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Accessibility Matters II:  Birdability Q&A

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So I attempted to apply the access considerations to Tualatin River NWR near Portland, Oregon. It turns out that humans are less likely to trample off the trail and damage plants and so on if the trail has a really obvious edge or other boundary. As a follow-up, Freya agreed to a Q&A about Birdability and its work. Legally, yes.

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Getting to Know Your National Wildlife Refuge: Comprehensive Conservation Plans

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Crotty is a birder and lawyer living in Portland, Oregon who love to share thought-provoking pieces with 10,000 Birds readers. Some background is required: The National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 overhauled the laws governing the Refuge System and one provision of that Act required CCPs.

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