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Calapooia Watershed Council |
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Welcome! The Calapooia Watershed Council (CWC) is a citizen-based, stakeholder created organization that works with local communities to protect the Calapooia River and its tributaries. The Calapooia Watershed is located near the Central Cascade Mountains in Oregon and flows into the Willamette River. The headwaters of the Calapooia River are in Tidbits Mountain at over 5,000 feet in elevation. The Calapooia Watershed is 231,800 acres in area and includes 72 miles of river. The flow range of the river is very variable, ranging from below 50 cubic feet per second (cfs) during the summer months to more than 2,000 cfs during high flood events in the winter. Challenges to the Calapooia watershed include water quality, high summer water temperatures, and fish passage. The watershed is home to two federally listed fish species - Winter Steelhead and Spring Chinook.
Accomplishments ● Received the 2007 Stream Project Award from State Land Board members Governor Ted Kulongoski, Secretary of State Bill Bradbury, and State Treasurer Randall Edwards ● Completed assessment of watershed - link to Action Plan text & Map ● Completed removal of the Brownsville Dam ● Culvert, stream habitat, and fish presence surveys completed ● Restoration of Pioneer Park in Brownsville using native plants and removing invasive weeds ● Projects on landowners’ properties to improve riparian buffers ● Knotweed inventory and control project started in 2006
● Temperature and bacteria monitoring in Calapooia River & Oak Creek
● 12 cfs secured in-stream at Thompson’s Mills
● Improved fish passage in upper watershed by replacing culverts
● Restoration projects in Brush Creek sub-basin with private landowners |
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Meeting Time and Location
CWC meetings are held the second Wednesday of every month from 7:00-9:00 pm at Brownsville City Library in Brownsville, Oregon. Everyone is welcome to attend!
Click here for this month’s agenda! Click here for last month’s meeting minutes!
Contact Information
For more information, contact the Council Coordinator, Tara Putney, at:
P.O. Box 844 Brownsville, Oregon 97327 Phone number: 541-812-7622 Email: calapooia@peak.org
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Presentation of State Land Board award on April 8, 2008 |