch Butterflies
Monarch butterflies are not officially an endangered species, but shocking declines in their populations nationwide have led to a massive...
What’s the Deal With Portland’s Shrinking?
Portland ranked 6th among the fastest-shrinking big cities in the U.S. in the two years between July 2020 and July 2022. Last year, Portl...
Urban Almanac: Nutria
The nutria has a rat-like tail but, like beavers, lives in and around waterways. From afar, it’s a lookalike to that native species. Y...
The Best Portland Trail Blazers
Dia Miller of Shooting Hoops knows the Trail Blazers. She’s becoming a regular guest on City Cast Portland, where she chatted last month...
How Do I Lower My Energy Costs?
Last week the City Cast Portland podcast talked to Charlotte Shuff of the Oregon Citizens’ Utility Board about what changes the group is...
3 Questions With Portland Crow Roost
I’ve been seeing a lot of crows in my neighborhood and throughout the central eastside, so I called up Gary Granger of Portland Crow Roos...
What's the Deal With Portland's Commuter Lines
Did you know Portland has three different commuter train lines? There’s TriMet's MAX Light Rail, the Portland Streetcar, and the Westside...
