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WEdNEsdAy, OCTObeR 10, 2001
New college president to plan ahead for upcoming year
MAGGIE JIRASEK
struction manager and general
contractor.
Construction
projects will be funded by pro
Joe Johnson, Clackamas’ ceeds from a $47 million bond
new college president, has measure approved by voters in
been busy over the summer November 2000.
making plans for the upcom
Work includes the renovation
ing school year including of several buildings on campus
working on bond-funded and the construction of two new
building
facilities, a new
projects.
automotive
“Right now
and welding
we are working
technology
love my job.
on setting up
building and a
Clackamas is a
the
projects
new gateway
and beginning
center includ
terrific place to
constructional
ing classrooms
be."
work. We’re
for arts, gal
Joe Johnson
looking at it in
lery space and
College President
terms of costs
a performance
as well as bud
hall.
get,” informed
“We
Johnson.
will start con
At its August meeting, the struction sometime in January,”
College Board of Education confirmed Johnson.
approved the hiring of Baugh
Besides dealing with building
Construction to serve as con projects, Johnson wants to take
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a closer look at the enrollment
level at Clackamas, which in
clude the main campus, the
Harmony Center and the
Wilsonville campus as well as
work on marketing issues.
“We hired a new marketing di
rector. I also want to look at the
programs and number of classes
that are being offered here at
Clackamas,” he informed.
Other goals are to establish
closer partnerships with institu
tions such as Portland State Uni
versity, Oregon State University as
well as Eastern Oregon University.
“We might have to look at some
budget reduction. There will be a
major rollback for all of us in the
state budget,” emphasized
Johnson.
So far, Johnson has enjoyed his
job as college president.
“I love my job. I find the stu
dents and the faculty very friendly
and up beat,” he said. “Clackamas
is a terrific place to be.”
Newell Creek set for restoration
JESSE GURZYNSKI
Staff Writer
Early this year, Clackamas Com
munity College’s John Inskeep En
vironmental Learning Center
launched a long term planning pro
cess for the restoration oftheNewell
Creek watershed. This is largely a
pioneering effort. While there are a
few similar projects in other places,
there is no real precedent, but this
may serve as a precedent for other
creek restorations in the future, ac
cording to ELC Director John
LeCavalier.
The restoration process involves
the removal of destructive non-na-
tive plants like English ivy, Himalayan
blackberry, and reed canary grass,
but it also involves much more than
that. The Newell Creek watershed is
the entire area in which rainwater
drains to Newell Creek, and to en
sure the creek’s health means that
the health of the entire watershed
must be addressed. Therefore, the
plan calls for involving the com
munity around Newell Creek in the
restoration process, and making
people aware that every action
within the watershed has an effect
on its health.
Newell Creek is an important lo
cal wildlife area. It is the largest un
broken green space in the Metro
area, and its headwaters start right
on the Clackamas Community Col
lege campus. It is home to endan
gered cod, steelhead and cutthroat
fish species, along with a variety of
other native wildlife.
The Newell Creek area was once
forested with old growth of Dou
glas fir and western red cedar. It has
been logged two or three times, how
ever, it is now mostly forested with
bigleaf maple and alder. Runoff
drainage, including two thirds of the
runoff from CCC’s campus, is
dumped into the creek. Aside from
damage from toxins such as oil,
which flows down with the storm
water, the overflow from storm drain
age causes erosion of the banks and
sediment at the bottom of the creek,
which impedes fish spawning.
Built in the 1980s, highway 213
runs through the middle of the
Newell Creek canyon, and is trav
eled by an average of40,000 mo
torists a day. During the 1990s,
urban sprawl began encroaching
on the watershed, and put still
more stress on it.
Despite poor urban planning,
the creek is far from a lost caus$.
Part of the plan involves address
ing such issues as how different
kinds of construction and urban
processes affect the health of the
watershed.
Students in the ELC program,
in collaboration with students
from Oregon State University, the
University of Oregon and Port
land State University are draft
ing the restoration plan. If you
are interested in the Newell Creek
restoration project, you can call
Planning and Outreach Coordi
nator Marcia Sinclair at (503) 657-
6958 ext. 2643, or e-mail her at
sinclairm@clackamas.cc.or.us.
MIKE POLLOCK/ Clackamas Print
Joe Johnson, college president, has many plans for growing
Clackamas. Some of them include working on bond-funded
building projects.
Help is out there
DAISY BAIN
Staff Writer
Do you know anyone from
the age of six to twelve who
may have trouble with lit
eracy or communication
skills? Maybe you
have chil
dren,
a
younger
brother or
sister or
perhaps
your friend
has a child
who needs support.
Don’t
worry, help is out there.
Clackamas Community College
is helping kids with homework
that can be frustrating for
both parents and children.
Basic education skills like
math, reading and writing will
be available for both children
and parents. The par
ents and their children
will work together on a
shared project using
the skills learned in the
class.
The classes
are held
on Satur
days from
9-1 1:50
a.m. until
Dec.
8.
The class is free and childcare
is available on site for pre
school children.
For more information call 503-
657-6958, ext. 2456 or 2582.
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