Field notes

Portland right now

What the sky and dated field records support in Portland today. Parks to walk are further down. A claim that cannot be sourced is left off.

6:43pm
sunset today
11½ hrs
of daylight
waning crescent
moon tonight

from the live sky over Portland

One thing to notice and revisit

Choose one plant you can recognise again on a familiar route. Record its visible features and return to compare. The historical species record below is background for exploration, not a promise that you will find it.

Reference: Past record: Prunus lusitanica. Date: 2024-10-12. Historical sample for month 10, 2021–2025, within 25 km. This does not establish current presence or whether you can find the species. Sampling is incomplete for product purposes.

Your observation and next visit

Add what you noticed yourself, including where you looked. These notes stay in this browser on this device. They are separate from the published record and are not verified by Rewyld.

On your next visit, look again and add a new dated note. Clearing browser data removes these notes.

Supporting references, dates and terms

Past record: Prunus lusitanica

A published occurrence record is dated 2024-10-12. It can help you explore the area's recorded biodiversity.

Historical sample for month 10, 2021–2025, within 25 km. This does not establish current presence or whether you can find the species. Sampling is incomplete for product purposes.

Date: 2024-10-12

GBIF occurrence 5110436661; dataset 7a3679ef-5582-4aaa-81f0-8c2545cafc81. CC-BY-4.0.

Past record: Symphoricarpos albus

A published occurrence record is dated 2024-10-09. It can help you explore the area's recorded biodiversity.

Historical sample for month 10, 2021–2025, within 25 km. This does not establish current presence or whether you can find the species. Sampling is incomplete for product purposes.

Date: 2024-10-09

GBIF occurrence 5110417250; dataset 7a3679ef-5582-4aaa-81f0-8c2545cafc81. CC-BY-4.0.

Where to walk in Portland

Governor Tom McCall Waterfront Park

Open water to settle beside while the day slows down.

  • ~21 acres
  • Water on site

South Park Blocks

A quiet edge of water to sit near and watch the light move.

  • ~10 acres
  • Water on site

Chapman Square

Water on site, and water is where the stillness tends to land.

  • small pocket
  • Water on site

Lownsdale Square

Find the water, find a bench, and let your attention go still.

  • small pocket
  • Water on site

Southwest Terwilliger Boulevard Parkway

Kept wild on purpose, which is exactly what you came for.

  • Nature reserve
  • ~96 acres

Keller Woods

Old trees and real canopy, the kind of cover a slow walk is built for.

  • Woodland
  • ~40 acres

Portland Japanese Garden

Room to walk by the water until the road drops away behind you.

  • ~9 acres
  • Water on site

Pittock Bird Sanctuary

A wide green with water in it to sit beside for five minutes.

  • Nature reserve
  • ~23 acres
  • Water on site

Spot data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

A five-minute walk, if you want one

  1. 1

    Before you start walking, stand still for three slow breaths. Let the hurry you carried here settle. There is no distance to cover.

  2. 2

    Begin to walk, slower than usual. Feel each foot meet the ground. When your attention drifts, and it will, bring it back to the next step.

  3. 3

    For the last minute, lift your eyes. Take in one thing you had not noticed: the light, a tree, the air on your face. Carry the pace, not just the moment, back with you.

A voiced version lives on the free guided walk, or open Rewyld for a walk composed from the sky over Portland.

Questions

Where can I go outside in Portland?

The parks and gardens on this page are starting points. A tree-lined street or the small park near you counts too.

What does right now mean on this page?

The numbers at the top come from today's sky over Portland. Notes below that come from dated field records with sources. If a claim cannot be backed, it is not shown.