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Within Our Reach 2014

The Calapooia-Santiam Partnership table presentation at this years Within Our Reach conference in Corvallis. Excellent Conference!  Thank you to Meyer Memorial Trust, the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB) and to all the great presenters. You can find the December 11 & 12, 2014 event program HERE.

Update: 2014 Riparian Restoration Campaign

Congratulations to the following 2015-2016 North Santiam Canyon Calendar Drawing Winners! Josie Burri (Pennsylvania) -“Giving Tuesday” Calendar Winner Kate Sacamano (Portland, OR) – Calendar Winner David Myers (Spokane, WA) – Calendar Winner   Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the North Santiam Watershed Council’s 2014 Riparian Restoration Campaign. Special thank you to Michelle…
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Free Pesticide Collection Event – December 6th

  Click Here for Event Flyer: 2014-Flyer-Pesticide-Collection-1

November Meeting Canceled!

Notice: November 13, 2014; 11:30am Do to the weather the North Santiam Watershed Council is canceling the November Watershed Council Meeting originally scheduled for 7pm at the Stayton Community Center. 

Marion & Stout Creek Water Quality Monitoring Report

Monitoring Combined Nitrate-Nitrite in North Santiam River Tributaries Click Link Below to View Recent Report: Andersen North Santiam Stout Marion NO2-NO3 Stout Creek, tributary to the North Santiam River  

First Annual Detroit Lake Shoreline & Riverside Clean-Up Event: Photos

Thank you to the 70 plus amazing volunteers who came out to the First Annual Detroit Lake Shoreline & Riverside Clean-Up event on Saturday, September 27, 2014.  We collected approximately 2,400 pounds of trash from along the Detroit Lake Shoreline and along the Breitenbush River.  —————————————————————————————————————————————————————– SPECIAL THANK YOU!!! EVENT PLANNING COMMITTEE Detroit Lake Recreation…
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Detroit Lake Shoreline & Riverside Clean-Up

  Saturday  September 27, 2014 10am to 1pm RAIN OR SHINE! – DRESS FOR THE WEATHER   Join us for the Detroit Lake shoreline and Breitenbush riverside fall clean-up. Bring your helping hands and we’ll provide gloves & trash bags. Food provided by Detroit Lake Recreation Area Business Association Register to volunteer before the event…
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Upcoming Public Meetings: Willamette National Forest Road Management Discussions

Upcom­ing pub­lic meet­ings where vis­i­tors and res­i­dents of the North San­tiam Canyon can share their thoughts and pri­or­i­ties about road man­age­ment on the Willamette National For­est and the Detroit Ranger Dis­trict.   Date: Sat­ur­day, Sep­tem­ber 6, 2014 Time: 10:00 am – noon, Detroit City Hall, 160 Detroit Ave N, Detroit Ore­gon Pre­sen­ta­tion at 10:00am, open house…
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NSWC Request for Proposals

The North Santiam Watershed Council is seeking proposals for the Snake Creek Large Wood Placement Project. A mandatory pre-proposal conference will be held on-site on Wednesday, August 13th at 9:00 am.  We will meet at the Joseph Yost’s Property, 48193 Lyons Mill City Drive, Mill City, OR 97360.  Proposals will not be accepted from contractors that do not…
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Soil Health Workshop

PLEASE JOIN US!!! A growing number of America’s farmers are using soil health management systems to improve the health and function of their soil—and we’re working hand-in-hand to provide technical assistance programs and services to help ensure soil health and its associated benefits! Yamhill, Marion and Polk County SWCDs will be hosting the event at the…
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2014 Spring Weed Workshop

Thanks to all those who came out to the Stay­ton Com­mu­nity Cen­ter on Sat­ur­day, May 17th to learn about nox­ious weeds found in the North San­tiam Water­shed! The Weed Work­shop was hosted by the North San­tiam Water­shed Coun­cil, the Mar­ion Soil and Water Con­ser­va­tion Dis­trict, and the Mar­ion County Weed Con­trol Dis­trict. Lunch was catered…
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