1,000 shrubs, 250 trees planting project at Kellogg Plant underway

The Kellogg Good Neighbor Committee, City of Milwaukie and Clackamas County Water Environment Services are working together on a landscaping project designed to beautify the environment and help control odor. Tree removal was to begin the week of Jan. 12. Due to the arrival of an unexpected migratory bird, the Black-and-White Warbler, that was postponed.  Click here for more information.

The avian traveler, from northern and eastern North America, is off-track and has garnered much public attention and interest. To allow time for bird enthusiasts to view the bird, tree removal was delayed until the week of Jan. 19. At that time, designated trees on the northeast corner of the property will be removed. Tree removal will now proceed clockwise and conclude at the western border to offer the bird a chance to move on.

In the coming weeks, in advance of the spring bird nesting season, 1000 new shrubs and 250 new trees will be planted around Kellogg Creek Water Pollution Control Plant. To make way for the new plantings, approximately 60 trees, most of which are in poor health or dying, will be removed, and many of the shrubs that line the McLoughlin Boulevard-facing fence will be removed. Until the new shrubs and trees are planted and have time to grow, a fabric lining along the fence will help to screen views of the plant.

In June 2014, more than 30 residents attended an open house event to review and provide input on the landscaping project, which calls for species of trees and shrubs that will help beautify the landscape surrounding Kellogg Creek WPCP as well as help control odor.

Click here for more information about the the landscaping project, including an image of the planting plan.

Click here for the construction schedule, subject to change.

Click here for a Frequently Asked Questions document outlining the landscaping project, the work of the Good Neighbor Committee, and more information about the Plant and its future.

Click here to visit the City's Kellogg Good Neighbor Committee webpage.