The Forest Grove Beehive was recently featured in The Oregonian for their volunteer efforts at the Fernhill Wetlands.
Adalyn Weaver, 18 months, and Jay-linn Weaver, 3, play in the dirt while their mother, Mary-Alice Weaver, plants trees at Fernhill Wetlands. Weaver volunteered with other employees of Forest Grove Beehive assisted living center.
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on February 24, 2014 at 9:09 AM, updated February 24, 2014 at 9:51 AM
Volunteers planted 1,700 shrubs and trees in Forest Grove on Saturday morning, during the second event at Fernhill Wetlands organized by Portland-based nonprofit,Friends of Trees.
Fernhill Wetlands, in southeast Forest Grove, is owned by Clean Water Services, which has a sewage treatment plant on the property. Before treated water from the plant is released into the Tualatin River, it flows through a series of man-made ponds and wetlands, which further aerate, cool and naturally clean the water.
View full sizeEmployees of Forest Grove Beehive assisted living facility clean out birdhouses in preparation for spring at Fernhill Wetlands. (Photo Courtesy Maria Betancourt-Aleman)
The unique take on water treatment also provides a public outdoor space. The area includes walking trails, a gazebo, scenic bridges and some of the best bird watching in the area.
As volunteers gathered Saturday morning to plant trees, Christian Haaning, water resources specialist with Clean Water Services, pointed out a bald eagle nest and migrating flocks of swans and cackling geese overhead.
Among those who volunteered on an unexpectedly sunny Saturday were about a dozen employees of Forest Grove Beehive assisted living facility, who planted Oregon grape around the ponds.
“This was a team building effort, and it turned out to be a community service effort, and everybody was so proud of the whole idea, that I think it’s something we’ll keep doing in the community in more ways,” said administrator Kathleen Leatham.
And they did. Beehive employees returned to the wetlands on Sunday to help clean out bird houses at the site and prepare them for spring.
Fernhill Wetlands, in southeast Forest Grove, is owned by Clean Water Services, which has a sewage treatment plant on the property. Before treated water from the plant is released into the Tualatin River, it flows through a series of man-made ponds and wetlands, which further aerate, cool and naturally clean the water.
View full sizeEmployees of Forest Grove Beehive assisted living facility clean out birdhouses in preparation for spring at Fernhill Wetlands. (Photo Courtesy Maria Betancourt-Aleman)As volunteers gathered Saturday morning to plant trees, Christian Haaning, water resources specialist with Clean Water Services, pointed out a bald eagle nest and migrating flocks of swans and cackling geese overhead.
Among those who volunteered on an unexpectedly sunny Saturday were about a dozen employees of Forest Grove Beehive assisted living facility, who planted Oregon grape around the ponds.
“This was a team building effort, and it turned out to be a community service effort, and everybody was so proud of the whole idea, that I think it’s something we’ll keep doing in the community in more ways,” said administrator Kathleen Leatham.
And they did. Beehive employees returned to the wetlands on Sunday to help clean out bird houses at the site and prepare them for spring.
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