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Spring Workshops, Field Days, Trainings, and MORE!

Clackamas SWCD has what you need this Spring!  Rural and urban residents alike can benefit from our many workshops, trainings, and events.  Link to the...

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Register for Our Streamside Restoration Workshop!

Are you interested in wildlife habitats, keeping water clean, and stopping soil from washing away along a creek, stream, or river? Come to our Streamside...

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Register for Our Streamside Restoration Workshop Series!

Are you interested in providing wildlife habitat, better water quality, and erosion control on a creek, stream, or river? Then join us for our two day...

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Have You Heard of Riparian Zones? A Video!

People who have stream side properties face different challenges than the typical landowner.  The same goes for people who live along creeks and rivers. While...

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Focus on Staff: Jenne Reische, Conservation Planning Program Manager

Jenne Reische is the Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District Conservation Planning Program Manager.  She oversees and coordinates the efforts of five...

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Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) Video

The Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District has a new video that explains our Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP). The Oregon Conservation...

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Focus on Staff: Drew Donahue, Multi-County Riparian Technician

Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District staff and Board of Directors are happy to welcome Drew Donahue as the District’s new Multi-County Riparian...

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Position closed: Multi-County Riparian Technician

Applications are no longer being accepted for this position. Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District seeks applicants for a Multi-County Riparian...

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Fish “Home Improvement” Project a Success

Milk Creek, in the Molalla River basin, is home to a number of fish species:  Chinook and Coho salmon, winter steelhead, cutthroat trout, and Pacific...

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Focus on Staff: Jenne Reische, Riparian Specialist

Jenne Reische is a Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District Riparian Specialist. While cross-trained and experienced in many areas of conservation...

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Winter Storms Bring Streambank Erosion

Streambank erosion is a natural process and, in an undisturbed stream, it usually happens slowly over time. However, once a stream is disturbed and plants...

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Restoration in Milk Creek Continues…Fish are Thrilled

In 2012 the Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District implemented a stream restoration project on Milk Creek, a tributary and major stream in the Lower...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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District Employee Honored by Special Districts Association of Oregon

Jenne Reische, riparian specialist for Clackamas County Soil and Water Conservation District, was presented with the Special District Service award by the...

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Community, Conservation, and Hot Cider

Neighbors along Corral Creek were treated to a fun morning of greeting old friends and meeting new ones, while learning about the dam removal on their creek...

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Obstruction Removed — Fish Jumping for Joy!

Exciting things have been happening in Corral Creek.  Last month an in-stream dam was removed from the creek and constructed log jams were installed.  The...

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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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Local Landowner Selected as Oregon Cooperator of the Year

Molalla-area landowners Jim and Mary Toops were recognized by the Oregon Association of Conservation Districts (OACD) as their statewide Cooperator of the Year...

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Now is the Time to Plan Your Streamside Planting

Now is the time to be thinking about planting trees and shrubs along your streamside area, otherwise known as the riparian area.  Healthy riparian areas have...

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