Dedication of the Ron Petitti Pavilion at Garden Lake Park
Saturday, July 4th 4-7pm 390 Melton Road, Creswell

What a grand finale to the Garden Lake Park Restoration Project! The Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council is very proud to be part of the celebration of the Ron Petitti Pavilion. This youth-oriented nature pavilion was developed to honor the late Mayor Petitti, who started improving the park over 7 years ago with help from students and community members.

The celebration will feature an evening of food, music, a youth nature fair, tours, and a keynote address by former Governor Barbara Roberts! We will have a booth and encourage everyone to come early and take a tour of this highly improved natural area in the heart of Creswell.

During completion of our 11-acre habitat restoration project at the park, the Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council was a partner in this project—ultimately co-coordinating content for 8 pavilion signs and 20 trail signs around the park with John Park, Raja Shah, and a team of volunteers.
 
Thanks to the devoted efforts of so many volunteers and organizations, construction on the Garden Lake Ron Petitti Pavilion is complete! The U.S. Marine Reserves Eugene Engineering Company A generously donated their services to construct the building. EPUD donated solar panels to place on the pavilion roof. Creswell High School teachers and students were instrumental, as were the Boy Scouts, Creswell Historical Society, and others.

This pavilion will be a memorial to the legacy of Ron Petitti, and to the youth of Creswell. Interpretive signage and an outdoor learning area are now available at the park for local students and children to more fully engage this close-in natural area.

 

July 16th – 19th
Bohemia Mining Days Celebration in Cottage Grove

We will have a booth this year, featuring a stream simulator for the kids and an invasive plant display. Stop by the booth on July 17th to have your invasive species questions answered by our plant experts.
 

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Restore

Volume I Spring 2009 Newsletter
Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council

Welcome to the second edition of the Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council quarterly newsletter, the Restore. Each quarter, look in the Restore for upcoming events, updates on current projects, opportunities to volunteer, important restoration information, and more!

See Volume 1 Winter RESTORE.

If you would like to receive a printed copy of Restore, please email your name, address, telephone, and email to our Executive Director

To provide you with more information about the Council, see our Biennial Report which outlines key activities of the 2007-2008 biennium.

Help support restoration and the
Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council.

Give the gift that keeps on growing and supports a healthy watershed!

More Donation Info HERE

We have special edition prints from local artist Tony Willey. For a donation of $30 or more, you will receive both a print and 5 trees planted in honor of you or someone you choose.

Review the PowerPoint presentation for the February 25th public meeting on Mosby Creek Roadside Vegetation Management presented by Orin Schumacher, vegetation management coordinator in the Lane County Department of Public Works. This PowerPoint presentation is in PDF format

Review the slide presentation from the Coast Fork January 27th public meeting on Early Detection/Rapid Response for invasive species presented by Tania Siemens.

Note: this is a large PDF file with many photos. It will take a few minutes to display

Community
Alerts

Japanese Knotweed

Do you have this plant in your yard?

If you do, then you have a very invasive weed and it should be eliminated.
What is it and why is it so invasive?

Garden Lake Riparian Restoration Project

Centrally located in the Creswell park situated in the NE corner of the I-5 interchange, this 34-acre park is home to a variety of water birds, raptors and migrating songbirds. As the ponds are in-line with Hill Creek, their condition affects the ability of that system to support native cutthroat trout, Western pond turtles and other aquatic species.

More Information and link to restoration photos HERE

Coast Fork Action Plan

In 2005, the Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council completed the Lower Coast Fork Assessment. Drawing from recommendations in this local document, and a diversity of reference materials, the Coast Fork Action Plan was completed in June 2007. This document serves as an outline of both geographic and ecological priorities for the restoration work implemented by our council. Our Technical Committee uses this framework to guide project choice and development.

As we strive to represent local interests, please bring any missing priorities or updates to our attention!

This project was funded by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality 319 program and the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board.

Action Plan

ODFW Fish Monitoring & Council Partnership

ODFW Fish Biologist Erik Moberly works closely with volunteers to install & maintain the hoop fish trap in Hill Creek above Garden Lake Park and the screw trap on Mosby Creek. The Council relies on partnerships with local natural resource agencies for this data about key species.Last Fall, ODFW planted Spring Chinook in Mosby Creek at the request of a local timberland manager. All interested parties will be awaiting the return of the juveniles that successfully emerged from the redds! A Mosby Creek Stakeholder Group is now forming to plan restoration projects in this important tributary. To get involved contactVolunteers are needed to check the hoop fish trap to be located at Hill Creek above Garden Lake Park and the screw fish trap on Mosby Creek

Please contact us and we will let Erik know you are interested.

  Contact the watershed office

TMDL Implementation Planning

The Coast Fork Council is exploring involvement with local municipalities Creswell & Cottage Grove) on their water  quality requirements.

The pollutants of concern in the Coast Fork include:
     TEMPERATURE, NUTRIENTS, & MERCURY

Habitat restoration such as tree planting can SHADE waterways, which reduce temperatures. The Council will be assisting in the identification of solutions for pollution mitigation and prevention!

Public Meetings

Public meetings are usually held on the 4th Wednesday of each month
6:30 – 8:30 pm

Cottage Grove Community Center, 700 E. Gibbs St.

Donations

Excited to have an active Watershed Council in the Coast Fork Watershed?

If you like the work we are doing, please support us!

A tax-deductible donation is possible due to a partnership we have with the Coast Fork Fund/McKenzie Watershed Alliance

 Consider making a donation to your watershed.

See how HERE

Visit our Gallery movie for some interesting watershed photos 

WILLAMETTE RIVER WATERSHED

Nestled between the Cascade Mountains and the Coast Range of Oregon, the Willamette Valley represents a unique geographical area. Its mild climate and fertile soils have long been a place of human habitation. The watershed is also an important tributary of the Columbia River, one of the largest in the US. The importance of this region ecologically and economically cannot be understated, thus the stewardship of this landscape and its waterways are key to the health of this place and its inhabitants.

Enjoy your watershed.