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Project Description
ISALC
Friendship Family Community Service Project
Lewis
& Clark College
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Fumika
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Project Description
Sponsored by Metro Regional Parks and Greenspaces, this guided tour checks out Metro's open space acquisitions along the Clackamas River. After the tour, participants enjoy working by the beautiful Clackamas River while helping to make it more wildlife friendly by removing old fence lines and invasive plant species.
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Write On!
Volunteering on the Clackamas
Fumika Yamamoto
Hi! Yesterday I went to the Clackamas River to remove old fences with my friendship family. This is my writing about the service visit. We went to the Clackamas River at 9 A.M. and at first we learned about the situation of this area. Although this neighborhood is really beautiful and looked wild, it has many problems. For example, this river is changing its shape unnaturally because of a company which digs the soil for the land reclamation work. Many old fences were left behind after this company withdrew from this area. We removed those old fence lines and invasive species such as blackberry bushes. I mainly helped to get rid of the invasive species around the fences and my friendship family removed the fences. Those plants obstructed not only the removal of the fences, but also the breeding of the original plants. We also learned how strong human works influence nature. For instance, the exploitation of the soil made salmon disappear in this river. Salmon which swim up a river from the sea to spawn need a certain amount of rocks to lay eggs, but the company took those rocks out from the river. Moreover, even though this river is one of the main sources of the drinking water in Portland, the company left a lot of cement in the river, which can be bad for our health. It was a really good experience to think about the nature and the environment.
