After two years of volunteering with TWC, Mt Hood Community College SEED (Scholarships for Education and Economic Development) students are returning to their home countries. These students, from around the world, have worked with TWC land stewards Megan Garvey and Kaegan Scully Engelmeyer as part of their program studying natural resource management. For many of
Membership Update TWC could not exist without it’s members. You haven’t heard from us in a year, but it has been a year of growth and change and we are excited to start fresh with new and better communication for our members. For thirty five years, member support has enabled us to buy and protect
September 19th at DuckRidge Farm This year, Wetlands and Wellies, will take us to Oregon’s largest private garden, just 20 minutes from Portland. Join us for an evening of small plates prepared by local award-winning chefs, paired with Oregon wines, beers and spirits. In true Oregon style, you can mingle with the people who grow,
Our amphibian citizen science program shows that amphibians love our preserves, both in the Portland Metro area, and on the coast. Preliminary results showed the presence of more than 1,000 egg masses…and we’re still counting! Portland Metro Area: After classroom and field training, 15 citizen volunteers worked with TWC land steward Megan Garvey, and resident amphibian
This spring, one hundred and thirty volunteers helped plant 3,850 native trees and shrubs including pacific willow, elderberry, ninebark, and thimbleberry. Our volunteers were as busy as beavers removing mats of invasive reed canarygrass and woody-rooted yellow flag iris as well as taking out more than 2 cubic yards of litter at our Nyberg, Cedar Mill,