Nestled along a crook of the Tualatin River near Scholls, Oregon lies Rainbow Natural Area, a 76-acre conserved site that Columbia Land Trust is slowly transforming into native oak wetland, prairie, savanna, and woodland habitats. The Land Trust, along with partners Hoffman Farms and Scholls Valley Native Nursery, planted 1,300 pounds of seed from more than 80 native wetland and prairie species this October. This was the second round of planting in the 50-acre former agricultural field where las

From bulbs to blooms 🌸 After planting over 200,000 native wildflower bulbs and seeds in 2024 as part of habitat restoration at Rainbow Natural Area along the Tualatin River, we saw the first sprouts this spring! Species we planted like crown brodiaea and narrowleaf onion were recently surveyed by our stewardship staff, along with other native plants that have naturally persisted here on their own, like skunkweed and elegant calicoflower. Restoration work will continue as our team works to trans

Jump for joy 🐟 These Pacific chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) returned to their ancestral spawning grounds! This conserved site is home to one of several salmon spawning grounds that Columbia Land Trust protects and cares for along the Lower Columbia River and its tributaries. | Columbia Land Trust