We are looking for the next Community Science superstars for the Johnson Creek Watershed Council’s Beaver Surveys!
For one survey day, your team of 2-3 volunteers will walk a 1-mile long reach of the creek to map and collect data on beaver dams and other signs of beaver activity. For more information, check out our Beavers Surveyors page as well as our “Beavers in Johnson Creek” Story Map for a tour of the beaver dams found in 2016!
REGISTER HERE!
How to get involved:
Come to the virtual and outdoor trainings on August 13th (both are required).
Virtual training over Zoom from 10am-11am.
Outdoor training at Tideman Johnson City Park 12pm-2pm. SE 37th Avenue and Tenino Street, Portland, OR 97202.
Sign-up for one, three hour survey on one of four weekends/days, August 27th/28th, August 31st, Septmeber 3rd/4th, or September 10th/11th.
REGISTER HERE!
Requirements:
No experience necessary!
These surveys are not suitable for children under 16 years old.
Volunteers should anticipate walking for one mile over rough/uneven terrain on streambanks and/or in the water while in warm to hot weather conditions.
For these surveys, we will be providing waders and other safety equipment. We will be using a web-based and mobile platform called Anecdata to collect the beaver data! If you have a smartphone, please download the app and create an account. There will also be a paper form option.
Time Commitment:
3 hours of training, hour lunch break between virtual and outdoor training
One 3 hour survey