WILLAMETTE BASIN WATERSHED COUNCILS

Watershed Council Map

"Watershed councils are locally organized, voluntary, non-regulatory groups established to improve the condition of watersheds in their local area. The 1995 Legislature unanimously passed House Bill 3441 providing guidance in establishing watershed councils but making it clear that formation of a council is a local government decision, with no state approval required. 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. Through the councils, partnerships between residents, local, state and federal agency staff and other groups can be developed. Through these partnerships and the resulting integration of local efforts, the state's watersheds can be protected and enhanced."

Excerpts from An Overview of Oregon Watershed Councils, with permission from the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board

For more information about watershed councils, visit the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board website. Use the contact information provided in the links below to locate one or more of the 25 watershed councils serving the Willamette Basin.

Scappoose Bay Watershed Council Columbia Slough Watershed Council Fairview Creek Watershed Group Johnson Creek Watershed Council Tualatin Watershed Council Tryon Creek Watershed Council Tualatin Watershed Council Clackamas River Basin Council Lost Creek Watershed Group Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council Middle Fork Willamette Council Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council Long Tom Watershed Council McKenzie Watershed Council Mohawk Watershed Partnership Calapooia Watershed Council South Santiam Watershed Council Marys River Watershed Council Luckiamute Watershed Council Rickreall Watershed Council Yamhill Basin WSC Glenn-Gibson Creek Watershed Council Yamhill Basin WSC Pudding River Watershed Council Claggett Creek Watershed Council Pringle Creek Watershed Council Friends of Mill Creek North Santiam Watershed Council