PO Box 548
Salem, Oregon 97308

Coordinator: Leslie Grimes
E-mail: lgrimes@live.com
Phone: 541-954-0435

The Mid-Willamette Watershed Alliance includes Claggett Creek, Pringle Creek, and Mill Creek watershed councils and meets every third Wednesday at 6pm at the Salem Public Works building.

Image:  Claggett Creek Mitigation Project

Clagget Creek Watershed Council meets at the City of Keizer City Hall the fourth Wednesday of the month at 5:30pm

The Claggett Creek Mitigation Project has been sponsored by the Claggett Creek Watershed Council and Marion Soil and Water Conservation District. Project goals for the 1,000 ft. section include improving water quality, restoring wildlife habitat, increasing flood storage capacity, and reconnecting the stream to its floodplains. After bank sections were re-contoured, native trees and shrubs were planted. The project cost was $95,000 and was primarily funded by the Oregon Department of State Lands and the City of Keizer.

Pringle Creek Watershed Council meets at 6:00pm at the Pringle Creek Community Cottage the second Tuesday of every month.

Watershed Council’s flagship projects. It promotes  the recovery of threatened plant species and enhances the biodiversity, conservation, and educational values of the Fairview wetlands site. Volunteers from Salem Audubon, Willamette University, Salem Rotary Club, Marion SWCD, and Youth Enviro Squad are helping to restore the site by removing weeds and replanting native vegetation, including 1,020 Nelson’s checkermallow (Sidalcea nelsoniana) plants.  When complete the site will include over 6,000 feet of interpretive trails.The Fairview Wetlands project is one of the  Pringle Creek. Image: Volunteers working to remove Japanese knotweed.

Contact Leslie Grimes for meeting times and location for Mill Creek Watershed Council.