Dear Watershed Neighbor,

We love bringing Science Talks to our Tryon Creek community. We'll miss gathering in the Lucky Lab, and hope you'll join us over Zoom on Wednesday 10/21, 6-7:30pm. Let's talk about Tryon Creek's fish with two fish biologists, Brook and Chad, from USFWS & BES! This double-feature talk will share about fish survey methods and findings, Tryon Creek's role as a cool-water refuge, and the long-awaited Boones Ferry project. Click here for more details and RSVP directly here. 

Calling science teachers and parent volunteers: we’ve successfully delivered watershed science education to youth via Zoom, and would love to reach your classroom. Our Watershed 101 workshop is flexible, so we can tailor it  -in both topics and duration- for your classroom; details below. 
We've been continuing to collaborate with partners, including through stewardship meetings and the ongoing Together for Watersheds collaborative - check out our recent video on banana slugs here!

Indigenous Peoples Day is Monday, October 12th, and an opportunity for us all to listen to, learn from, and amplify Native voices. We encourage you to tune in to some of the various happenings: Portland Indigenous Marketplace will be streaming panels on Facebook live; later that week & weekend, we'll be tuning in to We Are All on Native Land: A Conversation about Land Acknowledgements and Towards Reciprocity: Orca, Chinook Salmon, and the Columbia River. 

We're eager to share that our first in-person event since March is coming up on October 24th: No Ivy Day at Marshall Park! We're expecting the event to fill quickly, so please sign up soon if you can join us. Thanks to those who tuned in to our two Watershed 101 workshops geared towards the general public - it was really great to meet some of you and share enthusiasm around our watershed's ecology! 

Finally, we are delighted to share with you that Tryon Creek Watershed Council has been nominated for West Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District’s Non-Profit Partner Award. We really enjoy working with WMSWCD, who are a wealth of valuable resources and information. It’s quite an honor to be included with other such effective and innovative organizations that have received this award in the past. Join us for their Annual Meeting celebration via Zoom on October 20th.

• Upcoming Events
• Watershed 101 for your classroom
• Let's Talk about Fish!
• Banana slug video
• Lake Oswego Candidate Forums
• Boones Ferry Culvert Project Update
• Volunteers needed for Sparrowhawk Native Plant sale
• Stormwater Stars Workshop
• Social media spotlight

Upcoming Events

Watershed 101 for your classroom

We’re actively seeking student groups to work with, to share watershed science education. This flexible workshop presentation that can be tailored -in topics and duration- based on your needs and interests. We’ve successfully delivered watershed science education to youth via Zoom, and would love to widen our reach via your classroom. 

The presentation can focus on a selection of a variety of topics to build a sense of place and understanding of watershed stewardship. Available topics include:

• Explaining “what is a watershed?”
• Virtual/Photographic Tour of the Tryon Creek watershed
• Native and invasive plants
• Invasive plant removal basics
• Pollinators
• Soil health/science
• Impervious & pervious surfaces
• Rainwater → Stormwater
• Green infrastructure
• Fish presence & habitat in the Tryon Creek watershed
• Fish passage barriers
• Urban watersheds and water temperature

Please email alexis@tryoncreek.org to coordinate! 

We are scheduling throughout the school year. With about 3-4 topics the presentation runs about 45 minutes to an hour (depending on topics, level of interactivity, student age group, etc.); we can also explore making the presentation a multi-part series for continued student learning and engagement.

Let's talk about Tryon Creek's fish!

We’re bringing you a double-feature talk: we’ll be sharing about fish survey methods & findings, about the long-awaited Boones Ferry culvert project where the Arnold Creek tributary joins Tryon Creek. Join us as we explore some of these topics…

What did USFWS find during their fish surveys of Tryon Creek? What fish live in Tryon, and does Tryon Creek support migratory salmonids?

What challenges do urban creeks face in supporting fish populations? How healthy is Tryon Creek and how can we all help support fish?

What are fish passage barriers and how are they problematic? What’s happened at Boones Ferry this summer and how will it help the watershed?

Click here for details, and click here to RSVP. We will follow up with you to invite you to attend the presentation, which will be held via Zoom. Boost the event on Facebook, here!

This science talk is part of many happenings for World Fish Migration Day - check out their website for other events, documentaries, and a Eurofishion song contest! 

Lake Oswego Candidate forums

Boones Ferry Culvert Project Update

Volunteers Needed for Native Plant Sale!

Volunteers Needed for Native Plant Sale!

Do you love plants? Are you interested in spending time outside and sharpening your native plant ID skills? Then volunteering at the Sparrowhawk Native Plant Sale is the perfect opportunity for you!

Volunteers are sought to fill a variety of shifts and roles over the 3 days of the sale on October 15, 16, and 17 at St Luke’s Lutheran Church in SW Portland. Shifts are 4 hours and volunteers are provided with orientation and staff support during the event. You can view open shifts, learn more about different volunteer roles, and sign up to help out at https://signup.com/go/unkaHjV.

This native plant sale is a collaboration between Sparrowhawk Native Plants, Watershed Resource Center, and Neighborhood House. 5% of sale profits go to support Neighborhood House’s youth education programs.

You can learn more about the sale and volunteer safety guidelines at https://sparrowhawknativeplants.com/. For questions about volunteering, email watershed@swni.org.

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