Community

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Everything the council does is a reflection of our local culture and values for spending time caring for our home. Originally called "Lumtumbuff," the habitats of what is now the Long Tom Watershed were created by over 10,000 years of reciprocal human relationships & stewardship on this landscape as the homelands of the Chemapho and Chelamela bands of the Kalapuyan people. The watershed council acknowledges and honors the Kalapuyan's continued connections and ongoing contributions to the stewardship of this place. Today, the watershed is about 90% privately owned - that means much of our work depends upon private citizens making a commitment to directly benefit their community through voluntary projects in their back yards. That community of caring, and connection to a larger ecological, cultural, and social community, underpins all of our work.

Ecosystems Are Communities

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The council has partnered with Curriculum Director Joe Scott (Siletz) to provide internships for native youth to explore and share traditional ecological knowledge with each other on private and public lands in the watershed. Learn more...

The council has partnered with Curriculum Director Joe Scott (Siletz) to provide internships for native youth to explore and share traditional ecological knowledge with each other on private and public lands in the watershed. Learn more...

The council has partnered with Curriculum Director Joe Scott (Siletz) to provide internships for native youth to explore and share traditional ecological knowledge with each other on private and public lands in the watershed. Learn more...

With the help of generous private donations, and grants from Spirit Mountain Community Fund & Pacific Continental Bank, in 2016 the council successfully met it's goal to fund facilitation of dialogue with tribal people in the Long Tom. Learn more...

With the help of generous private donations, and grants from Spirit Mountain Community Fund & Pacific Continental Bank, in 2016 the council successfully met it's goal to fund facilitation of dialogue with tribal people in the Long Tom. Learn more...

With the help of generous private donations, and grants from Spirit Mountain Community Fund & Pacific Continental Bank, in 2016 the council successfully met it's goal to fund facilitation of dialogue with tribal people in the Long Tom. Learn more...

Two bands of Kalapuya call the Long Tom Watershed Home. Learn from Dr. David G. Lewis (Grand Ronde) about these people and their relationship with the land and waters of "lumtumbuff." Learn More...

Two bands of Kalapuya call the Long Tom Watershed Home. Learn from Dr. David G. Lewis (Grand Ronde) about these people and their relationship with the land and waters of "lumtumbuff." Learn More...

Two bands of Kalapuya call the Long Tom Watershed Home. Learn from Dr. David G. Lewis (Grand Ronde) about these people and their relationship with the land and waters of "lumtumbuff." Learn More...

Traditional Ecological Inquiry Program

Traditional Ecological Inquiry Program

Traditional Ecological Inquiry Program

Tribal Engagment in the Long Tom

Tribal Engagment in the Long Tom

Tribal Engagment in the Long Tom

Indigenous Peoples of The Long Tom

Indigenous Peoples of The Long Tom

Indigenous Peoples of The Long Tom

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Volunteer Opportunity
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A healthy watershed depends on community involvement. That involvement can take many forms including gifts of expertise and time. Click here for our volunteer interest form and to

We invite anyone who is interested in learning more about the watershed and LTWC to attend one of our public meetings and project tours, which are held at least six times per year. Learn more...

The Watershed Council is a vehicle for this amazing community to get real, high quality projects accomplished on the ground. Check out videos from partners and landowners on their watershed experience. Watch now...

Time is Love

Engaged Citizens Caring For Their Neighbors

The Long Tom Way

Urban Orchard and Community Ag
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For three straight years, The Council has partnered with WildCraft Cider Works on its Urban Orchard Apple Drive to share the bounty of the watershed, watershed wide! Learn more...

We invite anyone who is interested in learning more about the watershed and LTWC to attend one of our public meetings and project tours, which are held at least six times per year. Learn more...

Our work has always depended upon win-win solutions for working lands and ecosystem enhancement. Some of our partners have been recognized for their work. Read examples...

Urban Orchard Apple Drive

Learning & Involvement

Agricultural Partners Recognized

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Twenty-One Years of Neighbors Helping Neighbors:
150+ Public Meetings, Tours & Events
100+ Families Engaged in Projects

Local Community Resources

When local communities are at the heart of our work, the Long Tom thrives. Find some of our community resources here.