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April/May 2019 Newsletter & Public Tour Invite is Now Online!

Check out our newest newsletter for spring! Inside you’ll get an invite to our upcoming public meeting/tour, and announcement of our Spring Campaign for wild spring Chinook in the Long Tom! You can download a .PDF version here, or look through our newsletter archives at our newsletter page

Visit Long Tom Watershed Council’s Booth at Monroe’s Vino, Vintage & Victory Festival! April 27th!

Come to Monroe’s Vino, Vintage & Victory Festival on Saturday, April 27th and be sure to stop by the Watershed Council’s Booth to say hello! From Monroe’s Facebook Event: “We are excited to announce Monroe’s Vino, Vintage & Victory Festival on Saturday, April 27, 2019! This will be the premier wine event for visitors seeking … Read more

Friday, May 3, 5-8 p.m. Bear Creek Project Tour and BBQ Bash at Bennett Vineyards!

Read more in our April/May Newsletter! We’re gathering at Bennett Vineyards and Wine Co. on Friday, May 3 to host a tour of the recent habitat restoration work at the vineyard and celebrate their newly announced award from Salmon-Safe! Where? Bennett Vineyards & Wine Co., 25974 Hwy 36 (2 miles west of Cheshire) When? Friday, … Read more

Invasive Ludwigia Control Project

Ludwigia project reaches milestone! LTWC is now in its tenth year of working diligently on ludwigia control, and would like to extend our immense appreciation to project partners including the US Army Corps of Engineers, the Junction City Water Control District, and the City of Eugene, our dedicated contractors at Habitat Contracting, and all the volunteers … Read more

Holiday Letter From Our Executive Director

The council wishes you a very happy holiday season! Click to read a special letter from our Executive Director, Clinton Begley. Happy Holidays From The LTWC 2018

2018 Annual Report Now Available!

VISIT OUR ANNUAL REPORT PAGE HERE A Culture of Caring: Over two decades ago, residents from all over of the Long Tom made a commitment to focus on what they could improve in their own backyards. Twenty-one years later, that commitment is expressed on the living- landscape in the form of dozens of diverse … Read more

Holiday Party at Oregon Wine LAB December 18th, 2018!

Join us for a holiday celebration of working together for land and water in the Long Tom, and raise a glass to the bounty of the watershed! Oregon Wine LAB is hosting us at their tasting room on 488 Lincoln Street! From 4:30 to close, join our staff and board for an informal gathering and holiday … Read more

Nov 26 Public Meeting: First Peoples of Western Oregon: Our Cultures, Our Histories, and Our Future

Free Public Meeting
*Monday, November 26, 7 – 9 p.m.
Lane Community College Longhouse
(*Note that this is a different date and time from our usual event schedule)

Free Workshops! Biochar: Know it, Make it, Use it.
Workshop 1: November 6, 9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Workshop 2: November 7 & 8, private property near Spencer Creek Grange, south of Eugene. Time 9 a.m. ~ 1:30 p.m.
RSVP by Monday, Nov 5! (Katie: restoration@longtom.org)

We’re excited to welcome Miranda Hawkes as our newest member of the LTWC staff team! Miranda joined LTWC in October 2018 as our part-time Stormwater Drafter and Designer for the Urban Waters & Wildlife Program.