We can help with ideas for local sponsorship, getting media attention, and safety tips. Plantings usually take place in the Spring and Fall. Groups meet monthly to discuss and take action on issues affecting the health and sustainability of the watershed. Groups also plan and participate in tours and education and restoration activities. Monitoring streams can teach students and volunteers about wildlife habitat and water pollution, while providing valuable information to Gresham's Stormwater Division.
Participants target specific sites along a stream and record visual observations on data sheets.
The answers to these and other questions can help determine the health of a stream. This three dimensional, interactive model of a watershed vividly illustrates how everyday activities affect water quality. The model teaches students what a watershed is and how our daily activities can impact it. Students get a chance to actively participate in the watershed and see the result when rain carries pollution to a local waterbody. After observing this, students are given the opportunity to think of ways to prevent stormwater pollution from occurring in the first place.