The Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB) is a state agency led by a 17-member policy oversight board. The Board fosters the collaboration of citizens, agencies, and local interests.

OWEB programs support Oregon's efforts to restore salmon runs, improve water quality, and strengthen ecosystems that are critical to healthy watersheds and sustainable communities. OWEB administers a grant program funded from the Oregon Lottery, as a result of a citizen initiative in 1998, federal funds and salmon license plate dollars. The grant program supports voluntary efforts by Oregonians seeking to create and maintain healthy watersheds.

The Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB) officially announces the formation of a new Mid-Columbia management region. This region, also referred to as Region 6, encompasses six counties: Umatilla, Morrow, Gilliam, Sherman, Wheeler and Grant. The field office is located in Condon and is staffed by Sue Greer, the Regional Program Representative (RPR).

In cooperation with OWEB, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department has revised the Willamette River Atlas with the 2005 NAIP imagery, public lands, land trusts and revetments. The purpose of this atlas is to assist the State of Oregon's natural resource agencies with their missions associated with the Willamette River.

New pages added to the web site offer information on research grants funded by OWEB. You will find for each grant: the purpose, a summary, the results, start and end dates, funding amounts and reports associated with the research.

In September 2007, the OWEB Board allocated $1 million for a joint effort with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to fund projects that will benefit Oregon's symbolic species.