Tree for All - Clean Water Services

Native Plants: Get to the Root of their Beauty and Benefits

At Clean Water Services, our favorite plants are native plants. Local birds, bees, and butterflies agree. Native plants are vitally important to protecting and supporting a healthy watershed. They are adapted to our climate, soils, and ecosystems.

Wapato Lake: A Wetland Restored, and Now a Refuge

Years of Working in Partnership Pays Off at Wapato Lake National Wildlife Refuge.

Wapato Lake, viewed from above, showing vibrant colors of green and blues

Destructive Beetle Threatens Trees that Shade Our Rivers and Streams

The Emerald Ash Borer has the potential to cause the local extinction of Oregon’s native ash species. Native ash makes up about 70% of the Willamette Valley forests that surround rivers and streams.