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.
The Long Tom Watershed Council looks forward to using the $5,000 grant to seed an upcoming Carp Fest/Derby in the Long Tom Watershed.
Fish Biologist Jed Kaul has had a vision for a carp derby in the Long Tom for years! We’ve tried to find the right fit for funding the last several years, and are thrilled to find this great fit with Mt. Dew as our cornerstone sponsor for this unique event. Both Jed and River Scientist / GIS Specialist Amanda Reinholtz with the council worked very hard to make this happen and we’re proud of their vision and creativity to put this together. We’ll need additional sponsors to make the dream for this multi-cultural event that brings together many different river users from all over the watershed. Stay tuned as this dream becomes a reality in the coming months.
The Long Tom Watershed Council is one of forty nonprofits to receive a grant through the MTN DEW Outdoor Grants program. The effort by MTN DEW is part of a long-term commitment to help community organizations across the U.S. who have faced funding and volunteer participation challenges due to the ongoing pandemic, and to provide outdoor enthusiasts with more access to the great outdoors by helping remove some of the key barriers. The brand has donated more than $1.25 million to fuel outdoor passions to-date.
To learn more about the MTN DEW Outdoor Grants program and the other 39 grant recipients, visit www.DEWOutdoorGrants.com.