Jul 23, 2025 | Featured, Flora/Fauna, In the News
Rain, rain, go away… is that how you feel during the long Pacific Northwest rainy season? If so, I encourage you to see that rain not as an inconvenience but as an opportunity. With the right approach, you can harness rainfall to support your landscape through water features, rain barrels, and rain gardens. By incorporating native and drought-tolerant plants, you’ll reduce your summer watering needs, improve soil health, and create a low-maintenance, ecologically beneficial space.
Jul 23, 2025 | Featured, Flora/Fauna, In the News
Beavers may be best known for their dams, but these remarkable animals are increasingly recognized as powerful partners in restoring ecosystems. Learn how beavers shape resilient landscapes—without machines, chemicals, or blueprints.
Jun 24, 2025 | Featured, Flora/Fauna, In the News
Libraries, long known for sowing ideas, are now helping the community sow seeds and build a community around seed sharing. Lake Oswego now has at least two seed libraries, one run by the Lake Oswego Public Library and the other by Friends of Tryon Creek.
May 20, 2025 | Featured, Flora/Fauna, In the News
You might remember these striking photographs showing the impact of pollinators on our food choices – these photos show the produce section of a Whole Foods market with, and without, fresh produce made available because of pollinators: What is pollination? Pollination...
May 25, 2022 | Flora/Fauna, In the News
By Barbara Fisher, OLWC Board Member A few years ago when my OLWC colleague, Master Naturalist, Mike Buck started talking about a super spreader invasive plant, shiny geranium, I was puzzled. I wanted to know what it looked like. It hadn’t, to my knowledge,...
Feb 8, 2022 | Featured, Flora/Fauna, In the News
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...
