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d. monitoring findings. This program is just developing and is in partnership with <br />the City and local agriculture as well as other organizations. <br />e. Willamette regional floodplain. The Council provided key information to the <br />local land trust to further this effort, and the partnership between those <br />organizations continues to grow on this collaborative effort. <br />3. Partnership. <br />a. TMDL. There is a bright horizon here with the start of our new Urban <br />Outreach and Restoration Specialist position in the next few months. We look <br />forward to further collaboration with the City on this topic, and being able to <br />support surrounding communities. <br />b. ESA, Invasives, Groundwater. The Council incorporates ESA species <br />consideration.into its work, mainly through our partnership with US Fish and <br />Wildlife Service. We held an invasives learning and identification workshiop in <br />April, 2011 with more than 25 local landowners and volunteers attending. We <br />have also begun collecting point data on invasive infestations. For <br />groundwater, our Board Chair has just joined the Groundwater Management <br />Area Committee, and we have provided some operational advice to DEQ. <br />c. Ridgeline. See zb. <br />4. Public Learning Programs. The Council has published 6 newsletters this year to an <br />increased circulation of 1,3oo, and provided 6 tours, panel discussions and workshops <br />on watershed issues, restoration projects, strategies and tools for conservation. The <br />Council is completing its updated catalogue of project profiles for posting by end of <br />June and in the midst of planning other useful updates to the website courtesy of a <br />new professional volunteer. <br />5. Membership Involvement Program. The Council has increased its volunteer base yet <br />again this year, with over 70 people planting natives, zo people tracking cutthroat <br />trout migration, 4 people educating over 6o citizens, at our booths on Amazon Creek <br />(Walkin' & Rollin Event). Just this last year we recruited 5 new Steering Committee <br />members to continue quality citizen guidance of our work. <br />Thank you again for the City's contribution to our watershed services work. For over <br />thirteen years the Long Tom River Watershed Council has worked to improve water quality <br />and watershed condition in the Long Tom River basin through education and voluntary <br />action. Thank you for helping us make that a reality, and please plan to join us for the 13th <br />Annual Celebration on Saturday, September 17 at Hunton Family Farm on Amazon Creek, <br />west of Junction City. <br />Sincerely, <br />i <br />i <br />Dana Dedrick <br />Watershed Coordinator & Executive Director <br />