AIR AND WATER DATA

This page provides access to spatial data used or created by the CLAMS research program, which analyzes the aggregate ecological, economic, and social consequences of forest policies in the Coast Range

Abstract -- Dam sites in Oregon.. Purpose -- Depict the approximate location of dams in the state of Oregon that the State has statutory authority over. These are dams that aregreater than or equal to 10-feet in height and store greater than or equal to 9.2-acre-feet of water behind them.

The EPA's Surf Your Watershed service can help you locate, use, and share environmental information about your state and watershed

In 1989, the McKenzie River Trust (MRT) was formed in the public interest for the protection and enhancement of the natural qualities of the McKenzie River Basin. Since that time, MRT has expanded its service area to include all the river basins in Lane and Douglas Counties. The Trust emphasizes cooperation with private landowners in a non-regulatory, voluntary approach that effectively protects "special lands.

The National Water Quality Assessment Data Warehouse integrates data (more than 11 million records) on water quality, ecology, and hydrology across the Nation, providing one of the largest nationally consistent on-line collections of water-quality data and associated information that is available. It is maintained by the U.S. Geologic Survey.

The Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP) is an overall vision for the Pacific Northwest that would produce timber products while protecting and managing impacted species.

This website is for the Aquatic and Riparian Effectiveness Monitoring Program of the Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP). It includes watershed condition monitoring information gathered as recently as 2004 for the purpose of assessing the status and trend of watershed attributes to determine if the NWFP Aquatic Conservation Strategy is achieving its goals of maintaining and restoring watersheds. Links provide access to Documents, Data, and Contacts. The Data section includes watershed specific data in a map-driven format with links to summary data tables, raw data tables, GIS layers, and site specific photos

This webpage provides access to Maps, Data and Tools developed by the Interagency Regional Monitoring Program for the Northwest Forest Plan

The Interagency Restoration Database (IRDA) was developed to meet Interagency information tracking needs in restoring aquatic systems for the Northwest Forest Plan. This site includes restoration project data as recent as 2003

OACD supports Oregon's Conservation Districts through member services, program development, training, leadership development, public education, and government relations.

The Oregon Biodiversity Information Center is part of the Institute for Natural Resources, based at Oregon State University. Our mission is to identify the plant, animal, and ecological community resources of Oregon. As part of the Natural Heritage Network and NatureServe, the Oregon Natural Heritage Information Center contributes to a better understanding of global biodiversity and provides tools for managers and the public to better protect our vanishing species and communities.

The Department of Administrative Services (DAS) is the central administrative agency of state government. DAS works to effectively implement policy and financial decisions made by the Governor and the Oregon Legislature. DAS’s Information Resources Management Division maintains the Oregon Geospatial Data Clearinghouse (link at http://www.gis.state.or.us/data/index.html), which includes statewide geospatial data for the State of Oregon.

This site allows you to retrieve air and/or water quality monitoring data from sites throughout Oregon

In an effort to make Oregon’s Natural Resource information more accessible, NRIMP (Natural Resource Information Management Program) has created NRIMP’s Data Clearinghouse website. This website will provide a centralized accumulation and dispersal exchange of natural resource data. This increased availability of data will support the Oregon Plan Assessment process, as well as other resource management efforts. The Data Clearinghouse website houses statewide reports such as watershed assessments and rapid bioassessments, data, GIS maps, and other natural resource information, especially those which are OWEB (Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board) funded, from Watershed Councils, or many other agencies. Along with NRIMP of ODFW (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife), this unified effort was done in coordination with OWEB, and INR (Institute for Natural Resources) at Oregon State University (OSU)

The Oregon Department of Forestry's Urban and Community Forestry Program provides leadership and technical services necessary to support the stewardship of Oregon's urban and community forests, and to foster public awareness of the contributions urban forest ecosystems make to the quality of life and the environmental and economic well being of Oregon cities.

This site provides access to data on public water systems in Oregon, including coliform testing, chemical testing, contacts, violations, enforcements, public notices, and basic system information

The Oregon Habitat Joint Venture is a loose coalition of private conservation organizations working with government agencies to protect and restore important habitats for birds and wildlife.

The Oregon Natural Heritage Program (ORNHP) is a cooperative, interagency effort to identify the plant, animal, and plant community resources of Oregon.

The Oregon Oak Communities Working Group is a voluntary organization whose aim is to foster constervation and restoration of oak ecosystems.

The mission of the Ocean-Coastal Management Program is to provide the public with sustainable coastal natural resources. This means our resources will be vital, accessible, plentiful, free of pollution, and where appropriate developable. Sustaining our resources is an essential element to creating livable communities on the coast.

In 1997, with the support and participation of a wide spectrum of stakeholders from all sectors and regions of the state, the Oregon Legislature and Governor established the Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds. Motivated at first by the conviction that Oregon must devise its own homegrown response to listings of coho and other salmon species under the federal Endangered Species Act, the plan quickly evolved and expanded into an unprecedented statewide program to preserve and profit from Oregon's natural legacy.

OSU Libraries provide support to meet the informational, reference, and research needs of the faculty, staff, and students at Oregon State University and citizens around the state. This support is provided through the libraries' collection of more than 1.4 million volumes, 14,000 serials, and more than 500,000 maps and government documents, which comprises materials in all subject areas. OSU Libraries assisted with development of the North Coast Basin prototype web portal.

Watershed councils are locally organized, voluntary, non-regulatory groups established to improve the condition of watersheds in their local area. Watershed councils are required to represent the interests in the basin and be balanced in their makeup. Watershed councils offer local residents the opportunity to independently evaluate watershed conditions and identify opportunities to restore or enhance the conditions.

Watershed Extension is an Oregon State University Extension Service effort that combines human and financial resources from Sea Grant, Forestry, Agriculture, 4-H, Family and Community Development, and partnerships both inside and outside of OSU. Watershed Extension faculty deliver watershed stewardship education and materials both on the OSU campus and statewide to a variety of audiences and experience levels.”

The Consortium seeks to understand the ecological consequences of possible societal decisions related to changes in human populations and ecosystems in the Pacific Northwest, and develop transferable tools to support management of ecosystems at multiple spatial scales.

For over 40 years, members of the Native Plant Society of Oregon have been visiting the wild places of Oregon to enjoy, conserve, and study its natural vegetation.

The Wetlands Conservancy (TWC), founded in 1981, is the leading organization in Oregon dedicated to protecting Oregon's greatest wetlands. Working throughout the state, the Conservancy protects and restores these key lands by promoting private and community stewardship, supporting conservation, and working in partnership in local communities. TWC owns and manages many wetlands preserves in the Portland metropolitan area and along the Oregon coast.