1)  The South Santiam Watershed Council will be having a council meeting on Tuesday, May 15 from 3-5pm at the Lebanon Public Library.  The meeting is open to the public. 2)  The South Santiam Watershed Council will host a Science Pub on Wednesday May 16 from 6 to 8 pm at Barsideous Brewing, located at…

The South Santiam Watershed Council will host a Science Pub on Wednesday May 16 from 6 to 8 pm at Barsideous Brewing, located at 644 South Main St. Lebanon. Jeff Clawson will speak about the importance of water quality as it relates to beer brewing in his presentation “Water, the main ingredient in beer”. Jeff…

The next South Santiam Watershed Council meeting will be Tuesday, March 20 from 3 – 5 pm at the Lebanon Public Library (55 Academy St., Lebanon). Our speaker will be Laurie Nichols from the Army Corp of Engineers.  Laurie will be speaking on the ACOE recent Willamette Basin Review which discusses scenarios for reservoir operations…

The South Santiam Watershed Council’s 2018 Scott Creek steelhead habitat enhancement project was recently highlighted by the US Army Corp of Engineers.  This project was partnership between the council, ACOE, Weyerhaeuser, OWEB and Meyer memorial Trust.  Click the link to view the article on the ACOE webpage. http://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/news/feature/Article/1443652/corps-helps-protect-steelhead/

Our partners at the Bonneville Environmental Foundation have a great blog post about trees and water on the One Tree Planted webpage.  Click the link below to read the post: http://blog.onetreeplanted.org/stories/trees-water-oregon-watershed The South Santiam Watershed Council has been working with the Bonneville Environmental Foundation and One Tree Planted to secure funds for the 2018 planting…

The South Santiam Watershed Council is hosting our first Science Pub!  Have pizza and the beverage of your choice while learning about salmon restoration! When:  Wednesday, Oct 25 from 6 – 8 pm.  Arrive at 5:30 to get settled in. Where: Schmizza Public House, 2602 – S. Santiam Hwy, Lebanon Who:  Karen Hans,  ODFW fish…

Friday, July 21st Tour Time: 12:00 PM Tour Start Location: Waterloo County Park Shelter #4 (by boat ramp) BBQ/Potluck: 3:30 PM Location: Waterloo County Park Shelter #4 *burgers and veggies burgers will be provided. Please bring a side or beverage to share. RSVP: By Tuesday, July 18th to Angela Stewards.ywc@gmail.com or 541-990-6654 Picnic Invite 2017

The Oregon Environmental Council has written a story about stream restoration that has been ongoing at Glen Soltau’s family property. Check out the link below to read more about how Glen and the SSWC are working together on his property. Restoring Hamilton Creek: The Soltaus’ Story  

The SSWC has a RFP for the Thomas Creek Side Channel Enhancement project planned for summer 2017 implementation. Click link below for RFP: Thomas Creek Side Channel Enhancement RFP