Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council Capacity 25-27

The Coast Fork Willamette River is the southernmost, low-elevation watershed in the Willamette Valley. Mt. Pisgah and Spencers Butte define the northern drainage basin, the Coast Range in the west, the low-elevation Cascades to the east, and the Calapooia Divide to the south separates the Willamette and Umpqua Rivers. Located in Lane and Douglas Counties, our 667 square mile watershed is 6% of the entire 11,400 square mile Willamette River watershed. These capacity funds will support the Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council’s (CFWWC) restoration, monitoring, education, and stewardship efforts to deliver a better Coast Fork for those who live, work, and recreate in the watershed.

This project is essential for delivering a better Coast Fork for Upper Willamette River Chinook. Funding will support the CFWWC to implement the Coast Fork Willamette Action Plan, a strategic restoration action plan to improve habitat and water quality and quantity, and implement watershed education programs, focus outreach to residents, and provide a monthly forum for addressing important issues with watershed residents.