It has been a great start to 2015 for Tryon Creek Watershed Council. January has been unseasonably warm this year and we have taken advantage by hosting a few volunteer invasive removal work parties. We celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day with the Key Club from Woodrow Wilson High School. A group of students meet…
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As the days have grown darker and the ground wetter, our volunteers at TCWC have still been active and taking advantage of the wetter conditions to plant natives and pull ivy. Deer-Coyote Planting with Renaissance Academy On November 23, we hosted a work party on National Family Volunteering Day with the Renaissance Academy of Arts…
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As the days grow shorter and the weather becomes wetter, that means the start of planting season for the Watershed Council! We have been planting many native species out in the field this month, slowly clearing out our nursery to make room for when the Plant Sale orders arrive in early February. With the help…
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We had a great turnout to both of our sites for No Ivy Day on Saturday, October 25. If you are not familiar with No Ivy Day, it is an annual city-wide event sponsored by Portland Parks and Recreation. Started in 2003, No Ivy Day is an event that reduces the amount of mature ivy…
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What: Tree Ivy Removal When: Saturday, October 25, 8:45 am – 12:00 pm Where: Oak Creek HOA, located at the intersection of Vesta Street and Oak Creek Drive What to bring: Pants, closed-toe shoes, weather-appropriate clothing, water bottle What will be provided: Coffee, snacks, tools, gloves Tryon Creek Watershed Council will be hosting a work…
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On Saturday, September 27, 19 volunteers showed up to the confluence of Deer and Coyote Creek (tributaries to Tryon Creek) to help remove invasive periwinkle and ivy. TCWC partnered up with SOLVE for their 30th annual Beach and Riverside Clean Up Event, a state-wide volunteer day to help improve Oregon waterways. We had a variety…
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Saturday, September 27, 10am- 1pm Join Tryon Creek Watershed Council and SOLVE for the 30th annual Beach and Riverside Clean Up! On Saturday September 27, SOLVE is hosting several volunteer sites to improve various water sources throughout Oregon. Come volunteer with TCWC and remove invasive species from Deer and Coyote Creeks, two tributaries to Tryon…
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