The Oregonian’s Samantha Swindler recently published a fantastic story highlighting our Council’s work restoring fish and wildlife habitat in the Upper Abernethy Creek Watershed. We love talking about our work with enthusiastic people. Of course, none of this would be possible with out the support of our human partners, including Read more
NEWS RELEASE Greater Oregon City Watershed Council Completes Upper Abernethy Tributary Restoration Project The Greater Oregon City Watershed Council (GOCWC), in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB), The Oregon Wildlife Foundation – Port Blakely and a private landowner, has completed the Read more
Consider Joining the Greater Oregon City Watershed Council Board of Directors! The Greater Oregon City Watershed Council is currently seeking new board members to join our governing board. Our board members are the heart of our organization—they help guide Council policies and practices and work closely with staff to support Read more
We’re teaming up with our friends from the Environmental Learning Center to offer a free, two-day lamprey biology and field survey workshop in May 2026. This course will introduce dozens of current and aspiring watershed professionals to PNW lamprey with a focus on their cultural significance to local Tribes and Read more
During the summer of 2025, a team of restoration practitioners working together completed a project that has been over a decade in development. The Greater Oregon City Watershed Council, working in partnership with landowner Port Blakely, and funders including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Oregon Wildlife Foundation, and Read more
Oregon City, Ore. – The Greater Oregon City Watershed Council (GOCWC) is working with local, state, and federal funders to improve habitat for native salmon, trout, and lamprey in the upper reaches of Abernethy creek this week. Working for over two years with the NOAA Fisheries Office of Habitat Conservation, Read more
Andrew completed his first restoration project when he was 15 helping fence off a wetland in Tualatin. Since then, his love for plants and local ecology has only grown. After studying terrestrial and freshwater ecology at Western Washington University, he moved back to the Willamette Valley and started work in Read more
Check out this amazing footage of lamprey in Holcomb Creek from our partner’s at the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Aquatic Inventories Program!
Celebration Event Details Our celebration event will start with a volunteer work party, followed by a complimentary lunch and discussion of past and present watershed projects, new challenges, and recent scientific work in the watersheds. We encourage attendees to bring stories, questions, and visions for what they hope to see Read more
Join Greater Oregon City Watershed Council, Clackamas River Basin Council, and City of Oregon City Parks and Recreation for a spring time ivy removal work party at Atkinson Park in Oregon City Tools & refreshments provided, bring your own H20 ! Follow the QR code above or click here to Read more