The Tryon Creek Watershed Council restores, protects and enhances the ecological health and function of our unique urban watershed. With headwaters in Multnomah Village and a watershed whose streams flow through both natural (20%) and urbanized (80%) areas, Tryon Creek flows through Portland and Lake Oswego, into the Willamette River. From there, threatened fish are able to find cool water refuge in Tryon Creek. On our Facebook page, the following information has photos to go alongside: Facebook.com/TryonCreekWC The majority of TCWC projects involve restoration of riparian native vegetation on stream banks. We focus these projects on private properties along key wildlife corridors, neighboring green-spaces, and adjacent to existing restoration sites. We also fix fish passage barriers by contracting replacement with a bridge (such as the case with the Stone Bridge Project on Nettle Creek) or working as an advocate (in the case of Boone’s Ferry Culvert and the Highway 43 Culvert projects). [Photos] Stone Bridge before and after replacement - note the creek plunged an average of 3 feet, making upstream habitat inaccessible to fish. After the bridge replacement and channel restoration, the creek is more accessible to fish! As a Watershed Council, another key role that we fill is coordination of partnerships, watershed planning, and monitoring. We... - Offer educational workshops for community groups to learn about watershed stewardship and restoration - Host volunteer work parties where community members can remove invasive species and plant native plants - Put on science talks for folks to come learn about the goings-on in the watershed - Provide a mobile Watershed 101 Workshop that combines ecuation and on-the-ground restoration - Have tables at community-based events such as Multnomah Days where people can swing by our booth to learn about the creek ...and more! We hope to see you at one of our events!