LTWC Executive Director | Long Tom Watershed Council

Freshwater Mussels Thrive at the Mouth of the Long Tom!

Click here to check out this great Oregon Public Broadcasting- OPB special about Willamette Riverkeeper snorkel surveying of Western Pearlshell Mussels in the Willamette! The largest population of this fascinating species lives at the confluence of the Long Tom River and the Willamette near Norwood Island! Did you know that mussel embryos need to hitch a ride on … Read more

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2017 Annual Report Now Available!

Photo By Jason Hunton | Junction City, Oregon

Wow! What an incredible 20th Anniversary Year!
While finalizing this year’s annual report, some of the feedback we received was “It’s kind of
long, can you make it any shorter?” The truth is that we can’t – there is just too much to share!

You Did It!

Last spring the council asked the watershed community to give toward an ambitious goal to raise $60,000 for a healthier Long Tom Watershed, and wow did you deliver big! You knocked our $60,000 goal out of the park and invested a whopping $80,331 to benefit the land and water where you live, work and play!

We are humbled by the incredible support you’ve shown this council, and are so appreciative to all of our private and business donors and partners for the care, thoughtfulness, and generosity you’ve shown and gifted your community during this important campaign.

This incredible investment by the watershed community will be used to further our work in the coming year…

Now Accepting Gifts of Stock & Non-Cash Assets!

Gifting of appreciated non-cash assets can be an excellent way to support your local watershed, and come with some excellent benefits for our donors. We know donors to the council are connected to our mission first and foremost. But donation of appreciated stock and mutual fund gifts can also provide significant tax benefits to … Read more

A Vision For the Lower Long Tom

The Watershed Council Partnered with University of Oregon Landscape Architecture student Flora Chen to create some watercolor sketches of a few of the proposed alternatives for fish passage at the Monroe dam on the Long Tom. These sketches will help our team and members of the community to craft a vision for Monroe that includes fish passage for juvenile wild spring Chinook salmon, alongside community values for aesthetics, recreation, and economic growth!

20th Anniversary Photos

Thank you so much to this incredible watershed community for coming out to celebrate our 20th Anniversary! We had over 150 people in attendance for great food, company, conversation and appreciation for the work of so many landowners and partners watershed wide – plus some great local wine from Bennett Vineyards & Wine Companycelebrating the bounty of the watershed! Thank you to the Bennett family for hosting us at their beautiful property, to our passionate and dedicated speakers, to our celebration sponsors Ninkasi Brewing, Stroda Brothers Farm for helping to make the event happen, and to our business supporters of our ongoing 20th Anniversary Fundraising campaign, Armadillo Roofing Inc., The Seneca Family of Companies, and WildCraft Cider Works for their commitment to this watershed and our ongoing work! This was a great bow to put on 20 years of watershed moments, and we’re thrilled at the opportunities ahead for the next twenty! Thank you for a beautiful evening in the watershed! #loveyourlongtom

Check out photos of the evening courtesy of Cliff Etzel, Local Photographer and Story Teller here! Thank you Cliff!

Jodi Sommers of Essex General Construction, Inc. shares a few watershed moments about our Urban Waters & Wildlife Program! Amazon Creek is the Long Tom’s largest tributary and around 70% of Eugene lives in the Long Tom Watershed! This program works with urban land owners in and around Eugene to improve the quality of water entering Amazon Creek as it makes its way to the Long Tom River. [Click Here For Video]

The Hunton Family has been a part of the watershed council since the beginning, and has shared numerous watershed moments with us over the last twenty years. Jason Hunton was kind enough to host us at his home and family farm, to share with us what makes this council so special to him, and … Read more

Council Celebrates 20 Years of Watershed Moments!

The Long Tom Watershed Council has spent 20 years connecting your vision for a healthier watershed to impactful projects on the ground! [Read More… ] The success of that work has depended upon each of your many watershed moments. Moments like your hours spent volunteering counting fish or planting native shrubs, lending your voice on watershed issues … Read more