Last week the council’s Fish Biologist Jed Kaul joined Karen Hans from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to do some fish sampling below the drop structure on the mainstem of the Long Tom River in Monroe, Oregon. In their very first swipe of the seine, they captured this yearling Juvenile Spring Chinook Salmon! (first photo below).
Water
Bear Creek Stream & Floodplain at Bennett Vineyards
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
Invasive Ludwigia Control Project
Ludwigia project reaches milestone! LTWC is now in its tenth year of working diligently on ludwigia control, and would like to extend our immense appreciation to project partners including the US Army Corps of Engineers, the Junction City Water Control District, and the City of Eugene, our dedicated contractors at Habitat Contracting, and all the volunteers … Read more
Owens Creek Fish Passage
This project included removal of a small dam to improve fish passage and riparian restoration. See this Register-Guard article about the dam removal.
Sam Daws Landing
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
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
Willamette Mainstem Habitat Enhancement Work
Mainstem Willamette River Projects Since 2013 LTWC has worked with public and private landowners along the mainstem Willamette River just east of the Long Tom Watershed to restore river processes and improve habitat for important fish and wildlife species. The Willamette River and its floodplain have gone through drastic changes since the 1850’s as the … Read more
Streamside Habitat
Stream*A*Syst: A Tool to Help You Examine Stream Conditions on Your Property Guide for Using Willamette Valley Native Plants Along Your Stream Southern Willamette Valley Native Plant Nurseries and Seed Producers
Fish Habitat
Oregon Aquatic Habitat Restoration Enhancement Guide Guide to Placing Large Wood in Streams
A Vision For the Lower Long Tom
The Watershed Council Partnered with University of Oregon Landscape Architecture student Flora Chen to create some watercolor sketches of a few of the proposed alternatives for fish passage at the Monroe dam on the Long Tom. These sketches will help our team and members of the community to craft a vision for Monroe that includes fish passage for juvenile wild spring Chinook salmon, alongside community values for aesthetics, recreation, and economic growth!