Enjoy a relaxing float down the Sandy River while collecting litter along its banks. A fun, unique, & family-friendly day at the river.
TIRE-D of seeing litter in the Sandy? Come float with us!
Enjoy a relaxing float down the Sandy River while collecting litter along its banks. A fun, unique, & family-friendly day at the river.
A Commitment to Do Better
The recent deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery have caused us to reflect deeply on our role […]
Work with us! Hiring Community Engagement Specialist
The Sandy River Watershed Council seeks a creative Community Engagement Specialist. This person will inspire community members towards basin-wide stewardship in the Sandy River and its tributaries. The Community Engagement Specialist develops and implements communications strategies via digital and in-person engagement.
Slimy Salamander Story
A lot of amazing wildlife calls Beaver Creek home. Some of these animals are expected to live in or near this urban and agricultural creek, like crayfish, great blue herons, treefrogs, and beavers. Others have surprised some of us a bit over the years by living so close to a city, like salmon, eagles, otters, and mountain lions. One rare animal amazed us when we discovered that it was living here right alongside us: the Oregon slender salamander.
Let’s talk seriously about poop for a minute….
Yes, poop. That’s what I said. Turds, droppings, feces, or the “dookie”, by another name. I’m not trying to shame, but the dookie might not be quite high enough in our minds sometimes. Whether it’s your dookie, your pet’s dookie, your other animal’s dookie, we need to respect where that dookie goes. That sounds pretty obvious, but it’s something I wanted to mention for the sake of the water quality in Beaver Creek. Here’s why.