Regular MAX service resumes after maintenance project finished May 24 2021
The work on Blue Line rails and related equipment lasted for nine days, from May 15 to 23.
TriMet s nine-day project to rebuild rail lines on the MAX system in Northeast Portland was completed over the weekend and regular operations resumed at the start of service on Monday, May 24.
According to TriMet, the work completed a series of maintenance projects on the light rail system that began earlier this spring. The latest work, which began on May 15, rebuilt a stretch of rail near I-84, under the Northeast 33rd Avenue overpass. It will boost the overall reliability of the MAX system and improve the riding experience for riders. Around 40 contractors and 20 TriMet staff worked around the clock to rebuild the trackway to make it a smooth and dependable ride.
Portland man on mission to save heron habitat on Goat Island
Monte Harris and Steve Meisen plan Goat Island ivy removal to save trees, heron habitat
A local man has endeavored to save the habitat of 30 pairs of nesting herons on West Linn s Goat Island, just off the riverbanks at Burnside Park, by removing the invasive ivy that is slowly killing the island s trees.
Monte Harris, a native of Milwaukie and currently a Happy Valley resident, has been on a mission to save trees across the region from invasive ivy for the past year and a half, clearing ivy from nearly 2,000 trees across Gladstone, Molalla and West Linn.
Landmark Ford Lincoln commits to tree planting program May 16 2021
The Tigard dealership partners with the Carbon Offset Company to plant 15 trees for every vehicle sold.
Landmark Ford Lincoln has entered into a partnership with The Carbon Offset Company to provide funding to plant 15 trees for every retail new or used vehicle sale. Our management team came to the unanimous decision that as a company we are no
longer going to sit back and watch our planet change without doing our part to help
improve it, explained Jim Corliss, president of the Tigard dealership. Our partnership
with the Carbon Offset Company allows us to align our ideals and help make the earth a better place for generations to come.
Oregon to set murder hornet traps on Washington border May 17 2021
Emma Eakins work with the Oregon Department of Agriculture to trap the Asian giant hornet recently won an award.
Emma Eakins loves insects.
But there s one insect Eakins hopes to never see in Oregon the Asian giant hornet, dubbed the murder hornet by researchers for its aggressive behavior and powerful sting.
Eakins is a Glencoe High School senior who recently started a project in partnership with the Oregon Department of Agriculture to help people build Asian giant hornet lures and traps. Asian giant hornets are not currently in Oregon, Eakins said, adding that if the invasive species does make it here, they will need to be eradicated.