Need Help?

Do you own streamside property?

The Yamhill Basin Council is interested in speaking with you about restoration projects such as:

• planting native trees and shrubs along the stream bank
• restoring wetlands
• placing logs in the creek
• and removing invasive species, such as blackberry

Contact Jean at (503)474-1047 or e-mail: ybc_coordinator@co.yamhill.or.us.

 

Small Grants Program

The OWEB Small Grants Program offers landowners an opportunity to implement conservation measures on their land with the help of a local group such as a watershed council or SWCD. The program started in 2001 with $100,000, which was distributed for projects in Yamhill, Polk, and part of Benton County.

Small Grant Application Guidelines

Projects may not exceed $10,000 in OWEB funds, and applicants must show 25% in matching funds from other sources (either cash or in-kind services). The following types of projects are permissable:

• Agricultural Project Types
  • Rehabilitation or restoration activities along streams and water bodies, primarily vegetation establishment and management. Includes weed control
  • Off-stream water provision for livestock
  • Livestock management activities that result in enhanced vegetation and productivity
  • Conservation practices that reduce nutrients and sediments from entering water bodies
  • Control measures designed to reduce or mitigate stormwater or irrigation runoff
  • Native fish habitat improvement and removal of fish passage barriers
    
    
• Forestry Project Types
  • Rehabilitation or restoration activities along streams and water bodies, primarily vegetation establishment and management. Includes weed control
  • Afforestation to native stands for lands not under Forest Practices Act requirements for reforestation
  • Livestock management activities that result in enhanced vegetation and productivity
  • Conservation practices that reduce nutrients and sediments from entering water bodies
  • Control measures designed to reduce or mitigate stormwater or irrigation runoff
  • Native fish habitat improvement and removal of fish passage barriers
  • Forest improvement for watershed health, including interplanting of existing forest stands with native species for greater diversity
    
    
• Urban and Rural Residential Project Types
  • Rehabilitation or restoration activities along streams and water bodies, primarily vegetation establishment and management. Includes weed control
  • Off-stream livestock watering and pasture management to maintain high vegetation production which reduces surface runoff of excess water and nutrients. Includes management of manure and other nutrients
  • Conservation practices that reduce nutrients and sediments from entering water bodies
  • Control measures designed to reduce or mitigate stormwater or irrigation runoff
  • Native fish habitat improvement and removal of fish passage barriers

If you have any questions, please call the Yamhill Basin Council at 503-474-1047