April 2022 Community Events

Here are some opportunities offered by our partners this month:

Friends of Trees

The Wetlands Conservancy

City of Hillsboro

SOLVE

Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District

March 2022 Community Events

Here are some opportunities offered by our partners this month:

Friends of Trees

The Wetlands Conservancy

City of Hillsboro

SOLVE

Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District


Counts Show Bird Populations Are on the Rise at the Rock Creek Floodplain Enhancement Project

Since 2019, Portland Audubon has partnered with Clean Water Services to assess the avian bird community at the Portland Community College (PCC) Rock Creek Floodplain site. It’s a collaborative effort that engages local communities and partners and provides educational opportunities for youth.

Utilizing a blend of professional-level surveys and community science eBird surveys, partners and volunteers were able to analyze the spring migration/breeding season of bird communities as well as winter waterbird use of wetland emergent habitat. These surveys play an enormously important role in helping Tree for All partners understand the impact and response of habitat restoration programs on local avian populations.

From 2019-2021, Portland Audubon staff collected expansive data utilizing winter waterfowl surveys and spring point counts, the results of which were then combined with more than one hundred community science eBird surveys. In total, these surveys documented 111 bird species using the site from January 2019 to October 2021, and included a diversity of species from Neotropical migratory songbirds (26 species), waterfowl (12 species), shorebirds (5 species) and raptors/owls (7).

Through this partnership, Portland Audubon has also delivered after-school STEM programming with Adelante Chicas and with PCC-Rock Creek faculty and students.

To learn more about the transformation of Rock Creek Floodplain Enhancement Project, click here.

Photo credit: Mick Thompson

February 2022 Community Events

Looking to give back to your community this month?

Here are some opportunities offered by our partners:

Clean Water Services

Friends of Trees

The Wetlands Conservancy

Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District


Increasing Accessibility to Our Community Assets

Over the past few years, Tree for All Partner Tualatin Hills Parks & Recreation District (THPRD) has put diversity, equity, inclusion and access (DEIA) at the forefront of its planning and programming. 

THPRD offers a series of free public amenities through parks, trails, nature parks and natural areas. They invite residents to gather, play, and explore more than 99 park sites with recreational amenities, over 68 miles of hard- and soft-paved trails, three off-leash dog parks, three skate parks, and more than 1,500 acres of natural areas, presenting an incredible range of opportunities for individuals and families to get an up-close look at forests, lakes, streams, birds and other wildlife we have in the area.

THPRD removes barriers to participation, fostering an inclusive culture, and offering programs that celebrate our region’s diverse population. The Adaptive and Inclusive Recreation program provides access to recreation programs to patrons living with developmental, learning, or physical disabilities or mental illness. THPRD also provides financial aid for district programs, offers free programming and services for residents of all ages, infants to seniors, assists homeless and homebound people, and tailors programs to the district’s diverse population. 

With such a broad reach and deep impact, THPRD’s DEIA efforts will improve access to nature for thousands of Washington County residents, access which we know will result in improved health outcomes for our community. You can learn more about THPRD’s outstanding DEIA efforts and the programs and services described above at THPRD.org.


Since 2005, regional partners have been collaborating to restore the Tualatin River Watershed.

Today, they are exploring what comes next.