Mission: To involve local people in the enhancement and protection of the South Santiam watershed for the social and economic benefit of its landowners, managers, and users.
The South Santiam Watershed Council will be meeting on Wednesday, February 17th at 6:00 pm at the Lebanon Library. The library is located at 55 Academy St. in Lebanon.
This month we are pleased to welcome Greg Taylor, supervisory fisheries biologist with the Army Corps of Engineers. Mr. Taylor will be presenting an update on the 2008 biological opinions on the impact of the 13 federal dams located in the Willamette Basin.
Come prepared to learn about how the “Bio-Op” will shape operations at Foster and Green Peter Dams over the coming years, and what that might mean for fisheries in the South Santiam watershed.
The South Santiam Watershed Council will be holding it’s January meeting on Wednesday, January 20th at the Lebanon Library from 6:00-8:00 pm. This month, we are pleased to welcome Joe Holmberg, retired OSU faculty, who will be delivering the following presentation:
Woody Biomass: The Triple Win – Takes a close look at opportunities for the conversion of woody biomass from Oregon’s forests into “green” energy, biofuels and other bioproducts.
The new Lebanon Library is located at 55 Academy St.
The mouth of Ames Creek in Sweet Home, Oregon presents a passage barrier to migrating fish in the South Santiam River. These fish include Upper Willamette Spring Chinook Salmon, Winter Steelhead, and resident trout.
Historically, fish had access to Ames Creek during the winter months when the South Santiam River would backflood into the creek. The South Santiam River is now regulated by Foster Dam upstream of the Ames Creek confluence and backflooding into the creek occurs rarely, if ever. Restoring consistent fish passage into Ames Creek is a goal of the South Santiam Watershed Council.
The South Santiam Watershed Council will be meeting next Wednesday, November 18th from 6:00-8:00 pm. We will be meeting at the new Lebanon Library at 55 Academy St. next to the Senior Center. The meeting room is located directly to the left as you enter the building.
The SSWC is pleased this month to welcome Professor David E. Hibbs, Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society, Oregon State University. Professor Hibbs will be presenting on “Patterns of Riparian Forest Vegetation”.
This presentation will touch on the results of three riparian studies. The first is an overview of the variation in riparian forest composition from the scale of Western Oregon to the scale of stream reaches. The second study looks at trees in riparian forest undisturbed by humans for the last 150+ years, asking questions about future potential large wood input into streams. The third study compares food chains in alder-dominated and conifer-dominated riparian forest. Most riparian management decisions are based on shade and large wood considerations; this presentation will look at nutrition as a third factor in these decisions.
The presentation will run from 6:00-7:00 pm, the Board of Directors meeting will follow, which is also open to the public.
Board Meeting Agenda
7:05-7:10 October Meeting Minutes Review and Approval
7:10-7:25 Discussion on Upper Willamette Salmon and Steelhead Recovery Plan: South Santiam Actions
7:25-7:35 Fiscal Discussion: Investment Strategy
7:35-7:40 Willamette Model Watershed Timeline
7:40-7:45 Discussion: Storage space…
7:45-7:50 Spring Events Announcements and Discussion
