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. Update: The link to the article is no longer available.

The South Santiam Watershed Council has been working with the Bonneville Environmental Foundation and One Tree Planted to secure funds for the 2018 planting season.  One Tree Planted has just awarded the Council $2,550 towards trees for our planting work.  Thank you One Tree Planted and Bonneville Environmental Foundation!

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

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.pdf