Spring Birding Paddle with Columbia Slough Watershed Council *FULL* Register here for this event! Join Bird Alliance of Oregon, Ryan Gilpin of Nidus Consulting, Thomas Meinzen of Friends of Trees, and Columbia Slough Watershed Council for a spring paddle focused on birding! Participants are welcome to bring their own boat, or reserve a seat in […]
Join Columbia Slough Watershed Council for the monthly Slough Science event series! This month we are excited to welcome Leah Bendlin for a conversation about the basics of mushroom identification and common spring mushrooms of the PNW. We will focus on common edibles like oysters and morels, indicator species, as well as other interesting and […]
Come join the Columbia Slough Watershed Council to restore a beautiful walking path near NE 166th and Airport Way! We will be installing a variety of native plants, including spirea, snowberry, goldenrod, and more! We are partnering with the City of Portland Natural Areas Stewardship Team, run by Portland Parks & Recreation's Natural Area Stewardship […]
Join Columbia Slough Watershed Council for a free educational urban tree walk this spring! Local leaders and tree experts Brittany Gadbury, Ryan Gilpin, and Thomas Meinzen will facilitate conversations about the trees between NE Ainsworth Street and NE Alberta Street. The canopy here reflects the reality of racist historical zoning and neighborhood design in NE […]
« All Events Stewardship Saturday – Mulching at Columbia Children’s Arboretum April 19 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Come join the Columbia Slough Watershed Council and Portland Parks and Recreation as we continue work to restore one of the great hidden gems of the watershed, The Columbia Children’s Arboretum! We are partnering with the City […]
Mark your calendars for Earth Day, April 22nd, and join us at McMenamin's Kennedy School Courtyard Restaurant for dinner and drinks. This location has ample indoor seating, as well as a beautiful patio! Half of all sales from the evening will be donated to the Council. Eat at McMenamin’s Courtyard Restaurant, or order Doordash, UberEats, […]
Join Irene Bailey, Program Director of Temenos Rising, and Columbia Slough Watershed Council for a free guided 2-hour forest bathing walk at Kelley Point Park in N Portland. This event is open to all community members, although recommended for those 16 and older. Forest bathing is a nature connection experience inspired by the Japanese practice of […]
Join Columbia Slough Watershed Council and community bird walk leaders Thomas Meinzen and Ryan Gilpin for a day of biking, birding, and Earth Day celebrating! The group will ride ~8 miles from Vanport to Smith and Bybee and back, hitting some of the best bird habitat that Portland has to offer. This year, we’ll also […]
Interested in becoming a Paddle Team Volunteer? Join us for a Buddy Shift! Paddle Team Volunteers support all paddling events at Columbia Slough Watershed Council. They set up and take down events, provide safety information, and lead groups on the water. Volunteers must have an interest in learning, interest in supporting community events and be […]
Interested in becoming a Paddle Team Volunteer? Join us for a Buddy Shift! This opportunity is reserved for Ukrainian and/or Russian speakers. Other Buddy Shift opportunities are available throughout the month and into July for others. Paddle Team Volunteers support all paddling events at Columbia Slough Watershed Council. They set up and take down events, […]
Join Columbia Slough Watershed Council for the monthly Slough Science event series! This month we are excited to partner with East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District for a workshop on Climate Resilience: At Home, In Your Yard, and Beyond. Learn how climate change is impacting soil & water resources, and what that means for […]