Love Your Watershed

Adopt-A-Road

Date: Saturday, October 2
Time: 9:00am - 11:00am
Place: Paddler's Access Parking Lot,
Buena Vista Road, Independence

Help us keep trash out of our streets and our streams! Sign up below to join us for the LWC's bi-annual clean-up of our one-mile stretch of Buena Vista Road near Luckiamute State Natural Area. Click here for more details and to RSVP.

Fall Bird Walks

Date: Sunday, October 3 & 10
Time: 8:00am - 12:00pm
Place: Soap Creek Schoolhouse (37465 NW Soap Creek Rd, Corvallis)
Cost: FREE (Bring your own lunch, water & binoculars)

Join Salem Audubon member Mike Unger and local landowners for a stroll through oak savanna, meadows, wetlands and riparian forest located on private properties in the beautiful Soap Creek Valley, just north of Corvallis. Along the way we will be learning from Mike how to look and listen for the resident and migratory birds we discover along the way. We’ll also hear about the history and restoration efforts happening in this area. You are invited to bring a lawn chair and a bag lunch to enjoy a socially-distanced picnic by the historic Soap Creek schoolhouse afterwards. Details and RSVP information coming soon!

Orca Recovery Day Tree-Planting

Date: Saturday, October 16
Time: 9am - 12pm
Place: Gun Club Road, Independence (exact location will be emailed to registered volunteers)

On October 16, celebrate Orca Recovery Day with us by planting native trees and building deer-proof fences to help restore the streamside habitat along Ash Creek! Stay tuned for more details and RSVP information.

Virtual Sips 'n' Science Pub Talk: Topic TBA

Date: Tuesday, November 2
Time: 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Via Zoom

Speaker: Jennifer Beathe, Forester and Outreach Manager for Starker Forests, Inc.
Stay tuned for more details, coming soon!

Virtual Sips 'n' Science Pub Talk: Black Settlement History in Oregon

Date: Wednesday, December 1
Time: 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Via Zoom

We are excited to welcome Troy Tate of Oregon Black Pioneers for a virtual Sips 'n' Science Pub Talk! Troy will be presenting on Black history in Oregon, including in and around the Luckiamute watershed. Stay tuned for more details, coming soon!

LWC 20th Anniversary Photo Contest Results

Check out all the winners of our six photo contest categories (Landscapes, Wildlife, Plants, People, Water and Youth Entries), plus the overall Grand Prize winning photograph! Head to our photo contest winners page.

Virtual Workshop: Planning and Planting Your Native Garden

In this virtual workshop, you will learn how to identify your soil types and pick the best native plants for your yard and garden! You’ll also hear about some of our favorite natives, why they are beneficial, and how to maximize your chance of a successful native plant landscaping project! Click here to access our Native Plant Resources page, which contains all the links, slides and information referred to in this workshop.

Virtual Sips 'n' Science Pub Talk Recordings

Although we miss being able to gather together in person during our 2020 - 2021 Sips 'n' Science series, we are excited to be able to offer you full-length recordings of our virtual pub talks! We invite you to grab a brew, glass of wine, cup of tea or whatever your beverage of choice might be, and click on each of the recording links below for a virtual Sips 'n' Science experience!

What Birds Reveal About Floodplain Function
Speaker: Dr. Joan Hagar (aired on October 13, 2020)

The Power of Partnership: 20 Years of Restoration with the LWC
Speakers: Kristen Larson & Jean-Paul Zagarola (January 28, 2021)

Climate Change & Assisted Migration: Who's calling the shots?
Speaker: George Kral (aired on November 18, 2020)

Tribal Lands Management
Speaker: Lindsay McClary (March 31, 2021)

Virtual Plant ID Walk & Learn

We are excited to announce that you are now able to participate in a virtual Plant ID Walk & Learn from your living room! In this video, Jody Einerson and Brad Withrow-Robinson from Oregon State University Extension Office show you how to identify several native woodland trees, shrubs and herbacious plants commonly found in our watershed. A big thank you goes to Willamette Habitat Restoration fund for providing the funding for this video production!

Thank you to our generous Love Your Watershed sponsors and partners for your support in helping us achieve our goal of connecting our communities to their watershed!

Donate to the Love Your Watershed Program!

**COVID-19 Update**

In order to comply with the latest federal and CDC recommendations and recent state requirements, we are canceling or postponing all of our April indoor and outdoor events. We hope to reschedule some of them for later in the year, and will continue to update our event calendar in the coming weeks. Please click here for a message from LWC Executive Director, Kristen Larson.

Be a Community Scientist!

Date: Any day!
Time: Anytime!
Place: Your home, yard or (once social distancing restricitions are lifted) your community!

Now is a great time to get involved in gathering data and observations of the natural world from your own backyard! The data you collect will contribute to a greater understanding of our natural world. Learn more by clicking here.

Photo: Miriam Haugen, 2018

Get to Know Your Watershed

Date: Any day!
Time: Anytime!
Place: Your internet-enabled computer, laptop or mobile device

The first step to protecting the health of your rivers, lands and communities is knowing which watershed you are a part of, and how your community fits into the bigger picture. Click here to learn how to identify your watershed.

Stay tuned for updates about our events and rescheduling information, coming soon!

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