The Luckiamute Watershed Council (LWC) is a volunteer group of neighbors from diverse perspectives working together to learn about the watershed and doing what they can to improve local water quality and habitat conditions.

Our mission is "helping people help their watershed" and to foster good stewardship of natural resources and to develop an improved understanding of the area’s biological diversity.

We are able to implement projects that protect and enhance our natural resources through the cooperation and support of local agencies, schools, landowners, industries and businesses. The Council is representative of the stakeholders in the watershed and includes people with a wealth of knowledge in the areas of aquatic ecology, forest ecology, hydrology, education, wildlife ecology, natural resources management, engineering, agriculture, geology and forestry. We encourage participation from all people who live or work in the watershed.

Mission of the Luckiamute Watershed Council

The LWC was formed in 2001 to share information, to help address watershed management issues, and to provide a framework for coordination and cooperation among watershed interests. The LWC strives for a sustainable and healthy ecosystem that provides a strong socio-economic base for communities in the watershed. It supports better stewardship of natural resources and an improved understanding of the local biodiversity. Read more About Us here.

Knotweed in the Upper Luckiamute

As the knotweed begins to die, its leaves curl and turn reddish.
--Photo by Kirk Lewis

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Why Care?

_Invasive weeds displace native plants and wildlife.  They reduce biodiversity, impede water flow and water quality, alter hydrologic conditions and flooding regimes, increase soil erosion, decrease land values, reduce crop yield and quality, and completely change how natural ecosystems function. If you suspect you have knotweed, contact the Luckiamute Watershed Council at 503-837-0237 or  please email us info@luckiamutelwc.org. We'll be there to help.

WHAT'S NEW

Next LWC Meeting:

• 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
• Thursday, June 13, 2013
• Falls City Elementary School (Cafeteria Room):
  177 Prospect Street, Falls City
  
• Please note this is not our regular meeting location!
  

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The LWC is soliciting for Project Management Services - through May 31, 2013.

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Large Wood Placed in Upper Maxfield Creek

In partnership with the BLM, the Luckiamute Watershed Council successfully placed 25 additional pieces of large wood in Upper Maxfield Creek. Large wood adds needed complexity to streams, slows water velocities, and helps create various types of habitat for fish and the aquatic insects they eat. See this video from Freshwaters Illustrated for more information about the importance of large wood http://vimeo.com/58400710 (not our project site).
And check out Luckiamute Watershed Council's Facebook page for a video of the helicopter placing a log in the stream (Facebook button below).

FISH SURVEY: WATERSHED NEEDS YOUR ATTENTION

Click on Photo for survey info.

CONTACT US

Kristen Larson
Council Coordinator

Peter Guillozet
Project Manager

George Grosch
Chair

Suzanne Moellendorf
Immediate Past Chair

Gail Oberst
Vice Chair

Karin Nembach
Secretary

Dan Farnworth
Treasurer

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Luckiamute Watershed Council  •  Helping people help their watershed
226 S. Main Street, Suite L  •  Independence, Oregon  97351
503-837-0237  •  Email Us Here