Our goal: to promote the understanding, protection and thoughtful management of Woahink Lake and its watershed and ecosystem.

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Siuslaw Watershed Council     541-268-3044      watershed[at]siuslaw.org 

PO Box 422    Mapleton, OR 97453


Thank you for your involvement in the Siuslaw Watershed Council (SWC). We are are excited to announce the 16th annual Native Plant Distribution! We are now accepting landowner requests for free plants and trees for planting on lake and stream banks. Respond to this email directly or call our office to get your order in today.

The SWC gives away thousands of free trees and shrubs to riparian landowners in the Siuslaw watershed and Coastal Lakes areas. To view a map of the Siuslaw and Coastal Lakes region, click here.   To find out more about the Native Plant Distribution, click here. 

Distribution Day will be Saturday, February 8, 2015. Please submit your requests ASAP by contacting Kiira Siitari at 541-268-3044 or email nativeplants[at]siuslaw.org.  Priority request deadline: December 20, 2014. Requests will still be taken after 12/20, however, due to limited supplies, preference is given to requests placed on or prior to this date.
 Other news:

January SWC General Meeting
• Nominations and Elections for the 2015 SWC Leadership Body and Board of Directors
• Quantifying Mountain Stream Sediment Transport and Hydraulics (In other words: Trying to Understanding Wood’s Role in Sediment Transport)—
Jon Sanfilippo (OSU Graduate Student, Water Resources Engineering)
• And More
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
6:30-8:30pm
Doors Open at 6:00pm
Mapleton Grange
10880 East Mapleton Rd


Thank you,

Kiira Siitari
Integrated Watershed Projects Manager
nativeplants[-at-]siuslaw.org
Siuslaw Watershed Council

 

The Siuslaw Watershed Council, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, provides an opportunity for local people to plan and participate in the restoration of their watershed.

Watershed councils are volunteer organizations that develop and participate in community efforts to restore and protect watershed health, water quality and native fish populations. Every council is unique, and each council reflects the interests and land ownership patterns in their watershed. Councils are not governmental organizations and are not regulatory.

Anyone can participate in the Council! We help landowners fund and carry out protection and restoration efforts on their land. We form partnerships with industries and agencies to implement important research and restoration efforts. We provide educational opportunities for the Council and the community. If you are interested in watershed health, get involved! COUNCIL MEMBERS MAKE IT HAPPEN!

To learn more about the SWC follow the links below:

 

"Like" the Siuslaw Watershed Council on Facebook to get updates and other info.

If you would like a membership or to make a donation to the SWC, please click here to to go to our Membership and Donation page. You will be able to donate online or download a form to send in to join or donate. Thank you for your interest in the Siuslaw Watershed Council!

The July Last Year General Council Meeting on Coastal Lakes

was held in late July

  • Coho Life History in the Coastal Lakes–Charley Dewberry, Gutenburg College

  • Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) Project Update–Rich Miller, PSU

HELP FOR YOUR NATIVE SEEDLINGS 

  • Free release assistance (clearing around native plants) will be available later this summer. Contact the SWC Office for more info. 

  • Office volunteer needed for filing, article archiving, and other tasks. Contact the SWC  for more info.

  • ENCROACHING PLANTS?   Grasses and other brush are competing with your native seedlings for sun, water, & nutrients. 

  • You can release your seedlings by cutting back or clearing 3-5ft around the base of the plant. 

  • Release assistance may be available in mid-July. Contact the SWC office with inquiries. 

  • STILL ROOM IN CAMPS - As of print time, we are still accepting applications for all camps. 

 

Know youth who want to wade in creeks looking for insects and fish, help restore a stream bank, and more? 

Visit www.siuslaw.org/camps to download an application or 

call the SWC office to have one mailed to you. Although we still have some openings they may fill fast, so get your application in ASAP.

 

Do you live in the Siuslaw Watershed? Do you need to restore your riparian area after recent storm events? Maybe you participated in the Siuslaw Watershed Council Free Native Plant Distribution in February, or maybe you missed it. Here is a chance to get more trees to restore your riparian areas! These trees need homes, so don't be shy. You are welcome to as many of them as you are willing to plant. Here is a list of trees that are available.

200-500 of each of the following trees and shrubs:

Douglas spiraea
Poplar
Red osier dogwood
Indian plum
Various willows
Big leaf maple
Salmonberry
Woods rose

They are outside the SWC office in Mapleton. There are also Douglas fir and Western hemlock available.

If you come to the SWC office after hours, please remember to fill out a form to let me know how many and what you take. The forms will hanging outside by the door in a manila envelope. 

Reminder: Don't forget to flag your trees and shrubs! This will greatly increase the success rate of your plants.

Please click on the following email address watershed[at]siuslaw.org to place a request. 

PLANT PROTECTION AND FLAGGING ● We have free tubes, fencing, and flagging avail-able for use on native riparian plants. Once again free release (brush/invasives clearing) assistance will be available this summer. Contact Ginger at the SWC Office to get plant protection and flagging, and to be put on the list for summer release assistance.

SIUSLAW WATERSHED EXPLORATION CAMPS ● Intro Day Camp, June 25-28, 2012, for youth entering grades 4-6. Intermediate Day Camp, July 9-12, 2012, for youth entering grades 6-8. Advanced Camp, July 16- 20 (one overnight), 2012, for youth entering grades 8-12 with a strong interest in, and knowledge of, watershed sciences. Info and applications will be available in mid-May at www.siuslaw.org/camps!

SWC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SILENT AUCTION 

● Great goods and services available to the winning bidders. Visit www.siuslaw.org/silent-auction for details on items and how to bid. Help support the development of great watershed restoration, monitoring, and outreach projects!

Contacts regarding the previous the silent auction: 

Jim Grano, George Uriona, fundraiser[at]siuslaw.org

Siuslaw Watershed General Council Meeting:

Please see their site if nothing is posted.

 

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