About Luckiamute Watershed Council

About the Luckiamute Watershed Council

The Luckiamute Watershed Council (LWC) is a diverse group of volunteers who work together to learn about the watershed and to improve water quality and habitat conditions. The LWC promotes projects that protect and enhance natural resources through the cooperation and support of local agencies, schools, landowners, industries and businesses.

Formed in 2001, the LWC has a 13-member Board of Directors. The Council is representative of the stakeholders in the watershed and includes people with experience in fisheries, agriculture, forestry, education, and natural resource management. Anyone who lives or works in the Luckiamute River or Ash Creek watersheds is welcome to attend LWC meetings or participate in watershed activities.

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. 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.

LWC Mission Statement

To engage and assist landowners and communities in the voluntary protection, restoration and enhancement of the Luckiamute and Ash Creek watersheds.

LWC Goal

The goal of the Council is to promote broad and informed public participation in the ecologically and economically sound sustainability and improvement of natural resources and environmental quality in the Luckiamute watershed.

LWC Objectives

Assess watershed condition through observation and monitoring projects, including water quality
Identify opportunities and recommend priorities for maintenance and improvement of the watershed
Promote public understanding and facilitate impartial and broad-based discussion about issues
Promote learning about the watershed
Promote stewardship by individual landowners and assist them with projects
Promote collaboration among organizations and agencies to conduct restoration projects
Maintain a membership that represents a broad spectrum of the natural resource interests within the watershed
Consider the interrelationships among social, economic, and biological systems within the watershed