Watershed Health

Westside Watershed Resource Center

The Westside Watershed Resource Center inspires awareness and action on behalf of watershed health in Southwest and Northwest Portland neighborhoods, through a partnership between Neighbors West Northwest and the City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services.

We accomplish this by:

• Providing residents with technical information and referrals for invasive plant removal, native plant landscaping, stormwater management, natural gardening and other practices that enhance the health of local watersheds.
• Supporting volunteer stewardship groups in Fanno Creek, Tryon Creek, Stephens Creek, and other Willamette subwatersheds within Portland. Check out a map of Portland watersheds to see which watershed you live in.
• Leveraging neighborhood partnerships in watershed health to seek grant funding and develop cost-effective watershed restoration projects.

Seth Healy

Voice: 503-865-6759

Stormwater Stars

Stormwater Stars is a program delivered by Neighbors West Northwest and the Westside Watershed Resource Center, in partnership with and funded by generous contributions from West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District and City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services.

Stormwater Stars workshops provide ideas on how to manage rain that falls around your home, school, workplace, or place of worship. You’ll receive an overview of the best ways to handle stormwater issues, and get plenty of hands-on practice in restoring soils, naturescaping with native plants, creating pervious pathways, and more. If you live, work, or play on a site that has excessive mud, pooling water, or compacted soil, then these workshops are for you!

FREE Stormwater Stars Workshops*

• Sunday November 5: 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm – at Hopewell House in the Hillsdale Neighborhood in SW Portland
• Sunday December 3: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm – at Oregon Society of Artists in the Goose Hollow Neighborhood in SW Portland

*Addresses provided upon registration

Stormwater Stars workshops provide ideas on how to manage rain that falls around the spaces where you live, work, and play. You’ll receive an overview of different ways to handle stormwater issues, and get plenty of hands-on practice in restoring soils, naturescaping with native plants, creating porous pathways, and more!

All workshop attendees will receive a free native plant as a thank you for participating in the workshop! As a health safety precaution, workshop size is limited so sign up soon to secure your spot.

All are welcome at these family friendly events! For requests for physical, cultural, technological and/or any other accommodation, please contact us. 

Pre-registration is required. You can learn more and sign up at www.stormwaterstars.org/events. For questions, email hello@stormwaterstars.org or call 503-865-6759. 

Stormwater Stars is a program of Neighbors West Northwest and the Westside Watershed Resource Center, in partnership with and funded by generous contributions from West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District and City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services.

Contact the Watershed Resource Center