Shannon Richardson

It’s Our 30th Birthday!

By Shannon Richardson / January 24, 2025
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  Thirty years ago, a group of people became aware that there was great ecological work happening in the South Santiam basin. They thought that having an organization to help…

End of the year… and what a year!

By Shannon Richardson / December 31, 2024
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I am honored to be writing my fifth end of the year update, sharing our annual report with you, along with a few collected thoughts. This year certainly looked different for the South Santiam Watershed…

Green Peter Drawdown Update

By Shannon Richardson / December 10, 2024
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    The second year of the deep drawdown at Green Peter Dam came to an unplanned halt late last month. Zach Urness, with Salem’s Statesman Journal, published a piece…

What happens now?

By Shannon Richardson / October 22, 2024
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On Thursday, October 10, 2024, the South Santiam Watershed Council hosted a meeting in Sweet Home regarding the deep drawdown of Green Peter Reservoir. The US Army Corps of Engineers,…

Green Peter Community Meeting

By Shannon Richardson / October 1, 2024
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Last year, many of us noticed changes on the river. The deep drawdown at Green Peter Reservoir resulted in visible impacts that were felt deeply in the communities downstream.  By…

We're so excited to join our partners at @commonfields on Monday to share updates about the fish passage improvements we get to do with support from @noaafisheries! Like the whole Tap Talk series, this event is FREE and open to everyone. And doggos are welcome too!Come raise a pint (10% proceeds are donated to our work!) and join us for an evening of science and celebration! @northsantiam @calapooia_watershed_council @luckiamute_wc @marysriverwc #salmon #restoration #lovewhereyoulive #southsantiam#corvallisoregon

By Shannon Richardson / September 13, 2024
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Join us for a Salmon Ecology Tap Talk!The directors of five #watershed councils will be at @commonfieldscorvallis on Monday, September 16th to talk about our recently-awarded NOAA Fisheries grant. Titled "There and back again: a salmonid's tale to restored fish passage in the Mid-Willamette," the $8.7 million award will restore fish passage to 18 different sites in the mid-Willamette, opening access to 43 miles of high-quality spawning and rearing habitat for #salmon and other native fishes including two ESA-listed species. We are excited to share how regional partnerships support largescale #habitatrestoration like this and really hope that you can join us for an evening of storytelling with sides of #science and celebration! @northsantiam @calapooia_watershed_council @marysriverwc @luckiamute_wc @commonfieldscorvallis @noaafisheries

By Shannon Richardson / September 5, 2024
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BioBlitz folks were ACTIVE over the weekend, with more than 230 observations and 167 IDs! Today is the final day to capture your own observations, whether they are in your yard, or in a nearby park. We hope you'll take a few minutes on this misty morning to join your neighbors in sharing your observations of all the critters that call our basin home. Instructions and links to downloads are available via the link in our bio or on our website! #lebanonoregon #sweethomeoregon #bioblitz #sciooregon #southsantiam #southsantiamwc …a yellow and black bumble bee clings upside down to a purple flower against a blurred green background.

By Shannon Richardson / July 29, 2024
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Come BioBlitz with us!!! Tomorrow is the kickoff for our first basin-wide BioBlitz!! What is a BioBlitz you ask? It's an opportunity to use your observation skills to help catalogue the living critters that call the South Santiam basin home! Your observations might be in your backyard and neighborhood, or you might venture further afield and visit one of the city or county parks. We are using iNaturalist to get everyone's observations in one place– if you haven't used iNaturalist before, we have tutorials on how to download and use it, as well as how to join the official South Santiam summer bio blitz. It's free, and pretty easy to get the hang of. All you need is a smartphone and a little bit of time between tomorrow, Friday, July 26th and Monday July 29th. All the details are available via the link in our bio, or on our website: SSWC.org. If you're headed out of town, keep in mind that it's fire season and make sure that you stay safe. We hope to see you out there this weekend!!#sweethomeoregon #sciooregon #lebanonoregon #southsantiam #bioblitz…. A dragonfly is on a green leaf in water in front of a log.

By Shannon Richardson / July 26, 2024
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NOAA announces the recommendation of $8.7 million in funding to restore fish passage in the Mid-Willamette

By Shannon Richardson / July 10, 2024
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The South Santiam, Calapooia, Luckiamute, Marys River, and North Santiam Watershed Councils have been recommended to receive over $8.7 million in funding from the Department of Commerce and NOAA to…

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