The South Santiam Watershed Council will be meeting on Wednesday, March 16th at 6:00 pm at the Lebanon Public Library is canceled. The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 20th at 6:00 pm. The meeting will include a work planning session and a guest speaker, Brian Bangs, who will present on Oregon Chub in the Santiam Basin.
A meeting agenda will be posted soon.
Both Chinook salmon and winter steelhead are native to the South Santiam watershed. The Santiam watershed historically provided the bulk of the winter steelhead run in the Willamette basin, and will be key to the recovery of both steelhead and Chinook salmon.
Following the presentation, the Board of Directors will be meeting, which is also open to the public.
Happy New Year!
The South Santiam Watershed Council will be meeting on Wednesday, January 19th at 6:00 pm at the Lebanon Library. The meeting will feature a presentation by Kevin Fenn, Water Quality Specialist, with the Oregon Department of Agriculture. Mr. Fenn will present Oregon’s Agricultural Water Quality Program and the water quality rules that apply to agricultural landowners in the watershed. Agricultural water quality concerns in the watershed will be discussed, along with best management practices that landowners can use to help remedy these water quality concerns.
Following the presentation, the Board of Directors will be meeting, which is also open to the public.
Join the South Santiam Watershed Council in welcoming members and staff from the North Santiam and Calapooia Watershed Councils to Lebanon for a meeting on the Council’s innovative partnership.
The meeting will be held on Tuesday November 9th at the Lebanon Public Library, located at 55 Academy St. from 6:00-8:00 pm. We will feature a potluck, so feel free to bring your favorite dish!
SSWC Self-Evaluation Meeting
The South Santiam Watershed Council will be holding its biennial self-evaluation on Wednesday, October 20th at 6:00 pm at the Lebanon Public Library, located at 55 Academy St. This is an important opportunity for South Santiam Watershed Council members to provide input on the direction of the Council. What is working? What needs improvement? Attend the self-evaluation and have your voice heard.
Spring Chinook are spawning in Wiley Creek, and mid to late September is a great time to view them near the confluence with the South Santiam River. Remember not to harass the fish, they’ve been through an awful lot to get to this point in their lives. It’s nice to just watch them and think how lucky you are to live in such a great place!
Audio commentary is by Abbey Hartstein, age 5.
After a summer break the South Santiam Watershed Council will resume meetings in September. The September meeting will be held at the Lebanon Public Library (55 Academy St.) from 6-8 pm.
