11 Pageviews Read Stories
- EIN 45-2177036
- (503) 837-0237
- 165 D St Independence OR 97351-2406 USA
- www.luckiamutelwc.org
- Add to Favorites
Promote This Nonprofit
Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Environment, Water, Water Resources, Wetlands Conservation & Management
Mission: The lwc's mission is to engage and assist landowners and communities in the voluntary protection, restoration and enhancement of the luckiamute and ash creek watersheds. Significant activities include streamside revegetation with native plants, in-stream habitat enhancement, community education events, and monitoring.
Programs: Restoration program:during fiscal year 2016-17, the luckiamute watershed council worked with a total of 194 landowners along 57. 2 miles of ash creek, the luckiamute and little luckiamute rivers and various tributaries to implement habitat restoration programs for the benefit of fish, wildlife, and improved water quality. These projects involved planting 72,760 native trees and shrubs on 126 acres and stewarding 437 total acres of revegetation across 42 land ownerships. Of those landowners, the council worked with 153 different landowners to conduct noxious weed control, primarily knotweed and ivy control to protect riparian zones along 51. 4 river miles. The council also worked with private industrial timber landowners to resolve three passage barriers to native fish including anadromous fish species listed under the endangered species act and to enhance aquatic habitat by installing large wood structures along three stream miles. Outreach and education:during fy 2016-17, the luckiamute watershed council hosted or co-hosted 9 events with 160 participants, including project and wildlife tours, educational events, and workshops. The luckiamute watershed council also hosted 13 additional volunteer events such as weed pulls, plantings, and trash pick-up events. Across all events, 136 volunteers dedicated 500 hours to help with the events and participate in volunteer events. Monitoring / assessment / planningin summer 2016, the luckiamute watershed council expanded its temperature monitoring program, collecting water temperature data at seventeen locations in order to understand the status of local streams and to inform project planning. The lwc initiated a modeling analysis of priority habitat reaches for salmonid fish recovery projects, partnering with state and federal agencies, western oregon university, terrainworks inc. , and among other partners. The lwc used terrainworks netmap modelling tool to begin an analysis and project prioritization process for the luckiamute watershed.