Water

Bear Creek Stream & Floodplain at Bennett Vineyards

The restoration project is located at Bennett Vineyards and Wine Company, just west of Cheshire in Lane County. The project is designed to restore stream, wetland, floodplain, and upland habitat along Bear Creek, which drains into the Long Tom River. The project includes installing log jams in Bear Creek to improve instream habitat complexity, planting … Read more

Ludwigia Invasives Control

A group of kayakers raise their paddles in a celebratory gesture

When invasive ludwigia was discovered in the Long Tom system in 2014, the LTWC began working with the City of Eugene to quickly treat infestations and protect downstream habitat value. Project work to reduce ludwigia populations were initially sustained by a series of six grant from the Oregon State Weed Board and partnerships with City … Read more

Owens Creek Fish Passage

This project included removal of a small dam to improve fish passage and riparian restoration.     See this Register-Guard article about the dam removal.

Sam Daws Landing

Sam Daws Landing is a 172-acre unit of Oregon State Park’s Willamette Greenway. It is located across the river from the Long Tom River’s historic confluence with the Willamette River and is only accessible by boat. At Sam Daws Landing we have planted native trees and shrubs on 59 acres of floodplain that was historically … Read more

Snag Boat Bend

Snag Boat Bend is a 341-acre unit of William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge, and is owned and managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It is located just across and downstream of the historic mouth of the Long Tom River, on Peoria Road between Harrisburg and Corvallis. It is open to the public … Read more