Rain Garden Assistance for Homeowners

Clackamas County

Clackamas SWCD In Clackamas County, Nikki Cerra is the urban conservationist with the Clackamas SWCD. She can be reached at 503-656-3499x115

Multnomah County

City of Gresham will conduct a rain garden site visit for any resident of the city. Call 503-618-2793.
In addition, the Gresham web site has a rain garden manual and sun/shade planting lists: www.greshamoregon.gov/watershed.

City of Portland also offers Stormwater Retrofit classes where people can learn many of the rain garden concepts. Their 2009 schedule can be found on their website. Portland also offers site visit for homeowners interested in rain gardens and other stormwater retrofits. This would be especially appropriate for folks on the west side where the slopes are significant and water saturated soils could present some instability issues. Contact the Clean River Rewards hotline at 503-823-1371.

Multnomah County east of the Willamette River East Multnomah SWCD Contact Candace Stoughton, Low Impact Development Specialist, 503-935-5366. We offer rain garden classes each spring and fall.

Multnomah County west of the Willamette River For people who live outside of Portland but in the western portion of Multnomah county (ie. west of the Willamette River), they can contact Mary Logalbo with the West Multnomah SWCD at 503-238-4775x103.

Washington County

Clean Water Services For people who live in Washington County, Clean Water Services offers rain garden/downspout disconnect site visits through their Clean Water Hero Program, 503-681-4463.