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What I learned about our local butterflies

Widely known for their colorful wings and for their role as pollinators, butecosystems around the world. As we move out of the colder winter weather and into Spring, you might start seeing morehood. Here are some interesting facts about these fascinating insects.

Where butterflies live

The urban Portland area that comes to mind when thinking about places where it’s true that warm, tropical environments are home to a great number and diversity of in other habitats. Some can be found in high-elevation alpine environments. Others do, in fact, live in urban or suburban gardens.

Often, those urban species gardens not only for food, but also for places to lay their eggs. can be a great way to create a in the area can use as food plants. It’s important to know since not all species have the same food plants. Common

Northwest include the Painted Lady, the Western Tiger Swallowtail, and the Oregon Swallowtail.

Protecting Butterflies

vulnerable to climate change and other environmental changes like deforestation

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- particularly specialist species, which can live in only a very a limited number of food plants they can safely feed off of. It’s important to take action to preserve the environment in order to, among other reasons, help preserve the habitats and environmental conditions that these can help us understand and protect our environment. So, by, take a moment to appreciate it - and to consider what you can do to help protect and support these incredible insects.

Traffic Q&A: With the Beaverton Police Department

Q: It drives me crazy when people drive with their high beams on. Do the police pull cars over for this dangerous act?

ANSWER: Yes, officers will stop vehicles for violating ORS 811.520 (Unlawful Use or Failure to Use Lights.) This statues references ORS 811.515 (Lighting Requirements), which lists all lighting requirements for vehicle. As it pertains to the use of the high beams, 811.515 (6)(a) states: “Whenever the driver of a vehicle approaches an oncoming vehicle within 500 feet, the driver must use a distribution of light or composite beam so aimed that the glaring rays are not projected into the eyes of the oncoming driver. The use of the low beams of the vehicle headlight system is in compliance with this paragraph…” ORS 811.515 (6)(b) states: “Except when in the act of overtaking or passing, a driver of a vehicle following another vehicle within 350 feet to the rear must use the low beams of the vehicle headlight system.”

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