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The last few years at the Delta have brought lots of work, and lots of changes.  Now that the Dam has been removed, and unfortunately with it, the loss of easy access to Sundial Island, the restoration activities will be concentrating on the main area of the Delta.  Though the work at times will create some inconveniences, it should only enhance the environment that draws so many to the Delta to begin with. We met wi

Per our bylaws as a non-profit organization, we are required to hold biennial elections for the offices of Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer. On May 29th, We will be holding a meeting to elect the Chair and Vice Chair office-holders for two year positions. For those interested in getting more involved in goings-on at the Delta, or with any interest in meeting, participating, or seeking one of our offices, p

A belated post on some trail work we did a couple weeks back. We plan on getting more active on trail maintenance this summer, but we have a slight snag in that our source for 1/4 -minus stone has no current supply.  Although we do expect to get more soon, we will try to make do. Two weekends ago, we set to work on a section of trail overdue for some attention, the section of the Old Channel trail leading toward R

Ash Creek Forestry, the contractor doing the restoration work at the Delta, will be spraying herbicide in the area near the Bird Blind during the week of 4/21 through 4/25 (weather permitting). If visiting the area, you may want to watch for signs, and / or the dyed application present along the indicated trails. See map below  

As those who’ve seen our previous posts already know, we have an ongoing effort to clean up and reclaim the area along the East bank of Sandy River that has been plagued with transient camps.  Strewn with trash and debris from years of these illegal camps, the area has understandably been avoided by Delta users for safety reasons. In two different visits, we cleaned up multiple sites just yards from Jordan road

Come out to mulch trees, learn how to prune properly, and learn more about the impact of restoration on the Sandy Delta. Tours will be given to the former Delta Dam and Bird Blind. This event is in partnership with Friends of Trees, the Confluence Project, US Forest Service, Ash Creek Forest Management, Friends of the Delta, FedEx and volunteers like you! Contact corinne@sandyriver.org for more information or to join

This is a reschedule of the February 8th event: Join us for a joint tree planting day at the Delta in partnership with the Friends of Trees, and the Sandy River Basin Watershed Council.  Information can be found at the Watershed Council Website Date:  Wednesday, 3/5   9:00 AM – 1:00 PM If you would like to volunteer, please contact Corinne at: corinne@sandyriver.org

There is a tree planting event at the Delta Saturday March 1st sponsored by the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership.  The event is scheduled from 9:00 AM through 12:00 PM. Expect to see extra vehicles in the parking lot – though we will attempt to park the volunteer vehicles elsewhere to leave room for regular visitors.  There will also be some vehicles using the Confluence Trail during the event. The planting w

Being from a place that has a winter, I tend to take the opportunity to explore when the weather turns white… On Friday, I took the opportunity to visit the Delta as Portland was all but shut down.  At the inlet to the new channel where the dam has been removed, there was a curious rock.  On closer look, it turned out to be a beached, and well frozen (and frozen-in) sturgeon.  I suspect this isn’t like th