Portland Parks and Recreation, the city’s Bureau of Environmental Services, and other agencies are working together to further encourage the survival of the native fish that migrate through the creek.

At the Eastmoreland Golf Course, Portland, Ore., native fish are enthusiastically welcomed, reports the Southeast Portland Bee.

“We’re a ‘Salmon Safe’ golf course,” says Eastmoreland Golf Course Superintendent Kathy Hauff. “Many of our practices, here, are designed to enhance their habitat.”

Over the years, Portland Parks and Recreation, which owns and operates the public Eastmoreland Golf Course, has restored sections of Crystal Springs Creek, which meanders through the fairways.

For instance, a natural-looking fish ladder allows young fish in the creek to bypass the dam that creates the lake shared by Eastmoreland Golf Course and Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden. Along that stretch of creek, mature native plants provide shade and protection from predators, as well as facilitates cooler water.

Currently, Portland Parks and Recreation, the city’s Bureau of Environmental Services, and other agencies are working together to further encourage the survival of the native fish that migrate through the creek. With its headwaters in Reed College Canyon, Crystal Springs Creek flows through Eastmoreland Golf Course, and then Westmoreland Park, before it joins Johnson Creek at Johnson Creek Park.