Saturday, Aug 12
9 a.m. – noon
LTWC Office (751 S. Danebo Ave., Eugene)
Volunteer for Aug 12 Amazon Creek Clean Up!
News & Events
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Jason Hunton Shares Watershed Moments
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
June 27 Project Tour: Willamette River Habitat Corridors for Migratory Songbirds and Native Fish
Tues, June 27, 6 – 8 p.m.
Location: Snag Boat Bend unit of Finley National Wildlife Refuge, about 11 miles north of Harrisburg on the west side of Peoria Road
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
June 8, 2017 Public Meeting – Long Tom River Habitat Enhancement Project Meeting #3
Thurs, June 8, 6 – 8 p.m.
Monroe Community Library
380 N 5th St, Monroe, OR 97456
(Meet and greet with Clinton Begley at 5:30 p.m.)
June 3 Workshop – Oak Habitat Stewardship: Approaches and Resources
Saturday, June 3
9:45 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
*RSVP Required by May 31
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
“Inside Agroforestry” articles feature two LTWC project families!
The Long Tom Watershed Council is proud of its strong relationship with our Agriculture Community. Over the years we’ve worked with many ag partners toward shared habitat and water quality goals on numerous projects throughout the watershed.
Two recent issues of USDA’s Inside Agroforestry, highlighted Laughing Stock Farm owner Paul Atkinson and Confluence Farms’ Trey and Tammie Hagen. In the articles, these Long Tom Landowners share their stories about their land, personal values, and motivations for partnering with the council to improve watershed health. These are great stories of community driven conservation in action!
Thank You For Supporting Tribal Engagement in the Long Tom!
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.
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
Rain Garden Volunteer Activity
Join the LTWC Volunteer Planting Crew on Sunday, May, 7th from 10AM – 3PM (tenative), for HIV Alliance’s Rain Garden Planting with our Urban Restoration & Stormwater Specialist, Sarah Whitney!