Plant Trees on Saturday with SOLV near the Clackamas Town Center!

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Plant Trees and help restore the Phillips Creek watershed in Clackamas at SOLV’s Team Up For Watershed Health site on Saturday, March 13th. Plantings start at 9 am, end by 12 pm and SOLV provides tools and gloves. By planting native trees and shrubs, volunteers will be lowering stream temperatures and creating an ecosystem that will filter polluted stormwater runoff, improve water quality, provide better habitat for wildlife, and be more resilient to climate change. 

Phillips Creek is a classic urban stream in the Kellogg Creek watershed. The creek is surrounded by impervious surfaces due to extensive development which has lead to poor water quality.  In working to plant native trees and shrubs side by side with mature Oregon Ash, Big Leaf Maple and Red Alder, water quality will improve.  Volunteers will also work to remove trash and invasive species improving the area’s overall health.  Partners include Water Environment Services of Clackamas County, La Salle High School and U-Haul.  

For more information and to register visit the Team up For Watershed Health Website, http://www.solv.org/programs/teamup_watershed_health.asp. Event information is found at the very bottom of the page.  You can also contact Brett Lyon at brett@solv.org or 503-844-9571 x 332. Put on your boots, grab a shovel, and come dig in! We hope to see you out in your watershed!    

Brett Lyon | SOLVOutreach Coordinatorbrett@solv.org Tel: 503-844-9571 ext. 332Fax: 503-844-95751-800-333-SOLV (Toll Free in Oregon)5193 NE Elam Young Pkwy, Suite BHillsboro, Oregon 97124www.solv.org

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