LTWC Executive Director | Long Tom Watershed Council

KOCF 92.7 Interview w/ Director Clinton Begley on Climate Justice & Supporting Resilient Communities

News Wraps’ Eddie Ahlgreen at KOCF – Fern Ridge Community Radio interviews LTWC Executive Director Clinton Begley prior to the Watershed Council’s March 23rd Public Meeting on Climate Justice & Supporting Resilient Communities with Speaker Haley Case-Scott – Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians Tribal Member, and Climate Justice Organizer for NAACP. During the interview, Clinton … Read more

2020 Annual Report Now Online

With the number and pace of things to be concerned about this year, it can be difficult to know where to direct our attention. For me the inspiration to focus has come from moments of laughter with my partner throughout the day as we awkwardly work from home, the gift of tending a crockpot dinner … Read more

Outstanding Project Contractor: Grahm Trask, Trask Design & Construction

Grahm Trask, Trask Design & Construction Outstanding Project Contractor Grahm Trask has been a long-time respected restoration contractor in this community, and LTWC has entrusted many projects to his care and expertise over the years. This last year, Grahm did an outstanding job wrapping up the project at the Swanek property mentioned above, and he … Read more

Outstanding Community Partner Award: Robin FitzClemen

Robin FitzClemen Outstanding Community Partner Robin is a multimedia journalist who recently graduated from the journalism master’s program at the University of Oregon. Because of Robin’s creativity, LTWC and our partners at WREN were able to bring you the Turtle Tales videos, which featured Robin’s final project for his degree – The Pond Turtles of Golden Gardens documentary. But … Read more

Outstanding Project Landowner Award: Cathy Swanek & Family

Cathy Swanek and Family Outstanding Project Landowner Cathy Swanek and her family have been instrumental in bringing back fish passage to an important Coyote Creek tributary. Throughout this multi-phased project with many partners and facets, they’ve shown tremendous patience and flexibility. Just this June, we were able to celebrate the completion of their project on … Read more

Casey Roscoe: The Long Tom Watershed Council as a Friendly Partner (VIDEO)

For the last few years, LTWC has worked closely with Casey and the Seneca Family of Companies to help improve the water quality leaving their log yard and mill site in Eugene through a variety of techniques. Casey knows a thing or two about working with all manner of partners in the community – hear … Read more

Outstanding Project Landowner Award: Little Red Fox Farm

One of our Outstanding Project Landowner awards goes to Little Red Fox Farm and the Casares Family! The Casares family of Little Red Fox Farm have been fantastic project partners on their Spencer Creek property, where we’re working to improve rare upland prairie and oak savanna habitat. During last year’s Annual Celebration, they contributed to … Read more

Heron Brae: A Community of Stewardship (VIDEO)

Heron Brae sees a community of caring led by people with deep connections to the lands and waters of the Long Tom. Hear from her just how special and deep these human connections to natural places are here.

Rosario Franco of R. Franco Restoration has a closer relationship with over 750,000 trees and shrubs planted on our projects than anyone. That’s how many he and his crew have planted and stewarded in partnership with the watershed council since about 2009. The story of the watershed would be incomplete without he and his crew’s … Read more

Outstanding Community Partner Award: Oregon Pacific Bank

Oregon Pacific Bank is another Outstanding Community Partner award recipient! Last year, LTWC opened our accounts with Oregon Pacific and were immediately impressed by their friendly, helpful service. Morever, they really seemed to “get” the unique needs of nonprofits like us. When the pandemic disrupted our operations in the spring, we submitted an application through … Read more