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It’s the time of year to help with restoration projects at the Delta. On November 7th, 9am – 1pm, The Friends of Trees together with the FSRD and the Sandy River Basin Watershed Council will be hosting the first tree planting event of the season. If you’re interested in participating, please visit the Friends of Trees Calendar, contact us at the FSRD here, or scroll to the bottom of this post for in

Come join us next weekend for our annual Sandy River Delta Partners  HOOTENANNY!!! What’s a Hootenanny?  A social gathering, an opportunity to meet some of the people making the Delta, a chance to find out how to help… Well, that’s what our Hootenanny is. We’ll be set up near the start of the Confluence/Boundary trail, just East of the parking lot.  Some of our FSRD volunteers will be there, a

Come meet our Equestrian Visitors At the Delta this weekend (June 20th) is our somewhat regular “Puppies and Ponies at the Sandy River Delta” This “Meet a Horse” event is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.   What will we be doing? Providing education for Delta users with dogs on “How to meet a Horse” to reduce user conflict. Provide a reminder that the “Trailer Parking” area is for trailers, RV’s and buse

Saturday, May16th 10:30 – 12:00 Walt Morey Middle School will be unveiling of a Mural and other art inspired by the Confluence Project, and with tie-ins to the Sandy River Delta. If you are a user of the Delta , you are enthusiastically invited to attend to see how other communities are engaging at the Delta. For more information, please visit the schools art department webpage here, or the tumblr site here.

This morning KGW TV has reported that there was a couple threatened with a knife apparently after an encounter between their dogs.  The incident occurred early in the morning starting with a “bad” interaction between the couples dogs, and the individual of concern.  Events escalated into an argument where the person pulled a knife. Law enforcement is reporting they do not believe the person is a transient

There will be another weekend volunteer tree planting event sponsored by the Friends of Trees this coming Saturday at the Delta.  With the expected nice weather, expect the area to be exceptionally crowded.  Also, note that we will be finishing up some trail work as well. For more information, please click here for Friends of Trees and find the Sandy River Delta event on their calendar. We hope to see you there. (ple

Come help us finish the Channel Trail…   Come join us on Saturday, April 18th at 9:45 AM to finish the Old Channel trail work we started on Feb 28th. We’ll meet at the first gate at 1000 Acres Road. for a short day, we’ve already spread most of the stone, and just have a little more to do. Also, note that there will be a tree planting group at the Delta Saturday Morning as well. You’ll need a

Just a heads up for those lucky enough to be able to visit the Delta on weekdays, There will be two tree planting parties lead by Friends of Trees on the following dates. These are private planting groups, so we’re not looking for volunteers, but please be aware that there is work on these days. Wednesday, 3/18 morning and afternoon shifts by a local school Thursday, 4/2 in the afternoon, a large group of volun

Due to predicted heavy rains, we are cancelling Sunday’s work party.   (It’s miserable working in heavy rain, and the tractor may do more trail damage than we are tying to prevent.) Stay tuned for a rain date update… Come join us on Sunday, March 15 at 9:00 AM to finish the Old Channel trail work we started on Feb 28th.   You’ll need a shovel, gloves, and good boots, and a sturdy garden rake (