|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dear Watershed Neighbor,
We have a lot of great things to share!
First and foremost, we'd like to invite you to join us for our 11th Annual Watershed Wide Event! This Saturday, March 14th, we'll gather outside at Riverdale High School for breakfast snacks, coffee, and celebration before splitting up across various restoration sites. This is our biggest volunteer day in the watershed, and we hope you can be a part of it! Click here to read more details and to register. You can also help share the event with your networks via the event on Facebook, and our flyer is below!
We invite you to check out our 2018-2019 Year in Review. Fiscal years, and therefore projects and programs, tend to follow a July 1 - June 30 timeline; this report shares outcomes, organizational updates, and has plenty of photos to enjoy, too!
It's busy out in the field at our restoration sites - our project areas along Nettle Creek and at the Lake Oswego United Church of Christ were both planted last week by Mosaic Ecology and Sound Native Plants, respectively. The bare root plants will be doing a lot of underground root growth this year as they establish in their new homes.
We've had a busy February/early March with several Watershed 101 Workshops! First up was our time at PCC Sylvania. We presented our Watershed 101 Workshop to Professor April Ann Fong's Sustainability class, and the next day held a work party and installed nearly 100 native plants from Bosky Dell Natives! (Blog post here) Last week, we welcomed a group from Vanderbilt Alternative Spring Break and led them on a guided educational hike before an afternoon work party at one of our Watershed Wide Event sites. (Blog post here)
2020 is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day! We are excited to be a nonprofit partner with Earth Day Oregon. Read more below about our collaborations with businesses in Multnomah Village, at the headwaters of Tryon Creek, through which you can help us amplify Earth Day right here in your watershed.
Working together to protect and enhance our Tryon Creek Watershed,
Alexis Barton, Council Coordinator
Tryon Creek Watershed Council
|
|
TCWC Monthly Meeting - Monday March 9
Tryon Creek State Natural Area (11321 SW Terwilliger Blvd, PDX 97219), 6-8 pm
TCWC 11th Annual Watershed Wide Event - Saturday, March 14, 2020
8:30am - 12pm - Register now for our largest annual volunteer event - starting with coffee, restore the watershed at family-friendly work parties, and wrap up with a Pi Day raffle!
Stormwater Stars Workshops (details below):
Friday March 30th, 3 - 5:30pm @ Multnomah Arts Center (details below)
Sunday April 19th, 11am - 1pm @ Hayhurst Neighborhood (details below)
Spring Work Party at Jackson Middle School - Saturday, April 18th
Timing TBD - email Alexis@tryoncreek.org to stay in the know, or stay tuned for our April e-newsletter!
TCWC Monthly Meeting - Monday April 20
Tryon Creek State Natural Area (11321 SW Terwilliger Blvd, PDX 97219), 6-8 pm
*Note that this is the third, rather than second, Monday of the month due to TCWC staff attendance at the CONNECT Conference*
|
|
|
We're glad to share with you our 2018-2019 Year in Review (click here to read). This annual report shares photos, outcomes, updates, collaborations, and more. Let us know if there's any information you'd like to see it the next one!
|
|
Watershed 101 with Vanderbilt ASB
|
|
|
We were excited to work with a group of students from Vanderbilt Alternative Spring Break. Our recap shares some favorite moments with the students, what we shared on our hike with them, and how their hard work improved the watershed. Click here to read our full blog post, written by Alexis to share about the day!
|
|
|
Read about how licorice ferns, banana slugs, and blackberry played out - click here to read Alexis' write-up and see more photos!
|
|
Planting with PCC Sylvania
|
|
|
|
Following an in-class presentation, we enjoyed working with a strong crowd of volunteers to plant nearly 100 native plants at PCC Sylvania on a very soggy day. Click here to see more photos, and read about our presentation and the day-of work party!
|
|
Tryon Creek Watershed Council is proud to be an Earth Day Oregon Nonprofit Partner. Earth Day Oregon is a statewide campaign to AMPLIFY the impact of Earth Day, by directing donations from sustainably-minded companies to nonprofit organizations like TCWC that work to create a more sustainable world. We would like to recognize and thank Level Beer, Marco's Cafe, Healthy Pets Northwest, Sarah J Handmade, JP General, and Hello Studio, for their support through Earth Day Oregon!
Learn more about the Earth Day Oregon campaign, and check out some Earth Day volunteer activities on the website: www.earthdayor.org
|
|
Boones Ferry Culvert Project Update
|
|
From the Bureau of Environmental Services: SW Boones Ferry Bridge & Restoration Project Update: February 20, 2020
"SW BOONES FERRY ROAD CLOSING ON MARCH 30, 2020. Starting March 30, 2020 and lasting for up to seven months, SW Boones Ferry Road will be completely closed from SW Arnold to SW Comus Court.
City of Portland Environmental Services—your sewer and stormwater utility—is beginning construction of a new bridge on SW Boones Ferry Road where it crosses Tryon Creek. The new bridge will improve water flows by replacing an existing small culvert. This culvert cannot handle large flows of water during storms, and it blocks fish and wildlife. The SW Boones Ferry Bridge & Restoration Project will create and restore important connections for fish, wildlife, and people. It will connect trails and pedestrian facilities in the area, help reduce flooding risk, and restore important habitat."
Read the full update from BES here
|
|
Applications due 3/31! Feel welcome to share this with students you know!
The Regional Coalition of Clean Rivers and Streams (RCCRS) works to educate the public about how stormwater pollution impacts our rivers and streams and steps we can all take to protect our water. RCCRS is inviting students to enter their first ever Portland-Metro area middle and high school video contest. To learn more visit facebook.com/cleanrivers or theriverstartshere.org.
|
|
Social Media Spotlight
Check out more, keep up with us on Instagram, and tag us (@TryonCreekWC) in your adventures so we can feature you in our "Your Photos" highlight!
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
