SCAPPOOSE, The Scappoose Bay Watershed Council has five public events in the next three weeks, most of them free and outdoors, according to its calendar. The council, based at 57420-2 Old Portland Road in Warren, restores streams and habitat in the creeks that drain to Scappoose Bay.
- Freshwater Mussel Forum, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 4 to 6 p.m., on Zoom. Emilie Blevins, senior conservation biologist in the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation’s endangered species program, talks about Oregon’s native freshwater mussels. Registration is required.
- Nob Hill Nature Park work party, Saturday, Nov. 7, 1 to 3 p.m. Volunteer work at the St. Helens park.
- Native plant propagation class, Saturday, Nov. 14, 10 a.m. to noon, at the council’s native plant nursery, 33700 S.E. High School Way, Scappoose. Participants learn propagation methods, mix growing media, make cuttings, and take their cuttings home. Free, with a suggested $10 donation for materials. Enroll here.
- Columbia Botanical Garden work party, Saturday, Nov. 14, 10 a.m. to noon.
- Tree planting at Veterans Park, Saturday, Nov. 21, 9 a.m. to noon. Volunteers meet in the Veterans Park parking lot, 52590 Captain Roger Kucera Way, Scappoose, and walk to the council’s “Reach F” restoration site just north of the park to plant native trees and shrubs “to complement the initial planting done on this site in 2024/2025.” The council supplies gloves, tools, and snacks. Register here.
The council’s stated mission is to “promote and support a healthy watershed through projects that protect and restore native fish, wildlife, and plants.” Questions: 503-397-7904 or info@scappoosebay-wc.org.