We are offering a limited attendance, RSVP-only public meeting on Thursday, April 21st, 6 – 8 p.m. at Winter Green Farm. Continue reading to learn more and register for the lottery drawing to attend (limited to up to 75 people).
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LTWC Awarded Mountain Dew Outdoor Grant for Carp Derby Idea!
Long Tom Watershed Council is awarded $5000 Mountain Dew Outdoor Grant for the Long Tom’s first ever Carp Fest/Derby!
Eugene, Oregon (Jan. 19, 2022) – Long Tom Watershed Council has received one of forty $5,000 MTN DEW Outdoor Grants in support of the organization’s ongoing commitment to champion the great outdoors. Based in Eugene, Oregon, the Long Tom Watershed Council is a 501c3 nonprofit with a mission “…to improve water quality and watershed condition in the Long Tom River Basin and surrounding drainages through education and collaboration among all interests, using the collective wisdom and voluntary action of our community members.” As an organization that is passionate about the outdoors, Long Tom Watershed Council believes it is crucial that we all do our part to protect and preserve the lands we love and enable people to get outside.
High Country News Article Features Indigenous Fire Practitioners in the Long Tom
Check out this latest issue of High Country News for an essay by Jessica Douglas on the recent cultural burn at Andrew Reasoner Wildlife Preserve in the Long Tom Watershed, reclaiming cultural fire, and hopes for the future of Indigenous stewardship.
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.
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.
Casey Roscoe: The Long Tom Watershed Council as a Friendly Partner (VIDEO)
For the last few years, LTWC has worked closely with Casey and the Seneca Family of Companies to help improve the water quality leaving their log yard and mill site in Eugene through a variety of techniques. Casey knows a thing or two about working with all manner of partners in the community – hear … Read more
Heron Brae: A Community of Stewardship (VIDEO)
Heron Brae sees a community of caring led by people with deep connections to the lands and waters of the Long Tom. Hear from her just how special and deep these human connections to natural places are here.
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