Community Featured Projects

Greenhill Oak and Prairie Restoration (2019-2024)

The Greenhill Oak and Prairie Restoration Project is a collaborative effort amongst neighbors and local partners to restore the structure and health of oak savanna, woodland, and prairie habitat across 315 contiguous acres. Fire suppression, woody encroachment, dense canopy conditions, and pressure from non-native and invasive plant species have affected the Coyote Creek subbasin of … Read more

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.

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KOCF 92.7 Interview w/ Director Clinton Begley on Climate Justice & Supporting Resilient Communities

News Wraps’ Eddie Ahlgreen at KOCF – Fern Ridge Community Radio interviews LTWC Executive Director Clinton Begley prior to the Watershed Council’s March 23rd Public Meeting on Climate Justice & Supporting Resilient Communities with Speaker Haley Case-Scott – Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians Tribal Member, and Climate Justice Organizer for NAACP. During the interview, Clinton … Read more

March 23 Virtual Event: Climate Justice & Supporting Resilient Communities

Continue reading to watch the video! Our March public meeting will highlight the intersection between racial and climate justice. This will be the first in a series of public meetings over the coming months or year highlighting the impacts of a changing climate on different communities and stakeholders, and what actions are being done. Future events will cover the impacts on areas such as agriculture and forestry.

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Rosario Franco: Building A Better Watershed One Tree At A Time (VIDEO)

Rosario Franco of R. Franco Restoration has a closer relationship with over 750,000 trees and shrubs planted on our projects than anyone. That’s how many he and his crew have planted and stewarded in partnership with the watershed council since about 2009. The story of the watershed would be incomplete without he and his crew’s … Read more