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November 3, 2020

A Salmon’s Spawning is the End & The Beginning

By Katelyn Hale, Community Engagement Specialist | November 2020 Part 2 of 2: Salmon Spawning on Still Creek An-ad-rom-ous : […]

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August 13, 2020

Unlocking the Door to Salmon Habitat where the Salmon & Sandy Rivers Meet

The Sandy River Watershed Council (SRWC) is preparing to break ground on another major habitat restoration project, located just upstream […]

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Oregon slender salamander found in Gresham
July 9, 2019

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.

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White-tailed Deer scat
May 19, 2019

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.

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Confluence of Beaver and Kelly Creeks on MHCC Campus
May 11, 2019

Stories of Water

On our tour of the salmon projects on April 15, 2019, our writing class at Mt Hood Community College, WR122:01, encountered the concept of a “story of water.” The class decided to share its stories of water.

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Forested section of Beaver Creek provides a safe path for many animals to move.
April 4, 2019

Centuries of land modification cause survival challenges for Beaver Creek watershed wildlife

The Beaver Creek watershed was once a network of forests, streams, meadows, and wetlands. Over the past couple of centuries almost all of it has been changed considerably.

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