Just a stone’s throw from where disc golfers, anglers, campers and park-goers convene at Milo McIver State Park, the Clackamas River Basin Council and their partners have been busy improving habitat for threatened and endangered native fish species. The project, known as the Kingfisher Side-Channel Reconnection project, wrapped up construction in September 2021, which entailed
Free Stash the Trash bags for recreational users on the Clackamas River Clackamas River Basin Council reminds river recreation users to please stash their trash. Every summer, the Clackamas River Basin Council brings out their free reusable bags and stocks them on bags stands at popular recreation sites along the Clackamas River. This year, the
The Clackamas River Basin Council is resuming water quality sampling at several creeks in the Clackamas watershed. Working with the Oregon Dept. of Agriculture and the Dept. of Environmental Quality, CRBC’s Amy Barton gathers water samples, measures flow rates, and monitors stream health every two weeks during spring and summer months. Water samples collected from
Grants of up to $15,000 offered to landowners for waterway projects benefitting aquatic species, wildlife or waterway health. The Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB) Small Grant Program provides up to $15,000 in Oregon Lottery funds for individual projects that help restore watershed elements such as creeks, rivers or wetlands. Projects must benefit aquatic species, wildlife
The Clackamas River Basin Council is welcoming new staff member Amy Barton as our new Communication and Stewardship Program Manager! Amy received her bachelors in biology from the University of Oregon and her masters in nonprofit administration from Louisiana State University. Amy owned her own event planning business in Portland before moving to Houston and
We Oregonians often joke we only have two seasons: a short, blissful summer and 9 months of rain. Since the 2020-2021 rainy season began in October, the Clackamas River nearly reached flood levels of 40,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) twice, with the USGS WaterWatch gauge near Oregon City registering 32,100cfs on December 21 and
Since the September wildfires, the Clackamas River Basin Council has taken an active role in restoration efforts. We are working with the Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District, Molalla River Watch, and Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board to help landowners who were impacted by the Riverside Fire. We are working with the North Santiam Watershed Council
The Clackamas River Basin Council is proud to present the “Journey Down the Clackamas” Conference, a year-long series of seminars on the resources of the Clackamas River basin. Weíve gathered together an impressive array of engineers, scientists, political leaders, agency officials, educators and others to share their expertise about the Clackamas River basin, including some
Clackamas River Current Read about our riparian restoration work, including the conclusion of our long-running Shade Our Streams program and a new initiative to Replant the Riverside after the wildfires. https://clackamasriver.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Newsletter_Fall-2020_WEB_v5.pdf
4,000 homes were destroyed in the wildfires that struck Oregon in September. While government agencies figure out how to distribute aid, Clackamas River Basin Council Riparian Specialist Ari Sindel learned how to use coconut-fiber “coir logs” to reduce run-off, protecting streams in the watershed from hazardous materials coming off of burned houses. If you live
