Long Tom Watershed Council: Annual Celebration 2021

Still Connecting, Still Learning, Still Restoring!

During this year’s Annual Celebration & Fundraiser, we invite you to join us for a “Week of Celebration.” Register for a chance to attend one of three outdoor tours and connect with others and learn about projects to improve watershed health. The outdoor sessions include a tour of Winter Green Farm, Willamette restoration at Snag Boat Bend, and an urban stormwater project at HIV Alliance. It will all culminate in an evening celebration and fundraiser on September 30 at 6 p.m. Details below!

Week of Celebration Schedule:

Thursday, September 23: Watch for a series of web and social media posts highlighting this year’s watershed awardees as we kickoff our week of celebration
Sunday, September 26 (2 – 3:30 p.m.): Tour of an organic farm and restoration project at Winter Green Farm, north of Noti
Tuesday, September 28 (4 – 6 p.m.): Tour of floodplain reforestation and river channel reconnection project at Snag Boat Bend along the Willamette River, north of Harrisburg
Wednesday, September 29 (5:30 – 7 p.m.): Tour of Trout Friendly Landscape project at HIV Alliance, west Eugene
Thursday, September 30: Tune in to the Virtual Live Celebration at 6 p.m. We will give out watershed awards, elect new board members, and give out prizes!

Important Dates to Remember:

September 20 – Deadline to enter into the lottery for one of our guided tours
September 27 – Deadline to register for live virtual celebration

*Attendance is FREE, but Registration will be REQUIRED for all events and the virtual celebration. Outdoor tours will be open to between 20-30 people each, and community members who register will be able to attend a maximum of one tour. See details below.

Virtual Live Event (Sept 30th, 6 p.m.)

The finale of our week of celebration will be a short (less than 45 min) live virtual broadcast on Thursday, September 30th. Any and all are welcome and encouraged to attend! Attendance is free, but we are requiring pre-registration (click on the button below) so attendees can vote in the board election.

Features:

Give out Awards! We’ll honor this year’s Watershed Awardees — the outstanding project and community partners, volunteers, contractors, and other folks who have made invaluable contributions to our watershed over the last year.
Elect New Board Members! We ask you to register so that you’ll be able to participate in a virtual vote to elect our incoming slate of volunteer board members. Help us welcome them aboard!
Highlights & Accomplishments! We’ll look back at a few of our highlights and accomplishments from the year, which we couldn’t have done without you, our watershed community.
Prizes!! We’ll be giving out prizes at the end! Anyone who donates any amount toward our Annual Celebration & Fundraiser will be entered in a drawing for prizes!

Registration is now Closed, but you may still donate using the form below!

Outdoor Tours – Learn More & Register for a Chance to Attend!

Deadline to Register for Tours is Monday, Sept. 20 at 5 p.m.!

Tour an Organic Farm! Sept. 26, 2 – 3:30 p.m.

Join LTWC board member Jabrila Via for a tour of Winter Green Farm, north of Noti on Poodle Creek Road.…
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Willamette River Restoration at Snag Boat Bend! Sept. 28, 4 – 6 p.m.

Tour will feature floodplain reforestation and side channel habitat reconnection at the publicly-owned Snag Boat Bend property.Read more
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Rain Garden Demonstration at HIV Alliance! Sept. 29, 5:30 – 7 p.m.

This tour will feature a rain garden project to treat stormwater runoff on HIV Alliance's parking lot in west Eugene.…
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Help us Reach our $12,000 Goal

We at the Council are continually inspired by our watershed community’s resilience, collective wisdom, diverse talents, and passions. Last year, we hosted our very first virtual annual celebration, which we also rebranded as a celebration and fundraiser. Like so much in the last year, that approach was new to us, and we weren’t sure what to expect. What we experienced was an outpouring of generosity that carried forward into our year-end appeal. Combined, your giving exceeded our expectationswith over $25,000 raised in a few short months. Your gifts are essential to keep the work going to improve the health of our watershed. This last year, despite a pandemic, we were able to continue working for you on behalf of the watershed by continuing to form new relationships and partnerships, and steward existing ones; we improved habitat and water quality through urban, stream, riparian, oak, prairie, and wetland restoration projects; we also brought you virtually programming to keep you connected through a series of YouTube presentations.

Our goal for this year’s week of celebration is to raise $12,000 to support amazing and cutting-edge work in the Long Tom Watershed!

Thank you for all that you do for this watershed, and please help us meet this year’s goal by giving whatever is meaningful to you.

WAYS TO GIVE:

Use the form below to pay with your credit card OR Mail a check, payable to LTWC, to 11 East 27th Ave, Eugene, OR 97405

Purchase LTWC logo wear: hats, plush otters, and steel pint glasses.

*With your gift of any amount, be it $1,000 or $1.00, you will be entered into a drawing to win a prize that will be announced during September 30th’s live event.

Give the gift of a healthier watershed home to yourself, your neighbors and your family with a generous donation today.

Event Sponsors – Thank you for your support!

Bauman Tree Farm

Roseburg Forest Products

Oregon Pacific Bank

This virtual event was also made possible in part with a grant from
Benton Soil & Water Conservation District!