Middle Fork Science Pub: Restoring the Staley Creek Floodplain
Rivers and streams are dynamic environments that are constantly changing. Or at least they should be. For the last 50 years, lower Staley Creek was static - confined to constructed berms that kept it channelized and didn't allow water to flow out onto the floodplain. Thanks to a grant from the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board […]
2017 Great Willamette Clean Up on the Middle Fork
Oakridge river lovers unite! The Middle Fork Watershed Council will be leading an effort to clean up Salmon Creek and the Middle Fork starting at the Greenwaters Park Pavillion where participants will split up into groups to clean pre-designated sites in Greenwaters, Salmon Creek and other areas along the Middle Fork. This cleanup will be […]
Mushrooms of the Middle Fork
USDA Middle Fork District Ranger Station 46375 Hwy. 58, Westfir, OR, United StatesPlease join Middle Fork Willamette Watershed Council and USFS Botanist, Molly Juillerat, for our annual Mushrooms of the Middle Fork foray! Learn how to find and identify typical northwest edibles, pick up a mushroom permit, and have fun meeting other enthusiasts in your area. We'll meet at the Middle Fork Ranger District Office on Hwy. 58 […]
Board of Directors Meeting
MFWWC office 38259 Wheeler Road, Dexter, OR, United StatesThe monthly Board of Directors Meeting, held at the MFWWC office, 38259 Wheeler Road, Dexter, from 5-7 pm.
Thurston Hills Natural Area Grand Opening Celebration
Thurston Hills Natural Area 7575 Main St, Springfield, OR, United StatesCome celebrate the grand opening of Thurston Hills Natural Area in Springfield! This great event will feature key speakers to talk about the project as well as featuring booths of organizations that made this project a success. Middle Fork Willamette Watershed Council will be there talking about our oak restoration project at Thurston Hills and […]
Friends of Buford Park & Mt. Pisgah Turtle Flats Tour
Join the Friends’ of Buford Park Executive Director Chris Orsinger for a morning tour of Turtle Flats, a 62 acre floodplain where the Coast Fork and Middle Fork of the Willamette River come together. The Friends recently purchased and are in the process of restoring the area. Come see the old gravel ponds which now […]
Friends of Buford Park Willamette Confluence Preserve Tour
Join The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and Friends of Buford Park on a walking tour of the Willamette Confluence. The Willamette Confluence features extensive habitats that are endangered in the Willamette Valley and includes six miles of river corridor, floodplain forest, wetlands, upland oak woodlands and native prairie. The Conservancy is working with partners to reconnect […]
Dorris Ranch Community Planting Event
Dorris Ranch 205 Dorris St, Springfield, ORJoin us and help put the finishing touches on our oak woodland restoration project at Dorris Ranch. Together with Willamalane we have worked to release the oak woodland, and now we need your help to give it a little love. We will be planting native shrubs and wildflowers that are adapted to areas with more […]
MFWWC Science Pub – Floodplain Restoration: The Story of Staley Creek & Board Elections
Hilltop Bar & Grill 35831 OR-58 #2, Pleasant Hill, ORRivers and streams are dynamic environments that are constantly changing. Or at least they should be. For the last 50 years, lower Staley Creek was static - confined to constructed berms that kept it channelized and didn't allow water to flow out onto the floodplain. Thanks to a grant from the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board […]