Behind the Scenes: eDNA Collection
At the end of April Johnson Creek Watershed Council staff headed out to Leach Botanical Garden in search of salmon. Well… salmon DNA. The goal of Johnson Creek’s eDNA program […]
BirdSafe Presentation for Backyard Habitat
Enjoy this presentation by Portland Audubon’s BirdSafe & Lights Out Campaign Coordinator, Mary Coolidge, for Backyard Habitat focused on the impacts of outdoor lighting/light pollution on birds and strategies for […]
Car Tires and Salmon; State of the Science and First Nation Perspectives
In 2020, a team led by researchers at the University of Washington and Washington State University discovered a chemical in tires called 6PPD that kills Coho salmon in urban streams […]
Geomorphology of Johnson Creek
Early this spring environmental industry professionals from across the Portland Metropolitan Area flocked to their computers for a very exciting presentation on the geomorphology of Johnson Creek. Geomorphology is the study […]
What’s That Weed?
Introduced species: Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) Characteristics: Black locust is a tree species native to the Appalachian Mountains and southern Midwest of the United States. Adult trees may be 30 […]