With the better intentions of a century ago, residents got Congress to establish a municipal watershed on Marys Peak, enabling Corvallis to acquire properties in the Rock Creek watershed. Timber theft soon ended, O&C Railroad lands and other inaccessible parcels … Continued
PLEASE SEND ANY COMMENTS ASAP to CFSPUTF@corvallisoregon.gov, and copy to City Council & Mayor. Despite numerous concerns by Marys River Watershed Council, members of the public, Task Force members, and expert testimony on the lack of aquatics planning, monitoring, and … Continued
The original Corvallis Forest Stewardship Plan (CFSP, 2006) was conceived and developed over two years. It involved an Advisory Commission with broad expertise of individuals appointed by the Mayor, several public presentations soliciting public comment with Q&A sessions, and importantly … Continued
The City’s quarter-time Watershed Specialist was let go, and forestry consultant Trout Mountain Forestry rescheduled a planned winter non-commercial thinning of early seral forest to happen during spring bird nesting season, after Corvallis halted all commercial logging after the … Continued