The Long Tom River rises in the Central Oregon Coast Range and flows east to join the Willamette River. In 1941, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built a flood control and water supply dam called Fern Ridge in the upper watershed, several miles west of Eugene. The maximum discharge from the reservoir exceeded the … Read more
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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
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
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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 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
Click for before and after project photos. Date Implementation Complete: July 2005 Funding & Partners: Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board; Rick & Patti Little, Will & Kathy Bondioli, Rick Allison, Jack Gray (landowners) Cost: $49,746