2006 Events & Photos
Unless otherwise noted photos by Victor von Salza
Tuesday January 10th, 2006 • Plants for Area 1c Delivered
Greg and Victor off loaded and moved about 150 plants from the end of 35th down to the planting site.
Wednesday January 11th, 2006 • Plant Preparation for Area 1c
Greg tagged and pre-positioned most of the plants delivered the day before. Victor took pictures of the high water caused by the rains that morning and the night before. Later Greg delivered about 20 more bio-bags and stakes to the site.
Thursday January 12th, 2006 • Erosion Control in Area 1c Continued
Victor placed and staked 15 of the 20 bio bags in the gully that the rains had made along the east bank where SW Trail 1 crosses. Victor did a little clean up of the site.
Friday January 20th, 2006 • Plants for Area 1c
Greg drove to Corvallis to pick up the rest of the plants. Steve and Victor helped Greg off load and move most of the plants from the end of 35th down to the planting site.
Saturday January 21st, 2006 • Planting Event in Area 1c
Fourteen volunteers turned out, moved the remaining plants from Greg's truck on Stonebrook down to the site, and planted several hundred plants between 9am and 3pm, leaving only a dozen or so to be done another day.
Ann
Kathy
David who took a break from bike riding to help plant.
Chris planting one of many dozens he would plant that day.
Jerry planting willows in the soft wet marshy area below the swings.
Left to Right: Greg, Steve, Chris, John, Hal
Left to Right: John and Dave
Left to Right: Dave and Linda
Kathy brought her delicious creek event cookies, and after a morning of planting and some ivy pulling, at lunch time prepared the chili that the BCS members brought. There were a few light showers during the day, but temperatures were moderate and the chili (and portable awning borrowed from Watershed Resource Center made certain that no one got chilled. More photos from the event will be posted here in the coming days.
Tuesday January 24th, 2006 • Planting Event in Area 1c Part 2
Steve and Victor finished planting the dozen or so remaining plants, after first fishing them out of the creek (someone had come by and thrown them in the creek since Saturday, along with a few of the bags of soil further up the creek).
Wednesday January 25th, 2006 • Fencing in Area 1c
Greg and Victor installed fencing along the west edge of area 1c, and by the swings on the east side. Still ~75ft left to do on the east side another day.
Tuesday January 31st, 2006 • Site Cleanup
Victor did a some miscellaneous clean up around the site.
Saturday March 18th, 2006 • Invasive Touch Up Event
Seven volunteers removed blackerry and ivy resprouts in areas 1a (above the bridge which had the most) thru
Roberta pulling ivy resprouts in area 1b
area 1c. The site is looking very good, we'll be back at Albert Kelly on June 17th.
Wednesday March 22/23rd, 2006 • More Plants for Area 1c
Greg planted 30 plants on the 22nd in the main drain and demand trail area and the area by the Elders wire fence line, and a couple other spots. On the 23rd Victor planted the remaining 5 plants near the beginning of the trail to the bridge on the west side.
Late April, 2006 • Signs Posted in Area 1c
Greg installed the post and sign pictured below
which was donated by Clean Water Services inside the fence by the playground. The City posted this sign
just to north of the one above.
Mid May, 2006 • Irrigation Equipment Moved, Watering Begun in Area 1c
Greg and Victor spent a couple of mornings moving the sprinklers from area 1b and setting them up in area 1c and completed the first watering cycle on Tue May 16th, 2006. Starting May 23rd 2006 Victor will be running the sprinklers on Tues/Wed mornings each week (unless it has rained a half inch or more in the past week). Thank you again Jim Hicks; Jim is allowing us to draw water from his house, where we have installed a water meter and will reimburse him for water used.
Sunday June 4, 2006 • Some maintenance in Area 1c
Greg replaced the dead fringe cup plant in one of the planting bags with snow berry, did a little weeding, and re-planted the tall new willow by the bridge.
Saturday June 17, 2006 • Invasive Touch Up Event in Area 1c
Greg, Kathy, Anne, and Victor worked on removing blackberry and ivy resprouts, and many tall weeds from areas 1a and 1c.
Saturday June 25, 2006 • Invasive Touch Up in Area 1c
Greg weeded the SE corner of Area 1c, along the fence line and down slope.
Last week of July - Wednesday August 2nd, 2006 • Chips delivered and spread in Area 1c
The city delivered a load of chips to the west side of area 1c. David Auker, Jerry Eckstein, Greg, and Victor spread them after weeding out some resprouts that had popped up since the June event. Earlier in the week Greg also did some weeding in the area.
Friday August 4th, 2006 • More Chips delivered and spread in Area 1c
The Portland Parks delivered 3 large load of chips to the east side of area 1c. Jeanne Ellis, Greg, and Victor spread 2 of the 3 loads after weeding out some resprouts that had popped up since the June event. Portland parks plans to deliver one more large load of chips on the west side late today. The chips help keep moisture in the ground, keep weeds down, slow down/lower runoff, and look nice too!
Sunday August 6th, 2006 • More Chips spread in Area 1c
Greg and David Auker spread the last of the three loads delivered on Friday. Still one more load to be delivered on the West side; and we've requested one last additional to complete the East side too.
Monday August 7th, 2006 • More Chips delivered
Parks delivered two more loads of chips. One on the playground / East side; and the other which they kindly split into two piles on the Soccer / West side.
Tuesday/Wednesday August 8th/9th, 2006 • More Chips spread in areas 1c and 1b
Victor spread the two chip piles that Parks had delivered on the 7th; chip spreading is now complete.
Saturday August 19th, 2006 • Invasive Touch Up in Area 1a-c
Jeanette Kloos and Victor worked on removing blackberry and ivy resprouts from areas 1a-c. Victor also cut down a 4inch diameter invasive hawthrone tree that somehow had been missed last year. The whole project site is looking the very good.
Tuesday August 22nd, 2006 • 2006-07 Grant Approved
The Community Watershed Stewardship Program Grant for 2006-7 that the Bridlemile Creek Stewards (BCS) applied for to maintain the AKCR and Hamilton Park restoration projects has been approved.
Tuesday October 10th, 2006 • Watering Completed
Victor ran the sprinklers for the last time in area 1c today. A total of 48,800 gallon was used between July 4th and today, costing $115. Special thanks to Jim Hicks for allowing us to use water from their home this year and last (for area 1b). If you are interested in borrowing the sprinkler system for use on your restoration project please contact Greg Schifsky, 503-246-2714
Saturday October 21st, 2006 • Invasive Touch Up in Area 1a-c
Greg, Jeanette, Jerry, Steve, and, Victor worked on removing blackberry and ivy resprouts from areas 1a-c. Greg and Victor repaired/reinforced some fence posts in area 1b that had rusted and broken (light weight fence posts are just not worth it). Karen Johnson dropped by with some very yummy brownies. The area is looking very good.
Saturday November 11th, 2006 • Sprinkler removal
Greg and Victor spent a couple of hours dismantling and removing the sprinkler system from the project. If you are interested in borrowing the sprinkler system for your restoration project please contact Greg Schifsky, 503-246-2714