Winter 2008 - Tualatin Riverkeepers

The Green Heron Herald
The Quarterly Newsletter of the TUALATIN RIVERKEEPERS
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Volume 15, Issue 1, Winter/Spring 2008
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Green Heron Gala is May 17
ualatin Riverkeepers will celebrate our 10th Annual Green Heron
Gala on Saturday, May 17, 2008 from 6 to 9pm at the Tualatin
Country Club. Guests will enjoy a cocktail hour, silent auction,
live auction, gourmet dinner and presentation of the 2008 Green Heron
Award. Don’t miss this opportunity to take home some amazing items
and secure an exciting vacation or adventure...all while supporting
Tualatin Riverkeepers.
Environmental Educator
Sarah Pinnock
to Receive 2008 Green Heron Award
Tickets are $50 per person. To purchase tickets or for more information,
visit us at info@tualatinriverkeepers.org or call Vicki at 503-620-7507.
What will you bid on?
Sailing on the
Columbia with
Metro Councilor
Carl Hosticka
Up to four people can
join Carl for a leisurely
weekend sailboat ride or
a Friday evening race.
Either excursion is 3-4
hours in length. No
experience necessary
for racing.
Experience a world-class
sea kayaking tour in
British Columbia.
Spend six days paddling
culturally and naturally
rich waterways down
the Johnstone Strait,
the Barkley Sound or
Clayoquot Sound. Dine
on great west coast
cuisine. Feathercraft
folding kayaks and basic
instruction are included.
British Columbia Kayaking Tour
Green Heron Gala continues on p. 2.
In
This
Issue:
TRK News...................... 2-3
Volunteers...........................4
Restoration Program.........5
Watershed Watch . ........ 6-7
Education Program...........8
Trips & Tours Program.....9
Membership.....................10
Thank You, Funders........11
Sarah, at right, teaching at the Preserve.
Sarah Pinnock is an exceptional nature
educator who has dedicated her life work
to protecting the Tualatin River watershed by
engaging children and adults in education
programs at Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve.
Sarah and Jackson Bottom staff and volunteers
serve 7,000 kids each year through school field
trip, day camp and mentor programs. Eager
students “nature nuts in training,” are learning
about the Tualatin River and what they can do
to protect and restore it. These experiences
enrich the lives of young people and increase
their appreciation and enjoyment of nature. Their
understanding of habitats and the needs of our
local wildlife will create informed and passionate
future community leaders for environmental
conservation.
About 25,000 people visit the Preserve each
year. Sarah develops interpretive programs at
the Preserve, such as the Bald Eagle Nest Exhibit,
to educate visitors. Through these experiences,
visitors develop new perspectives on the watershed they call home and the significance of
natural areas to their quality of life.
Join us at the Green Heron Gala on May 17th
at the Tualatin Country Club to recognize
Sarah’s incredible achievements.
Visit our website at www.tualatinriverkeepers.org.
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OUR MISSION
Tualatin Riverkeepers (TRK) is a
community-based organization working to
protect and restore Oregon’s Tualatin River
system. TRK builds watershed stewardship
through education, public access to nature,
restoration and advocacy.
Green Heron Gala continued from p. 1.
What will you bid on?
Weekend in Victoria, B.C.
Located on Victoria’s inner harbor, this
two–bedroom luxury condo offers resort style
accommodations for six people. Take a short
walk to downtown shopping, restaurants and
the Galloping Goose regional bicycle trail.
Amenities include swimming pool, spa, gym,
sauna and Jacuzzi.
The Tualatin Riverkeepers became a
nonprofit in 1992 and is tax-exempt
under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code.
Please join us by completing and
mailing the membership application
in this newsletter or by contacting us.
Phone: 503-620-7507
Fax: 503-620-7645
info@tualatinriverkeepers.org
www.tualatinriverkeepers.org
Board of Directors
Jean Sandwick, President
Bob Fuquay, Vice President
Bruce DeBolt, Treasurer
John Driscoll, Secretary
Ron Garst
Sue Manning
Dave Summers
Ramsay Weit
Weekend Getaway
in Long Beach, Washington
Relax during a weekend trip to the
beach in this newly built condo
overlooking the Washington coast.
Surrounded by the Pacific Ocean,
Columbia River and Willapa Bay, this
favorite vacation destination is a refuge
for migrating birds and people seeking
the solace of a seaside retreat.
Cruise the Willamette River
With Mike Houck
Staff
Monica Smiley,
Executive Director
Vicki Julis,
Program Manager
Brian Wegener,
Watershed Watch Coordinator
Tarri Christopher,
Environmental Education
Coordinator/AmeriCorps Member
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Tualatin Riverkeepers.
We welcome your comments
and suggestions. Please let us
know if we have misspelled
your name or if we misaddressed the newsletter or
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Editing: Margot Fervia-Neamtzu
Design: BeBop Graphics
Float the Willamette with Urban
Naturalist Mike Houck, Director of the
Urban Greenspaces Institute and Urban
Naturalist for the Audubon Society of
Portland aboard his 25-foot barge. It is
a slow-moving flat-bottomed boat,
ideal for a languid mid-summer’s trip
through the Portland harbor and
circumnavigation of idyllic Ross Island.
A gourmet meal will be provided.
© Willamette Riverkeeper
Other fantastic items available
include: Mt. Hood cabin retreat,
original art piece by Amanda
Houston, a special blueberry
picking day in the country and
much more.
You can view auction items
online; visit us at
www.tualatinriverkeepers.org.
Tualatin Riverkeepers is proud to be a
Waterkeeper Alliance Member.
Recycled paper.
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Join us to celebrate our 10th
Annual Green Heron Gala.
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From the Director
Dear Riverkeepers,
A
s we welcome spring back to the Tualatin Basin, Tualatin Riverkeepers
are gearing up for many outdoor adventures. This year our Trips &
Tours committee has planned a series of exciting paddle trips that highlight various locations within the Tualatin River watershed. Let our
experienced Paddle Trip Leaders be your guide as you explore the river
in your backyard with family and friends. Make it your goal this year to
invite someone on a river adventure with you and share your passion for
our local environment.
Also this spring is the 10th Annual Green Heron Gala, which will feature extraordinary outdoor adventures
for you, your family and friends. These trips and experiences will get you out exploring the Tualatin Basin
and beyond. Adventures include rafting on the Deschutes River, overnighting at a bed & breakfast in Hood
River, and a local winery tour and tasting. The Green Heron Gala is our annual celebration of the achievements
of local watershed stewards and a fun way to support our programs for the coming year.
So whether you are raising your auction paddle or your canoe paddle, you are doing your part to protect
and restore the Tualatin River watershed. Thank you.
Sincerely,
A Tribute to Mary Kramer
M
ary Kramer, a long-time Tualatin Riverkeepers member
and volunteer, died on December 11, 2007 at the age of 84.
She is survived by her husband Fritz and their three children.
For many years Mary and Fritz lived on the Tualatin River
greenway in Tigard. Over the back fence, Mary was known to
strike up friendly conversations with the people walking their
dogs to Cook Park.
Together Fritz and Mary kept an eye on the river and were
monitors with our Watershed Watch program. Fritz volunteered on canoe trips and Mary helped out in the Riverkeepers’
office. Especially during the Riverkeepers’ early years, Fritz
and Mary could always be counted on to help with projects,
and their enthusiasm helped bring in many new members to
the organization.
Supports TRK
through
Wooden Nickel Program
We will miss Mary greatly but will always remember her warm
and friendly demeanor and her love of the Tualatin River.
We would like to thank the following people
for donating in memory of Mary:
Robert & Elizabeth Bagshaw
Ralph Browning
John Butruille
George Carbone &
Karen Hatch
Afton Crooks
Marjorie Dillinger
Winter/Spring 2008
Today through May 31 – When you bring
your own bag to Whole Foods Bridgeport,
you’ll receive a wooden nickel.
Elgin Community College
Library
Delanne Ferguson
Tyler Robinson
Hugh Spitzer
Ann Updike
Donate those wooden nickels to
Tualatin Riverkeepers and they become real
dollars for river protection and restoration.
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Volunteers
Volunteer Classifieds
Do you have special skills or a desire to
learn new skills as you help protect and
restore the Tualatin River watershed?
Contact Monica Smiley to volunteer at
monica@tualatinriverkeepers.org or call
503-620-7507. Everyone can help!
Event Volunteers for
Green Heron Gala:
The Gala is May 17 at the Tualatin
Country Club. Volunteers are needed to
help with event set-up from Noon to 5pm.
Doug Robberson teaches families about the nature in their backyard
at Hall Blvd. Development in partnership with Community Partners for
Affordable Housing.
Volunteer Spotlight
on Doug Robberson
Discovery Day Event
Coordinators: Help plan our
signature event, the. 5.5-mile paddle trip
for 250 participants. Only three planning
meetings April – June.
Discovery Day Event Volunteers:
Doug Robberson, an expert birder and naturalist, is a long-time volunteer
at Tualatin Riverkeepers. He has taught hundreds of local folks about birds
found in natural areas of the Tualatin watershed, and in their own backyards.
Doug volunteers with the Riverkeepers to “share [his] love of nature with
children and adults.” He also enjoys seeing the “wow” factor that nature
inspires in both novice and advanced explorers. “I like anything that gets
a ‘wow’, ‘cool’, or ‘I didn’t know that’.”
Doug remembers one such experience while volunteering as a naturalist for
our Nature Awareness and Service Education program: “Three grade-school
students got so involved in tracking and were totally absorbed in finding
answers to the questions I asked of them.”
Doug is currently teaching Nature Awareness classes for TRK at the Tigard
Library. The series focuses on identifying animals in nature and enriching
outdoor experiences. The next class on Backyard Birds is Saturday, May 10.
In sharing his knowledge
of the watershed, Doug
is helping to prevent the
degradation of nature in
our neighborhoods.
Thank you, Doug, for your
incredible contributions.
Discovery Day is Saturday, June 28, from
Eagle Landing to Munger Farm in Scholls.
Strong volunteers are needed to launch
and dock boats. Lighter duty positions
like watermelon cutter also available.
Office Volunteers:
Your office skills are needed one time per
week for filing, labeling or data entry.
Field Trip Leader:
Share your knowledge of the natural
world with students. Enthusiasm is a must!
The field trips will take place at Gotter
Prairie in Scholls and Cook Park in Tigard.
Day Camp Leader:
Share your knowledge and passion for
the natural world within the Tualatin
River watershed with children in our
new Summer Service Learning Camps
in Hillsboro and Tigard.
Insect Expert:
Share your knowledge of insects with
children and their families. Help us with
our Incredible Insects program at the
Tigard Library, August 16, 10 to Noon.
Can you find Doug among the
children of Oleson Woods?
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Volunteers are needed to help plant 10,000
native trees and shrubs at Gotter Prairie Natural
Area in Scholls. This amazing 170-acre prairie on
the Tualatin River is home to rare and threatened
wildlife. Come see for yourself and lend a hand.
These events are great for families, groups and
individuals.
Community Restoration Events
Saturday, April 5, 2008
9am to Noon
Restoration event at Gotter Prairie, Scholls
Saturday, April 19, 2008
9am to Noon
Restoration event at Gotter Prairie, Scholls
TRK hosts restoration events for groups of 10 or more
people. Scouts, students, churches, and businesses are
all invited to participate. Contact Monica to schedule
your event at monica@tualatinriverkeepers.org or call
503-620-7507.
King Natural Area — Restoration Update
Volunteers have been hard at work planting nearly 1,000 native trees
and shrubs at Metro’s King Natural Area in Cornelius. Tualatin
Riverkeepers and Adelante Mujeres (Forward Moving Women)
teamed up to restore the two-acre flood plain adjacent to the Tualatin
River. Volunteer Land Steward John Driscoll led the group and is
excited to revisit the site with them later this spring to present
Nature Awareness programs. Volunteers with bi-lingual EnglishSpanish speaking skills are needed. If you are interested, contact
Monica at 503-620-7507 or monica@tualatinriverkeepers.org.
Families from Adelante Mujeres plant at King Natural Area.
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Watershed Watch / Citizen Action
TRK Weighs in on Lakeside Landfill
R
ecently Tualatin Riverkeepers submitted technical
comments on the ecological risk assessment in remedial
investigation of the Lakeside Landfill. The comments focused
on protecting steelhead trout, a federally listed threatened
species that must swim past the landfill to reach critical habitat
in the Gales Creek watershed.
habitat” for steelhead upstream from the landfill and in the
Gales Creek watershed. Steelhead migrate upstream past the
landfill as spawning adults and downstream as smolts on their
way to the ocean. Thus, the ecological risk assessment needs to
evaluate whether the landfill’s operation and closure plan are
protective of steelhead trout.
The unlined landfill leaks leachate into groundwater and the
Tualatin River. The remedial investigation submitted to DEQ
relied on a comparison of benthic macroinvertebrates (bugs
that live in the river bottom) upstream and downstream from
the landfill. Since the macroinvertebrate community in the
Tualatin is degraded from decades of pollution, sensitive species
that would indicate toxic pollution leaching from the landfill
are not present upstream of the landfill. There is no canary in
this coal mine.
Local activists, led by chemical engineer Art Kamp, have done
an excellent job of elevating environmental issues about the
landfill to regulatory agencies including DEQ and Metro.
Metro’s stricter waste disposal rules, effective July 2009, will
eliminate 90% of the waste the landfill can accept. Without this
waste stream, the landfill will cease to be economically viable,
prompting DEQ to close the landfill by July 1, 2009.
The remedial investigation indicated that there was an
unpermitted discharge to a stream from a stormwater collection
pond on the landfill. DEQ’s subsequent inspection confirmed
this illegal discharge. Northwest Environmental Defense Center
and The Friends of The Refuge filed a 60-day notice of intent to
sue the landfill under the federal Clean Water Act for this illegal
discharge.
TRK also pointed out discrepancies in the laboratory testing
of well water for specific pollutants. For some pollutants, the
screening threshold used by the laboratory was higher than
DEQ limits.
While the investigation questioned the existence of threatened
steelhead trout in the Tualatin River, TRK argued that the
National Marine Fisheries Service already designated “critical
Details of the final operating permit and closure plan are under
negotiation. Stay tuned for details.
Lessons from the December Storm
L
ast December, flooding in the Northwest decimated some coastal and river
communities. Lives were lost. Homes were
destroyed. Transportation, communication
and utilities were interrupted for weeks.
People suffered greatly. The effects in the
Tualatin basin were less extreme, but we
did experience some property damage.
Early in December while driving towards
Bull Mountain, I remarked to my wife how
the steep hillside that was dense forest a
few years ago had now been cleared and
replanted with streets, houses, sidewalks
and storm drains. Two days later the news
reported evacuations in King City at the
bottom of this slope. The flood was blamed
on a clogged storm drain, but it is clear
that forest clearing, paving, development
and storm drains on the hill above were
also contributing causes.
Decades of research by the University
of Washington show that west of the
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Cascades, natural vegetation in a Douglas
fir forest will capture close to half the
annual rainfall, sending it back into the
air through evaporation and transpiration.
The remainder soaks into the ground.
Duff, the layer of organic matter that falls
from the forest, acts as a sponge, storing
water. Additional water infiltrates the
deep groundwater system and is released
over time. In natural forests of western
Oregon, there is virtually no surface runoff
and the rivers and creeks rise much slower
than what we witnessed in December.
Clearing forests removes the first layer of
defense against flooding—and runoff
begins. Development removes duff and
compacts the soil, effectively wringing out
the sponge. Pavement and roof tops seal
the soil from infiltration like an impenetrable layer of plastic wrap. Storm drains
and sewers rush the runoff to the nearest
creek, flushing soil, structure and habitat
downstream. We have eliminated the final safety valve that would protect
us from harm by developing in floodplains. Sandbags are hopelessly ineffective
when you consider all that we have
done to promote flooding disasters.
With concerns that global climate change
might increase catastrophic storms, it is
time to start reversing the trend and
adjusting our development to mimic
how nature deals with storms. Here is
what we can do:
Change how we do forestry. Rather
than clear-cutting on steep slopes, we
can use sustainable methods that
preserve the capacity of landscapes to
hold water. Contrary to publicly funded
television ads, Oregon’s “strict forestry
laws” failed to protect the public from
flooding. Forest Grove’s watershed
management program shows how
sustainable forestry can succeed.
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Watershed Watch / Citizen Action
Above: High water on Fanno Creek in December 2007. Right: Same view in non-flood state.
Stop promoting runoff. Building on
slopes, tree removal, impervious paving
and storm drains all promote downstream
disasters. Instead we should use lowimpact development techniques that
capture rain for later use or allow it to
soak into the ground. Runoff can be
eliminated from development sites
though tree preservation, ecoroofs,
pervious pavement, infiltration gardens
and rainwater harvest cisterns.
Retrofit the urban landscape. Portland
has started the transformation with six
acres of ecoroofs, 475 green street
facilities that keep runoff out of sewers,
and a green streets ordinance that funds
and mandates the transformation. Here
in the Tualatin basin, we need to follow
Portland’s lead. Tigard’s downtown
green streets plan is a good start.
Replant the urban forest. Trees, particularly native evergreen trees, are our best
first defense against runoff. A 2001 study
by the organization American Forests
indicates that the tree canopy loss from
1972 to 2000 in the Willamette/lower
Columbia region produced an additional
963 million cubic feet of runoff in a typical
two-year 24-hour storm. The economic
value of this loss of stormwater management is estimated to be $2.4 billion
($1 billion more that the cost of Portland’s
big pipe project). The urban forest has
additional benefits for air quality, carbon
sequestration and habitat.
Un-develop the floodplain. Rivers rise
and need space. We can reduce human
suffering by staying out of harms way.
This winter, Metro announced the
purchase of 20 acres of undeveloped
Johnson Creek floodplain to set aside. A good move, but government assistance
is also needed to help families relocate
from flood-prone areas, reducing the risk
of future tragedies
I hope, as time passes, we remember the
suffering that our flooded neighbors
experienced in December, and look for
ways to reduce human suffering in future
storms. It took a long time to create these
problems and it will take a while to fix
them. Rather than add to the problems
with expensive, ineffective, old-school
engineering solutions (pipes, dikes, and
concrete), it is time to transform our
landscape back to its natural hydrological
function through cost-effective green
infrastructure. It is time to move out of
harm’s way and un-develop floodplains.
We can reduce the personal suffering
flooding causes by mimicking the natural
landscape. — Brian Wegener
Citizen Action Committee Has a New Home and Meeting Time
TRK’s Citizen Action Committee (CAC) is back on a regular
meeting schedule at a new location. We meet the second
Tuesday of each month at 6:30pm at Max’s Fanno
Creek Brew Pub, 12562 SW Main Street in Tigard.
Please contact Brian Wegener at brian@tualatinriverkeepers.org
or 503-620-7507 for more information.
Recently the CAC has met to discuss the Lakeside Landfill,
LNG Pipeline Proposal, and the Clean Water Services effluent
re-use study. Future meetings will focus on municipal storm
sewer permits and the Scoggins Dam project.
The CAC is a committee of scientists, policy experts and
community activists who meet to advise the TRK Board on
matters of public policy. We are looking for new volunteers
to help research issues of importance to the Tualatin River. Winter/Spring 2008
The meetings are open to the public. Please join us.
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Education Program
For the first time ever, TRK is offering Nature Day Camps!
Dates:
Time:
Grades:
Cost:
Registration:
June 23-25, 2008 (Rood Bridge Park, Hillsboro)
August 4-6, 2008 (Cook Park, Tigard)
9 am – 4 pm
Entering 4th-6th
$125
Begins May 1st, limited to 20 participants per session
Partners:
Hillsboro Park and Recreation
City of Tigard
Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve
REI
Metro
and numerous volunteer naturalists
T
hese three-day camps will expand on the components of
TRK’s Nature Awareness and Service Learning program—
awakening and nourishing the child’s innate awareness of the
natural world. Participants will be exposed to numerous activities
that will heighten their knowledge and awareness of the plants and
wildlife within the Tualatin River watershed and the ecological
connections between all members of the ecosystem.
Activities include tracking, botany, ethnobotany, predator/prey,
birding, and wildlife exploration. Not only will they be actively
engaged in activities on land but they will also be on the river for
paddling explorations. Fostering an appreciation and commitment
toward the natural world, participants will facilitate their
learning through a service project restoring an important
area of the watershed.
Explore the secret life of animals at TRK’s Nature Day Camp.
River Otter
Killdeer
Great Blue Heron
Are You Aware?
Learning Nature Awareness skills will help you or your child experience and enjoy nature in a more profound way.
1. What direction do you face as you
step out of the door of your home?
6. Name two edible or medicinal wild plants
that grow in the Pacific Northwest.
2. When you stand at your front door,
where does the sun rise at this time of year?
7. Name two poisonous plants or animals that
live in the Pacific Northwest.
3. As you stepped out of your door this
morning was there any wind?
8. Where does the rain that falls on your house
go? To what stream/river does it drain?
4. As you were outside getting ready to go this
morning, what birds could you hear singing or
making other noise? What were they doing?
Can you identify the species?
9. How many toes does a raccoon
have on each of its front feet?
Its back feet?
10. A deer is eating and it hears
a robin singing nearby.
What does it do?
5. Draw a deer track as close to actual size as
you can. Indicate the direction of travel.
Animal track sketches by Tara Christopher.
Black-tailed Deer
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Did you know about
half of the answers?
Sign up for Nature
Awareness Day
Camp or Doug’s
Nature Awareness
Lecture Series at the
Tigard Library.
Did you know most
of the answers?
You are a budding
Naturalist. Share
your expertise with
others. Sign up to
be a Field Trip or
Day Camp Leader.
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Trips & Tours Program
2008 TRK Paddle Trip Schedule
Tualatin Riverkeepers’ trips are open to all members and the general public.
Space is limited and reservations are required. There is a trip charge of $5 per
person for TRK members and $10 for nonmembers. Canoes are available to
members free of charge by reservation. Nonmembers may rent canoes for our
paddle trips for $30. Annual memberships start at $35. Alcohol is not permitted
on trips and personal flotation devices (provided) must be worn. For more
information contact Vicki at 503-620-7507 or vicki@tualatinriverkeepers.org.
April 19, Saturday
Paddle and Hike with Naturalist James Davis
Where: Metro’s Munger property, Scholls
Time: 10 am to 2 pm
May 10, Saturday
Time: 9 am to Noon
Spring Paddle highlighting Birds of the Tualatin Watershed
Where: Tualatin Community Park
June 1, Sunday
Paddle Trip
Where: Cook Park, Tigard
Time: 10 am to 1 pm
TRK presents the
Nature Awareness Lecture Series
at the Tigard Library
The classes will focus on the wildlife that live
in the natural areas surrounding the Tigard
Public Library and the adjacent Fanno Creek
Trail. All classes will be FREE and open to the
public. For information, contact the Tigard
Public Library at 503-684-6537 or visit the
Library’s website: www.tigard-or.gov/library.
Saturday, May 10,
1-3pm Breeding Birds
Local expert birder Doug Robberson will lead
a two-part class at Tigard Public Library on
breeding birds of the Tualatin River watershed.
Learn to identify local birds, use binoculars and
go on a birding hike. Rain or Shine.
Classroom: 1 hour
Nature Walk: 1 hour
FREE June 28, Saturday
Time: 9 am to 3 pm
19th Annual Tualatin River Discovery Day
Where: Eagle Landing to Metro’s Munger property, Scholls
July 19, Saturday
Summer Paddle Trip
Where: Rivergrove Park, Lake Oswego
Time: 9 am to Noon
August 16, Saturday
Mid-Summer Night’s Paddle Trip
Where: Tualatin Community Park
Time: 5 pm to 8 pm
September 13, Saturday
School’s In! Paddle Trip
Where: 99W Bridge, Tualatin
Time: 10 am to 1 pm
FREE October 11, Saturday
Where: Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge
Time: 1 pm to 4 pm
Saturday, June 14, and
Saturday, September 13
1-3pm Nature Awareness
Water Beetles
© B. Macomber
Tualatin Riverkeepers volunteers will lead a
two-hour nature walk where adults and kids
of all ages are welcome to come learn about
the wildlife that exists at the Tigard Public
Library Wetlands and along the adjacent
Fanno Creek Trail. Learn Nature Awareness
techniques that will help you identify wildlife:
tracks and animal signs and enrich your
experiences in nature.
Nature Walk: 2 hours
June 28, 2008
Discovery Day Floats through Scholls
The Volunteer Trips & Tours Committee is hard at work planning for
another spectacular Discovery Day. On June 28 we expect 250 participants to paddle the route from Eagle Landing to Metro’s Munger Farm
in Scholls. The trip will feature rural landscapes and float by a segment
of the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge. Volunteers are needed to
help make the event a success. Please contact Monica Smiley at 503620-7507 or monica@tualatinriverkeepers.org to lend a hand.
Winter/Spring 2008
TUALATIN RIVERKEEPERS®
The Green Heron Herald
Membership
We thank those members who joined or renewed their membership between August 1, 2007 and February 29, 2008.
Protector ($1,000+)
Stephen Larson*
Steve Mullinax
Green Heron Members
($500+)
John Driscoll &
Janet Bailey
Joseph & Lavonne Blowers*
Katherine Meads & Bill Iron*
Jason Paschal
Bruce & Beth Rose
Jean Sandwick & John Elrod
Carol Santesson
Bill & Ruthie Shields
Bradford & Linda Taylor
Osprey Members ($250+)
Anonymous
Norm Baird
Linda Ballas
Rob Baur & Sue Marshall
Jennifer & William Davies
Grace Dinsdale
Bob Fuquay*
Ron & Karen Garst*
Hamilton Realty
Eve & Denis Heidtmann
Anne Madden
William McCormick
Kurt Miller
Jim & Fay Milne
Virgil Morrell
Lindley Morton &
Corrine Oishi
Susan Murray & Jeff Tripp*
Scott Simon
Ramsay Weit*
Kingfisher Members ($100+)
Anonymous
Karen Apland
Ron Atkins
Thomas &
Dorothy Atwood
Marge Braker &
William Long*
Phil Broome &
Liz Newhouse
Lynn Carver
James & Mildred Cayton
Melissa Chase
Nancy & Larry Church
Sharon Chynoweth
Jayne Cronlund
Malcolm Cross
Steve & Claire Deremer
Sheila & John Donnelson
Molly Dougherty &
Cliff Alton
Alice & Ron Ellis Gaut*
Heike & Terrie Fry
Jackie Gamble
Karen Garber &
John Desmarais*
D.A. Gross
Jay Hamlin & Kay Demlow*
Marion Hammer
David Hardman
Jim Hart & KC Cooper
David Hawley &
Carol Pelmas
Annabelle Hiegel
Laura Hill
Ron & Debbie Hochstein
Norma Jensen
James Jerde
Marianne Kandel
William Keppler
Peter Klaebe
Jill Leary & Brian Evans
Ronald & Aldene Leistra
Patricia Longua
Mark & Pamela MacDonald*
Jerome & Joanne Magill
Timothy &
Barbara Mahoney
Richard &
Elizabeth Marantz
Dan Martin &
Karen Bersack
Marilyn McDonald
Claudia McNellis*
Linda McNulty &
Matt Simpson
Wilma & Joel McNulty
Elizabeth Newhouse
Carol & Walk Ottoson*
Michael Offer
Jodie & Jonathan Oltmans
Barbara O’Neill
Chuck &
Sue Pflaum-Quarterman*
Mark Post
Ralph &
Susan Luan Reisbeck
Harold & Patricia Smith
Mary Solares
Douglas Spray
John & Janet Stedman
John Umbras
Don Wagner
Bill Weismann*
Will Werner
Paul & Diane Whitney
Gary & Leslie Worthen
William Young
Elisabeth Zeller
Dragonfly ($50+)
Karen &
Bruce Andrus-Hughes
Warren Aney
Kip & Phyllis Ault
Richard & Kathy Austin
Rob & Carol Baird
Charlene &
Carla Bankston
Richard Becker
Bari Bilyeu
Christ & Barbara Bouneff
Pieter Braam
Clare Bronder
Jack & Gerry Brosy
Scott & Glenda Burns
Special thanks to the following Riverkeepers who contributed above and beyond
their annual membership to generously contribute to our Year End Appeal.
($250+)
Anonymous
Lee Engvall
Fran Peake
Donald & Elizabeth Petit
Herb & Nancy Zachow
Susan & Nelson Atkin
Scott & Glenda Burns
David Eddy
Lillie Fitzpatrick
Ronald & Aldene Leistra
Leslie & Randy Labbe
($100+)
James Barnard
Deanna &
Ron & Karen Garst
Wilfried Mueller-Crispin
Thomas & Sue Horstmann
David Nelson
Richard &
Melvin Taylor
Elizabeth Marantz
($50+)
Ann Quinn
Barbara Schaffner &
Shap Shapiro
Gale Smiley
Bill Weismann
Richard & Karen Wilson
(Other)
Rocky &
Luann Johnson
Jane & Dick Miller
Rick & Holly North
Ralph Robbins
Bill Sefler
Thank you, also, to Nature Bank and Starbucks for their in-kind contributions.
TUALATIN RIVERKEEPERS®
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Luanne Bye
Sally Cantrell
Sandra Carlson
Jody Carson
Charles Carter &
Sarah Taylor Carter
Nancy Carter
Alice & Thomas Check
Ann Chilcote
Leigh Coffey &
Judy Teufel
Helen Conover
John & Laury Cooper
Bruce Couch
Jan Curry
Jane Davis
Ian Dees
David Demmin
Martha Denis
James Duggan
Arthur &
Charlene Emlen
Lynn Erdman
John &
Lorraine Fervia
Marianne Fitzgerald
Donna Ford
Kathy Francis
Marcia Gartrell
Sandra Gravon
Nancy Gronowski
Emily Hackett &
Ola Chojnacka
Linda &
Michael Halseth
Kathryn Harrington
& Marc San Soucie
Stephanie &
Terry Hellickson
Jerry & Donna Heppell
Greg &
Kelly Hjelmeland
Dorothy Hofferber
Alan & Judy Horowitz
Steve &
Kristine Hudson
Dave & Carole Hull
Bob &
Cecelia Huntington
Marcia & Bill Johnson
Norma Jordan
Bill &
Mary Ann Jordens
Jeff & Barbara Julis
Elizabeth F.
Kaliszewski
Jim & Peggy Kessinger
Andrew Klossner &
Lauri Rathman
Leigh Knox
Don & Judy Kramer
Jim Labbe
LaRoy LaBonte
Nancy & Jim Lane
Jean & David Lee
Jim & Joan Leigh
Patty Lyons
Pam Maher
Ken Marlow
Maureen & Adel Matar
Patty Matsukado
Scott McQuary
Ed McVicker
Jon &
Marilyn McWilliams
Ed & Ginny Mickelson
Marilyn Miller
Dick & Nancy Mitchell
Randy & Cathy Mock
Sue Moir
Lauri & Todd Mullen
Victor Neamtzu
Steve &
Sandy Norcross
Harriet Norman
Connie O’Reilly
Karen Peterkort
Cheryl Petersen
Craig Pieringer
Nancy Pollot
Tom Prewitt
Carol & Ned Randell
John & Mary Reding
Dave & Cori Register
Paul & Sue Rethinger
Ernie Robirds
Martin &
Cindy Rockwell
William &
Nancy Rosenfeld
Terri Rottman &
Joel Allen
Sandra Russill
Art & Lois Rutkin
Dan & Linda Schick
Greg Schifsky
Peter & Elaine Schmidt
Ardis & Neil Schroeder
Scott Schroeder
Bill Sefler
Carol Silva & Mary Cox
Gale Smiley
Ron & Esther Spencer
Bob & Betty Stark
Frances N. D. Stearns
Bob & Tracy Stout
Joe & Nancy Summers
Bob Swanson &
Terry Kenny
Mary L. Taylor
Elaine Teague
Margaret Thomas
Gary & Carol Vallens
Leslie Wagner
Margaret Walker
Rebecca &
Darryl Walters
Mary Williams
Ellen & John Worcester
Jennifer Yarman
Bob Young
Margaret & David Zeps
*River Bank Members, a monthly donation program
Winter/Spring 2008
The Green Heron Herald
Individual/Family ($35+)
Robert & Bonnie Acker
Ed Alkaslassy
Leslie Anderson &
Victor Leach
Tim Anderson
Rebecca Atherton
Chuck & Ginger Babin
Jeff & Vicki Barker
Ken Barker
Richard &
Sharon Barnard
Donna &
Donald Barrigan
Brad Baugher
Bonnie Beebe
Erik Bergman
Manny & Karen Berman
Catriona & Scott Black
Bob & Barb Blair
Valerie Bloye
Jim Bolland
Chuck & Betty Bolz
Jacqui Bostrom
Scott Bowler*
Carol Bramam
Kathy Brock & Tim Ennis
Daniel & Valerie Brown
Sid & Tina Bruckert-Frisk
Pat Budahl
Stephanie Burchfield
Wendy & Rob Burchfield
Wayne Buttice
Don Callender
David & Julie Carr
Kathleen Casson*
Tom & Jan Chambers
Kent & Tarri Christopher
Clarence & Freddie Cole
Rachel &
Derek Cornforth
Daniel Cristofani
Valerie &
Todd Dalebroux
Roger & Patty David
James Davis
Dennis & Virginia Deck
Ian Dees & Lynn Paget*
Margaret Denison
Bob & Catherine Dexter
Gwynn Dockery
David Donaldson
Lisa Downing
Rob Drake
Helen Durst &
Joan Swanson
Lois & Michael Eaton*
David Eddy
Bill & Mimi Eick
Ali Elmi
John & Melinda Emery
Ann Ereline
Richard W. Eyde
Bob & Anna Faber
Neil Farmer
Pam Farris
Christine Fenner
Monica & Zeke Ferguson
Vernon Field
Barb Fitzgerald
Rupert & Margie Fixott
Betty Folliard
Jim & Mary Foster
George Fox
John Frewing &
Gayle Kauffman
Dan & Sandy Fuchs
David Giff
Chris Gilbertson
Susan Girouard &
Michael Yamada
Debra & Sheldon Glenzer
J.P. Glines
Lisa Goddard
Marshall Goldberg &
Marjorie Abramovitz
Cynthia Golledge
Linda Gratteri
Rob & Ann Gray
Odge Gribble
Mike & Claudia Grover
Lorraine & Peter Hager
Susan Hanson
Monique & Paul Harris
Linda Hawkey
Sharon & Doug Hawley
Jeffrey & Lois Hill
Lisa Jean Hoefner
Eric Holstrom
Susan Holtz
Janet Hudson
Bruce & Cathy Hummel
Judy Inmon
Mike Ivie
Brent & Nancy Jauch
Linda Johns & Phil Biehl
Jerry & Beth Johnson
Rocky & Luann Johnson
Oliver & Patricia Keerins
Jan Kem
Lesley &
James Kempsell*
Donetta Langstaff
Ann Lemon
Mary & Rick Lonergan
Evelyn Lowry
Sally & K.C. Lynch
Steve Maness
Laurie Manghelli
Victor Marquardt, Jr.
Julie Martchenke
Marilyn Martin & family
Lois Martz
Leslie & Pat McCartan
Earl & JoAnn McCracken
Pat McGuinn
Anne McLaughlin
Ellyn McNeil
We would like to thank the following Riverkeepers who
sponsored children in our Nature Awareness & Education
program by giving to our Youth Education Appeal.
Sponsored
3 students:
Jean Dresler Ameele
Steve &
Claire Deremer
Karen Lundberg
David Nelson
Paul & Jean Rose
Sponsored
2 students:
Heike & Terrie Fry
Jay Hamlin &
Kay Demlow
Joe &
Sarah Holloway
Bruce Kaufman &
Judy Silverstein
Karen Pazucha &
Laurence Morandi
Bill Weismann
Winter/Spring 2008
Michael & Susan Meyer
Thomas &
Sandra Mintner
Vernon Mock
James & Cynthia Mooney
Steve Moore
Marguerite Morin
Melissa Morrow
Judy & Jim Morton
Kurt & Julia Munson
Kevin Murphy
Catherine Myers*
Bob & Marci Nemhauser
Rosalind Newbill
George Norman
Jeff Olson*
Lisa & Helios Ovando
Ingrid & Thomas Palm
Greg & Myra Parrott
Ruth & Carmen Pasley
Norman &
Carolyn Penner
Richard Piland
Judith Poltz
Richard & Nancy Ponzi
Michael Powers &
Suellen Lacey
Vonda Marie Purdy-Myers
Ann Quinn
Doug Robberson
Judith & Charles Roberts
Beverly A. Robinson
Stephen &
Mary Beth Rogers
Hellena & Peter Ross
Rick Ross
John & Betty Rueter
Paul Sansone
Deborah Schallert
Paul & Julie Schmidt
Nancy & Tom Seidl
Carol Seifert
David Sexton
Courtney & Scott Shaff*
Dock & Bergit Shaw
Pat Shields
Gregory Smith
Allan & Maureen Smith
Louis Sowa &
Carolyn Lang
Dorothy &
George St. Clair
Vicki Stanley
Charles &
Donna Steadman
Rodger &
Laura Steenhoek
Marilyn Stinnett
Karen Stolzberg
Peggy Stone
Betty Stout
Kevin &
Mary Ellen Studer
Wendy Sullivan-Weest
DeLoris Summers
Sue Sutter
Janice Thenell
Liz Trojan
Larry & Judy Tuttle
Gwen Umbras
Gretchen Vadnais
Nancy Vinikoor
John Wadsworth
Annette Wager
Judy & Jim Wallin
Jane Weissman
Dawn & J.L. Westphal
Nick White
Nicolette Wiles
Isaac Willig &
Laurel Steinmetz
Kristen & Richard Winn
Jeff Winslow
Carolyn Wood &
Rose Bond
Robin Woolman
Thank You, Funders
for the following
Grants and Sponsorships
Sponsored 1 student:
Michael & Janelle Adams
Robin Anne & Rolf Anderson
Elly Branch
Kathleen Buck
James & Mildred Cayton
Carol Chesarek
Molly Dougherty & Cliff Alton
John & Melinda Emery
George Fox
Valerie Garst
Charles & Darlene Hamar
Jerry & Donna Heppell
Lisa Jean Hoefner
Marianne Kandel
Jan & Diantha Knott
Kurt & Eleanor Krause
Lynn & Lawrence Krupa
Walter & Carol Ottoson
Ann Quinn
Genie Stafford
Frances N. D. Stearns
Suzanne Whisler
Oregon Department of State Lands
($172,168 and $89,361)
Natural Resource Conservation Service
($131,985 and $42,404)
National Fish & Wildlife Foundation ($40,657 )
The Bullitt Foundation ($30,000)
Gray Family Foundation ($17,000)
Collins Foundation ($10,000)
Oregon Community Foundation ($3,000)
Leupold & Stevens Foundation ($3,000)
Next Base Foundation ($2,500)
HomeStreet Bank ($1,000)
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o $35 Family/Individual
o $50 Dragonfly
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