‘Down by the Riverside’
Watershed Clean up Event

What? A Community-wide spring-cleaning, recycling and invasive plant removal!

Who? The City of Cottage Grove, Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council, and SOLV (event sponsor) together with and many local business sponsors and volunteers will make this event happen.

Why? TO REMOVE TRASH, RECYCLABLE MATERIALS and INVASIVE PLANTS FROM PUBLIC PARKS & NEIGHBORHOODS, and to get ready for Olympic Trials visitors in June and the summer recreation season.

When?    Saturday, May 17th 8am-1pm

Where? Meet to register at Cottage Grove Community Center from 8:00am until 9:00am, then head to one of the local worksites:

East Regional Park: Trash clean up & weed removal
Silk Creek: Ivy pull, trash clean up, and house party
Riverside Park/Coast Fork: Trash clean-up & weeding/planting
Trailhead Park/Row River Trail: Trash clean up & planting

There’s MORE!

·    RECYCLING drop-off for paper & plastics, scrap metal, and old COMPUTERS & a dumpster at 7th & Whiteaker/Gibbs.
·    BARBECUE at Coiner Park following the cleanup for those who register in the morning and PRIZES for weirdest piece of trash.
·    SAFETY FIRST!  Gloves and a safety briefing will be available. SNACKS will be provided at all locations. Donations are still being sought for both prizes and snacks.

Questions? Contact: Teresa Cowan     942-1185 or Pam Reber 767-9717

We would like to thank our business sponsors: Umpqua Bank, Cottage Grove Garbage Service, Lane County Waste Management, Ray’s, Safeway, Costco, and Wal-Mart.

Register at the event or online at: http://www.solv.org/programs/down_by_the_riverside.asp Please register online or plan on registering before 9 am on May 17th to be eligible for fun activities and prizes later in the afternoon. Get a group together & come on down!

The Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council assisted Lincoln School in setting up a volunteer site with the US Forest Service at East Regional Park.

In addition, we coordinated with the Cottage Grove Urban Forestry committee in making ‘No Ivy League’ t-shirts which are available for $15. Students from one class took ivy off trees along the Coast Fork Willamette River–thus protecting the trees from one of the biggest threats to survival along its steep banks.

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On Wednesday April 23rd at 7pm at the Cottage Grove Community Center, Michael Mattick, the District 2 Watermaster presented to the public meeting of the Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council. Pam Reber, Coordinator opened with an update that included ratification of new Steering Committee member, Dave Cunningham.

Brian Forge gave an overview of water catchment techniques and then Michael Mattick brought an interesting perspective on water use, regulation and best practices as they relate to watershed issues like pond construction and collecting surface water for various uses.

Over 30 people were in attendance at this timely presentation on local water use. For more information about the Oregon Water Resources Dept, visit their website http://www.oregon.gov/OWRD/

March 19th 7-8:30pm LCC Main Campus, Bldg 19, Room 241

Invasive Species of the Coast Fork Watershed with Sam Chan, OSU Invasive Species Expert

Coast Fork Council Meeting: Invasive Species Roundup Discussion/Planning Session

February 27th 7-8:30pm
at the Cottage Grove Community Center 700 E. Gibbs

Join us for a short video, a short presentation, art show, food and a discussion about how to build momentum for the following events:

• Garden Lake Work Parties
• Lincoln Middle School’s Day of Caring April 25th
• Down by the Riverside SOLV event May 17th including a Watershed House Party in Silk Creek!
• Water Ouzel Clean up Float Trip late May/early June
• Other ivy removal and tree planting with groups in the watershed

Welcome to the weblog of the Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council. The purpose of this tool is to improve the communications capacity of our group by bringing more frequent information to those who would like it. Special thanks to Don Loeffler, our webmaster, for pointing out that this tool might be a good solution for us. Please visit our website at <www.coastfork.org>.

Also, stay tuned for our first newsletter entitled ‘Coast Fork Currents’. Please submit articles and news if you have it!