• 2026 Johnson Creek Clean-up

    The Johnson Creek Clean-Up returns August 22nd, 2026! This is your chance to GET IN the creek and GET OUT all the trash that has accumulated over the past year. Since 2007, volunteers like you have jumped into Johnson Creek and pulled out over 70 tons of trash from the water. Yes that’s right, over […]

  • Land Tending at Leach Botanical Garden

    Gather with us in the Back 5 at Leach Botanical Garden for a morning of land tending and appreciation! This work helps to increase Pacific Northwest ecosystem diversity in an expanding habitat area and supports our collaborative Back 5 educational project. No experience necessary! The Leach Botanical Garden is a hidden gem in outer SE […]

  • 2026 Beaver Survey Orientation

    We are looking for the next Community Science superstars for the Johnson Creek Watershed Council’s Beaver Surveys! Can you believe we are headed into our eleventh year of surveys! Join teams of 3-4 volunteers on a survey by walking a 1-mile long reach of the creek to map and collect data on beaver dams and […]

  • 2026 Beaver Survey

    We are looking for the next Community Science superstars for the Johnson Creek Watershed Council’s Beaver Surveys! Can you believe we are headed into our eleventh year of surveys! Join teams of 3-4 volunteers on a survey by walking a 1-mile long reach of the creek to map and collect data on beaver dams and […]

  • Land Tending at Tideman Johnson

    Join the Friends of Tideman Johnson Park, Portland Parks & Rec, and the Johnson Creek Watershed Council for a morning of land tending! Tideman Johnson is a small but sweet park along Johnson Creek and the Springwater Corridor Trail in SE Portland. No experience necessary! CLICK HERE TO RSVP When: Saturday, October 3rd,  9:00 am-12:00 […]