Milk Creek: Spring Checkup on Vegetated Log Matrix

With a contract crew on site today to treat weeds, it was the perfect time to take a look at the condition of the vegetated log matrix the Clackamas County...

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Everything You Need to Know About…Rural Fences

Got animals?  Got neighbors?  Then you need fences! Join Clair Klock and Kenn Evans as they review aspects of good country fencing. High-tensile New Zealand...

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Creating a Rain Garden with Elementary School Students

The following photo gallery is probably just as descriptive as anything we could write!  This rain garden was recently completed with design and construction...

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How to Collect Water Samples for Nitrate Screening

It’s easy to properly collect water samples for nitrate screening: Collect about a cup of water in a clean container.  A glass jar is preferred but...

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Time to Plant Your Streamsides

Spring is fast approaching and the urge is strong to get outside and dig in the soil! We have the planting bug, too, at the Clackamas County Soil and Water...

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Milk Creek: Three Weeks of Construction in Three Minutes

Watch this time-lapse video to see the construction of a large vegetated log matrix structure. Construction occurred in August and September 2012 and took 12...

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What Are the Bugs Telling Us?

Got bugs? If you live in the Clackamas River watershed, you may have noticed folks in orange vests looking under rocks and kicking the sediment in Doane and...

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Interested in Weather? Your Help is Needed!

Are you a weather observer?  More importantly, do you want to be?  We can help you get started. CoCoRaHS is a volunteer network Participating in the...

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