Marys River Watershed Council

Marys River Watershed Council MRWC works to inspire and support voluntary stewardship of the Marys River watershed in Oregon. The results inspire us.

Our Vision
From Marys Peak to the Willamette River from forests to farms, prairies to ponds, backyards to school yards, we’re cultivating strong neighborhood ownership of the watershed’s health. We envision a future where abundant native fish live in the shaded creeks and rivers of our watershed. People feel connected to this place and see themselves as active stewards of the land and water. Inves

ting in voluntary partnerships, the Marys River Watershed Council is a catalyst for restoring natural systems in a resilient watershed. Our Purpose
Our purpose is to inspire and support voluntary stewardship of the Marys River watershed. Our Guiding Principles

We believe that a healthy environment and a healthy economy are inextricably linked. We believe that watershed stewardship should be based on a combination of sound science, education and community involvement. We believe that a strong stewardship ethic enables us to leave healthy natural resources for future generations. We believe in working from ridge to ridge to achieve dynamic, naturally functioning ecosystems. We value our relationship with the landowners who have voluntarily joined in whole watershed habitat enhancement projects. Our Membership
Membership is open to any individual who supports the purpose and guiding principles of the Marys River Watershed Council and who lives in, works in, plays in, derives benefit from, or is affected by the watershed and its resources, and who has paid annual dues.

NEW Location: Greenhouse Coffee + Plants (308 SW Monroe Ave, Corvallis)Date: Tuesday, September 15th from 5:30-7:30 pm; ...
09/04/2026

NEW Location: Greenhouse Coffee + Plants (308 SW Monroe Ave, Corvallis)
Date: Tuesday, September 15th from 5:30-7:30 pm; talk starts at 6 PM

Graduate students Jessica Blunn and Katherine McCool will take us on a journey in soil science by sharing the planning and sampling process for obtaining large collections of forest soils. They will then share their individual lab and statistical analyses used to answer important questions in Western Oregon fire ecology, including the determination of historic landscape ecology and fire histories and understanding compound disturbance effects on forest soil health.

Join Marys River Watershed Council for this FREE community event, supported by the Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund. Food, beer, wine, and coffee will be available for purchase at Greenhouse Coffee.

09/02/2026

Exciting news: the first of our NOAA-funded fish passage projects is COMPLETE!

Check out the early days of the project in this video: clearing the site, digging out the roadway, and conducting fish salvage. A lot of the construction time on these projects is moving dirt around, just like you did in the sandbox as a kid (well, kinda).

Take a look at our newsletter to learn more about the project!

Join us in celebrating the community members, landowners, and project partners who have made our work possible. Enjoy li...
08/11/2026

Join us in celebrating the community members, landowners, and project partners who have made our work possible. Enjoy live music on the rooftop with us! We want to commemorate this milestone with you! 🎉🎈🎊

Please RSVP using the link in our bio!

This is a free community event with food and drink available for purchase. A portion of sales from the night will be donated to the council. Thank you, Sky High Brewing!

NEW Location: Greenhouse Coffee + Plants (308 SW Monroe Ave, Corvallis)Date: Tuesday, August 18th from 5:30-7:30 pm, tal...
08/11/2026

NEW Location: Greenhouse Coffee + Plants (308 SW Monroe Ave, Corvallis)
Date: Tuesday, August 18th from 5:30-7:30 pm, talk starts at 6 PM

How to Use GIS to Achieve Conservation Goals
This month we will hear from Chris Beatty, who is volunteering with local nonprofits to apply GIS tools to reach conservation goals. He will be talking about how he uses DOGAMI LiDAR and other web-based mapping tools to scan the forest canopy across Oregon. Using these tools for analysis helps us better understand stand age and other characteristics.

Join Marys River Watershed Council for this FREE community event, supported by the Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund. Food, beer, wine, and coffee will be available for purchase at Greenhouse Coffee.

08/07/2026

In July, we hosted our annual Youth Watershed Council Workshop! Students were able to get outside and channel their inner beaver, play in streams, and explore our local natural areas. 🦫🌿

Want to see what else they got up to? Check out our latest newsletter to learn more about this year's workshop! You can find the link in our bio.

07/08/2026

Have you ever wondered about our temperature monitoring program? Watch as Restoration Project Manager Rachael follows our Monitoring Coordinator Jack around to place temperature loggers in the streams. Okay okay, she helped too!
Each year in the spring we take a few days to set the devices at 34 different stations throughout the Marys River Watershed where they collect temperature data every 30 minutes of every day of every month until October when we go back to collect them. Installment and collection weeks are challenging with tricky access points in many locations and lots of information to gather while in the water. The data we collect helps inform us of what is going on in various creeks throughout the watershed and guides our future restoration efforts. And we could not do nearly as much without the cooperation of private landowners.
What was your favorite thing to see during their adventure? We personally love the lamprey!

Join our team! We are accepting applications for an AmeriCorps Stewards VISTA! MRWC seeks a VISTA member to expand envir...
06/25/2026

Join our team! We are accepting applications for an AmeriCorps Stewards VISTA! MRWC seeks a VISTA member to expand environmental education programs, develop a volunteer Ambassador Program, and strengthen organizational capacity through community outreach and engagement. This role also offers professional development opportunities for the member to attend workshops, conferences, and networking events.

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until August 1. For priority consideration, we encourage applicants to apply by July 7. We welcome all interested individuals to apply.

Program Benefits include: Stipend set by AmeriCorps, Living Allowance, Relocation Allowance, Training, Health Coverage, Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend, and Childcare assistance if eligible.

Visit the link in our Bio to learn more!

Have you ever seen a unicorn in the Marys River Watershed? Our Monitoring Coordinator, Jack Fetters, was lucky enough to...
06/23/2026

Have you ever seen a unicorn in the Marys River Watershed? Our Monitoring Coordinator, Jack Fetters, was lucky enough to spot one a couple of weeks ago!
While out deploying temperature loggers along a participating landowner’s stream, Jack was greeted by the landowners, who offered him a ride in their unicorn carriage. How could anyone say no to that?
Their miniature horse, Equinox, pulled the magical carriage while dressed in its finest unicorn attire, making for a memorable and unexpected fieldwork experience.
We’re incredibly fortunate to work with such fun, generous, and supportive landowners throughout the watershed.
If you’d like to learn more about our monitoring program or any of the work we do, please reach out through the contact form linked in our bio.

05/15/2026

Happy Friday 🌿

Enjoy a few quiet moments in the field with our Monitoring Coordinator, Jack Fetters. Slow water, birdsong, and the kind of stillness that reminds us why this work matters.

We’ll be sharing more about our temperature monitoring program in our June newsletter. Sign up at the link in our bio.

This Tap Talk explores restoration forestry at Oregon State University’s McDonald-Dunn Research Forest, using partial ha...
05/06/2026

This Tap Talk explores restoration forestry at Oregon State University’s McDonald-Dunn Research Forest, using partial harvest to improve habitat, watershed health, and fire resilience across two contrasting sites. Presenters are OSU College of Forestry students Abby Schroeder and Sawyer Lawton, joined by Interim Research Forest Director Mark Swanson and retired forestry consultant Mark Miller.

Common Fields generously donates 10% of the proceeds from the night to the Marys River Watershed Council.

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101 SW Western Boulevard Suite 105
Corvallis, OR
97333

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(541) 758-7597

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