Your neighborhood is a part of the watershed, too. Whether it’s in streets, parks, or local policies, our choices directly impact the water we all share. Clean water is a community effort.
By working together, you and your community can make a huge difference! Protect our rivers with your neighbors.
Understanding where water flows is the first step to protecting it! We all belong to a web of water—where does your water come from and where does it flow? Use this map tool to see where a raindrop ends up.
By clearing leaves and litter from storm drains, you can make a huge difference. And across our cities, small rain gardens known as bioswales are the unsung heroes of green streets, filtering stormwater before it reaches the waterway. They could use a helping hand from time to time! Adopt a storm drain or sign up to care for a bioswale near you.
Join river cleanups, tree plantings, or wildlife surveys to support your local ecosystem. Check out watershed councils, nonprofits, and local organizations like Friends of Trees, Willamette Riverkeeper, Columbia Land Trust.
Get inspired—every summer, the Johnson Creek Watershed Council hosts hundreds of volunteers to remove literally tons of trash from the creek.
Washington County's only river is healthier today than it has been in generations. See how partners are working everyday to protect the Tualatin River and water resources.
Information on Oak Lodge Sanitary District's programs and what you can do to improve watershed health.
OPB researches what kind of micro-plastic pollution is making its way down Oregon rivers to the Pacific Ocean.
Clackamas River Water Providers: The Clackamas River Water Providers is a coalition of the municipal water providers that get their drinking water from the Clackamas River who are working together on water resource issues.
Regional Water Providers Consortium: Comprised of 26 water providers around the greater Portland metropolitan area, the Regional Water Providers Consortium provides leadership in the planning, management, stewardship, and resiliency of drinking water in the region.
Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission: CRITFC provides the tribes and the region with biological research, fisheries management, hydrology, climate change analysis, and other science to support the protection and restoration of Columbia Basin salmon, lamprey, and sturgeon.
Follow the Water: A project by the Clean Rivers Coalition that brings together water science, stories, and positive actions from diverse voices across Oregon and Southwest Washington.
