Share the Vision:
A healthy, vibrant watershed filled with native fish, wildlife and plants.
A community dedicated to the current and future health of the watershed.
A watershed where people can enjoy nature.
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Warren, Oregon 97053
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*Working toward healthy communities and creeks from headwaters to the bay*
The Scappoose Bay Watershed Council (SBWC) has partnered with the Xerces Society
to design and implement a watershed-
Starting in the fall of 2009, we set the goals of the program, developed protocols
for sampling, set the sampling sites, and conducted preliminary training for staff
and local volunteers and teachers. Now we are at a critical juncture in the program
development as we look ahead to secure both funding and support to continue and build
the program into an ongoing component of our watershed-
Community partnerships between SBWC and the Xerces Society, Scappoose and St. Helens
school districts, and community volunteers are integral to this project. By involving
these groups in this sampling and education project, we can provide the opportunity
for members of our community to get into the water and get a better understanding
of the biodiversity of the streams that run through the heart of their communities.
Participants in this program will be able to see the difference in the variety and
community composition of macro invertebrates depending on the condition of the stream
reach they are sampling. Macro invertebrates are good indicators of stream health.
The results of the sampling can highlight the effects that human activities such
as riparian vegetation removal, bank erosion, and non-
Macro Invertebrate Monitoring