Help The Council Facilitate Dialogue With Tribes Regarding Traditional Knowledge in Oak and Prairie Habitats

The Long Tom Watershed Council (LTWC) is excited to announce an important opportunity for the watershed; but we need your help!

Through workshops, one-on-one conversations, and internships for Native youth, the Long Tom Watershed Council seeks to: facilitate dialogue between tribal members and partners exploring the potential to reincorporate traditional practices on the Andrew Reasoner Wildlife Preserve and Zumwalt Park near Fern Ridge; explore opportunities and interest in formalizing access for cultural practices; and inform processes for convening and formalizing relationships between tribal members and interested landowners.

The council seeks to raise $26,000 to fund the outreach and facilitation work on this project. The Spirit Mountain Community Fund has generously awarded the council with a $15,000 grant toward this project!

During the next month, the council seeks to raise the additional $11,000 necessary to complete this outreach & engagement. We are asking the watershed community to give in support of this valuable work. Will you give to this unique and meaningful project?

Click here for the full details and to give to this important work! 

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February Volunteer Restoration Crew

Join the LTWC Volunteer Restoration Crew on Friday, February, 24th from 9AM – 2PM, for Oak Seedling Planting, Riparian Planting and Live Staking, wth our Ecologist, Katie MacKendrick

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November Newsletter! Appreciation & Vision from Dana Dedrick & Charles Ruff | Nov.29th Council Meeting Invite

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Dear Watershed Friends & Interested Folks,

This month’s council newsletter is a big one! Not only in size, but in substance! November is a month for giving thanks, and the council has a lot to be thankful for!
Please enjoy special letters of vision and appreciation from Board Chair Charles Ruff about the exciting transition in leadership the council is enjoying, and from Dana Dedrick as she steps into her new role with the council as our Special Projects Lead! Also, please see the enclosed invitation to join us for our next Public Meeting on November 29th!

Read more in our PDF newsletter available here: https://www.longtom.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ltwcnew_Nov-2016.pdf

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UPRIVER: A Film For The Willamette | Monroe Screening November 7th at the Monroe Public Library

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Join the Long Tom Watershed Council and the Benton Soil and Water Conservation District for a screening of Freshtwaters Illustrated’s incredible film UPRIVER: A Film For the Willamette
The film focuses on the value of a community approach to conservation and features incredible aerial and under water cinematography, great story-telling, and a novel approach to telling the story of conservation in the Willamette valley.

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