No Ivy Day 2024
Johnson Creek Watershed Council and Leach Botanical Garden are teaming up for the city-wide No Ivy Day this year! This event will be held Saturday, October 26th, 9am- 12pm. Volunteers […]
What’s That Weed?
Introduced species: Spurge Laurel (Daphne laureola) Characteristics: Spurge laurel is a slow-growing, shade-tolerant, long-lived evergreen shrub from Europe and the Mediterranean region. It can grow in a wide range of conditions,
Welcome Back, Sima
It is our pleasure to welcome back Sima Seumalo as our AmeriCorps member this year! After a full and exciting term as our Outreach and Riparian Specialist last year, she
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From Brass Knuckles to Disco Shoes: The Quirky Finds of the Annual Johnson Creek Clean-Up
What do brass knuckles, a boat, and a stuffed dinosaur have in common? They are some of the weirdest coolest things that were pulled out of the creek during this
What’s That Weed?
Introduced species: Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima) Characteristics: Tree of Heaven—also called Chinese sumac or stinking sumac—is one of the great misnomers in the plant world. It is a weedy, fast-growing