Jul 24, 2025 | OLWC Events
A playful project with a powerful message about the importance of soil health.
This spring, the Oswego Lake Watershed Council invited residents to take part in a hands-on experiment with a quirky name and a serious purpose: the Soil Your Undies Challenge.
Feb 28, 2025 | OLWC Events, Stewardship
Join the Oswego Lake Watershed Council for a free community workshop series focused on protecting the health of our urban forest. Healthy trees play a critical role in addressing climate change, protecting water quality, and strengthening community resilience to climate impacts. Through this workshop series, participants will learn how to help monitor and protect local trees from invasive pests that threaten forests across our region.
Apr 22, 2020 | OLWC Events
Reflections from Stephanie Wagner, LOSN and OLWC Board Member Knowing that you love the earth changes you, activates you to defend and protect and celebrate, — Robin Wall Kimmerer in Braiding Sweetgrass On April 22, 1970 rallies and teach-ins were held across...
Aug 6, 2019 | OLWC Events
2019 Lake Oswego Tree Summit Recap On October 5th the Oswego Watershed Council (OLWC) partnered with the Lake Oswego Sustainability Network to present the first Lake Oswego Tree Summit. It was a huge success! All 75 participants left inspired and committed to protect...
Mar 14, 2019 | OLWC Events, Stewardship
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...
Mar 8, 2019 | OLWC Events
Each year the Oswego Lake Watershed Council holds the annual state of the Watershed event! The purpose of this event is to celebrate our wonderful volunteers, partners, and bring awareness to current/past restoration projects throughout the Oswego Lake...