This community events calendar is the place to find fun activities and things to do throughout Lewis County, including Centralia, Chehalis and beyond.
The theme of this month’s meeting is “Agriculture in the Chehalis Basin.”
A presenter from the Lewis County Farm Bureau will present information about opportunities and challenges to the agriculture industry in the Chehalis Basin. We will also hear from the owner of a local organic farm.
We will also have a chance to learn about the Voluntary Stewardship Program being offered in Thurston, Lewis and Grays Harbor County. The program helps create voluntary stewardship plans for protecting Critical Areas.
The Lewis Conservation District will share what they are doing to work with farmers in the Chehalis.
This meeting is open to the public and everyone is invited to attend!
Come learn about Forest Practices in the Chehalis Basin
Guest speakers from the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will present on:
DNR’s Forest Practices Program
Rule Changes since 2007
Culvert correction/removal requirements on forest lands (RMAP)
Evaluation of forest practices taking place as part of the Chehalis Basin Strategy
Meeting time and location:
Friday, June 24th
9:30 am – 12 noon
Lucky Eagle Casino – *NEW* Chehalis Meeting Rooms
The regular meeting of the Chehalis Basin Partnership. This month’s agenda will include a presentation by Tom Clingman from the Department of Ecology about the proposed Office of the Chehalis Basin.
The Chehalis Watershed Festival Celebration is coming to Simpson Elementary School during Lake Sylvia Days as part of the Fall Festival in Montesano. The celebration offers great activities for the whole family.
The Watershed Festival celebrates the Chehalis River, the plants, animals and people who depend on the river and its watershed. Local volunteers will provide activities that are both educational and fun. Come slide down the Drain Dare and learn how to keep water in the Chehalis River clean. Try your hand at moving earth like a river with the River Table. Learn about the fish you might see in the Chehalis River and try out the: Salmon Life-Cycle Beanbag Toss, Fishing For Facts and How Wetlands Work.
This is a regular meeting of the Chehalis Basin Partnership.
The Partnership will receive a presentation from the Department of Ecology on the draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement regarding flood damage reduction alternatives in the Chehalis, in advance of the opening of the public comment period.
The meeting topic this month will be small-scale forestry. Julie Sackett from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will speak to a new opportunity: creating a landscape scale forest stewardship master plan for small forest landowners in the Chehalis Basin. This presentation will interest anyone involved in small-scale forestry, as well as anyone with an interest in water quality and fish and wildlife habitat.
Regular meeting of the Chehalis Basin Partnership. All interested citizens are encouraged to attend! This month, J. Vander Stoep will come talk to us about the soon to be formed Office of the Chehalis Basin
At this meeting we’ll be learning about all things fishy and froggy in the Chehalis Basin. We’ll hear an update from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife on the Aquatic Species Restoration Plan being developed for the Chehalis Basin, and opportunities for citizen engagement. We’ll also hear from WDFW’s “Citizen Science” program coordinator about iNaturalist technology. iNaturalist is a tool citizens can use to document wildlife sightings around the state – in effect, become “citizen scientists.” The tool is currently being tested out for amphibian monitoring in King County. Would you like to see it in use in the Chehalis?
Any citizen of the Chehalis Basin is welcome to come to this event.
Regular meeting of the Chehalis Basin Partnership. See our website for more information. Members of the public are always welcome to join.
We will have two presentations of interest to residents of Lewis County. Everyone is welcome:
Poplar Farms and Bio-Refinery in the Chehalis?
Researchers at WSU Extension are looking at the potential for a poplar tree-based
bio-economy in Lewis County. They are examining the economic feasibility of a
refinery in Centralia supplied by poplars grown within 60 miles of the site. They will present details on the proposal and ask community members what they think.
This presentation will interest anyone involved in agriculture, wastewater treatment, or land and water use in the Chehalis River Basin.
City of Chehalis Flood Mitigation and Water Supply Solutions
The City of Chehalis is setting up a flood mitigation site, as well as a dedicated fund and a mechanism for providing mitigation credits for filling in the floodplain. The City is also looking at new water treatment and supply options to support economic development. Trent Lougheed will provide details.
Meeting time and location:
Friday, January 26
9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Lucky Eagle Casino – *NEW* Chehalis Meeting Rooms
For more information, contact the Watershed Coordinator:
kharma@chehalistribe.org / 360-488-3232
