[obol] Re: Birding by Public Transportation

[Scott Carpenter]

Although not on a MAX line, you can take a TriMet bus to the entrance of
Tualatin River NWR in Sherwood.  From SW 5th & Morrison in downtown
Portland, you can board bus #12 for a 51 minute bus ride to the NWR.  You
can also apparently take the #95X bus.

More info at http://www.fws.gov/tualatinriver/visit/ and http://trimet.org/

Scott Carpenter
SW Portland


On 10/12/06, Joseph Blowers <jblowers at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>
> I routinely bicycle to the closest MAX station to catch the train to
> Hillsboro.  From there it's only a couple of miles to excellent
> birding at Jackson Bottom Wetlands.  I've done something similar,
> although much less frequently, to Fern Hill Wetlands in Forest
> Grove.  These outings do double duty as birding expeditions and
> exercise sessions.  I even chose my compact Nikon spotting scope with
> this kind of birding in mind (It fits into my fanny pack).  The main
> problem is time.  Americans seem addicted to cramming as much as
> possible into a day, one possible reason that the vast majority of
> birders use their cars.  Besides being a bit hypocritical (helping to
> increase global warming while watching birds that depend on a stable
> climate), this practice limits birding to those who have enough
> disposable income to be able to afford a car.
>
> I agree that our birding trails should reflect awareness of other
> means of transportation. Two possible iterations are birding by
> bicycle and birding by Tri-met (and other local mass transit agencies).
>
> Joe Blowers
> Beaverton, OR
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