LUCKIAMUTE WATERSHED COUNCIL
165 D Street, Independence, OR 97351 www.luckiamutelwc.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: The LWC's mission is to engage and assist landowners and communities in the voluntary protection, restoration and enhancement of the Luckiamute and Ash Creek watersheds. Significant activities include streamside revegetation with native plants, in-stream habitat enhancement, community education events, and monitoring.

Restoration Program:During fiscal year 2017-18, the Luckiamute Watershed Council worked with a total of 202 landowners along 57.3 miles of Ash Creek, the Luckiamute and Little Luckiamute Rivers and various tributaries to implement habitat restoration programs for the benefit of fish, wildlife, and improved water quality. These projects involved preparing 16.7 acres for future planting, planting or inter-planting 22,400 native trees and shrubs on 59.5 acres, and stewarding 437 total acres of revegetation across 47 land ownerships.Of those landowners, the Council worked with 175 different landowners to conduct noxious weed control, primarily knotweed and ivy control to protect riparian zones along 52.8 river miles. Outreach and Education:During FY 2017-18, the Luckiamute Watershed Council hosted or co-hosted 10 events with approximately 341 participants, including project and wildlife tours, educational events, and workshops. The Luckiamute Watershed Council also hosted 10 additional volunteer events such as weed pulls, plantings, and trash pick-up events. Across all 20 events, over 130 volunteer participants dedicated approximately 582 hours.Monitoring/Assessment/Planning:In summer 2017, the Luckiamute Watershed Council continued its temperature monitoring program, collecting water temperature data at thirty-one locations in order to understand the status of local streams and to inform project planning. An Oregon State University graduate student completed an internship in which he reviewed stormwater management in the Ash Creek watershed and the opportunities for increasing the use of low-impact development. This report will inform management options in the future. The LWC completed a modeling analysis and field verification of priority habitat reaches for salmonid fish recovery projects, partnering with state and federal agencies, private landowners, Western Oregon University, and TerrainWorks Inc. The LWC used TerrainWorks NetMap modelling tool to conduct an analysis and project prioritization process for the Luckiamute watershed and submitted its top ranked project for grant funding as a result of the analysis. In partnership with the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, the LWC also conducted an alternatives analysis to assess the project design options for enhancing floodplain connectivity at Luckiamute State Natural Area (LSNA) and selected a project design. Enhancing the extent and duration of flooding at LSNA will benefit salmon and trout species listed as endangered and threatened under the Endangered Species Act and will improve water quality on the Luckiamute and Willamette Rivers.

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