The Land Use Advocacy Committee

• Fourth Tuesday of each month, 6:30-8pm
• Location TBD; contact Lori for more information at

"Our mission is to protect the resources of the Johnson Creek Watershed by promoting community involvement in regulatory and judicial processes affecting the Watershed."

Do you have an interest in the ins and outs of local land use planning? Do you ever wonder how or why a local housing or industrial development occurred? Do you ever wonder who provides the voice for the protection of our local natural resources? Or are you interested in how open spaces are created? If so, join us. We are always looking for motivated volunteers who want to assist with protecting the resources of the Johnson Creek watershed. Opportunities include reviewing land use permit applications, providing technical advice and support to land use advocates, and talking with community members about the land use process. Knowledge of local land use issues is appreciated but not required to get involved.

Contact Lori Sams at (503) 652-7477 or .

The Outreach Task Force

The Outreach Task Force is dedicated to reaching out to the community to inspire and facilitate investment in the Johnson Creek Watershed. The Outreach Task Force plans upcoming events, helps develop content for JCWC newsletters, develops current outreach materials, and gets more people involved in watershed activities.

The way to healthy watershed is through people. For more information please contact Lori at (503) 652-7477, .

The Restoration Committee

Email for upcoming meeting times.

"Our mission is to conduct, facilitate, coordinate and monitor restoration efforts to improve the health of the Johnson Creek Watershed."

We are looking for motivated and enthusiastic volunteers who will help improve the health of water, fish and wildlife in Johnson Creek and the Watershed. Opportunities abound throughout the 52 square mile watershed in neighborhoods near you, even right in your own backyard - from downtown Milwaukie to Eastmoreland, Lents, Gresham, Pleasant Valley, Boring and Damascus. Come help put the new Watershed Action Plan into action, and bring back trout and salmon to your stream!

Learn by "doing"! Meet and work with neighbors to:

• Plan and implement improvements in fish passage, in-stream habitat, invasive removal, native species plantings.
• Monitor stream health: look for spawning salmon, sample stream insects or water quality.

Do you have a special skill or interest? The Restoration Committee especially needs volunteers with backgrounds in landscaping and revegetation, fisheries and fish habitat, hydrology, geology and other natural resource areas, and grantwriting.

For more information, contact Robin Jenkinson, at (503) 652-7477 or .