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What is a watershed council? Watershed councils are locally-based, voluntary, non-regulatory groups that have a goal of improving their designated watershed. Watershed councils officially "began" in 1995, when the Oregon Legislature unanimously passed House Bill 3441. For the official definition of a council, you can read Oregon Revised Statute 541.388. Watershed councils are typically grant-funded organizations that bring together different "stakeholder groups." Stakeholder groups are often a diverse mix of people, and include private and public individuals. This helps to build community among stakeholders, and insures the watershed council considers issues from every perspective. The CRBC was founded in 1997, and has representatives elected from 21 diverse member groups in the basin. We meet monthly as a consensus-based forum to foster partnerships for clean water, healthy streams and abundant fisheries in our watershed. Our aim is to protect and improve water quality and fish and wildlife habitat, and support the quality of life for those who live, work and recreate in the Clackamas River basin. Where We Work
Oregon's Clackamas River flows 83 miles from its headwaters on Ollalie Butte, just south of Mt. Hood, west into the Willamette River near Oregon City. It drains a total area (watershed) of nearly 1000 square miles. We consider the entire river drainage and focus our efforts along the main stem and the tributary streams that enter the Clackamas River below Estacada. What We Do Much of the guidance for the projects we undertake comes from our Basin Action Plan, which was developed in 2005. You can read more about the Action Plan here. Our council's five main action areas:
You can visit the Projects & Programs tab in the navigation bar to the left to learn more about the specific ways we work towards achieving our goals.
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