Native Plant Sale
For information about our 21st Annual Native Plant Sale on March 11th in North Plains, see our Outreach Activities page.
WCSWA Monthly Meeting – February 28, 7:00pm
Balm Grove Dam Removal, Beaver Strategy & eDNA
Scott McEwen, TRWC Director
Scott McEwen, Exec. Dir. of the Tualatin River Watershed Council, will be our speaker on February 28. He will cover three interesting topics.
The Removal of Balm Grove Dam which has acted as a major fish passage barrier for aquatic life in the Tualatin River Watershed. Its removal in September 2022 opened over 30 miles of prime habitat. Tualatin Basin Beaver Strategies is a collaboration between the Tualatin River Watershed Council, the Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District, Clean Water Services, and the Wetlands Conservancy. Together they are working on a basin-wide coordinated beaver strategy.
Environmental DNA: Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis offers an inexpensive and efficient approach to measuring diversity and abundance in both large and small streams. Organisms shed DNA into the environment, which can be collected and used to determine the species present.
2023 WCSWA Monthly Programs
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February |
28 |
Beavers, a Dam, and eDNA |
30780 NW Highland Ct. North Plains, 7:00pm. Presented by Scott McEwen, TRWC. |
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March |
11
28 |
Native Plant Sale
Log, pole, and pulp buyers
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30780 NW Highland Ct., North Plains, 9:00am – 3:00pm
Panel discussion, 30780 NW Highland Ct., N. Plains, 7:00pm |
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April |
25 |
ODF Update |
30780 NW Highland Ct., North Plains Mike Cafferatta, 7:00pm |
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May |
23 |
Annual Potluck |
Jackson Bottom Learning Ct. Jim Paul, OFRI Exec. Dir. |
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June |
22-24 |
OSWA Annual Meeting |
Estacada High School/ Lodging, camping in Sandy |
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July |
15 |
TFOY Tour |
Jamieson Family Tree Farm SAVE THE DATE! |
Read more in the February 2023 Forest Forum
Last Updated on February 1, 2023