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Long
Tom Watershed Council
751 South Danebo Ave.,
Eugene, OR. 97402
Dana
Erickson,
Watershed Coordinator/
Executive Director,
Ph: 541-683-6578
Cindy
Thieman,
Restoration & Monitoring
Program Director,
Ph: 541-683-2983
Amanda
Wilson,
Fiscal Manager,
Ph: 541-683-6949
Christy
Yost,
Outreach & Admin Specialist,
Ph: 541-683-6949
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About
the Watershed
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Where
is the Long Tom Watershed?
The
Long Tom Watershed is one of the major watersheds
in the upper Willamette River Basin. The headwaters of the
Long Tom River originate in the forested Coast Range Mountains
and foothills, flow through small farms, ranches, rural and
urban areas to Fern Ridge Reservoir, and then through larger
farms until it joins the Willamette River. |
 Great
Blue Heron |
Canoeing in the sloughs
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Turtle |
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Facts
- The
Long Tom Watershed includes approximately 410 square miles,
or 262,000 acres.
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There are approximately 140,000 people living within the
watershed
boundaries.
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Recreational uses within the watershed include fishing,
hunting, hiking, camping, swimming, biking, and boating.
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Primary Land uses
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The Watershed before 1850
The
Kalapuya
Indians inhabited this area prior to and during the early
stages of white settlement. The land provided a bounty of
food and was managed by the Indians through regular burning
of the prairies. This practice maintained the lush growth
that greeted white settlers arriving in the Valley in the
early 1800's. The
early
landscape of the Willamette Valley was soon changed as
settlers altered the historic fire regime, and began farming,
introducing cattle, pigs and sheep, and grain crops.
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