Flora/Fauna

Seed Libraries: The Contents are Growing

Seed Libraries: The Contents are Growing

A field of Camas at Camassia Natural Area in West Linn. Camas is one of many native seeds available at the Seed Library at Lake Oswego Public Library. Article submitted by Peter Katon, Design Native Northwest LLC Libraries, long known for sowing ideas, are now helping...
Pollinator Partners Assemble!

Pollinator Partners Assemble!

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...

Shiny Geranium, a Super Spreader

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,...

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.