– Jack Halsey, Outreach an Riparian Specialist, Confluence AmeriCorps Member 2018-2019 The past year serving with JCWC has been amazing. I have grown so much personally and professionally, and have met the most amazing people. It has been inspiring to see the dedication of community members, partners, and Council staff, board, and volunteers in this […]
Every September we host several fun-filled educational events. For 2019, we have three. All events are free, but registration is required. Please follow the links below to register. Saturday, September 7, Noon, Science in the Park Please join us to hear stories and learn about our crawly creek friends from master storyteller, Ed Edmo, and […]
Date of volunteer work: 07/27/2019. Site Name: Erroll Heights. Number of hours worked: 2. Field notes: Quiet day at Erroll Heights. The pond by 45th street is growing little by little. Beaver and nutria seem to be teaming up on it. Much of the area next to the road is now marshy as water flows […]
A new visitor was seen in the North Fork of Johnson Creek this week; a juvenile cutthroat trout! But cutthroat trout can be found in various tributaries in Johnson Creek, what is so exciting about this one? We have been working with our partners to restore fish passage throughout the North Fork tributary since 2015, […]
Invasive: Giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum) Characteristics: Giant hogweed is a very large member of the carrot family, reaching as much as 4.5 m (15 ft) in height. First-year growth is a bushy rosette of deeply-incised, compound leaves, 30 cm to 1.5 m (1 to 5 ft) wide (yes, you read that right!), with coarse, dense […]
