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Help Us Continue Our Work

​Please consider supporting us by donating to our foundation​ or by visiting our shop.

The Portland Urban Coyote Project​​ is a community science and education project. Our mission is to understand how people and coyotes interact and to help the community learn about our coyote neighbors.

We achieve our mission by:
  1. Collecting, mapping​​, and analyzing coyote sightings in the Portland metropolitan area (PMA) and sharing the results with the scientific community and general public
  2. Providing free, accessible, and evidence-based information​​ about living with coyotes
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Your gift supports:
  • Maintaining the website, including keeping the map​, research snapshots​, and educational materials​ (tutorial, fact sheets, curriculum guide, workbook, etc.) up-to-date
  • Creating new materials and repackaging information in a variety of bite-sized and accessible formats to reach the widest audience possible
  • Managing social media accounts and email
    • Proactive sharing of pictures and educational materials
    • Responding to community questions about coyotes through email, social media, and phone calls
  • Supporting the wider community
    • Distributing educational materials around the PMA proactively and by request (e.g., schools, libraries, local businesses)
    • Applying for and managing small grants for physical materials to distribute
    • Coordinating/visiting schools, neighborhood associations, and other local groups and venues for in-person presentations
    • Organizing and hosting Coyote-palooza​​ with partners—an annual coyote street fair in downtown Portland
    • Hosting and maintaining the Coyote Crew volunteer program​​
  • Research, collaboration, and discovery
    • Analyzing, summarizing, and disseminating basic project findings
    • Applying for grants to extend and deepen research projects associated with the PUCP
    • Coordinating data sharing and collaboration with other researchers
Photo by Jean DuSablon