Salem, Oregon 97310-0203

(503) 378-3589

Contact GWEB for a copy of its watershed assessment manual, or for assistance in conducting watershed assessments.

Portland, OR 97208-3623

(503) 326-6265

PO Box 644132

Pullman, WA 99164-4132

(509) 335-3357

Washington State University is beginning an extensive program to work with tribes conducting watershed assessments.

GIS Coordinator

45 S.E. 82nd Drive, Suite 100

Gladstone, OR 97027-2522

(503) 650-5400

StreamNet is a storehouse of information about stream restoration.

2060 Broadway, Suite 230

Boulder, CO 80302

(303) 444-1060

The mission of the Nature Conservancy is to preserve plants, animals, and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and water they need to survive.

Smith Tower, Suite 1510, 506 Second Avenue

Seattle, WA 98104

(206) 587-2447

Over the last 25 years the Trust for Public Land has worked with hundreds of landowners. Working only with willing sellers, TPL offers advice on land value, tax planning, appraisals, title searches, property surveys, and environmental assessments. Through its relationships with governments, foundations, community groups, and local businesses, TPL also can help mobilize support and funds to protect an important conservation property.

Missoula, Montana 59807-8249

(800) CALL ELK (225-5355)

The RMEF, based in Missoula, Montana, has generated millions of dollars to acquire and enhance elk habitat, acquire critical wildlife habitat, and fund important wildlife research and conservation education programs. Its work has been concentrated primarily in the Western elk states.

Boulder, CO 80302

(303) 444-4369

A nonprofit dedicated to advancing land and water conservation.

60440 Woodside Road

Bend, OR 97702

(541) 317-8424

A national conservation organization.

Washington, DC 20008

(202) 244-4738

ERT's goal is to engage market forces by bridging the traditional gap between environmental and economic aspirations. ERT has an office in Bend, Oregon.

2060 Broadway, Suite 230

Boulder, CO 80302

(303) 444-1060

The mission of the Nature Conservancy is to preserve plants, animals, and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and water they need to survive.

Portland, OR 97204

(503) 226-9055

The Oregon Water Trust is a nonprofit group that uses a market-based approach to help maintain and restore surface water flows in the rivers and streams of Oregon. OWT works cooperatively with willing water users to acquire part or all of existing out-of-stream water rights. OWT works closely with community leaders, local watershed councils, government agencies, and a range of public interest groups to prioritize and implement its efforts.

Seattle, WA 98109

(206) 223-8454

Washington Water Trust is a private nonprofit organization established in 1998 to restore instream flows in Washington's rivers and streams by acquiring existing water rights and converting them to instream use. WWT's focus is on market-based approaches, involving transfers from willing sellers or donors.

Pacific Northwest Region

1150 North Curtis

Boise, ID 83704

(208) 378-5092

BOR provides water for flow augmentation. The flows are provided to increase water in the salmon migration corridor in the lower Snake and Columbia Rivers.

PO Box 47600

Olympia, WA 98504-7600

(206) 407-6637

The Trust Water Rights Program provides a mechanism for voluntary transfers of water rights to instream or offstream uses.

Yakima Basin Area Office

PO Box 1749

Yakima, WA 98907-1749

(509) 575-5848

In 1994 $150 million was allocated to fund water conservation projects. About $12 million of this was appropriated for water acquisitions to meet target instream flow levels for salmon and steelhead recovery efforts.

Portland, OR 97204

(503) 295-4039

WaterWatch is a nonprofit membership organization, founded in 1985, which advocates for the protection and restoration of Oregon streamflows to benefit fish and wildlife, water quality, recreation and scenic beauty.

Range conservationist at local Bureau of Land Management office

Phone numbers for local BLM offices can be found by calling the state offices listed below. The Oregon State Office has information on Washington.

333 SW 1st Avenue

Portland, OR 97204

(503) 808-6002

1387 South Vinnell Way

Boise, Idaho 83709-1657

(208) 373-4000

government, Department of Agriculture section,

for a local USDA Forest Service office.

Look in your telephone book under the federal government, Department of Agriculture section, for a local USDA NRCS office.

web site:

http://wwwagcomm.ads.orst.edu/AgComWebFile/extser/index.html

Or contact the main OSU Extension office at:

125 Ballard Extension Hall

Corvallis OR 97331-3604

(541) 737-1388

Eastern Washington University

526 5th St.

Cheney, WA 99004-2431

(509) 359-6200

Portland, OR 97232

(503) 238-0667

Look in your telephone book for a local tribal office. Or look under the federal government, Department of Agriculture section, for a local USDA Forest Service office.

HCR 77, Box 2070

John Day, OR 97845

(541) 575-1167

Warm Springs, Oregon

(541) 553 3233

Contact a local tribal, USDA Forest Service, or NRCS office.

Portland, OR 97207-8787

(503) 241-3506

729 NE Oregon, Suite 200

Portland, OR 97232

(503) 238-0667

(202) 564-6824

USEPA has a program to encourage volunteers to monitor their own watersheds. Information can be found at the following web site: http://es.epa.gov/ncerqa/rfa/empact.html

More information can be found by contacting the Volunteer Monitoring Coordinator at

USEPA (4503F)

401 M Street SW

Washington, DC 20460

http://www.epa.gov/OWOW/monitoring/

Or contact your local tribe, NRCS office, or

CRITFC for help in starting a monitoring program.