An effort to restore a three-acre floodplain along Ames Creek in Sweet Home got a fresh start – yeah, that’s a pun – Friday, Oct. 16, with the seeding of a wide variety of native plants.
Representatives from the South Santiam Watershed Council and Sweet Home Public Works collaborated on the project, which got its inception in 2025 when efforts began to remove invasive weeds from the area.
The site is located between the Sweet…