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| Reporting to OWRI |
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To report your data using the OWRI Online Submission Tool, click here.
 Click the icon to download the OWRI online form.
To report to OWRI using a hard copy form, click here.
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| Projects to Report |
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The OWRI encourages reporting of all watershed restoration projects, not just OWEB funded projects. The OWRI relies heavily on voluntary reporting and contains projects with various private and public funding sources.
Watershed restoration projects included in this inventory must be:
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activities designed to restore aquatic, riparian, estuarine, wetland, upland, or overall watershed conditions or functions.
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completed or completed phases of projects; Do not report planned projects.
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activities above and beyond normal maintenance or management procedures in cases such as road and culvert improvements, erosion control, and so on.
See the Oregon Aquatic Habitat Restoration and Enhancement Guide for descriptions of restoration treatments.
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| Mandatory Reporting |
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Some projects are required to be reported under specific grant agreements or state or federal permits. The OWRI form is required for projects funded by OWEB and ODFW R & E grant programs (consult the grant agreement if you are unsure whether to report). Completed projects under DSL Wetland permits and DSL Large Wood and Boulder Placement permits are also required to be reported to OWRI.
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| Defining Your Project |
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Restoration projects vary widely in size of planning area, types of restoration techniques used, cost, number and types participants, and so on. The OWRI uses a broad definition of “project” to ensure that all restoration efforts are included in our inventory. A restoration project is characterized by a spatially discreet planning area (i.e., a single stream reach, several reaches along a stream and adjacent riparian zones, an entire subbasin, etc.) whose planning effort is by and large distinct from other planning efforts. Several projects may also be nested within a larger planning effort. A project must have intended instream habitat, fish passage, or water quality benefits, and must be an effort above and beyond maintenance or management procedures in cases such as road and culvert improvements, or erosion control.
If your project includes more than one landowner and the project could be reported as separate spatially discreet locations and treatments, please report each landowner’s project as a separate project. If your project includes more than one landowner and the same treatment was applied along adjacent stream reach, you may report the project with multiple landowners.
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| Deadline for Reporting |
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Although we accept reporting forms (online or paper submissions) throughout the year, please complete your reporting of projects implemented in 2007 to OWRI by March 14th, 2008. If you are reporting a project that used OWEB grant funds, consult your grant agreement for the reporting deadline.
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