Parrott Creek Restoration day with Bark
Defending and Restoring Mt. Hood
Bark is partnering with the Cultural Ecology Program at Parrott Creek to restore an 80-acre site in Clackamas County. The site is connected to Mt. Hood National Forest biologically, hydrologically and culturally.
This site located near Oregon City features mixed coniferous forest, an upper grassland prairie, Parrott Creek and one of its unnamed tributaries, as well as a large wetlands area. The Parrott Creek watershed is adjacent to the Clackamas River watershed which headwaters in Mt. Hood National Forest. As tributaries of the Willamette River, both Parrott Creek and the Clackamas River share many similarities. Parrott Creek provides an excellent opportunity to practice restoration techniques that will then be used in the Clackamas River watershed and within Mt. Hood National Forest.
Bark staff and volunteers can practice a variety of restoration techniques including invasive plant removal (blackberries), amphibian population surveys, beaver habitat evaluation, and much more. Parrott Creek has been known to have populations of lamprey, juvenile cutthroat, steelhead, coho, and other anadromous species. Besides providing a home for fish, this project area is also used by amphibians, beavers, coyotes, birds of prey, deer, and small mammals. The lower elevation of the Parrott Creek site allows Bark volunteers to participate in projects and learn skills in the shoulder seasons when restoration efforts within Mt. Hood National Forest are not always possible.
May 9th, 10am-1pm
22518 S Parrott Creek Rd, Oregon City, OR 97045