Chelamela and Chemapho Kalapuyans | By Dr. David G. Lewis (Grand Ronde) | Visit Dr. Lewis’ Website | The Long Tom Watershed was the original homelands to two major tribes of Kalapuyan Indians, the Chelamela and Chemapho tribes. The Chelamela occupied the upper or southern part of the watershed from the Coast Range to the … Read more
David Turner began as a rural landowner looking for some help with his creek. In 2005 David successfully partnered with the council to remove an un-permitted dam that was blocking fish passage and trapping sediment on a section of Owens Creek that flowed through his property. David continued to engage the council in a volunteer capacity culminating in volunteer service as a council board member. [Click Here For Video]
Jodi Sommers of Essex General Construction, Inc. shares a few watershed moments about our Urban Waters & Wildlife Program! Amazon Creek is the Long Tom’s largest tributary and around 70% of Eugene lives in the Long Tom Watershed! This program works with urban land owners in and around Eugene to improve the quality of water entering Amazon Creek as it makes its way to the Long Tom River. [Click Here For Video]
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
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!