Another piece of legislation introduced in the House would amend the state constitution to require future wildlife or natural resource-related initiatives to pass by a two-thirds margin, rather than by a simple majority.

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He and his predecessor have managed the forest extremely well as a managed and sustainable resource, a haven for wildlife and as an excellent leisure facility for locals and visitors alike.

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The activists kept pushing for formal recognition of Oaks Bottom as an important natural resource and in 1988 the city made it Portland's first official urban wildlife refuge.

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