The Oregon Department of Forestry released long-awaited revenue projections for 14 counties if a landmark conservation plan is adopted. Washington County could lose more than $5.6 million, or less than 0.3% of the county's total $1.7 billion budget this year.
The Washington County Department of Land Use and Transportation is still trying to fund the replacement of two culverts in the Gales Creek area on White Creek, a small tributary that empties into Gales Creek near the junction of Highways 6 and 8.
"Flooding is a normal part of our waterways," writes TSWCD Education & Outreach Specialist Adriana Lovell. "When houses and things that are meant to stay dry are built too close to these seasonally wet places, trouble abounds."
"The level of integrity and just effectiveness of their organization has always impressed me," Vosburg said of the Columbia Riverkeeper. Vosburg now serves on the board of the nonprofit that was among the people and groups who beat back the proposed placement of a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) pipelin
The grant, expected to be submitted by the county's Land Use and Transportation department, would ask the United States Department of Transportation for funding to replace two culverts on White Creek, a small, historically fish-bearing stream that enters Gales Creek just south of the Highway 6 and 8
Backyard and commercial flock owners beware: Bird flu is highly infectious and deadly for birds, causing high mortality rates, and it can spread to other wildlife, but it does not pose a problem to people.
Four positions on the Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Directors are up for election this year, and there will be several familiar names to western Washington County readers on the ballot on November 8.�
The Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District was awarded nearly $1.5 million to remove dams and culverts in the Gales Creek Watershed and reestablish native plants along stream banks to shade threatened fish species and improve water quality.
