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Recently, board President Lee Peterman and his partner Shirley Jolliff were honored with Linn County’s Tree Farmers of the Year award from the Small Woodlands Association. The work they have done at their property, called Bogwood, has been a labor of love. Releasing oaks from a conifer canopy and working to enhance the historic water…
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Attend this FREE 4-part workshop series online at the end of January! Dates Four consecutive Tuesday evenings from 5 pm – 8 pm starting January 26, 2021. Location Zoom meetings. Details will be sent to registrants. What you will gain Learn about natural resources. Get professional guidance on conservation projects on your land. Connect with…
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We hope that our new look will help you find the information that you’re looking for. If you live in the South Santiam watershed, or if it’s a special place to you regardless of where you call home, we are here to help you become even more invested in the watershed than you already are.…
Read MoreHave you ever wondered “How busy are beavers in Oregon?” Join us Thursday evening June 20 from 6:30 to 7:30 at Barsideous Brewing in Lebanon to find out! The event is free and open to the public. We are pleased OSU senior faculty researcher Vanessa Petro will be answering this question and more! Vanessa is…
Read MoreThe Army Corps of Engineers seeks comments for Willamette Valley System EIS. Click the link below for more info on the project and upcoming public meeting dates: https://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/Locations/Willamette-Valley/System-Evaluation-EIS/
Read MoreJoin us on Wednesday April 24 at Sankey park in Sweet Home to celebrate Arbor Day and Earth day with tree planting. Festivities start at 3:30 pm.
Read MoreEffective Forest Roads: Keep legal, reduce costs & protect water quality Learn to assess your existing road for potential problems and prioritize repairs. Workshop covers maintenance and improvement techniques, water quality and aquatic habitat concerns, regulations, contracts, technical and financial assistance available to small woodland owners. The workshop starts in the morning with an indoor…
Read MorePlease remember the South Santiam Watershed Council today, on #GivingTuesday. Your donation of $10, $25, $100 or an amount of your choosing helps sustain the important work we do in your community: connecting youth to natural resource education, replanting riparian areas and improving water quality, tackling invasive weeds and enhancing habitat for fish and wildlife.…
Read MoreThe South Santiam Watershed Council was awarded $3,500 by the Weyerhaeuser Giving Fund. The funds will be used to purchase supplies and materials that will help support natural resource education activities for Sweet Home and Lebanon area youth. Thank you Weyerhaeuser!
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