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Our Work

 

TWC is dedicated to the protection and restoration of Oregon’s greatest wetlands. Nationally, 35 percent of all rare and endangered species depend on wetlands. As wetland habitat is destroyed, the number of species threatened with extinction increases. Gone are many of the species that inhabited these lost wetlands. This elevates the importance of the remaining wetlands. Working with local communities, including public and private sector partners, we have conserved some of Oregon’s greatest wetlands within Yaquina Estuary, Beaver Creek, Alsea Estuary, Closed Lakes Basin and the Willamette Valley. TWC owns and stewards 32 preserves that include more than 1500 acres across Oregon.


Stories of Conservation

Amphibian Egg Mass Survey Training

Amphibian Egg Mass Survey Training Workshop Interested in participating in community science to help us better understand amphibian populations in urban wetlands? Join us on Saturday, January 30th for our…

Amphibian Survey Training

Amphibian Egg Mass Survey Training Workshop Interested in participating in community science to help us better understand amphibian populations in urban wetlands? Join us on Saturday, January 30th for our…

ROCK…PAPER…TURTLE

ROCK…PAPER…TURTLEArt for Wildlife – A benefit for The Wetlands Conservancy Featuring our Online Gallery and Artists Reception Wetlands are a vital piece of Oregon’s ecology. You may think of mountain…

Volunteer Work Party

Volunteer Work Party at Hart Wetlands

Greetings Volunteers!  Who’s ready to warm up the holiday season with a little extra mud on the boots and sweat on the brow? The weather this weekend is looking bright…

Clean Water Act: Major Rule Change Alert

On Monday June 22nd, through a rollback of the 2015 “Waters of the United States” rule, many wetlands and waterways across the country were stripped of federal protection including some…

Beaver Trapping in Oregon Alert

Did you know that beavers are still hunted and trapped across the state?  Beavers are a natural part of Oregon’s streams and wetlands, and our state animal. Beaver dams are…

Katie Ryan rowing

To The Wetlands Conservancy Friends and Supporters

Happy May–American Wetlands Month! How fitting that my first day as the Executive Director of The Wetlands Conservancy was May 1st. I write this to you all only a few days…

Photo Contest Announcement

American Wetlands Month Photo Contest – May 1-31

American Wetlands Month reminds us to appreciate our neighborhoods, communities and state. Even while sheltering at home, photographers find ways to capture the beauty of nature. This year we will…

Earth Day 2020

Wednesday, April 22, 2020 is Earth Day, Make it one that counts!

It’s Time To Try Carp

With 50 trillion pieces of plastic floating in our ocean and the total number of fish in the sea half of what is was in 1970, is can be daunting…