Meyer Memorial Trust receives prestigious award on behalf of the Willamette River Basin, based on their accomplishments with partners including LTWC!
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Interested in lending a helping hand?
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September is the season for giving trout a helping hand!
Watch this short video from 2011 at Polyrock Ranch showing how we pump water around the work site, rescue the fish from that segment, and then see the stream flowing back through a much larger culvert
LTWC in Pictures
Please consider supporting the wonderful work of the Long Tom Watershed Council! Click on an image to view an image slideshow of the work and people of the Long Tom Watershed
Improving water & habitat video
Take 5 minutes to learn more about why you should support our important work toward clean water and healthy habitat for fish, wildlife and people in the Long Tom River basin.
Ferguson Creek – Learning Ignites Action in Rural Community
Fish Passage Enhancement Project at the Thomson’s
Andy and Maryrae Thomson’s family has lived and raised beef cattle on the land along Eber Creek, a tributary to Ferguson Creek, since 1881. The Thomsons chose to replace two undersized culverts that were acting as fish passage barrier with a bridge. For the Thomsons, their project with the Long Tom Watershed (LTWC) was a sound business decision as well as in-line with their values. The bridge let the fish swim freely upstream again while providing them with safer and year-round access to a section of their timber. The Thomsons hosted meetings for their neighbors in early conversations about the creek – you could say they carried the torch for local creek improvement first.