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 SWCD installed last […]
Archive | Fish and wildlife habitat
The Fish and Wildlife Habitat category is about developing habitat conditions to enhance the life cycle of wild creatures, including fish. Our Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) and riparian restoration activities are focused on habitat but also provide water quality benefits.
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 Conservation District. Our […]
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 days over a three-week period to complete. We’ve […]
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 North Fork Deep creeks in […]
Milk Creek Project Update And Next Steps
Milk Creek is home for several Molalla basin fish species: Chinook and Coho salmon, winter steelhead, cutthroat trout, and Pacific lamprey. A limiting factor for salmon and steelhead habitat in Milk Creek is […]
Don’t Miss This Volunteer Planting Opportunity
Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District, Friends of Trees and Trillium Creek Primary School in West Linn are partnering to revegetate a natural area adjacent to Trillium Creek. The inaugural planting in this […]
Milk Creek Structures Endure First High Water Event
Recent heavy rainfall resulted in a sudden rise in the level of Milk Creek. This caused us to take a close look at how well the large vegetated log matrix and the three […]
Milk Creek Project: Greening Up Before Fall Rains Arrive
A quick inspection of the Milk Creek Project log structures shows grasses and willows sprouting, even though fall rains have not yet arrived. Milk Creek water is clear as it flows past the […]
Plant a Patch of Flowering Plants for Pollinators
Plant a patch of flowering plants to attract native pollinators like bees, butterflies, and beetles! The value these small creatures provide is extraordinary. While honeybees do pollinate crops, so do our less heralded […]