December 2020 Update: Lake Oswego High School Green Team
By Nate Foster, Lake Oswego High School Green Team Leadership For the past year, I have had the privilege of working with the Oswego Lake Watershed Council (OLWC) on their “Trees on Campus” project, in which they support ivy pulls and native planting events at local...
Discover Lake Oswego’s Winter Birds!
By Mary Ratcliff, OLWC Board Member Ruby-crowned Kinglet on a branch. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. In Lake Oswego, observing birds in winter can be fun as we have an amazing variety of birds that come to winter. In addition to our beloved...
Fallen Leaves Find a Way Home
By Sharon Hawley, OLWC Volunteer My yards have always allowed me to “dispose” of leaves without banishing them offsite. I didn’t set out intentionally to make it so – but rather somewhat backed into behaviors that I now accept as a good way to handle the annual...
Out of Thin Air – Trees and Climate Action
By Stephanie Wagner “OMG - I get it!” exclaimed Mona as she grabbed my arm, “Trees grow out of thin air!” We were walking the trails at Tryon Creek as part of a workshop for elementary school teachers exploring why “Trees are Terrific”. That morning, we had been...
Lessons on Resilience
In times of turmoil, fear, and uncertainty, it can be helpful to turn to the natural world for answers. If you can, try to have a moment with nature today. Let us all learn resilience, how to thrive under difficult circumstances, and how to maintain some beauty and whimsy in our lives at the same time. Let us all be a little bit more like Douglas spirea.
MLK Days of Service
On Martin Luther King Jr. weekend 2020, Oswego Lake Watershed Council will be honoring MLK Jr’s legacy with two days of service. We are hosting a planting event on Saturday, January 18th and an Ivy pull on Monday, January 20th. See the event details and RSVP links...
#LoveYourWCs
#LoveYourWCs Watershed Councils work with our community members, building a sense of place while together stewarding the land and water. This giving season, we’re collaborating to encourage each of you to connect with the Portland Metro area Watershed Councils where...
YOU CAN HELP!
You can help protect watershed health! Volunteer to plant trees, sign up for our newsletter, host a presentation, or attend a free workshop. Join us for periodic work parties involving the removal of invasive species and installation of native plants! Please email...
2019 Tree Summit
Branch Out And Talk Trees Together As stewards of our urban forest in Lake Oswego, you are invited to attend and participate in this free neighbor-led event to celebrate trees! The Tree Summit is in partnership with the Oswego Lake Watershed Council, the Lake Oswego...
OLWC In the News: Restoring another white oak woodland
Restoring another white oak woodland by Corey Buchanan, March 14, 2019 in the West Linn Tidings Westlake Homeowners Association Open Spaces Liaison Tom Berridge is looking forward to the time when he can peer into the 17-acre oak woodlands that borders Kruse Way in...