![Follow That Fish to Milk Creek! Claudia Chinook photo by Polk SWCD](https://i0.wp.com/conservationdistrict.org/wp-content/uploads/Claudia-110x110.jpg)
Follow That Fish to Milk Creek!
If you see a 14-foot tall Chinook salmon travelling down the highway, follow it to Camp Adams and the Milk Creek Watershed Celebration! Claudia the Chinook will be the guest of honor at […]
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What’s Up With Weeds: August
August is the month when a yellow flower has folks across Clackamas County seeing red. The yellow flower at the heart of the problem is Tansy ragwort (Senecio jacobaea). This pernicious weed is […]
![A Rare Chance to Learn About Streams November 18, 2012 - Light rain](https://conservationdistrict.org/wp-content/uploads/EK002528-Custom-300x168.jpg)
A Rare Chance to Learn About Streams
Is the area next to your river (known as the riparian area) eroding and falling off into the water each winter? Clackamas County Soil and Water Conservation District is happy to host a […]
![Is Your Stream Bank Heading Downstream? Milk Creek: Eroding streambank](https://conservationdistrict.org/wp-content/uploads/Bank_erosion_Milk_Creek_site-28Feb2012-reduced-300x225.jpg)
Is Your Stream Bank Heading Downstream?
Stream bank erosion is a natural process and, in an undisturbed stream, it usually happens slowly over time. However, once a stream is disturbed and plants along stream banks are removed, this process […]
![Float and Fill the Boat! Down the River Cleanup Photo by Chris Ortolano](https://i0.wp.com/conservationdistrict.org/wp-content/uploads/Down-the-River-Cleanup-Photo-by-Chris-Ortolano-110x110.jpeg)
Float and Fill the Boat!
This exciting news has been shared with us by our friends at Clackamas River Watershed Council! We Love Clean Rivers and the Clackamas River Basin Council proudly present: 12th Annual Down the River […]
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Welcome, Sarah Hamilton!
We are happy to announce that Sarah Hamilton has recently joined the Clackamas County Soil and Water Conservation District staff. Sarah takes on several new roles within the District. She is our new […]
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Board Officers for Fiscal Year 2014-2015
At the July 15, 2014 regular meeting of the Board of Directors, the Board elected officers to serve through June 30, 2015. Ron Oberg was re-elected to the Chair position. Ron is the […]
![Learn How to Bring Nature into Your Yard! Jason Faucera photo credit](https://i0.wp.com/conservationdistrict.org/wp-content/uploads/2013_Oregon_City_House_Spring_Photos_05-17-13_0009921-Medium-110x110.jpg)
Learn How to Bring Nature into Your Yard!
If you long for a beautiful yard that is filled with song birds and the buzzing of native pollinators, but are discouraged by high water bills and hours of maintenance, we have something […]
![Protecting Our Best Lands For Future Generations 22055 S Beavercreek Road](https://i0.wp.com/conservationdistrict.org/wp-content/uploads/Rainbow-Beavercreek_farm-1Oct2013-Custom-110x110.jpg)
Protecting Our Best Lands For Future Generations
Recently, the Clackamas County Soil and Water Conservation District’s Board of Directors began reviewing the long-term strategies used by the District to achieve our primary conservation goals centered on water, wildlife, and invasive […]