Thinking Beyond Lawn Towards Living Landscapes
Anna’s hummingbird feeding on Red Flowering CurrantPhoto credit: Mary Ann Whitney-HallArticle submitted by Peter Katon, Design Native Northwest LLCThe signs of early spring are exhilarating; the iridescent Anna’s Hummingbird darting in and out of the brilliant pink...
Wildfire Resilience
What is Lake Oswego Forest Resiliency? The idea of land resilience and community involvement requires a coupling of social and ecological resilience in rapidly changing landscapes affected by our warming climate. Land management is strongest when it adopts multiple...
Watershed Health
Characteristics of a Healthy Watershed A healthy watershed is vital to maintaining a balanced and thriving ecosystem. Key characteristics include: Dense Native Vegetation and Tree Canopy: Supports biodiversity and helps stabilize the environment. Stable Soils: Capable...
Dealing with Winter Storms
In light of the most recent storm, our hearts go out to the 30+ residents who have had trees fall on their homes, and hundreds more whose homes have been damaged by tree limbs and freezing pipes. Many of us have endured days without power and heat. We grieve, as at...
A Brief Geologic Journey Back in Time in Lake Oswego
Like everywhere on earth, today’s varied landscapes in Lake Oswego can be traced back to the rocks and earth forces of the past.
The Living Soil, Part 1
For the smallest creatures, soil provides not only shelter but food. Everything they need: food, air and water, is there.
Lake Oswego Green Teams: Updates & Goals for 2022
Lakeridge High School Updates & Goals for 2022 By Mia Mickelsen The Lakeridge Green Team remains hard at work continuing to promote environmentalism, stewardship, and sustainability on Lakeridge’s campus and beyond! One of Green Team’s primary goals this year is...
Can a lawn be a thriving natural habitat?
By Sharon Hawley Yes, if the soil beneath it is healthy. One might then ask, is that likely to be the case? There is increasing awareness of the role healthy soils can play in the future of our planet. Regenerative farming can greatly enhance food production without...
OCRF Grant Protects Lake Oswego Oaks
Our Oregon White Oaks (Quercus garryana) are special trees. They represent strength and continuity and need to be celebrated and protected.
OLWC has just received a grant from the Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund (OCRF) to support oak woodland enhancement in the Westlake area. Included in the grant is funding to develop messaging for our community about our native oaks and how they were used and protected by indigenous people prior to colonization. You can learn more about OLWC’s oak enhancement project here.
Meet the Lake Oswego School District Green Teams
The LOSD Green Teams are an integral part of the community and play a big role in helping OLWC learn and innovate. We’ve been partnering with high school Green Teams to coordinate regular campus stewardship events like ivy pulls and native tree plantings. Here is what...