More than 2.5 million birds will migrate over Oregon tomorrow! With tens of thousands flying through Portland, help keep them safe by turning off your outside lights tonight, drawing your blinds, and learning about bird-safe lighting. Why is this important? Each year, tens of thousands of birds migrate along the Pacific Flyway, through Portland, using […]
Who doesn’t love to listen to songbirds? Flying through the city at certain times of the year, birds are a beautiful reminder of the nature that surrounds us, even in the city. If you want to keep seeing songbirds, then be sure to pick lighting that is safe for them! Each year, thousands of songbirds […]
Lloyd EcoDistrict July eNewsletter . Lloyd EcoDistrict, in partnership with Portland Audubon Society, is launching the second annual Lights Out Lloyd campaign. Every fall, hundreds of thousands of birds migrate through Portland. Bright city lights can be confusing and even fatal to these travelers, who use stars for navigation. You can reduce your […]
You might have noticed something different about the Portland skyline last Friday, September 30th. The Oregon Convention Center spires, a signature of the nighttime PDX urbanscape, were DARK! That’s because OCC was one of the Lloyd EcoDistrict’s Lights Out Lloyd participants, joining numerous other buildings in the neighborhood and around the city that went dark […]
