From Audubon Society of Portland
The Planning and Sustainability Commission is about to begin public hearings on West Hayden Island in order to forward a recommendation to City Council
What: Portland Planning and Sustainability Commission Hearing on West Hayden Island
When: 5:00 PM- 9:00 PM, Tuesday, May 7th
Where: 1900 SW 4th Ave, Suite 2500A, Portland, OR
West Hayden Island is one of Portland's most important natural areas. Its 826 acres of bottomland hardwood forest, wetlands, meadows, floodplains and shallow water habitat near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia Rivers provide irreplaceable habitat for federally listed salmon and imperiled bird, bat and amphibian species. It is an amazing place where you can see nesting bald eagles and rapidly disappearing species like pileated woodpeckers and western meadowlarks. It is located next to one of the largest manufactured home, affordable housing communities in Oregon.
However the Port wants to take 300 acres and convert them to a marine industrial port facility that isn't needed and which will irrevocably harm the environment and the local community. The development will clear-cut the heart out of the wildlife area and leave behind fragmented, disturbed, edge habitat, significantly increased pollution, increased traffic congestion, and a permanently damage local communities.
This Project is BAD for our economy, bad for our community and bad for the environment! It is time to say "no" to development on West Hayden Island!
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We need your voice in support of equity and the environment on May 7th!
Thank you!