What is a watershed?
A watershed is the area of land that collects and drains water to a common water body, such as a river or lake.
A healthy watershed supplies clean water for drinking and irrigation, working farms, and healthy forests. Healthy watersheds also provide valuable wildlife and recreational areas where humans can spend time experiencing nature.
When it rains, the water travels from the high points over natural and manmade terrain toward the lowest point. Homes, working farms and ranches, forests, towns, and cities can all be a part of the land that makes up a watershed.
What is a watershed council?
Watershed councils are local, non-government, non-regulatory entities organized and managed by local community members.
Oregon watershed councils are dedicated to working in partnership with public, private, and tribal stakeholders to implement the Governor’s Oregon Plan for Salmon & Watersheds (Oregon Plan).
Local Watershed Goals
Long-term protection and habitat enhancement.
There are a number of issues affecting the Greater Yamhill Watershed’s lands and waters. Local concerns include high water temperatures, low water levels, disconnected waterways, contaminated runoff, simplified streams, and invasive weeds.
Strategic Plan
We have developed strategic plans for watershed and fish passage restoration.
