In September 2022, Indigenous practitioners, LTWC, and other partners kicked off the first of six planned prescribed burns for the fall. This aerial drone footage was taken by Paul Gordon of the City of Eugene, and is of Coyote Creek South — part of the Fern Ridge Wildlife Area managed by ODFW.
Community
Traditional Ecological Inquiry Page Now Online!
Connect with this program and get updates at the new program page. Read more at www.longtom.org/TEIP
Seeking Crew Members for Tribally-Focused Burn Program!
Employer: Ecostudies Institute
Positions Offered: Technicians, Specialists, and Interns/Trainees
Position Start Date: Mid – late July 2022
Location: Eugene, OR, with travel for regional trainings and work projects
Click the link to see the full announcement!
Community Happenings: July 20 Elder Fire Talk – “Diné perspective about Tó” (water)
Featuring Paulina Whitehat
Wed, July 20th, 2022 | 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Havenroot Camp & Event Venue
24487 Bolton Hill Rd, Veneta, OR 97487
April 21, 2022 Public Meeting: “Elder Fire: History and Importance of Cultural Burning”
We are offering a limited attendance, RSVP-only public meeting on Thursday, April 21st, 6 – 8 p.m. at Winter Green Farm. Continue reading to learn more and register for the lottery drawing to attend (limited to up to 75 people).
LTWC Awarded Mountain Dew Outdoor Grant for Carp Derby Idea!
Long Tom Watershed Council is awarded $5000 Mountain Dew Outdoor Grant for the Long Tom’s first ever Carp Fest/Derby!
Eugene, Oregon (Jan. 19, 2022) – Long Tom Watershed Council has received one of forty $5,000 MTN DEW Outdoor Grants in support of the organization’s ongoing commitment to champion the great outdoors. Based in Eugene, Oregon, the Long Tom Watershed Council is a 501c3 nonprofit with a mission “…to improve water quality and watershed condition in the Long Tom River Basin and surrounding drainages through education and collaboration among all interests, using the collective wisdom and voluntary action of our community members.” As an organization that is passionate about the outdoors, Long Tom Watershed Council believes it is crucial that we all do our part to protect and preserve the lands we love and enable people to get outside.
High Country News Article Features Indigenous Fire Practitioners in the Long Tom
Check out this latest issue of High Country News for an essay by Jessica Douglas on the recent cultural burn at Andrew Reasoner Wildlife Preserve in the Long Tom Watershed, reclaiming cultural fire, and hopes for the future of Indigenous stewardship.
Indigenous Land Management Practices Workshops: Scholarships Available!
The Upper Willamette Stewardship Network (UWSN) is a collaboration between 6 non-Indigenous stewardship organizations working to more effectively engage with Tribal members and Native people to meaningfully and sustainably reorient land and water conservation work to center Native perspectives. UWSN is providing 8 scholarships for local Native people to participate in six workshops on the landscape later this year.
May 17: Scenic Spring Woodland Walk
We’re offering a limited attendance, RSVP-only guided walk on May 17, 6-8 p.m., of scenic oak woodland and prairie habitat along the Long Tom River. This walk is in cooperation with our partners at WREN in the West Eugene Wetlands and will be led by local naturalist Rick Ahrens.