Community Involvement
Community Involvement Events and Opportunities
Stakeholders to start third year of meetings. See the The Stakeholder Groups will meet on February 15, 2012 to review and comment on the Water Monitoring Program and results and the Aquifer Protection Plan. See below for packet materials. Additional meetings will be held in March and April.
Learn about the Surface and Ground Water Testing Program, Aquifer Protection Plan, and Stormwater Design Manual. See the Water Quality and Quantity page of this web site for details.
Help shape a Vision for the Siuslaw Estuary Trail. See information, below, and the attached Siuslaw Estuary Trail Vision Report for details.
Siuslaw Water Trail Brochure is now available. The Water Trail provides over 30 river miles of paddling opportunities in the Siuslaw Estuary along the North Fork and mainstem Siuslaw between Mapleton and Florence, Oregon. Paddle from the head of tide through the beautiful estuarine islands, coastal forests, sand dunes, and historic waterway with thousands of years of history. For information on the Water Trail and to download the brochure, visit the web site: http://www.siuslaw.org/water-trail/
Learn how Climate Change may affect Florence area. See the Overview page of this web site for details and the Climate Change Report.
Comment on Florence Wetland and Riparian Area Inventory. See the Wetlands and Riparian Areas page of this web site for details.
Learn about Key Estuary Wetlands. See the Wetlands and Riparian Areas page of this web site for details.
Read Waters in Common Newsletter, below, to learn more!
Heceta Head Coastal Conference and Discovery Tour For a second year, the Siuslaw Estuary Partnership partnered with the Heceta Head Coastal Conference in October, 2011 to provide the Discovery Tour portion of their annual conference. Please see the flyer, attached below, for details and a map of the tour.
Open House The Siuslaw Estuary Partnership Interdisciplinary Team's 19 federal, state and local agencies will host the third Open House on April 30th, 2012. Details will be posted soon.
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Be part of the Solution
 Public Education and Stewardship in the lower Siuslaw watershed is one of the key objectives of the Siuslaw Estuary Partnership Project. In January, 2010, the Florence Planning Commission approved a Public Involvement Plan (PIP), attached, that sets out the strategy for community involvement in the project.
 The first Open House was held on May 19, 2010 and more than 50 community members and stakeholders participated. The purpose of the first Open House was to aquaint community members with the project and water quality and fish and wildlife issues. The second Open House was held on April 25, 2011 in order to provide information about and get public input on several key products. At both events, participants conversed with Interdisciplinary Team members from numerous local, state, and federal agencies. The feedback on the events has been positive: people were engaged and excited about the potential for protecting and improving water quality and protecting and restoring fish and wildlife habitat. For details, read the attached reports (April 25, 2011 Open House Report to be posted).
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Stakeholder Groups
Community Stakeholders: L-R: Bill Hennig, Salmon and Trout Enhancement Program; Mark Tilton, Florence Planning Commission; Gus Gates, Surfrider; Lisa Walter-Sedlacek, Florence Area Chamber of Commerce; Rob Shepherd, Florence Board of Realtors; Nancy Nichols, Lane County Planning Commission; Jean White, Volkswalkers; Anne Caples, Oregon Shores Coalition; Adele Dawson, Lane County Audubon Society; Clarence Lysdale, kayakers and scuba divers. Not pictured: Tiffany Rogato, Florence Area Hospitality Association; Sue Noble, Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition (altenate); David Huntington, Recreational Fishing; Melisa Buckwald, Surfrider Foudation (alternate) Elected Official Stake-holders: L-R: Port
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 The involvement of Stakeholder Groups is a key element of the Public Involvement Plan. Two Stakeholder Lists were approved by the Florence City Council on December 21, 2009: a Community Stakeholder Group and an Elected Officials Stakeholder Group. The mission and membership of each Group is described in the attached document: Stakeholder Mission and Lists.
The Community Stakeholder Group consists of representatives of key interests that will be affected by, or potentially affected by, the outcomes of the project. This Group provides a critical link between the Project objectives, outcomes, and products and the respective community organizations and groups.
 The Elected Officials Stakeholder Group is comprised of a representative of the Watershed Council and elected bodies that will have a role in accepting, endorsing, and/or adopting some or all of the final products. These Stakeholders are involved in the project more intensively than their respective elected bodies in terms of outreach, education, and stewardship. In this way, they will be positioned to facilitate acceptance of the final products by their respective agencies or organizations. This Group uses a consensus process, attached. Their first Consent Item was the attached Table of Products and Stakeholder Roles, which they agreed to unanimously.
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Public Education and Stewardship Opportunities
Education and Stewardship Links
Oregon Master Naturalist Program: http://master-naturalist.osuosl.org/ Siuslaw Watershed Council: http://www.siuslaw.org/
Surfrider: http://oregon.surfrider.org/siuslaw/
Oregon Environmental Council Love Your River Program: http://www.oeconline.org/our-work/rivers/love-your-river
There are many ways you can learn about and be involved in programs to protect and restore water resources and the natural environment in general. To find out more, please click on the links and open the documents, below.
Documents and Downloads
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Staff Contacts
Wendy Farley-Campbell
; 541-997-8237
Carol Heinkel ; 541-285-1824 |
See the April 25, 2011 Open House Presentation, below. 