Full of images of cows being boated from one field to another during the April floods in Harney County, we thought as we prepped for our week in the field, that we might see robust and tall wetland grasses and sedges under water in the Silvies floodplain wet meadows.
Megan Garvey, TWC Urban Land Steward, spends the month of May in classrooms and wetlands with 4th and 5th graders. The students first learn about beavers in the classroom with a great costume and fun hands-on activities, then it is off to a nearby wetland to explore the real habitat of beavers. Thanks to the
The Carli Creek project is a water quality facility on a 15 acre-patch of land in unincorporated Clackamas County wedged between industrial properties and the Clackamas River. Named after the family that once owned and farmed the land for generations, Carli Creek is the repository for much of the stormwater runoff that drains from the
There is a lot of talk right now about living with beaver in urban landscapes. Beavers are helping to store water in drought times and build habitat for many of our critical species in our cities. But beavers are not always good neighbors to our human built community, especially when they build dams in or
There appears to be non-stop news concerning climate change, carbon storage and what we need to do to limit global warming. It is clear that we must improve our chances of reversing the trends and avoiding catastrophic consequences, such as sea level rise and increased ocean acidification that we have been starting to experience. The