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2008

September 18 OWEB Board Invests More than $10 Million in Watershed Enhancement Projects
September 12   OWEB Board to Consider Nearly $23 Million in Statewide Requests for Watershed Enhancement Projects
July 24 County Commissioners Tour Watershed Projects
May 16 OWEB Board Meeting in Ontario, Willow Creek Visit Planned
March 18      
 OWEB Board Checks in on its Investment in the Savage Rapids Dam Removal Project.
March 18       Coastal Restoration Projects Considered among $11.7 Million in Requests for Watershed Restoration Projects, Research and Education.
March 18 OWEB Board to Meet in Medford and Consider 17 Projects in Southwest Oregon as Part of $11.7 Million in Requests for Watershed Restoration Projects, Research and Education Across the State.
January 29
 $4 Million Investment in the Deschutes Community
January 11   OWEB Board to Consider Investing $4 million in the Deschutes Community

2007

October 24 OSU Researchers Receive $2.3 Million from OWEB for Major Watershed Projects
October 23 2008 OWEB Conference
October 4 Data Analyst and Information Specialist Position Filled
October 4 Grants Awarded at September 18-19, 2007 Board Meeting
October 4 Lottery funds help restore wild salmon on Rock Creek
October 4 Lottery funds to help return Big Creek to natural channel to help salmon
October 4 Lottery funds help restore Willow Creek trout habitat
September 24 Preliminary, unofficial list of funded projects (.xls)
September 24 Lottery funds help remove juniper from Steens Mtn.
September 24 Lottery funds will help breach Sprague River levee
September 24 Board funds S. Scappoose Creek study
September 24 Study will plan Calapooia River restoration
September 24 Lottery funds three projects to help Tenmile Lakes
September 24 Board funds Five Rivers road relocation study
September 13 OWEB Board to consider two-year plan to spend $74 million in Lottery, federal and salmon plate funds
August 29 Grants offered to landowners for waterway projects
August 27 Removal of century-old Brownsville Dam helps open 40 miles of habitat to fish
August 16 Farms convert to direct seed/no-till system to reduce erosion
August 15 New culverts open cutthroat trout habitat
August 14 Lottery funds help reconnect Clear Creek to floodplain
August 8 Salmon and trout habitat expanded at Skipanon River
August 7 1,300 acres of noxious weeds targeted in eastern Crook County
July 26 Salmon license plate funds replace seven culverts blocking fish passage
July 20 Top forestry and forest hydrology scientist sought for science team
July 12 New culvert brings "surprising" number of fish to stream
July 6 Monitoring and Reporting GIS Specialist Hired
July 3 OWEB Board Special Meeting by teleconference on July 9, 2007
June 19 New culvert restores fish passage immediately
May 17 OWEB Board approves $5 million to support work of 60 watershed councils
May 9 OWEB Board to consider $7.8 million in requests to support work of 60 watershed councils
March 15 OWEB Board approves $10.7 million in Lottery, federal and salmon plate funds
March 15 Preliminary, unofficial list of funded projects (.xls)
March 15 Salmon license plate funds open 16 miles of streams to fish
March 8 OWEB Board to consider $10 million in requests for stream and wetland projects helping water and fish
February 28 Blown down trees can help water and fish for decades
January 30 OWEB Board approves additional funding and rules for grant program employing coastal fishers
January 18 OWEB Board to consider coastal stream preservation and rules for grant program employing  fishers
  
 
 
2006
 

December 6 Salmon license plate information now faster, easier to find on Web 
November 15 OWEB seeks comments on rules for grants to employ displaced fishers
October 30 Spirit of Oregon Plan Awards--OWEB conference Oct. 27
September 21 Funds approved for stream, watershed and fisher employment projects
Preliminary, unofficial list of funded projects
September 21 Conference unites people committed to clean water and healthy watersheds
September 21 OWEB Board approves additional $500,000 for fishing crew employment and salmon recovery 
September 13 OWEB Board considers $11 million in requests Sept. 19 & 20
OWEB Board Sept. 19 & 20 agenda and staff reports
September 2006 Watershed Council Support Workshops Schedule
August 30 OWEB completes $1.5 million agreement for Salmon River estuary property
August 30 Salmon license plate sales register slight gain in past year
August 10 Mahogany Creek culvert replacement opens 3.5 miles of fish habitat
August 10 State of Oregon contributes $3.5 million to dam removal projects on Rogue River
August 3 Partnership for Umpqua Rivers receives national Take Pride Award
July 17 OWEB Board to meet to approve emergency rules
June 23 OWEB offers employment opportunities to fishing crews
May 9 OWEB Board to consider funding Lower Columbia coho monitoring
April 13 OWEB funds unique agreement to protect Luckiamute River farm land and fish habitat
March 23 OWEB Board Grant Awards for restoration, acquisition, education and monitoring grants.
March 17 OWEB Board votes to fund stream, wetland and Klamath delta projects
March 17 Salmon license plate funds open 24.5 miles of streams to fish
March 17 OWEB funds 22 projects supporting coastal coho
March 6 March 15-16 OWEB Board Meeting Agenda and Staff Reports Available
March 3 OWEB Board Meeting March 15-16 in Roseburg
January 12 OWEB Board Meeting January 24-25, 2006 in Otter Rock
January 10 Mileage Rate Decrease Effective January 1, 2006
 
 
2005

November 22 OWEB Issues Volume 2 of the Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds 2003-2005 Biennial Report
October 13 OWEB Announces A Call for Innovation
September 28 OWEB Board expands eligibility for October 2005 "Early Action" Technical Assistance Grants
September 28 OWEB Board Planning Session, October 11-12, 2005
September 20 Mileage Rate Increase Effective September 1, 2005
September 19 OWEB Board Awards Restoration and Land Acquisition Grants
September 19 Board Adopts Changes to October 24, 2005 Grant Application Deadline
September 16 OWEB Board Meeting via Telephone Conference Call, September 19, 2005
August 25 OWEB Board Meeting September 13-14, 2005 in Jordan Valley
August 1 OWEB Board Meeting Telephone Conference Call, August 8, 2005
May 19 Oregonians Honored for Contributions to the Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds
May 18 Watershed Monitoring Data Assistant Hired
April 13 OWEB Issues Biennial Report on the Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds
March 22 Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board Votes to Fund Grant Applications
February 10  Tom Byler's Appointment as OWEB Director Confirmed by Oregon Senate
February 2  North Coast Explorer Prototypes Statewide Information System for Oregon Plan
February 1 Oregon Plan Biennial Report Synopsis
January 1 OWEB Welcomes Tom Byler as New Acting Director
 
 
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