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Why beavers are the real stars of this Oregon City watershed restoration project
Why beavers are the real stars of this Oregon City watershed restoration project
Why beavers are the real stars of this Oregon City watershed restoration project

Published on: 08/17/2026

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Project manager Andrew Robinson with the Greater Oregon City Watershed Council at the site of a recent restoration project.Tom Gaskill, executive director of the Greater Oregon City Watershed Council, at the site of a recent restoration project.A map shows where large logs were strategically placed along a creek by the Greater Oregon City Watershed Council.This summer, crews placed 76 large fir tree trunks, with root balls attached, along 2,000 feet of a tributary that feeds into Abernethy Creek. The work will help salmon population and help address flooding farther downstream.Project manager Andrew Robinson with the Greater Oregon City Watershed Council at the site of a recent restoration project.This summer, crews placed 76 large fir tree trunks, with root balls attached, along 2,000 feet of a tributary that feeds into Abernethy Creek.This summer, crews placed 76 large fir tree trunks, with root balls attached, along 2,000 feet of a tributary that feeds into Abernethy Creek. The work will help salmon population and help address flooding farther downstream.

The Greater Oregon City Watershed Council has enlisted an unlikely partner in its latest creek restoration project: beavers.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/2026/08/why-beavers-are-the-real-stars-of-this-oregon-city-watershed-restoration-project.html

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