Habitat enhancement project in upper Bronson Ck watershed
WMSWCD Healthy Streams Program
Do you live along Rock, Abbey or McCarthy Creek or one of its tributaries? We’re looking for creek-side landowners who want to work with us to improve the health of their streams. West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District has been controlling weeds and planting trees and shrubs, free of charge to landowners, for the past three years. The idea is to stabilize stream banks and provide shade to cool the water for fish and other wildlife.
The District’s Healthy Streams Program offers financial and technical assistance to enhance private rural land along the creek. We know that managing this land can be challenging, whether you’re battling blackberry bushes or trying to keep the stream banks from eroding and falling into the water. It can be overwhelming!
Here’s what the Healthy Streams Program can do:
• Identify and control invasive weeds, and replace with low-maintenance native plants
• Provide free site visits and develop a customized/voluntary plan for your approval
• Hire crews to battle weeds and conduct maintenance
• Cover 100% of the costs if your property is a denuded area on the main-stem creek (or 50% of the costs for tributaries)
This work will increase the value of your property as well as make it look better and give you more privacy. It will help stop stream bank erosion, improve water quality and fish and wildlife habitat, and take less effort to maintain. Here’s what one McCarthy Creek landowner had to say:
“We’ve worked with the Conservation District for nearly 3 years and are very pleased with the results of our project… so pleased that we just expanded it up the hill this year. We are thrilled to be rid of the nasty weeds and to have our creekside area beautified. The fact that the planting area is maintained by professional crews has made our lives so much easier and freed us up to tend to other parts of our property. The staff has always been helpful and courteous and even organized a stream clean-up to clear out the trash! We feel good knowing that we have improved our land and that we are benefiting wildlife, water and air quality, and protecting our soil and stream-banks from erosion.”
To learn more about the Healthy Streams Program, schedule a site visit, or get neighbor references, contact Senior Conservationist Kammy Kern-Korot; [email protected] (503.238-4775 x 108).
Do you live along Rock, Abbey or McCarthy Creek or one of its tributaries? We’re looking for creek-side landowners who want to work with us to improve the health of their streams. West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District has been controlling weeds and planting trees and shrubs, free of charge to landowners, for the past three years. The idea is to stabilize stream banks and provide shade to cool the water for fish and other wildlife.
The District’s Healthy Streams Program offers financial and technical assistance to enhance private rural land along the creek. We know that managing this land can be challenging, whether you’re battling blackberry bushes or trying to keep the stream banks from eroding and falling into the water. It can be overwhelming!
Here’s what the Healthy Streams Program can do:
• Identify and control invasive weeds, and replace with low-maintenance native plants
• Provide free site visits and develop a customized/voluntary plan for your approval
• Hire crews to battle weeds and conduct maintenance
• Cover 100% of the costs if your property is a denuded area on the main-stem creek (or 50% of the costs for tributaries)
This work will increase the value of your property as well as make it look better and give you more privacy. It will help stop stream bank erosion, improve water quality and fish and wildlife habitat, and take less effort to maintain. Here’s what one McCarthy Creek landowner had to say:
“We’ve worked with the Conservation District for nearly 3 years and are very pleased with the results of our project… so pleased that we just expanded it up the hill this year. We are thrilled to be rid of the nasty weeds and to have our creekside area beautified. The fact that the planting area is maintained by professional crews has made our lives so much easier and freed us up to tend to other parts of our property. The staff has always been helpful and courteous and even organized a stream clean-up to clear out the trash! We feel good knowing that we have improved our land and that we are benefiting wildlife, water and air quality, and protecting our soil and stream-banks from erosion.”
To learn more about the Healthy Streams Program, schedule a site visit, or get neighbor references, contact Senior Conservationist Kammy Kern-Korot; [email protected] (503.238-4775 x 108).