Current Projects
River Restoration
River Restoration
On beautiful Gales Creek, at the Balm Grove site, partners are coming together to accomplish a long-held community goal: Removal of a small dam with a big impact to fish in Gales Creek and the larger Tualatin River Watershed.
Background:Who: Tree For All, Clean Water Services, the Intertwine Alliance, Metro, Northwest Steelheaders, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Trout Unlimited, Tualatin Riverkeepers, and Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District.What: A small, obsolete concrete dam at Balm Grove has impeded fish passage for generations. Where: In the town of Gales Creek, 12 miles upstream from where Gales Creek joins the Tualatin River, near Forest Grove. Why: Clean Water Services, Tualatin Riverkeepers, Tualatin River Watershed Council, Oregon...
The History: Since at least 1936 Balm Grove was a recreational facility, with a popular swimming destination created by the concrete structure. Over time, it ceased to function as a gathering spot—yet the concrete structure remained in place, blocking fish passage and posing a potential safety hazard for people and wildlife. When the Balm Grove property came on the market in 2016, Tree for All partners pooled their resources to purchase the property with the intention of removing the dam and launched into project planning and community...
River Restoration
September 2021
The Clear Creek Large Wood Debris Installation project protects an important source of naturally cold water in our Drinking Water Source Area. The project also connects two prior projects together for a total of 2.3 miles of treated habitat.
River Restoration
2018 - 2020
This instream restoration project was developed to improve aquatic and riparian habitat, fish passage, and water quality conditions along Plentywater Creek and East Fork Dairy Creek.
Collaborations
River Restoration
Summer 2018
This project is the second phase of three restoration treatments to Clear Creek, an important cold water contributor to Gales Creek. The purpose of the project was to provide summer rearing habitat and cold water refugia to juvenile salmonids migrating upstream.
Collaborations
River Restoration
Summer 2022
Whitcher Creek is a tributary to West Fork Dairy Creek which is located in the Dairy McKay subbasin. Much of this creek is located in managed timber lands and displays excellent habitat potential for Coho.
