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LTWC In the News! Over 60 Volunteers Help Plant in HIV Alliance Stormwater Facility

Urban Stormwater & Habitats Specialist Sarah Whitney, and Administrative Assistant Trisha Maxfield coordinated a volunteer event Sunday, May 7th with HIV Alliance in Eugene to plant over 600 plants, with the help of 60 volunteers! The planting event helped to put the finishing touches on a significant stormwater project at HIV Alliance’s new site.

A project under the council’s Urban Waters and Wildlife Program, this “Trout Friendly Landscape” will treat storm water leaving the HIV Alliance site – the plants and soil will slow the water coming off the site, and filter pollutants before the water reaches Amazon Creek, the Long Tom River’s major urban tributary. Check out this news report and video from KVAL  and visit our urban program page at www.urbanwatersandwildlife.org

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Thank You For Supporting Tribal Engagement in the Long Tom!

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THANK YOU!! The watershed community really stepped up for this vision for oak & prairie habitats and the inclusion of local tribes in the Long Tom Watershed.

All together the council raised $24,910 toward this important work. While just $1090 shy of our $26,000 goal, we have been humbled and heartened by the incredible generosity we’ve received from the watershed community during this very short campaign.

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This was an amazing response to our first step in engaging tribes in dialogue around oak and prairie habitat restoration. While the campaign is over, this work is already underway and we look forward to telling the story of this program over the next year as we learn from our tribal partners and others throughout the basin on how best to navigate the opportunities ahead.

Because this project is just the first step in an ongoing conversation for the watershed, we welcome the continued community support for this work via the program page on our website: https://www.longtom.org/tribalengagement

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Earn Donations for LTWC Through Fred Meyer Community Rewards!

The Long Tom Watershed Council is now a proud partner in the Fred Meyer Community Rewards Program!

Now you can help the council earn donations just by shopping with your Fred Meyer Rewards Card!

Fred Meyer donates over $2 million per year to non-profits in Oregon, Washington, Idaho & Alaska based on where their customer tell them to give.

Here is how the program works: 

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Help The Council Facilitate Dialogue With Tribes Regarding Traditional Knowledge in Oak and Prairie Habitats

The Long Tom Watershed Council (LTWC) is excited to announce an important opportunity for the watershed; but we need your help!

Through workshops, one-on-one conversations, and internships for Native youth, the Long Tom Watershed Council seeks to: facilitate dialogue between tribal members and partners exploring the potential to reincorporate traditional practices on the Andrew Reasoner Wildlife Preserve and Zumwalt Park near Fern Ridge; explore opportunities and interest in formalizing access for cultural practices; and inform processes for convening and formalizing relationships between tribal members and interested landowners.

The council seeks to raise $26,000 to fund the outreach and facilitation work on this project. The Spirit Mountain Community Fund has generously awarded the council with a $15,000 grant toward this project!

During the next month, the council seeks to raise the additional $11,000 necessary to complete this outreach & engagement. We are asking the watershed community to give in support of this valuable work. Will you give to this unique and meaningful project?

Click here for the full details and to give to this important work! 

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November Newsletter! Appreciation & Vision from Dana Dedrick & Charles Ruff | Nov.29th Council Meeting Invite

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Dear Watershed Friends & Interested Folks,

This month’s council newsletter is a big one! Not only in size, but in substance! November is a month for giving thanks, and the council has a lot to be thankful for!
Please enjoy special letters of vision and appreciation from Board Chair Charles Ruff about the exciting transition in leadership the council is enjoying, and from Dana Dedrick as she steps into her new role with the council as our Special Projects Lead! Also, please see the enclosed invitation to join us for our next Public Meeting on November 29th!

Read more in our PDF newsletter available here: https://www.longtom.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ltwcnew_Nov-2016.pdf

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UPRIVER: A Film For The Willamette | Monroe Screening November 7th at the Monroe Public Library

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Join the Long Tom Watershed Council and the Benton Soil and Water Conservation District for a screening of Freshtwaters Illustrated’s incredible film UPRIVER: A Film For the Willamette
The film focuses on the value of a community approach to conservation and features incredible aerial and under water cinematography, great story-telling, and a novel approach to telling the story of conservation in the Willamette valley.

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Will You Help Make Amazon Creek Trout Friendly? Join us in this exciting campaign!

Will You Help Make Amazon Creek Trout Friendly?

A ‘Watershed Moment’ for Amazon Creek:

Amazon creek is home to heron, otter, amphibians, insects, native fish like sculpins, and about 159,000 Eugenians, but where are the trout? When the seasonal flows are right, native cutthroat trout are knocking at the door of Amazon Creek where it meets Fern Ridge Reservoir and the Long Tom River. But the creek isn’t quite ready yet. After four years of success working to improve Amazon Creek water quality through voluntary low impact development with commercial partners, we see a community willing to take the next step toward a trout friendly Amazon Creek, but we need your help.

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