Chehalis Basin Partnership

Chehalis Basin Partnership Community, tribal, and government interests working to sustainably manage water resources in the Chehalis Basin since 1998.

The Chehalis Basin Partnership formed to bring people together to find ways to reach shared goals for the Chehalis River Watershed. Our approach is to be collaborative and engage diverse interests in the watershed. We focus on finding voluntary, cooperative, non-regulatory approaches to addressing water resource challenges. The Partnership’s founding members recognized that water can cause problem

s – whether there is too much of it or not enough in the right place at the right time. They also recognized that there were emerging opportunities for local input on managing water throughout an entire landscape. The Partnership prepared the Chehalis Basin Watershed Plan, released in 2004, which aspired to design a flexible and informed system to manage water that maximized the involvement of local residents. Today, Partnership members are working to find solutions to water issues in five priority areas: *Planning *Public Involvement *Water Quality *Water Quantity *Habitat

04/23/2026
Share your ideas for salmon habitat restoration and protection projects in the Chehalis Basin! Learn more here:
12/18/2025

Share your ideas for salmon habitat restoration and protection projects in the Chehalis Basin! Learn more here:

A Chehalis River Basin-based conservation group is now looking for local projects meant to restore or preserve streams in the Chehalis Basin. The Chehalis Basin Collaborative for Salmon Habitat …

10/27/2025

The arrival of fall means leaf-covered sidewalks, sweater weather, and the return of salmon to the county’s waterways. This year, the Chehalis Basin Collaborative for Salmon Habitat (Collaborative) is seeking the public’s help to document where they are seeing salmon.

The fall rains have returned and so too will the salmon! The Chehalis Basin Collaborative for Salmon Habitat has a new a...
10/21/2025

The fall rains have returned and so too will the salmon! The Chehalis Basin Collaborative for Salmon Habitat has a new activity this fall -- share your salmon spottings with others! Fill out this short survey if you see a salmon swimming in a stream or river near you! Questions? Contact Kirsten: [email protected]

Today a citizen spotted completed restoration projects in Lewis County! Have you seen a project near you??
10/20/2025

Today a citizen spotted completed restoration projects in Lewis County! Have you seen a project near you??

A big thanks to our fabulous volunteers Susan, Lesley (and Nora!) for helping monitor water levels in Scatter Creek this...
09/02/2025

A big thanks to our fabulous volunteers Susan, Lesley (and Nora!) for helping monitor water levels in Scatter Creek this summer! They're adding observations to our basinwide citizen science database, and helping to steward this lovely creek! You can access more information on Scatter Creek here: https://salishsearestoration.org/wiki/Scatter_Creek_Local_Strategy_Plan

Great work is happening in Grays Harbor through the Coastal Interpretive Center's new internship program!
08/28/2025

Great work is happening in Grays Harbor through the Coastal Interpretive Center's new internship program!

From European green crab to water quality, Coastal Interpretive Center intern collects data

Scatter Creek is a pretty neat place!  Historic observations are that the creek "scattered" across the floodplain during...
08/28/2025

Scatter Creek is a pretty neat place! Historic observations are that the creek "scattered" across the floodplain during rain events, and had more areas with year-round flow in the 1850s than there are today. It's been a very dry summer, with the creek drying in most reaches, as seen in this photo from the WDFW wildlife area east unit. Learn more about Scatter Creek on the newly updated "wiki" page! https://salishsearestoration.org/wiki/Scatter_Creek_Watershed

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420 Howanut Road
Oakville, WA
98568

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8am - 4:30pm
Friday 8am - 4:30pm

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