Watershed Stewards Volunteer Training

Because We All Live Downstream.

Learn what you can do to maintain healthy watersheds for your community, fish and wildlife and future generations. The Stream Stewards Program is free of charge for Clark County residents, and offers hands-on, professional level workshops. Classes will be on Wednesdays from 6:30-9:00 pm at the 78th Street Heritage Farm, from September 14, 2011 to November 16, 2011.

Offered by WSU Clark County Extension in partnership with Clark County Environmental Services, Watershed Steward training uses community experts and environmental professionals to … [Continue reading this Article]

Earth Day Celebration at Salmon Creek Park

12th Annual EcoFair.

Celebrate Earth Day with free family friendly fun for all at Salmon Creek Park (Klineline Pond) on Saturday, April 23, 2011 from 10 am to 2 pm. Enjoy live music, wildlife shows, and free children’s activities. The Stream Team has a ton of fun, informative and interactive things scheduled for the day.

The fun begins at 10 am with free activities, a wild salmon release, informational booths, and over 20 different interactive activities from biodiesel and green energy to native plants and … [Continue reading this Article]

Why Be a Clark County Watershed Steward

Because We All Live Downstream.

Think about it. It doesn’t matter where you live in Clark County, we all live downstream; so, the Clark County Clean Water Program wants to know, “How clean is your local stream?”

Learn what you can do to maintain healthy watersheds for your community, fish and wildlife and future generations. Take the free volunteer training series, learn for yourself and then teach others to protect our precious resources. The classes will be held on Tuesday evenings beginning February 1, from … [Continue reading this Article]

Salmon Creek Greenway

Salmon Creek Salmon Restoration Project.

Have you recently walked the Salmon Creek Greenway Trail? It’s a beautiful area, and the Stream Team has been busy helping make it what it is today, and working on bringing Salmon back to Salmon Creek!

Want to learn more about the Stream Team, the project goals, and the potential Salmon Creek Greenway Trail closures and what it can mean to you? The Stream Team has some upcoming events you may want to check out.  While the dates and … [Continue reading this Article]

Earth Day Celebration 2010

EcoFair Held at Salmon Creek Park Klineline Pond.

Celebrate Earth Day 2010 by bringing the family down to the EcoFair at Salmon Creek Park at Klineline Pond on Saturday, April 17th, 2010 from 10 am to 2 pm, rain or shine! There will be lots of free and fun activities for the whole family; including live music, wildlife show, workshops, and more.

The EcoFair is a great opportunity to be involved. Enjoy the EcoFair with a recycled fashion show, wildlife shows and FREE children’s activities … [Continue reading this Article]

Where the Wild Things Are

Clark County Style.

Wildlife Monitoring Program -Visit where the wild things are and test your knowledge of local wildlife.  Volunteers will collect data on a variety of different populations including birds, amphibians, salmon, turtles, and aquatic insects.

“This wildlife monitoring effort is a partnership with Clark Public Utilities’ Stream Team and Clark County Community Development with strong support from Vancouver Audobon Society. The goal of this program is to monitor wildlife usage of restoration and enhancement sites.”

For more information, click here or call Lisa … [Continue reading this Article]

Solve a Mystery with the StreamTeam!

What Was the Cause of Death?

After volunteers spend time planting trees and making sure the native saplings go into the ground correctly, volunteers are needed to spend a day with the StreamTeam to make sure the trees survive.

Improve your native plant identification skills while learning how to monitor a native tree planting!  StreamTeam members will sleuth their way through a yearling planting to find who is the caper.  Was it deer in the wetland with improper tube placement?  You be the judge!

On … [Continue reading this Article]

Stream Stewards Build Community

And Save Salmon.

Become a Stream Steward.  The Stream Stewards Program is a free learn-n-serve program of Clark Public Utilities’ StreamTeam with hands-on, professional level workshops on the following:

· Hydrology ·Geology ·Birds ·Mammals ·Water Quality ·Native Plants ·Macro Invertebrates ·NatureScaping ·Riparian Habitats ·Salmon ·Reptiles ·Amphibians ·Native Plant Restoration

The Stream Stewards Program is free of charge for Clark County residents. Stewards pay back their tuition through 45 hours of volunteer time with the StreamTeam or one of our … [Continue reading this Article]

The Stream Team Needs You

Become a Stream Steward.

Ever wondered what happened to all the Salmon in Salmon Creek?

Are you interested in learning about our local environment?

Do you want to make Clark County even better?

Clark Public Utilities’ StreamTeam offers the Stream Stewards program for people just like you!  The program allows Clark County residents to learn about local environmental topics through professional level, hands-on workshops.

The goal of the Stream Steward course is to increase awareness about geology, hydrology, riparian and wetland habitat, wildlife (i.e. birds, … [Continue reading this Article]