Tag: Rock Creek Partnership
Timbers Players Sal Zizzo & Brent Richards Plant Trees with FOT
Portland Timbers players Sal Zizzo and Brent Richards and mascot Timber Joey will join Friends of Trees volunteers at this Saturday’s planting in Happy Valley. The planting is part of the club’s “Score a Goal, Plant a Tree” program, presented by JELD-WEN Windows & Doors through Friends of Trees’ pillar partnership with the club.
The March 30 planting begins with registration and breakfast treats at 8:45 am, followed by tree planting from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. Volunteer planters will meet at Bella Casa, 15241 SE Chelsea Morning Drive, in Happy Valley. Friends of Trees’ online calendar provides a map and other details. All are welcome, and no planting experience is required. Just dress in planting clothes and sturdy shoes, and join us! If you’re a Portland Timbers fan, you’ll even have a chance to plant with Timbers players and Timber Joey! Sal Zizzo, Brent Richards, and Timber Joey will plant trees from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m.
Saturday’s planting is one of Friends of Trees’ volunteer restoration events along the banks of Rock Creek planned with SOLVE and the Clackamas River Basin Council as part of the Rock Creek Partnership. The Rock Creek Partnership receives funding from Clackamas County Water Environment Services, on behalf of Clackamas Service District No. 1.
The Portland Timbers are also generously supporting the March 30 planting as Friends of Trees event sponsors.
For more information about Sal Zizzo, Brent Richards, and Timber Joey’s participation this Saturday, please contact Marc Kostic, Portland Timbers, 503-553-5415, [email protected].
DO something GREEN on St. Patrick’s Day
By Kris Day
Come plant native trees and shrubs at the Rock Creek Watershed Wide Event in Happy Valley, Oregon on March 17! Friends of Trees, SOLVE, and the Clackamas River Basin Council have joined forces as the Rock Creek Partnership to help restore the Rock Creek corridor as it winds through rural and suburbanizing landscapes on its way to the Clackamas River.
This streamside restoration work will improve water quality by absorbing agricultural and stormwater pollutants, and will help reduce sedimentation by holding streambanks in place, thus creating healthier habitats for fish and wildlife, and ensuring cleaner drinking water for the residents of Clackamas County.
The March 17 event will begin with breakfast, live bluegrass music, and a welcome at 9:00 am at Pendarvis Farm, home of the Pickathon Music Festival, located at 16581 SE Hagen Road in Happy Valley (map). Volunteers will be split into three groups and will be shuttled by school bus to nearby project sites to carry out the plantings. At approximately 12:30 pm, everyone will reconvene at the Pendarvis Farm for lunch and to celebrate the day’s accomplishments.
REI will be present to reward volunteers with goodies and raffle prizes, and there will be opportunities to learn more about the Partnership and each of the contributing organizations. This project is funded by Water Environment Services of Clackamas County.
Due to the capacity of the barn at Pendarvis, PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED: http://rockcreekpartnership.org/annual-event/ Sign up soon so that you can be part of this awesome event!
–Day is Friends of Trees’ Rock Creek Partnership Liaison.
What’s new with the Rock Creek Partnership
By Kris Day
An update on our private property restoration efforts with the Rock Creek Partnership is long overdue! As reported last summer, Friends of Trees has joined up with SOLVE and the Clackamas River Basin Council to reclaim the stream banks of Rock Creek with native vegetation to improve water quality and riparian habitat. With funding from Clackamas County Water Environment Services, our three organizations are working together to identify potential projects, establish site plans, and organize volunteer work parties to implement restoration plans.