Middle Fork Willamette Watershed Council

2025 Annual Watershed Celebration
2025-05-15 17:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Dorris Ranch, 205 Dorris St, Springfield, OR, 97477
Please join us for an opportunity to celebrate all the work we have done this year, recognize the funders who support us and all the volunteers who make our education program possible. Our goal this year is to raise unrestricted funds for our restoration projects, which allow us to have flexible funding to use where it’s most needed throughout project planning and implementation. Please help us raise funds by participating in the silent auction!

Bring yourself, your kids, and your significant others, but please leave your pets at home.

RSVP HERE

This event is made possible by generous support from important community partners.
Confluence Sponsor: Café Mam
Tributary Sponsor: Weyerhaeuser
Headwaters Sponsors: Oregon Water Shed, Forrest Paint Co., Fall Creek Farm and Nursery Inc., Giustina Land and Timber, Caddis Fly Angling Shop, Lane Forest Products.

Westfir Confluence Park Summer Restoration Event
2025-06-21 10:00 - 14:00 | Westfir City Confluence Park, https://maps.app.goo.gl/PGRtKSTwUGKRp9KQ9
The City of Westfir and the Middle Fork Willamette Watershed Council invite you to join us in restoration at the Westfir Confluence Park located where the North Fork of the Middle Fork Willamette and the Middle Fork Willamette Rivers meet.
On Saturday, June 21 from 10am – 2pm we will be removing invasive species as a part of ongoing habitat restoration. Please register here by June 18.
Water, light snacks, gloves and tools will be provided, but please bring a water bottle, a lunch, appropriate clothes for heat or inclement weather and anything else you may need to help pull invasive plants. All ages and abilities are welcome, and we encourage biking or carpooling as parking is limited at the site.

We look forward to seeing you there!

MFWWC Board of Directors Meeting
2025-07-23 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-09-24 17:30 - 19:00 | MFWWC Office, 655 A Street Suite A/B, Springfield, OR, 97477, United States
The Middle Fork Willamette Watershed Council Board of Directors is composed of local stakeholders who represent the diverse interests of the Middle Fork Willamette Watershed. Each of them lives, works and/or plays in the basin. Our Board meetings are open to the public and you are welcome to join the Middle Fork Willamette Watershed Council’s Board meeting at our office. If you have questions or want to receive Board meeting materials in advance of the meeting, please email Executive Director Dov Weinman at dov@middleforkwillamette.org

Summer Salmon Watch Training
2025-08-22 15:00 - 17:00 | McKenzie Watershed Council Office, 175 W B St, Springfield, OR, 97477, United States
Are you interested in supporting the Salmon Watch Program by leading a station at one of our fall field trips? Please join us for our volunteer training event this summer! This training is for new and returning Salmon Watch volunteers! Learn how to lead stations and support student learning during Salmon Watch field trips. New volunteers are required to attend at least one training option.
The training will be held at the McKenzie Watershed Council office on August 22 from 3-5 PM. Additional details will be sent post-registration.
Please use this link to register by August 11th. Registration closes on Sunday, August 17th.

Oakshire Inspires Benefit
2025-08-27 11:00 - 22:00 | Oakshire Public House, 207 Madison St, Eugene, OR, 97402
On August 27th, Oakshire Public House will be donating $1 from every core pint to the Middle Fork Willamette Watershed Council. Funds raised will support the work we do in restoration, outreach, and youth education. Please join us for food, beverages, and music by In The Alley!

Staff will be there from 5-7pm. We hope to see you there!!

Salmon Watch Field Module Training
2025-09-20 10:00 - 13:00 | Carmen Smith Spawning Channel, https://maps.app.goo.gl/XQB7Fitv7nVV6DxJ7
If you are interested in leading a station this fall during Salmon Watch and want to experience what it is like to rotate through stations and learn from experts? Join us for the field module training this fall! This training is structured as a mock Salmon Watch trip with trainees playing the role of the student. Volunteers will learn how to guide and support student learning during Salmon Watch field trips!
New volunteers are required to attend at least one training option. Volunteers who participated in the August training are welcome to join us for the field module! This training will be held on September 20th from 10 AM – 1 PM at the Carmen Smith Spawning Channel.
Please use this link to register by September 10th. Additional details will be sent post-registration, including details for carpooling.

Great Willamette Cleanup
2025-10-04 10:00 - 13:00 | Clearwater Park, 2400 Clearwater Lane, Springfield, OR, 97478
Join the Middle Fork Willamette Watershed Council, Willamalane Parks and Recreation District, and Willamette Riverkeeper for an on-land trash cleanup effort as a part of the 2025 Great Willamette Cleanup. We will start at Clearwater Park and work our way along the Middle Fork Trail as time allows. Grab your walking shoes and get dirty for good! Afterwards, join us for a Volunteer Thank You Party in Eugene at 1:30pm (location TBA).

Please dress for the weather, bring water, sunglasses, and wear sturdy closed-toe shoes. Willamette Riverkeeper will provide trash bags, gloves, and trash grabbers.

More information and registration can be found here!

Questions? Please reach out to the event coordinator, Luke Stuntz at lukestuntz@willametteriverkeeper.org

Westfir Community Stewardship Day- November 1
2025-11-01 10:00 - 14:00 | Westfir City Confluence Park, https://maps.app.goo.gl/PGRtKSTwUGKRp9KQ9
Join the Middle Fork Willamette Watershed Council and the City of Westfir in our Fall Community Stewardship Days at Westfir Confluence Park. We will be removing invasive vegetation and planting native species in the riparian habitat. Snacks, water and tools will be provided, but please come dressed for the weather in clothes you can get dirty in and wear close toed shoes. Register for one or both of the days and look out for an email with more info leading up to event days. We look forward to seeing you out there
Follow this link to register!

Capital Assistance for Local Farmers Final Project Report Findings
2025-12-09 12:00 - 13:00 | OR
The Capital Assistance for Local Farmers (CALF) Project brought together farm and food organizations across the state with lenders and government funders to bridge the gap, provide better technical assistance to farmers, and generate feedback loops to make programs more accessible to small and mid sized farmers in Oregon.
As a partner on this project, the Upper Willamette Working Lands Program invites you to join Friends of Family Farmers for a virtual webinar on Tuesday, December 9th, from 12-1pm to learn more about the the project, who was involved, what was learned, and our four final recommendations in order to achieve the ultimate goal of small and local market farmers getting a bigger share of the funds available for climate-smart, local, and community-oriented farming. This would help create stronger farm businesses and build a web of service providers to carry this work forward in the future.
Stay tuned for the CALF Final Project Report released December 8th!
RSVP – https://secure.everyaction.com/3llGFCMgfUmbnkqrso8v3g2

An Evening with Douglas Tallamy in Lane County
2026-01-23 18:30 - 20:30 | Wildish Theater, 630 Main St, Springfield, OR, 97477, United States
On Friday, January 23rd from 6:30-8:30, the Upper Willamette Soil and Water Conservation District will host best-selling author Doug Tallamy at the Wildish Community Theater in Springfield. Doug will provide a presentation on his latest book, How Can I Help? Saving Nature One Yard At A Time.
Doug Tallamy is the T. A. Baker Professor of Agriculture in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware, where he has authored 116 research publications and has taught insect related courses for 45 years. Chief among his research goals is to better understand the many ways insects interact with plants and how such interactions determine the diversity of animal communities. His books include Bringing Nature Home, The Living Landscape, co-authored with Rick Darke, Nature’s Best Hope, a New York Times Best Seller, The Nature of Oaks, winner of the American Horticultural Society’s 2022 book award, and his latest book How Can I Help.
In 2021 he cofounded Homegrown National Park with Michelle Alfandari (HomegrownNationalPark.org). His awards include recognition from The Garden Writer’s Association, Audubon, The National Wildlife Federation, Allegheny College, Ecoforesters, The Garden Club of America, The Herb Society, and The American Horticultural Association.
This event is presented in partnership with the Eugene Bird City Coalition, a group of local partner organizations working to achieve Bird City certification for Eugene. Find out more at Bird City Oregon.
Tickets ($15 / person) go on sale on Wednesday, November 19th at 9 AM. Purchase tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-with-douglas-tallamy-tickets-1918418193459

Upper Willamette SWCD's First Annual Native Plant Sale
2026-02-07 | Lane Events Center, 796 W 13th Ave, Eugene, OR, 97402, United States
Interested in taking next steps to bring conservation into your home yard and garden? The UWSWCD is hosting a Native Plant Sale on Saturday, February 7th, 2025, at the Lane Events Center Auditorium, featuring a wide variety of locally native species and seeds. Plants must be pre-ordered through our online store; when you purchase plants you will be asked to sign up for a 15-minute time slot on February 7th to come pick up your plants. The online store will go live in early December.
For additional information and resources about incorporating ecological design into your home or neighborhood, visit the Coast to Cascades Bird Alliance Habitat Haven website at: https://ccbirdalliance.org/habitat-haven/.
