On July 26th, 2008 Portland State University students with the Student Watershed Research Project (SWRP) collected water samples from several tributaries in the Clackamas River watershed. Various water quality parameters were analyzed including: temperature, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, phosphorus, nitrates, ammonia, and pH. To learn more about the results of this snapshot event click here.

FREE TREES! FREE TREES!

Find out about our Streamside Stewards Program and how you can get Free Trees and shrubs planted on your property. Planting native vegetation enhances water quality and fish and wildlife habitat. For more information on our FREE Trees program click here.

Also, don't forget to sign up to join us in tree planting work parties. For more information contact rachael@clackamasriver.org or call (503)-558-0550.

Pesticides are commonly used in schools, parks, yards, gardens, farms, and along roads to kill unwanted pests. Often after heavy rains, stormwater runoff becomes a highway for the transport of pesticides, allowing them to enter our waterways. A multi-year study recently released by the US Geological Survey detected the presence of numerous pesticides within the Clackamas River basin. Even though pesticides are far below human health benchmarks, their presence is a warning sign. The time is to act now before it develops into a BIG problem. For more information about how you can reduce your pesticide use please click here.

Learn more about invasive Japanese knotweed, an introduced ornamental that we are working to control in the Clackamas watershed. The KNOTWEED homepage shares important information about the plant's destructive behavior, potential solutions, and how you can help the work currently underway by our dedicated knotweed control team. For more information click here.

Field & Outreach Americorps intern
The Clackamas River Basin Council is seeking to hire an additional Americorps Intern to serve as a riparian field crew team member. Please click here for the full job description.

To apply please email your resume to: matthew@clackamasriver.org

Down the River Cleanup
Sunday, September 7th, 2008
FREE ADMISSION

Mark your calendar and plan to join us for this fun community stewardship event.
Our flotilla of boaters and rafters will clean the Clackamas River from Barton to Oregon City. The event starts at Barton Park at 9:30 am. Participants will be rewarded with a free barbecue and live music! Pre-registration is required. For registration and more details visit downtherivercleanup.org or email laura@clackamasriver.org.

Click here to watch a video from last year's cleanup!

Volunteer Restoration Party
Saturday, September 13th, 2008
9:30 to 1 pm
Want to help the Clackamas watershed but don’t know how? Well you are in luck because the Clackamas River Basin Council will be hosting work parties where we will remove invasive species and plant native trees. Meet at the Clackamas River Basin Council office, 19750 SE Damascus Lane, Damascus, Oregon 97089 to carpool to various restoration sites throughout the Damascus, Boring, and Happy Valley area. To volunteer call (503) 558-0550 or email laura@clackamasriver.org.

Current News, Spring/Summer 2008 (PDF, 491 KB) To receive our biennial newsletter or email bulletins about the watershed please contact: laura@clackamasriver.org

The Clackamas River Basin Council along with other Clackamas Stewardship Partners were honored to receive the TWO CHIEF's AWARD presented on January 31, 2008!

The Two Chiefs' Award is an award from the Chief of US Forest Service and the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, in recognition of the Clackamas Stewardship Partners collaborative efforts to enhance ecosystem health and economic viability of local communities. Click here to read an article highlighting the Clackamas Stewardship Partners hard work and dedication featured in the Oregonian on March 26, 2008.

Clackamas Stewardship Partners include: USFS' Clackamas River Ranger District, Pacific Northwest Research Station - Portland Forestry Sciences Laboratory; NRCS, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Clackamas County Soil and Water Conservation District, Clackamas County Board of County Commissioners, Clackamas River Basin Council, Northwest Oregon Resource Conservation and Development Council, Portland State University, the Northwest Forest Conservancy, Bark, Oregon Wild, and the Gifford Pinchot Task Force.

For more information about the Two Chief's Award CLICK HERE.