Come learn from leaders in the field why streambanks erode over time and what you can do about it! This workshop is specifically designed for streamside landowners who are facing erosion control issues. Topics include the mechanics of streambank erosion, engineered solutions, and the permitting process for improvements. Lunch is provided. FREE BUT REGISTRATION IS […]
Join JCWC for the 8th annual 82nd Avenue of Roses Parade! Ride or walk the route with us and be a part of the first sanctioned event of the Portland Rose Festival season. This family fun event features local businesses, school groups, community leaders and diverse cultural participants and spectators. Following the parade, stick around […]
The JCWC Land Use Committee will meet April 29th from 6pm-8pm at Oaks Bottom Public House (1621 SE Bybee Blvd., Portland). Topics of discussion are Milwaukie Urban Forestry and Damascus Comprehensive Planning update. JCWC would like to move forward with a stronger urban forestry management approach for the City of Milwaukie, including obtaining Tree City USA […]
Join us for a volunteer mulching event at Clatsop Butte in SE Portland. This event is hosted by Johnson Creek Watershed Council in partnership with Oregon AFSME, Friends of Trees and Portland Parks and Recreation. JCWC needs your help locally to retain recent native plantings performed during the Watershed Wide Event last month. See how fun […]
Last fall, more than 50 volunteers from Saint Mary Ethiopian Church, Green Lents, the Johnson Creek Watershed Council, and the surrounding neighborhood transformed the church grounds from a parking lot that used to flood the church each winter into a beautiful rain garden and green oasis. Join us and project partners on May 10th to […]