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...
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.