Author Archives: Tony Moreno

See the Bull Run. (Run bull, run.)

All of the water that flows out of taps here in Portland comes from the Bull Run watershed up on Mt. Hood, where a series of reservoirs capture and store the runoff from melting snow. To protect water quality, the… Continue reading

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Kalopanax pictus in bloom

If you're going by the Chemistry building this week, take a moment to climb the main stairwell and look out the big window at Reed's only castor aralia (Kalopanax pictus). The tree was given to Reed as a gift from… Continue reading

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More owl sightings

The young owls may have left their nest by the art building and moved a little downstream. A gardener at the Reed community gardens saw a young owl in a tree by the rugby field just after sunset last week…. Continue reading

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Screech(ing) owls in the canyon

Joshua Kemper and Nadia Fay dropped us a note on July 1 to say they spotted 5 western screech owls on the east end of the art building at the edge of the canyon at about 10:30pm. A breeding pair… Continue reading

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Great Blue Heron

Here's a great photo that was taken by Orin Bassoff, a Reed student: – posted by Niels… Continue reading

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Welcome!

This is the new Reed Canyon Weblog! This site is still very much in the testing phase. Your comments and suggestions are very welcome. If anyone would care to donate some money to this effort, we can get rid of… Continue reading

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