Join JCWC and the members of the St. Mary Ethiopian Orthodox Church to clear out a rain garden! We helped to install this rain garden back in 2013 and have been helping to maintain it ever since. Rain gardens help to reduce flooding, remove pollutants from runoff, and function as refuge for pollinators. During this […]
When storm water is redirected away from roads and other structures, it is often funneled out through outfalls which deposit the storm water into streams like Johnson Creek. This outfall water will regularly contain varying amounts of fertilizer, lawn chemicals, heavy metals, highway runoff, and other chemicals that are toxic to salmonids and other life. […]
The Johnson Creek Clean-Up returns August 17th, 2024! 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 […]
UPDATE: OUR BEAVER SURVEYS ARE FULL FOR THE 2024 SEASON! If you're interested in doing beaver surveys in the Portland area, please check out our friends at The Wetlands Conservancy. Their beaver training and surveying is similar to ours, spans across Washington County and the Tualatin River Watershed and begins September 9th! Bark also offers […]
Crystal Springs is home to coho and Chinook salmon, and steelhead trout. All three species are listed as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act, and Crystal Springs is designated as critical habitat. Join the Crystal Springs Partnership in continuing their dedication to creating healthy salmon habitat in the creek! Click here to RSVP When: […]