Eagle Creek Community Forest

Eagle Creek Community Forest was acquired by Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District in 2019. Some of the community benefits that this property provides include:

  1. Supporting the local timber economy through sustainable forest management.

  2. Improving habitat for Coho and Chinook Salmon and Steelhead in Suter Creek, a tributary to the Clackamas River.

  3. Protecting water quality by maintaining a healthy forest ecosystem.

This image shows ten people in rain gear in the forest. One points to something, while others look.

Eagle Creek Community Forest visitors on a field tour point out salmon in one of the property’s creeks.

Additional Property Facts:

  1. Eagle Creek Community Forest is adjacent to other conserved properties, including Eagle Fern Park and Bureau of Land Management lands.

  2. The property is used by a large elk population.

  3. Salmon habitat improvement has been implemented on the property, including installing large woody debris and riparian vegetation.

  4. Wildfire fuels reduction has been completed on most of the property.

The Eagle Creek Community Forest is a great example of a grassroots effort that has successfully protected important habitat from development.

Photo provided by Sustainable Northwest

Two people stand presenting in front of a forested hillside. One is holding a map and the other is speaking.

Right: Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District staff present on a field tour of the property.

This images shows a stream in a forested setting. There are two large mossy logs across the stream.

Left: Large woody debris in Suter Creek improve habitat for salmonids and other riparian species.

Photos: Sustainable Northwest

Read the full brief on the Eagle Creek Community Forest here

This document is supported in part by financial assistance from the Forest Service. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.