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The SSWRP Stewardship Groups are a cooperative partnership between the Siuslaw National Forest (SNF), Cascade Pacific RC&D (CPRCD), and community partners. Each Stewardship Group consists of participants from: local watershed councils; soil & water conservation districts; private landowners; state and federal government agencies; industry, environmental and conservation groups; tribes; and consultants.
Purpose
The guiding principles of the Stewardship Groups are to:
- network with each other and engage local communities;
- promote, guide and prioritize Off-Forest restoration projects that are proposed in each group on an annual basis;
- support projects that benefit local communities and their economy; and
- provide input on upcoming On-Forest watershed restoration projects and Stewardship Timber Sales.
Each Stewardship Group meets several times a year to:
- Discuss and present ideas for project proposals put forth by a participant of the group (this can be a newcomer as well as an existing participant) to submit to SNF for funding
- Prioritize project proposals after approved by SNF
- Determine outreach projects (SNF provides $1500/year/per SG)
- Environmental Education Programs and Camps
- Conferences, Workshops, Speakers, Presentations, Pub Science Talks
- Videos, posters, publications
- Determine areas of interest
- Beavers
- Invasive Weeds
- Other areas of interest as voted on by the Stewardship Group
Stewardship Group Areas
The five geographic regions that make up the Stewardship Groups within and surrounding the SNF include the Alsea, Hebo, Marys Peak, Siuslaw, and Smith-Umpqua-Dunes areas (see map below). These groups have been established beginning from 2003 to 2016. Several of the Stewardship Groups have long term participants who have committed their time and energy to help ensure on-the-ground projects have strong community support.
The Stewardship Groups are listed below, and always in need of additional participants!
- Alsea Stewardship Group (ASG)
- Established 2006 – participants from the Alsea and Yachats Watershed areas
- Meets by Zoom quarterly – Contact Kirk Shimeall, kirk@cascadepacific.org
- Established 2006 – participants from the Alsea and Yachats Watershed areas
- Hebo Stewardship Group (HSG)
- Established 2011 – participants from Tillamook to Salmon River areas
- Meets in person 2nd Thursdays, 6pm @ Lincoln City Community Building – Contact Jane Barth for more information, jbbarth@comcast.net
- Established 2011 – participants from Tillamook to Salmon River areas
- Marys Peak Stewardship Group (MPSG)
- Established 2007 – participants from the Marys River Watershed area
- Meets in person 4th Thursdays, 6pm @ SNF Supervisors Office, Corvallis – Contact Jane Barth, jbbarth@comcast.net
- Established 2007 – participants from the Marys River Watershed area
- Siuslaw Stewardship Group (SSG)
- Established 2003 – participants from the Siuslaw Watershed area
- Meets by Zoom quarterly – Contact Kirk Shimeall, kirk@cascadepacific.org
- Established 2003 – participants from the Siuslaw Watershed area
- Smith-Umpqua-Dunes Stewardship Group (SUDSG)
- Established 2016 – participants from the Oregon Dunes and Smith-Umpqua River areas
- Meets by Zoom quarterly – Contact Kirk Shimeall, kirk@cascadepacific.org
- Established 2016 – participants from the Oregon Dunes and Smith-Umpqua River areas
Get Involved and become a Stewardship Group participant!
If you would like to participate in a Stewardship Group, please contact the Facilitator for the following groups:
- ASG, SSG and SUDSG: Kirk Shimeall, kirk@cascadepacific.org
- HSG and MPSG: Jane Barth, jbbarth@comcast.net
Why are the Stewardship Groups and their projects important?
The partners and participants of the Stewardship Groups bring forth important projects that restore our watersheds and support local communities. Projects must benefit the lands and resources on the SNF, and promote sustainable use and enhancement of natural resources in the stewardship group areas.