Welcome Stormwater Stars & Rachel

By WMSWCD Admin | July 1, 2025
Group of about 15 people gathered around a swale for water management.

We have good news; Stormwater Stars is here! Stormwater Stars is a program that was formerly run out of the Westside Resource Center. The District supported the program with grants, as did other community partners. Now, it’s moving house to become a program of West Multnomah SWCD. The core of the program hasn’t changed. It…

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Stormwater Stars Turns 10!

By WMSWCD Admin | February 8, 2024
Community members plant a small garden under a tree.

Stormwater Stars is now 10 years old! This great program provides instruction for District residents with in a suite of yard-scale practices that catch or absorb rainfall to reduce or eliminate surface runoff, erosion, and flooding. These are common in Portland’s West Hills, due to steep slopes, high groundwater tables, and poorly draining clay soils.…

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