TCWC believes that development related to athletics and watershed conservation can be achieved in tandem with one another. We hope to see a project rooted in community partnership that weighs the importance of natural resource protection and considers the downstream impacts on watershed health. For those interested in respectfully communicating concerns about the proposed project…
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Free the soil! At Lake Oswego United Church of Christ New time: 10am-1pm (Formerly 1pm-4pm, moved due to heat) Saturday 5/13/2023 Join Tryon Creek Watershed Council, Oswego Lake Watershed Council, Lake Oswego United Church of Christ, and the Green Teams at LOHS & Lakeridge HS! Meet at 10am at the front lawn at LOUCC (1111…
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For our spring Science Talk, Kyla Schmitt (UO ’25) will present findings from her research project on the Tryon Creek watershed’s crayfish populations and habitat conditions. Since September 2021, Kyla has collected data on crayfish populations from various locations throughout the watershed. This work has been supported by the Northwest Ecological Research Intistitute’s (NERI) Brenda…
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We had a great Watershed Wide Event this year! Thank you to everyone who played a part! This year, we saw some good trends in decreasing numbers of particularly tricky invasive plants like Garlic mustard and Italian arum at some of our sites, spotted many little critters in the soil and nearby trees, and we…
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9am-12pm, Saturday April 22, 2023 Join Tryon Creek Watershed Council, Friends of Tryon Creek, and the Bureau of Environmental Services to celebrate Earth Day! This is a combination of our Watershed 101 Workshops and a volunteer event. First, TCWC and BES staff will share about the Tryon Creek watershed, its fish populations, and the recent Boones…
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Each fall and spring, we seek to work with groups to share watershed science education and implement hands-on restoration in the Tryon Creek watershed. Our Watershed 101 Workshop program is a flexible presentation that we follow up with a hands-on work party. TCWC has worked at the Lake Oswego United Church of Christ (LOUCC) for…
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Tryon Creek Watershed Council’s 14th Annual Watershed Wide Event Join us in supporting the unique urban Tryon Creek watershed by volunteering to remove invasive plant species and plant native plants for Tryon Creek Watershed Council’s 14th Annual Watershed Wide Event on Saturday, March 11, 2023 from 9:00am – 12pm! This is TCWC’s largest annual volunteer event! Join…
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This fall, TCWC worked with a student group in Lewis & Clark College’s ENVS 295: Environmental Engagement course, with Professor Jessica Kleiss. This course is designed to “offer students a practical experience in doing engagement—an admittedly broad concept we sometimes define as conversation toward action.”; each group partners with an off-campus organization and develops a…
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Jack Fiocco, one of our Lewis & Clark College’s Student Representatives on the TCWC Board, coordinated a volunteering event for his peers to remove ivy from trees around campus, particularly near the ravine. Despite the cold and windy weather, 10 students joined him on a Saturday afternoon where they focused on tree ivy work. Focusing…
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We were glad to put on a Watershed 101 workshop with Riverdale Grade School students! Eighth graders taking a quarterly elective called Environmental Stewardship were able to get outside and get hands-on on campus by removing tree ivy from trees behind the school’s buildings. These trees had clearly been treated for tree ivy before, as…
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