Watershed

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Work Party Volunteers and Leaders

Bridlemile Creek Stewards 10 Year Celebration

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Aug 12 2008 - 6:00pm
Aug 12 2008 - 8:00pm

Celebrate all the great things the Creek Stewards did such as: naming the stream at Hamilton Park; improving water quality for the Bridlemile Neighborhood; building productive partnerships with St. Andrews Church, Bureau of Environmental Services (BES), and other groups and volunteers throughout SW Portland. AND come see our Weed Management Project award sign. Snacks, too.

Bridlemile Creek Stewards Monthly Meeting

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Jun 10 2008 - 7:00pm
Jun 10 2008 - 9:00pm

All are welcome to discuss watershed issues in Bridlemile and Fanno Creek, planning for upcoming projects, and to join the Award Winning Bridlemile Creek Stewards.

Bridlemile Creek Stewards Monthly Meeting

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May 13 2008 - 7:00pm
May 13 2008 - 9:00pm

All are welcome to discuss watershed issues in Bridlemile and Fanno Creek, planning for upcoming projects, and to join the Award Winning Bridlemile Creek Stewards.

Bridlemile Creek Stewards - Albert Kelly Park - Watershed Interpretative Tour & Invasive Removal Community Service Event

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May 17 2008 - 9:00am
May 17 2008 - 1:00pm

The Bridlemile Creek Stewards partner with SOLV's "Down By The Riverside" event to help Oregon's rivers, streams and lakes. Join us to help remove invasive species, and tour the model restoration site with the Creek Stewards. Free native plants. This event qualifies for Community Service Hours. Dress for the weather. Tools will be provided, but bring your favorite gardening gloves.

Bridlemile Creek Stewards - Hamilton Park - Watershed Interpretative Tour & Invasive Removal Community Service Event

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Apr 5 2008 - 9:00am
Apr 5 2008 - 1:00pm

Come on an interpretative tour and learn about how native plants are being used to maintain healthy streams and habitat along Bridlemile Creek. Habitat that supports trillium, red-tail hawks, frogs, towering firs and hemlocks, and which helps support cutthroat trout and clean water further down in Fanno Creek too.

Bridlemile Creek Stewards Monthly Meeting

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Mar 11 2008 - 7:00pm
Mar 11 2008 - 9:00pm

All are welcome to discuss watershed issues in Bridlemile and Fanno Creek.

Bridlemile Creek Stewards Monthly Meeting

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Feb 12 2008 - 7:00pm
Feb 12 2008 - 9:00pm

All are welcome to discuss watershed issues in Bridlemile and Fanno Creek.

2008 Events & Photos


Tuesday January 1st, 2007 • Planting Event
Seven volunteers: Dave Baasch, Glen Bellows, Jan Dougall, Kathy Gantman, Jerry Eckstein, Amanda Fritz, and Greg Schifsky planted 40 native trees and shrubs and did some invasive removal as well. The only areas left to do s

Bridlemile Creek Stewards Monthly Meeting

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Jan 8 2008 - 7:00pm
Jan 8 2008 - 9:00pm

All are welcome to discuss watershed issues in Bridlemile and Fanno Creek.

Bridlemile Creek Stewards Monthly Meeting

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Dec 11 2007 - 7:00pm
Dec 11 2007 - 9:00pm

All are welcome to discuss watershed issues in Bridlemile and Fanno Creek.

Bridlemile Creek Stewards - Albert Kelly Creek Restoration Planting Event

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Jan 1 2008 - 9:00am
Jan 1 2008 - 10:30am

In January 2006 one Tsuga heterophylla 24" tall was planted by volunteers in Albert Kelly Park; that Hemlock tree is now six (6') feet tall and growing. Join with the Bridlemile Creek Stewards, students, parents, and neighbors to do some infill planting and if time allows remove a few invasive plant resprouts. See how this successful restoration project is progressing.

Bridlemile Creek Stewards Monthly Meeting

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Nov 13 2007 - 7:00pm
Nov 13 2007 - 9:00pm

All are welcome to discuss watershed issues in Bridlemile and Fanno Creek.

Friends of Marshall Park

The Friends of Marshall Park is organized as a subcommittee of the Marshall Park Neighborhood Association, although many volunteers from outside the neighborhood help maintain this special place!

Join the Bridlemile Creek Stewards

Do you and your family love to see the trillium blooming in the spring in our Bridlemile neighborhood parks?

Himalayan Blackberry Removal Sbs

How to Remove Himalayan Blackberry a Step-by-Step Tutorial using common hand tools. The key to successfully getting rid of blackberries is removing the root nodule and as much of the attached roots as you can. This is easiest when the soil is moist and crumbly in late Spring, not when its rock hard after Summer's drying heat.

Removing Invasive Plants

This page is for Members of the Bridlemile Creek Stewards(BCS)) who would like to work at one of the BCS restoration sites removing invasive plants on their own or in small groups. This work also qualifies for Community Service hours (see below).

And for anyone who wants to know how to remove invasive plants from their own yard.

Friends of Vermont Creek

The Friends of Vermont Creek (FOVC) is a citizen group that was formed in 2004 when Vermont Creek was rated among the lowest in water quality and habitat resources in Portland.

FOVC's goal is to help neighbors preserve and enhance the Vermont Creek watershed. We accomplish this through:

Bridlemile Creek Stewards Monthly Meeting

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Oct 9 2007 - 7:00pm
Oct 9 2007 - 9:00pm

All are welcome to discuss watershed issues in Bridlemile and Fanno Creek.

BNA Monthly Meeting - Bridlemile Creeks, 39th Stoplight, more...

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Oct 10 2007 - 6:30pm
Oct 10 2007 - 8:30pm

Bridlemile Creeks Need Some of Your Love

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