Tualatin River Watershed Council

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Tualatin River
Watershed Council 2005-06 2006-07
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Overview

• Council
• Education and Community Outreach
• Collaboration and Outreach
• Partnering with others in outreach
• Projects
• 2006-07 Goals

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Water feasibility study
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Council Meetings
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Council Meetings
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Council Members and Staff
Council Interns Brian Eagle Marion Warfield Debi
Miller Patty Miller Arianne Cease
Retiring Council Members Tina Alexander Pam
Maher Tom Wolf
New Council Members Brenda Bateman John
Driscoll Rich VanBuskirk
Council Volunteers LeeAnn Kriegh Paul Johnson
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2005-06 Volunteer hours
Council Meetings, Committees, Officers Gales
Creek Hall Creek Other
868 690 272 164 187 308 60
Interns Stub Stewart State Park Moonshadow Park
Total 2549
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Council Members and Staff
Craig Burnham 1957-2006
Council member and Vice Chair
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Education and Community Outreach
Watershed Event
May 2005 Community event 30 organizations
100 attendees
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Education and Community Outreach
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Education and Community Outreach
Harris Bridge presentation
Recognize Washington County accomplishments for
design, storm water runoff, environmentally
friendly project
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Education and Community Outreach
Website
Council Brochure
Videos

• Promotional for Watershed Event
• How stakeholders can make a difference
• 2. Day of Watershed Event
• Watershed residents stewards

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Partnering with others in outreach
Tualatin Basin Public Awareness Committee

• Naturescaping classes
• Washington County home garden show
• Will Hornyak school presentations
• Animal waste campaign scoop the poop

Tualatin Basin Stewardship Training

• To train leaders for basin-wide work parties
  (i.e. invasive weed removal, plantings, etc.)
• Feb 2006, Oct 2006 training sessions

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Projects
712 Square Miles Main Stem Tualatin River and
sub-basins Fanno, Rock Creek, Scoggins,
Dairy-McKay and Gales
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Projects
Lower Gales Creek
Bureau of Reclamation funding supports Council
work with sub-basin residents and landowners in a
five mile stream reach to improve stream
conditions for winter steelhead trout, native
cutthroat trout and other species.
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Projects
Lower Gales Creek
2005-06

• Studies completed on stream geomorphic work,
  large wood debris, knotweed mapping
• Study recommendations produce project priority
• Workdays April 2005, October 2005, April 2006
  (210 volunteer hours several tons of English ivy
  other invasives removed)
• March 06 spawning survey training
• June 06 invasive weed workshop
• 2005-06 Forest Grove High School students (SWRP)
  continue water quality monitoring activities.

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Projects
Lower Gales Creek
2006-07

• Gales Creek sub-basin Feb 2007 conference
• Design and engineering and permitting for
  in-stream projects
• Site 1 Removal invasive species, increase
  riparian vegetation, provide fish habitat through
  large wood debris placement and increase
  floodplain roughness.
• Site 2 Provide additional floodplain,
  stabilize eroding banks through slope regarding
  and large wood debris placement, increase fish
  habitat and re-vegetate riparian corridor.
• Identify resources and funding for implementing
  in-stream projects
• Community Restoration Project (Riparian project)
• Identify resources and funding for demonstration
  riparian planting project
• Summer 07 implement in-stream project

Ongoing

• Grant application submissions
• Landowner outreach
• SWRP monitoring

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Projects
Lower Gales Creek
Workdays
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Projects
Lower Gales Creek
Workdays
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Projects
Lower Gales Creek
Spawning Survey Training
Session at Gales Creek Elementary School
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Projects
Lower Gales Creek
Invasive Weed Workshop
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Projects
Lower Gales Creek
Student Watershed Research Project (SWRP)
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Projects
Stream Matrix
Basin wide evaluation of stream reaches for
restoration priorities
Lacey Townsend and Dean Moberg finish the project!
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Projects
Willamette Sub-basin Priorities
Completion of summary and sub-basin limiting
factors analysis by Council members for OWEB
Willamette Sub-basin Prioritization.
A full description of the Oregon Watershed
Enhancement Board can be found at http//egov.ore
gon.gov/OWEB/index.shtml
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Projects
BLM Native Plant Co-op Nursery
As a member of the Native Plant Coop Nursery, we
collect seeds, transplant plants and receive
native plants for restoration projects.
Friends of Beaverton Creek help out!
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Projects
Stub Stewart
2005-06

• Inventory and assess culverts in 1600-acre park
  through which West Fork Dairy Creek runs
• Prioritize three culverts to evaluate for
  removal/replacement
• Obtain grant funding for stream survey and
  enhancement opportunities and culvert evaluation
• Decision for two culvert removals and 1.8 miles
  of stream reach enhancement work
• Currently applying for grant funding and begin
  permitting
• Summer 2007 Implement project

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Projects
Stub Stewart
2005 Culvert inventory assessment
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Projects
Stub Stewart
July 2006 Meeting
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Projects
Moonshadow Park Enhancement
Riparian Planting Project 3.0 acres of 4.7
acre park located on Ash Creek flows 1500
linear stream feet
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Projects
Moonshadow Park Enhancement
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Projects
Hall Creek Enhancement
Riparian Planting Project on 1.2 acres (private
property) of floodplain on a tributary of Hall
Creek (Fanno Creek sub-basin)
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Projects
Hall Creek Enhancement
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Projects
Murtaugh Creek
Provide fish passage to 1.5 to 2 miles of
additional spawning and rearing
habitat Construction of roughened chute at
private water control structure To be completed
Summer 2007 East Fork Dairy Creek
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Projects
Murtaugh Creek
Looking upstream at water control structure
Water control structure
Consultants visit site
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Projects
Fields Creek
Riparian planting project of .333 acres, 300 feet
of stream frontage on Fields Creek, site is part
of native plant nursery. (Lower main stem
Tualatin Basin)
OWEB Small Grant
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Projects
Fields Creek
OWEB Small Grant
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Projects
Bateman Creek
Culvert Removal Concrete Bridge replacement
OWEB Small Grant
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Projects
Bateman Creek
Provides additional 500 feet of passage on
Bateman Creek, tributary of Gales Creek.
Project completed simultaneously with ODOT
culvert removal, bridge construction 500 feet
from site.
OWEB Small Grant
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2006-07 Goals
Council capacity
Goal (Current status)

• 90 of Council stakeholder member primary and
  alternate positions are filled with active
  members. (27 of 42 positions are filled.)
• Three to four active committees are implementing
  the Council work plan and projects. (Current
  Ways Means, Gales Creek Restoration, Stub
  Stewart State Park Restoration, and Steering
  committees. Need to identify ways to promote
  basin education and outreach and work on other
  watershed issues.)
• Leadership development need to perpetuate the
  Council has begun. (Steering Committee has begun
  process, but could use additional assistance)

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2006-07 Goals
Council capacity
Goal (Current status)

• Council website is regularly updated with stories
  on watershed stewards and projects and the
  Council website is used ongoingly by community
  members. (Need Council members or their
  organizations to write articles for website.)
• Press releases on Council and other watershed
  issues are a regular feature in local media.
  (Need Council members or their organizations to
  help write press releases and help publicize the
  Council and watershed issues.)
• Council financial capability has increased with
  Council members and partners contributing
  financially or in-kind. (Several partners are
  contributing financially and in-kind annually
  other Council members and partners need to
  identify how they can assist.)

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2006-07 Goals
Outreach
Goal (Current status)

• Identify and involve Earth Club or other high
  school groups with Council and other stakeholder
  group activities. (Beginning efforts with Forest
  Grove High School for Gales Creek projects)
• Council partners have increased outreach to the
  basin community. (Accomplishing through Gales
  Creek and other projects activities/events.)
• Work and develop relationships with a variety of
  political leaders. (Beginning need Council
  members assistance.)

Other

• Review Action Plan
• Update Implementation Plan
• (Recruit Council intern and form committee to
  start work)

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