Council membership is open to anyone interested in the watershed, and everyone is invited to attend and participate in council meetings. The Steering Committee is made up of stakeholders who live in or derive economic benefit from the North Santiam Watershed. Board members are stakeholders who are elected on a biennial basis. Sign up for the council’s email list here. View email list archives here.
I. History & Structure
I.i. Watershed Council Background
- Organizational Map
- Council Bylaws
- County Recognition of NSWC: Marion, Linn
- Steering Committee Member List
- Member Interest Form
- Council Job Descriptions
- Organizational Policies
- NSWC Meeting Minutes
I.ii. Watershed Council “Staff”
- Handouts on employees versus contractors from Natural Resource Conservation Service.
- Council’s policy for hiring and managing contractors
- Coordinator Time Request Form
- Sample coordinator monthly report to Operations Committee
I.iii. Project Process
- Council’s policies for implementation restoration projects through sub-basin landowner groups and outside the sub-basin groups
- Project assistance request form
- Project reporting form
- Landowner agreement
II. Council Activities
- 2009-2011 Coordinator Work Plan Progress (Updated April 2010)
- 2007-2009 Council Support Final Report
- 2005-2007 Projects
- 2001-2004 Projects (6MB)
III. Oregon Plan, Open Meeting Law and Insurance
- Oregon Plan Summary
- State Attorney General Ruling on Public Meeting Law (2007)
- Watershed Council Self-Insurance
IV. Watershed Assessments
- North Santiam Watershed Assessment (PDF, 28MB)
- North Santiam Watershed Assessment Summary (PDF, 6MB)
- North Santiam Watershed Assessment Appendix: Upland Terrestrial Systems and Socio-Economic Conditions (Provided by Bureau of Land Management)
