Winter 2026 e-Newsletter: Stormwater Stars Opportunities & Open Internships!

Happy 2026! As we move into the new year, we’re excited to share some new opportunities to inspire strong relationships with the land and water.

We’re currently accepting applications for an open internship position and welcoming applications to host upcoming Stormwater Stars sites. We’re also excited to welcome a new team member, Jon, to start our year off strong.

Keep reading for more details, and we look forward to connecting with you soon.

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Seasonal Conservation Tips

6 Reasons Winter is the Time to Address Forest Health: Why it’s better to get out in the rainy season and work on your yard or forest. 1) Reduced fire risk, 2) Better for bird habitat, 3) Easier to spot evergreen weeds. That’s all we can fit here. Read on!

News from the District

Applications are now open for two seasonal internship positions: Field Conservation intern and GIS & Field Conservation Intern. Interns are paid and work about 20 hrs/per week, April 6 to October 16. Apply or send along our post to someone who should!

Apply to host a Stormwater Stars Workshop Site: Our Stormwater Stars program is seeking sites for future workshops! If you need help with rainwater or landscaping at a home, nonprofits, or businesses (plus build community!) we want to hear from you.

How Can We Help? Speaking of forest health, our forest conservationist, Laura Taylor, and a local landowner, Hans, were featured in a beautiful video series about what habitat restoration means and why people choose to take part in it, filmed in the West Hills. Take 3 minutes to watch, it’s lovely! An image from that video is the header image for this post.

Welcome to our new Budget & Fiscal Manager: We’re excited to welcome Jon Clarenbach to the team. He just returned to Oregon after years spent in Montana! Read more about his professional background.