Another round of Shade Our Streams in the Clackamas Watershed Clackamas River Basin Council is launching a new riparian restoration effort in the Deep Creek watershed, supported by Portland General Electric’s Clackamas Habitat Fund. The 50 square mile Deep Creek watershed in the lower Clackamas River basin, which includes parts of the communities of Barton,
At Carli Creek East, CRBC worked with contractors to remove 4.5 acres of blackberry patches, some of which were over 8 feet tall. The contractors used a skid steer to uproot and kill the blackberry, and then the plants were macerated on site and left in place to compost into a mulch. After the large
We removed invasive weeds at Cross Park in Gladstone The Clackamas River Basin Council is currently completing a restoration project at Cross Park in Gladstone along the Clackamas River. This park is a popular space for local residents to walk their dogs, have a picnic, fish, and enjoy the sights of the river. The park
We cleaned an illegal dumpsite along Trillium Creek Several years ago the Clackamas River Basin Council completed a Shade Our Streams project at Orchard Summit, a beautiful streamside along Trillium Creek in Damascus, OR. We removed invasive weeds and planted native trees and shrubs in the creek’s riparian area to help stabilize the creek bank,
