Scappoose Bay Watershed

Council Board Meeting (October 2022-Conference Call) UPDATED
2022-10-12 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
October Board Meeting
Video Conference Call for Public Attendees
Please note: The Public is invited to attend via a conference call (i.e., not in person at the SBWC office).
The Council Board meets on the second Wednesday evening of every month. This meeting is scheduled from 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm. Usual topics include updates on current projects and the nursery, plus regular business requirements. The public is welcome at all meetings. View past meeting minutes and access the agenda and reports for the upcoming meeting. If you have questions prior to the call, please email info@scappoosebay-wc.org.

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Native Plant Nursery Sale - October 2022
2022-10-08 09:00 - 14:00 | Native Plant Nursery, 33700 SE High School Way, Scappoose, OR, 97056, United States
Please join us at our Native Plant Nursery Sale on October 8
The sale offers many native plants, at great prices, ready for your landscape. Our Staff and volunteers will be available to help chose plants, suggest gardening ideas, and provide information on establishing and maintaining native vegetation.
The sale goes from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at our nursery, located behind Scappoose High School. Address: 33700 SE High School Way, Scappoose, OR 97056 [Directions]

The sale will be in-person only at our nursery (i.e., no pre-orders or online store).
We will follow current health guidelines in place on the day of the sale.
To find helpful information about our plants and availability at the sale, see Native Plant Nursery website

Go to: Native Plant Resources section, Quick Reference Guide, Scappoose Bay Watershed Native Plant List

For more information, contact Emily Martin at emily@scappoosebay-wc.org or (503) 298-5440.

What's in the stream? Water Quality Monitoring Forum (September 2022-Conference Call) UPDATED
2022-09-14 19:00 - 21:00
Council Forum – What’s in the stream?
Did you miss this informative session on our local water quality? Don’t worry you can catch up by watching the video here:

Want to know what’s in the water in our streams? How do we know? Who is doing the work? Dive in for a virtual discussion on the status of water quality monitoring in the Scappoose Bay Watershed. We’ll have guests from Scappoose Bay Watershed Council, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, and Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership.
Date: September 14, 2022
When: 7:00 p.m.
Where: 100% Online
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Please note: The Public is invited to attend via a conference call (i.e., not in person at the SBWC office).
The Council Board meets on the second Wednesday evening of every month. This meeting is scheduled from 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm. Usual topics include updates on current projects and the nursery, plus regular business requirements. The public is welcome at all meetings. View past meeting minutes and access the agenda and reports for the upcoming meeting. If you have questions prior to the call, please email info@scappoosebay-wc.org.

Chief Comcomly Park Volunteer Event
2022-08-27 14:00 - 17:00 | Chief Comcomly Park, 33306 SW Seely Lane, off SW JP West near 4th St., Scappoose, United States
Come join the Scappoose Bay Watershed Council as we spend some time beautifying one of our local parks! We’ll weed the Stormwater Facility Pond and some of the planter beds to help make the park even more beautiful!
For more information or to register for the event, contact Emily Martin at ( 503) 298-5440 or at emily@scappoosebay-wc.org

Council Board Meeting (August 2022-Conference Call) UPDATE
2022-08-10 19:00 - 21:00
August Board Meeting
Video Conference Call for Public Attendees
Please note: The Public is invited to attend via a conference call (i.e., not in person at the SBWC office).
The Council Board meets on the second Wednesday evening of every month. This meeting is scheduled from 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm. Usual topics include updates on current projects and the nursery, plus regular business requirements. The public is welcome at all meetings. View past meeting minutes and access the agenda and reports for the upcoming meeting. If you have questions prior to the call, please email info@scappoosebay-wc.org.
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Nursery Volunteer Day
2022-07-28 09:00 - 12:00, 2022-07-21 09:00 - 12:00 | Native Plant Nursery, 33700 SE High School Way, Scappoose, OR, 97056, United States
Join us at the Scappoose Bay Watershed Council Native Plant Nursery each Thursday to help us care for our numerous native trees, shrubs and flowering plants! There are many tasks that are accomplished each week at the Nursery which may include.
Weeding our container plantings
Transplanting or potting up our native plants
Propagating native plants for our nursery inventory
Fertilizing, watering and much much more!
If you are interested in volunteering please contact our Nursery Manager Emily Martin at ( 503) 298-5440. Or you can email Emily at emily@scappoosebay-wc.org.

Weeds and books at the Scappoose Library
2022-07-23 18:30 - 19:30 | Scappoose Library, 52469 SE 2nd Ave, Scappoose, Oregon
Join the Scappoose Bay Watershed Council at the Scappoose Library for a conversation about the weeds that cause us the most trouble in our area. We’ll help you learn how to identify and what you can do to help control their spread. We’ll also recommend some books at the Scappoose Library about plants, gardening, and our region.
We’d like to extend a special thank you to the Library for hosting us and to the Columbia Soil and Water Conservation District for donating plant materials and other resources to this presentation.
The event will start at 6:30pm and last about 1 hour.
Weeds and Books
What day? July 23, 2022
What time? 6:30pm
Where is it happening? Scappoose Library (52469 SE 2nd Scappoose, OR)
Join us!

Nursery Volunteer Session
2022-07-14 09:00 - 12:00, 2022-07-07 09:00 - 12:00 | Native Plant Nursery, 33700 SE High School Way, Scappoose, OR, 97056, United States

No Council Board Meeting (July 2022-Conference Call) UPDATED
2022-07-13 19:00 - 21:00
No Board meeting in July
This time of year many of our board members, staff, and families are traveling and enjoying summer breaks and vacations. So, we’re taking July off to better enjoy our time away and ensure that everyone can still participate fully.
Please note: The Public is invited to attend via a conference call (i.e., not in person at the SBWC office).
The Council Board meets on the second Wednesday evening of every month. This meeting is scheduled from 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm. Usual topics include updates on current projects and the nursery, plus regular business requirements. The public is welcome at all meetings. View past meeting minutes and access the agenda and reports for the upcoming meeting. If you have questions prior to the call, please email info@scappoosebay-wc.org.

Nursery Volunteer Session
2022-06-30 09:00 - 12:00 | Native Plant Nursery, 33700 SE High School Way, Scappoose, OR, 97056, United States

Council Meeting (June 2022-Conference Call) UPDATED
2022-06-15 19:00 - 21:00
Scappoose Bay Watershed Council Presentation
Did you miss this presentation and don’t want to miss out? Check out the video below:

Tonight, the Scappoose Bay Watershed Council will be presenting a general overview of watershed function and look at two assessment tools that can be used to quantify the economical and ecological benefits of healthy trees, soil, and biodiversity within the watershed. One tool looks at tree canopy and the other tool looks at ecological function within the watershed. We would like to gauge interest in these tools to help us assess the role the Council might play rolling these tools out for the community’s benefit. The discussion will be framed around how we value and manage our green assets within the Scappoose Bay Watershed.
NOTE: Typically, the Council Board meets on the second Wednesday evening of every month. This meeting is scheduled from 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm. Usual topics include updates on current projects and the nursery, plus regular business requirements. Recently, the SBWC Board of Directors chose to update this schedule. SBWC Board Meetings where business is conducted will be held every other month. A meeting still be held on the second Wednesdays that business meetings do not occur but those meetings will be reserved for education and engagement events and presentations. The public remains welcome at all meetings. View past meeting minutes and access the agenda and reports for the upcoming meeting. If you have questions prior to the call, please email info@scappoosebay-wc.org.

Council Board Meeting (May 2022-Virtual) UPDATED
2022-05-11 19:00 - 21:00
May Board Meeting
Video Conference Call for Public Attendees
Please note: The Public is invited to attend via a conference call (i.e., not in person at the SBWC office).
The Council Board meets on the second Wednesday evening of every month. This meeting is scheduled from 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm. Usual topics include updates on current projects and the nursery, plus regular business requirements. The public is welcome at all meetings. View past meeting minutes and access the agenda and reports for the upcoming meeting. If you have questions prior to the call, please email info@scappoosebay-wc.org.

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McCormick Park Work Party!
2022-05-07 09:00 - 16:00 | McCormick Park, 475 S 18th St, St Helens, OR, 97051, United States
The Scappoose Bay Watershed Council and the City of Saint Helens Parks and recreation program are partnering together to remove noxious weeds such as English Ivy, English Holly, Lesser Celandine and Shining Geranium to help improve the habitat and support native plants along Milton Creek. Milton Creek is known to be an anchor habitat for Salmon and other species of wildlife. We hope you can come join us to help provide some tender love and care to one of the most beautiful parks in the City of Saint Helens.
We’ll be meeting at McCormick Park on:
Saturday, May 7th
AM Session: 9 AM to 12 PM
PM Session: 1PM to 4 PM
Activities will include:

Picking up trash
Pulling weeds
Air-gapping tree Ivy
Spending time in Nature

Nursery Volunteer Session
2022-05-05 09:00 - 12:00, 2022-04-28 09:00 - 12:00, 2022-04-21 09:00 - 12:00 | Native Plant Nursery, 33700 SE High School Way, Scappoose, OR, 97056, United States
Come spend time at our native plant nursery while we take care of our plants. This is a fantastic opportunity to spend some time in the outdoors with some of our lovely volunteers. Though much of the daily work revolves around plant maintenance and upkeep, we do a lot of plant propagation as well. We strive to be a learning environment where anyone can come regardless of their plant knowledge or nursery experience.
Our Nursery is open for volunteer opportunities every Thursday unless otherwise scheduled. If you would like to volunteer or have some questions please contact Emily Martin at ( 503) 298-5440.

Columbia County Master Spring Garden Fair
2022-04-30 09:00 - 15:00
The Oregon State University Columbia County Master Gardeners will be holding their 2022 Spring Garden Fair at the Fair Ground Pavillion in St. Helens Oregon. Not only will there be countless professional Master Gardeners, local venders and numerous gorgeous plants available for purchase. We will also be there spreading the word about our beautiful watershed, and selling some native perennials at a great price!
If you are interested in volunteering to help run our booth please contact Emily Martin at emily@scappoosebay-wc.org or ( 503) 298-5440.

Scappoose Earth Day!
2022-04-23 09:00 - 13:00
Join the Scappoose Bay Watershed Council, the City of Scappoose and the Friends of Scappoose Parks as we celebrate Earth day with a series of events and stewardship activities. Together we will be holding a series of events to help us celebrate this wonderful planet that we live on. Whether you want to get your hands dirty or simply enjoy a quiet walk along the stream, there’s sure to be an activity that is just what you’re looking for.
For more information please check out the Friends of Scappoose Parks Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Scapparkfriends

Scappoose Bay Marina Clean Up
2022-04-16 10:00 - 13:00 | Scappoose Bay Marina, 57420-2 Old Portland Rd., Warren, OR, 97053, United States
Join the Scappoose Bay Watershed Council at the Scappoose Bay Marina while we work to take care of one of the most beautiful marinas in Columbia County! We will be weeding two flower beds, removing noxious plants from the Scappoose Bay Marina Trails and removing trash from along the waterline! This event promises to be a fantastic opportunity to get outdoors and enjoy some fresh air and comraderie with other members of the community!

Council Board Meeting (April 2022-Conference Call)
2022-04-12 19:00 - 21:00
April Board Meeting
Video Conference Call for Public Attendees
Please note: The Public is invited to attend via a conference call (i.e., not in person at the SBWC office).
The Council Board meets on the second Tuesday evening of every month. This meeting is scheduled from 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm. Usual topics include updates on current projects and the nursery, plus regular business requirements. The public is welcome at all meetings. View past meeting minutes and access the agenda and reports for the upcoming meeting. If you have questions prior to the call, please email info@scappoosebay-wc.org.
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Native Plant Nursery Sale - April 2022
2022-04-09 09:00 - 15:00 | Native Plant Nursery, 33700 SE High School Way, Scappoose, OR, 97056, United States
Please join us at our Native Plant Nursery Sale on April 9
The sale offers many native plants, at great prices, ready for your landscape. Our Staff and volunteers will be available to help chose plants, suggest gardening ideas, and provide information on establishing and maintaining native vegetation.
The sale goes from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at our nursery, located behind Scappoose High School. Address: 33700 SE High School Way, Scappoose, OR 97056 [Directions]

The sale will be in-person only at our nursery (i.e., no pre-orders or online store).
We will follow current health guidelines in place on the day of the sale.
To find helpful information about our plants and availability at the sale, see Native Plant Nursery website

Go to: Native Plant Resources section, Quick Reference Guide, Scappoose Bay Watershed Native Plant List

Curious what plants we’ll have? Take a look at the the most recent plant list.
For more information, contact Emily Martin at emily@scappoosebay-wc.org or (503) 298-5440.

Veterans Park Planting with Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership
2022-04-02 09:00 - 12:00 | Veterans Park – Scappoose, Or, 52590 Captain Roger Kucera Way, Scappoose, OR, 97056, United States
Join Scappoose Bay Watershed Council and our partners at LCEP as we continue to enhance the banks of South Scappoose Creek with plants and improve water quality.
Learn more below or register now by clicking here.

About this event

Pre-registration is required and space is limited. All ages and abilities are welcome!

A registration form must be completed for each volunteer.
Parents: please fill out a form for each child/dependent. Students ages 16 or older can volunteer without an adult present.

Accessibility: The planting site is in a flat area just a few minutes from the parking lot.
What to bring: Face covering or mask and a water bottle.
What we provide: sanitized planting gloves, shovels, extra masks, snacks and warm beverages.
What to wear: Long sleeves, pants, rain gear and sturdy shoes or boots are recommended.
Before the event: You will receive an email with a specific parking location and additional details.
At the event: Estuary Partnership staff will share project goals and demonstrate planting techniques. We will review COVID guidelines to ensure safe planting, distribute tools and organize volunteers into small, dispersed groups.
We welcome ALL ages, races and ethnicities, religions, gender identities, countries of origin, sexual orientation, immigrants and refugees, abilities and disabilities, spoken and signed languages. Together, we are a stronger community working toward a common goal.
Estuary Partnership staff are closely following the CDC’s COVID guidelines and will alert all registered guests to any event changes, including cancellation.
Questions? Please contact Samantha Dumont at 503-939-7381 or sdumont@estuarypartnership.org
Thank you project funders and partners – this project wouldn’t be possible without you: Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board, the City of Scappoose and Scappoose Bay Watershed Council.

Plant Sale Prep
2022-03-14 16:00 - 19:00
Calling all volunteers. Friday night we’ll be getting ready for one of the biggest days of the year for our the Native Plant Nursery, the Spring Native Plant Sale.
Getting ready the day before helps to ensure that the Plant Sales runs as smoothly as possible. So, Whether you’ve been volunteering for our nursery for years or are just wanting to get started caring for plants this is an evening of fun for you.
Let Emily know if you can make it, emily@scappoosebay-wc.org

P.S. As a thank you for helping, Friday Sale Prep volunteers get to buy their plants after we’re done getting set up.

Scappoose Bay Marina Clean-up
2022-03-14 09:00 - 12:00 | Scappoose Bay Marina, 57420-2 Old Portland Rd., Warren, OR, 97053, United States
Did you know that there are nature trails and the Scappoose Bay Marina? This wooded on Scappoose Bay is a great place for a quiet walk in the afternoon or to observe a variety of bird species, tress, and other plants. You can take our word what a treat it is. Our office is next to it.
We love to help improve the quality of Southern Columbia counties natural areas. On April 16th, we’ll spend a few hours cleaning up along the trails and our office. We’ll be pulling weeds, cutting back noxious weed species, and picking up trash.
If you are like us and love to help make our natural areas shine a little brighter or have never visited these trails – this event is for you!
Let us know if you can make it by RSVPing to Emily Martin, emily@scappoosebay-wc.org

IVY Pulling @ Godfrey Park
2022-03-12 09:00 - 12:00, 2022-03-05 09:00 - 12:00 | Godfrey Park, 165 N 2nd St, St. Helens, OR, 97051, United States
1-2-3 PULL!!!! Join us this March to pull Ivy at one of our local St. Helens Parks!

Council Board Meeting (March 2022-Conference Call)
2022-03-08 19:00 - 21:00
March Board Meeting
Video Conference Call for Public Attendees
Please note: The Public is invited to attend via a conference call (i.e., not in person at the SBWC office).
The Council Board meets on the second Tuesday evening of every month. This meeting is scheduled from 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm. Usual topics include updates on current projects and the nursery, plus regular business requirements. The public is welcome at all meetings. View past meeting minutes and access the agenda and reports for the upcoming meeting. If you have questions prior to the call, please email info@scappoosebay-wc.org.
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Veterans Park Planting and Workshop
2022-02-26 08:45 - 12:00 | Veterans Park – Scappoose, Or, 52590 Captain Roger Kucera Way, Scappoose, OR, 97056, United States
Join the Scappoose Bay Watershed Council at Veterans Park as we plant trees and shrubs along the South Scappoose Creek Restoration Project. After the planting or join us later for a workshop to learn how to make tree cuttings so they can propagate your own!
