Stephen's Creek Work Tracker

This is a prioritized list of land tending tasks at Stephen's Creek. It serves as a living guide for volunteers and project stewards. Tasks range from general maintenance to specialized restoration efforts and administrative work.

Tasks for anyone

The tasks below can be picked up by anyone who feels comfortable doing them. Most require basic tools and awareness of the natural surroundings. Some tasks are more advanced and may require prior experience or extra caution.

Task	Priority	Location	When	Difficulty	Recommended Group Size	Notes
Limb fallen trees	High	Under freeway	Anytime	Easy	Large group	Prevent fire hazard
Remove bindweed		Left side of stairs	Anytime	Easy	Large group	If moving down the stairs
Finish terracing		Along stairs	Anytime	Easy	Large group	Move logs perpendicular to slope
Mulch baby trees and paths			Anytime	Easy	Large group
Move mulch to cleared ivy zone		Ivy-cleared area	Anytime	Easy	Large group	Try a bucket brigade
Move mulch pile to bottom of stairs		Bottom of stairs	Anytime	Easy	Large group	Requires wheelbarrow
Line footpaths with dead sticks and branches			Anytime	Easy	Large group	DO NOT line the access road!
Water baby oaks and cedars			Anytime	Easy	Large group
Trim blackberries		Access road	Anytime	Easy	Large group	Cut back to 2 feet from road
Pull ivy	High	Cedar center	Anytime	Easy	Large group
Pull ivy	Lower	Nettle Nook	Anytime	Easy	Large group
Build rock berm		Near other berm	Anytime	Easy	Large group	Wet task, some instruction needed
Walk the paths			Anytime	Easy	Large group
Woodburning signs			Anytime	Easy	Large group	Requires instruction, hot tool
Propagate Trees Salmonberry, Ninebark, Dogwood, Osoberry			Fall	Easy	Large group	Requires some instruction
Collect seeds Cleaver/sticky grass, Vining maple, Ninebark, Nettles			Fall	Easy	Large group	Requires some instruction
Plant ivy-cleared zone		Top of stairs	Fall	Easy	Large group	Shade plants, drought tolerant
Plant blackberry-cleared zone		Bottom of stairs	Fall	Easy	Large group	Half-sun, drought tolerant, rocky soil
Plant near cedar trees			Fall	Easy	Large group	Shade plants, water tolerant, clay soil
Plant tree		Near fallen tree on right side toward Custer St.	Fall	Easy	Large group
Plant tree		Where the Cottonwood fell, near cedars	Fall	Easy	Large group
Bushwhack to trees with ivy		Zone 4, near Custer St, near fence	Anytime	Advanced	Individual or small group
Bushwhack across creek to Nettle Nook		Entrance to Nettle Nook	Anytime	Advanced	Individual or small group
Kick dead trees/snags	High		Anytime	Advanced	Individual or small group	Safety priority
Trash pickup under I-5		Abandoned camp	Anytime	Advanced	Individual or small group	Very steep terrain
Tansy/ragwort removal		Zone 2, down the stairs, across access road	Anytime	Advanced	Individual or small group	Very steep terrain
Soil and water testing			Anytime	Advanced	Individual or small group	May require professionals

Admin tasks

These tasks require a more in-depth understanding of the project and are typically coordinated by core stewards or leaders. If you're interested in helping with any of these, please contact regen.willamette@protonmail.com for more information.

Task	Task owner(s)	TODO	Notes
Renaming process for the creek	Andra	Contact Neighborhood Associations (South Burlingame, Others?) Contact Stephens Creek Natural Area Contact Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Anyone else?	Oregon Geographic Names Board: Proposing a Name
Map out ODOT sites	Andra, Alicea
Prep wooden signs for wood burning	Andra	Draw map	Cedars, Oaks, Nettle Nook, Gathering Place?
Develop planting plan for the second half of creek area