Cascadia Commons PDX chapter has a great opportunity to join the efforts of the Oregon Watershed Council and the River Renaissance of the City of Portland. I spoke with Diane Hale, River Team Planning Assistant of the City of Portland, and she was very excited about the prospect of working with the local Cascadia Commons chapter as the representative for the "Lost Creek" watershed. Sadly, "Lost Creek" watershed does not have a council, and we have the opportunity to help.

To learn more, please visit www.portlandonline.com/riverplan and http://www.oregonwatersheds.org/oregoncouncils/willamette-map.

Also, councils are needed in the greater Oregon City area: http://www.oregonwatersheds.org/oregoncouncils/oregoncity.

And, a council is needed in the Willamette Watershed area of the Columbia River Gorge.