On September 16, 2017 the City of Salem and Travel Salem awarded the North Santiam Watershed Council the first annual Salem’s River 2 Ridge Ripple Effect Award which celebrates organizations that conduct environment and community work that enhances the future of Salem, Marion and Polk counties natural assets. Award criteria: •Display leadership in environmental protection/awareness/clean-…
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The North Santiam Watershed Council Awarded $320,103 for the Bear Branch, Prairie, Oak and Stream Restoration project The project located on Bear Branch, a Lower North Santiam River Tributary in Linn County, will restore remnant Willamette Valley wet prairie and oak habitats, instream aquatic habitat complexity and streamside native vegetation (Salem) – The Oregon…
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MAKE A DIFFERENCE Click here to make a contribution! Help us help streamside landowners restore the ecological processes along the riparian areas of the North Santiam River and its tributaries. WHY RIPARIAN RESTORATION? Riparian areas help improve water quality by filtering pollutants, such as fertilizers and pesticides from the soil. Riparian areas help…
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Download Flier: 2016 Detroit Lake Clean Up Flier 8-26-16
SPECIAL THANK YOU TO MARION SWCD, MARION COUNTY, PACIFIC SANITATION, US FOREST SERVICE, OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY, CHUCK WAGON AND TO ALL THE WONDERFUL VOLUNTEERS!!!
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The Willamette River was recently graded a B- overall by the Willamette River Initiative’s first report card, with the middle and upper sections of the river scoring a grade of B. This is a result of many efforts up and down the river, but we are proud of our efforts at the North Santiam Watershed Council (NSWC) as…
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SPECIAL THANK YOU TO: All the Volunteers who came out to help us cleanup the Detroit Lake Shoreline and the Breitenbush Riverside! Boy Scout Troop 50 – Stayton, Oregon Kevin Cameron, Marion County Commissioner and his wife Judith Cameron City of Salem staff volunteer – Chris Kowitz North Santiam Watershed Council Marion County Representative…
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Click link to download PDF: NSWC 2013-2015 Biennial Report Final
