Water Environment Services

Are you looking to get outside, explore our region’s unique landscapes, and connect with your community? Do you want to help inspire the next generation of environmental stewards?    

Salmon Watch field trips are engaging, hands-on outdoor learning experiences where middle and high school students explore salmon and their ecosystems. As a volunteer, you will help lead a small-group learning station, guide students in scientific observation, and share your passion for the natural world.

No Prior Experience Needed

Are you looking to get outside, explore our region’s unique landscapes, and connect with your community? Do you want to help inspire the next generation of environmental stewards?    

Salmon Watch field trips are engaging, hands-on outdoor learning experiences where middle and high school students explore salmon and their ecosystems. As a volunteer, you will help lead a small-group learning station, guide students in scientific observation, and share your passion for the natural world.

No Prior Experience Needed

Join the fun for a day of cleanup, invasive species removal, and trail maintenance at Hearthwood Wetland in Clackamas County. This dense hardwood wetland is at the headwaters of Kellogg Creek and provides crucial buffering between I-205 and the community of Johnson Lake. Help bolster the soil and promote water filtration by opening up small areas of crowded canopy, removing nonnative species and trash from the edge space. Hearthwood is home to small woodland mammals, songbirds and raptor birds, amphibians, fish and more. Equipment and some light snacks are provided.

Calling all tree planters - Friends of Trees needs your help to plant hundreds of native trees and shrubs along Mt. Scott Creek! 

Please arrive by 8:45 a.m. to sign in and be assigned to a planting crew. The planting starts at 9:00 am. We provide gloves, tools, and planting guidance, as well as breakfast snacks and coffee/tea/hot chocolate. All you need to do is show up dressed for the weather, wearing sturdy shoes or boots, and be ready to have fun!

Help protect our local environment by participating in a litter clean-up along the beautiful Mill Park and the surrounding neighborhood! Every piece of trash you pick up makes a difference in preserving the health of this vital ecosystem. Whether you're a first-time volunteer or a seasoned one, we welcome all ages and skill levels.

Please wear close-toed shoes and weather-appropriate clothing.

Register here

Join the North Clackamas Watersheds Council for a hands-on workshop focused on sustainable native seed collection.

What You’ll Learn:

• How to identify, collect, and clean seeds from native plants
• How native plants benefit soil, water, wildlife—and salmon!
• Best practices for planting native seeds to support successful restoration
• Ways to support watershed health in your neighborhood.

Register here