Portland's Community Watershed Stewardship Program (CWSP) granted $79,600 in 2007 to 17 community groups for projects that promote clean rivers and streams and healthy watersheds.

Stewardship grants encourage groups and citizens to get involved in watershed improvement projects and leverage community resources to expand stewardship efforts. Projects fundedVolunteer removes invasive plants this year include sustainable stormwater management (ecoroofs and bioswales), streamside and natural areas restoration (invasive plant removal, cleanup, and native plantings), and environmental education. Grant recipients can use funds for native plants, supplies, equipment, room rentals, transportation, and technical assistance toward any community-based watershed project in the City of Portland.

CWSP won the C. Peter Magrath/W.K. Kellogg Foundation Engagement Award for community/university partnerships, in the western region of the United States. For the competition, CWSP produced a video starring Sam, several recent grantees and two AmeriCorps volunteers.

Related Documents

• Community Watershed Stewardship Program
• CommunityWatershed Stewardship Grant Sites and Projects
• CWSP Brochure
• CWSP Partnership Wins Engagement Award
• Engaged Partnerships and Outreach Scholarship (VIDEO)
• MLC Bioswale (VIDEO)

Community Partners

• Alice Ott Middle School
• Ardenwald/Johson Creek Neighborhood Association
• Arnold Creek Neighborhood Association
• Avant Gardens, NW
• Beaumont Wilshire Neighborhood Association
• Beaumont-Wilshire Repair Team
• Boora Architects
• Bosky Dell Native Plant Nursery
• Chinook Creek Construction
• The City Repair Project
• Columbia Slough Watershed Council
• Cully Association of Neighbors
• David Douglas School District
• Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
• Ecoroofs Everywhere
• East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District
• Evening Trades Apprenticeship Program
• Far Southwest Neighborhood Association
• Friends of Portland Community Gardens
• Friends of Terwilliger
• Friends of Tideman Johnson Park
• Friends of Tryon Creek State Park
• Green Rigler Project
• Homestead Neighborhood Association
• Humboldt Neighborhood Association
• Humboldt PTA
• Humboldt Community School District
• Johnson Creek Watershed Council
• Lower Columbia Regional Estuary Project
• Maul, Foster & Algoni
• Multnomah County Drainage Dist. Number 1
• Multnomah Neighborhood Association
• Multnomah Village Business Association
• Multnomah Village Park
• Neil Kelly Design/Build Remodeling
• Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides
• Northwest Service Academy
• Nyane Design & Consulting Service
• Our United Villages
• Portland Community Garden Program
• Portland Community College
• Portland Parks and Recreation (PPR)
• Portland Public Schools
• The Rebuilding Center
• Residents of Montanavilla Neighborhood
• Reynolds Middle School PTSA
• Reynolds School District
• Roosevelt High School
• Scott Mannhard, LEED Certified Architect
• St. Andrew Catholic Church
• St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church
• Stop Oregon Litter and Vandalism (SOLV)
• Trackers NW
• Tryon Creek Watershed Council
• Tyron Life Community Farm
• Urban League of Portland
• Vigil-Agrimis
• Willamette RiverKeeper
• WRG Design

Media Mentions

• "Jobs, Conservation Grow Side by Side," Oregonian, November 30
• "Cheerleaders visit Tideman-Johnson to Perk Up the Park," The Bee, November 22
• "$80,000 in Grants Ready for Watershed Stewardship Projects," Oregonian, February 8

Milestones

• In its 12 years, the Community Watershed Stewardship Grant Program has granted more than $500,000 for 150 projects. These funds were matched by $2.1 million in community support through donations of services, materials and volunteer time.
• To date, over 27,900 people have donated 274,472 volunteer hours, planted 81,893 native plants and trees, restored 43 acres of riparian and upland habitat, and enhanced 12,075 linear feet of streams as a result of CWSP grants.
• In October 2007, the Community Watershed Stewardship Program was awarded the C. Peter Magrath/W.K. Kellogg Foundation Engagement Award, for outstanding community - university partnership with Portland State University for outstanding community engagement throughout Portland.

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