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Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve - Hillsboro Oregon

Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve - Hillsboro Oregon

Jackson Bottom has always been a special place. Native peoples used the rich bottom lands to gather food and to hunt. Waterfowl passed through in great numbers. Early settlers homesteaded the uplands.

Dedicated individuals known as the Friends of Jackson Bottom began a number of projects to improve the wetlands and increase wildlife habitat in the 1970s. In 1989 the Jackson Bottom Coordinated Resource Management Plan was completed to fulfill the goals identified by the Jackson Bottom Steering Committee.  This plan encouraged the creation of ponds for wildlife enhancement in Jackson Bottom.  To improve conditions, ponds were constructed, forage and shelter vegetation planted, nesting boxes constructed, and gambusia fish placed in the ponds to control mosquitoes.

The Friends of Jackson Bottom merged efforts and energies with the Steering Committee which obtained non-profit status in 1997.  Soon after, one governing body with a common vision emerged — the Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve Board.  September 2003 marked the Board’s successful completion of a $2.5 million dollar capital campaign to build the Wetlands Education Center.

Today, Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve is managed under the City of Hillsboro Parks & Recreation Department helping to provide diverse, innovative and exceptional recreational and cultural opportunities for the public.

Launch: October 2009

Visit this site at: www.jacksonbottom.org