Slough 101

Sat, Mar 10, 8:45am-1pm
MCDD, 1880 NE Elrod Dr, Portland

I have registered for Slough 101 .You will need to register online at www.columbiaslough.org..Do not wait this will fill up.It is free.($5.00 donation would be great)


Do you know the history of the Slough or where our rainfall is really flowing?  Give yourself a Slough overview at our annual workshop focused on this slow-moving waterway.  Slough experts will lead hands-on activities including pump station tours and water bug discovery.  Free! ($5.00 donation would be great).Suitable for adults and teens 14 & up; register online at www.columbiaslough.org.
 

The Columbia Slough is a narrow waterway, about 19 miles (31 km) long, in the flood plain of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Oregon. From its source in the Portland suburb of Fairview, the Columbia Slough meanders west through Greshamand Portland to the Willamette River, about 1 mile (1.6 km) from the Willamette's confluence with the Columbia. It is a remnant of the historic wetlands between the mouths of the Sandy River to the east and the Willamette River to the west. Levees surround much of the main sloughas well as many side sloughs, detached sloughs, and nearby lakes. Drainage district employees control water flows with pumpsand floodgates. Tidal fluctuations cause reverse flow on the lower slough.

Slough 101

Saturday, March 10th

8:45am - 1:00pm

Multnomah County Drainage District Office, 1880 NE Elrod Drive, Portland

Directions: MCDD is located in Northeast Portland near Riverside Golf Course.  From the juncture of NE Columbia Blvd and NE 33rd Avenue, go north on 33rd for 0.7 miles.  Take a left on Elrod Drive (at the golf course), and follow it all the way to the end (0.8 miles) to the MCDD office. The closest (0.2 miles) bus stop is #10 at NE 21st and Riverside Way.

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