North Santiam Watershed Council

The next Council meeting is September 9 at 7 pm in the Stayton Community Center.  The speaker will be Dave Jepsen from Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife on the Draft Endangered Species Act Recovery Plan for Upper Willamette Salmon and Steelhead.  There will also be a comprehensive update on council projects and activities to kick off our new meeting season.

The OR Dept of Fish & Wildlife needs volunteers Sept 7,14 and 16 to help  take the carcasses out from the Minto Trap Facilities on the North Santiam to the North Santiam River and its tributaries.  These carcasses provide an important nutrient and food source to the system.  Contact Karen Hans at ODFW at 541 757 5251 or Karen.M.Hans@state.or.us if you are interested in volunteering.

The NSWC will take a summer break from meetings, with no meetings scheduled for July or August. Meetings will resume on Thursday, September 9th.

Please join North Santiam Watershed Council staff on Saturday, June 19, for a restoration tour of Stout Creek. We’ll visit several in-progress restoration/enhancement projects to see how landowners are improving water quality and wildlife habitat while still actively managing their property for multiple uses.The tour will begin at 1 pm, location TBD. Please stay tuned for more information, or contact Sarah Dyrdahl (sarah.dyrdahl(at)gmail.com) or 541.224.4531.

Mother Nature has caused our schedule to change again.  The new dates are:
June 19     Mehama to Stayton
June 26     Fishermen’s Bend to Mehama
July 10      Packsaddle to Fishermen’s Bend

The Northwest Steelheaders general meeting is on Wednesday June 16 at Paradise Island Park at 7:00 p.m.
North Santiam River Guides Associationmeets on June 23 at Neufeldt’s in Aumsville at 6:00 p.m.

Additional information is available by calling Bill Sanderson at 503-897-3301. Scenic raft trips are available for groups on all sections of the river.