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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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Fighting the 2023 Wiley Creek Fire was an “All Hands on Deck” effort. Join us on June 3rd to hear the story from fire managers and local timber industry representatives. Details: June 3rd from 5-7pm in the Sweet Home High School Auditorium. Hope to see you there! Image is a smoky forest with active fire. White text on an orange background provides event details……#southsantiam #sweethomeoregon #wildfire #wildlandfire #wildfireriskreduction #forestmanagement.

By Shannon Richardson / May 16, 2024
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Friday field day!! Staff and friends spent the morning cutting and planting willows along Crabtree Creek today. Highlights of the day include several small beaver dams, a curious coyote, and the satisfaction of seeing a mature planting on a bluebird day!Photo 1: image of water flowing over a small dam constructed of beaver-chewed sticks. Grass lines the banks.Photo 2: a green, grassy field broken up by a fence with a bush in the center, against a backdrop of large trees. A coyote is barely visible by the bush. Photos 3 & 4: green grass and a blue sky with trees and shrubs of various sizes.

By Shannon Richardson / March 8, 2024
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We invite you to join us at the Lebanon Senior Center tomorrow from 7-9pm to learn more about the drawdown at Green Peter. This community meeting is not part of a public process, but rather a time for folks who have questions and want to better understand what's happening in the South Santiam basin to gather. We will open the meeting with a short talk from subject matter experts to help us develop a common understanding of the mechanics of the drawdown, and what brought the Corp to this action. Then we'll move into a time for questions and answers, learning more about what the coming weeks and months may bring. Friends, we recognize that the impacts of the drawdown have been significant and there is deep concern in the community. Tensions are high. We hope that when you and your neighbors leave tomorrow's meeting, you will not only have more information than when you came in, but that you will also know who to contact with additional questions and concerns. If you aren't able to make it tomorrow, we'll post a summary of questions and answers on our website next week.

By Shannon Richardson / November 29, 2023
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Over the last few months, many of us have noticed that both Foster Reservoir and the mainstem South Santiam River have been moving a lot of sediment, flowing brown and muddy. Some of us have seen dead and dying fish, or have noticed other impacts from the drawdown at Green Peter Reservoir. By now, most folks know that the US Army Corps is responding to a court order to draw down Green Peter. This is intended to provide downstream passage for young, federally-protected Chinook and steelhead. But folks also want to know what the impacts mean for other species, for drinking water, and for the wellbeing of the larger watershed. Please join us on Thursday, November 30, for a community gathering at the Lebanon Senior Center to learn more, ask questions, and be in conversation with staff from the Army Corps. Doors open at 6:30, and there will be a short talk at 7, followed by time for Q&A. #lebanonoregon #sweethomeoregon #southsantiamriver #southsantiamwatershedcouncil #linncountyoregon

By Shannon Richardson / November 14, 2023
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Linn County is hosting an evening to help provide information on keeping homes and communities safe before, during and after wildfire. They've been working with local partners to update the Community Wildfire Protection Plan, and this is a great opportunity to see what it includes and to provide input on your wildfire-related priorities. Please RSVP for this free event at bit.ly/linncwpp and we'll see you next month!

By Shannon Richardson / November 6, 2023
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What a fun workshop we had yesterday with our sister council to the North! Making brooms out of scotch broom and learning about the history and lore around the plant was fascinating, and we loved having a shared event at the historic Lacomb Grange. Thanks to everyone who came out and joined us last night– look for more public events in the future!#northsantiam #watershed #southsantiam #getcrafty #scotchbroom

By Shannon Richardson / October 20, 2023
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