The Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge is a 140-acre floodplain wetland located along the east bank of the Willamette River. The multitude of bird species found in the Portland area is depicted on the largest mural in the United States at Wilhelm’s Portland Memorial Mausoleum, located at 6705 SE 14th Ave.
The wetland motif mural, which encompasses almost 50,000 square feet, begun as a great blue heron mural in 1991 in honor of Portland’s city bird. It features dozens of bird species found in the Portland area, including wood ducks, an osprey, a red-tailed hawk and a red-winged blackbird.
The mural overlooks the Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge, a 140-acre floodplain wetland located along the east bank of the Willamette River.
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