Useful Links

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State Agencies (Oregon)

State Agencies (Washington)

Federal Agencies

Other Relevant Groups

Topical Links

State Agencies (Oregon)

• Oregon Agricultural Statistics Service (OASS)

• Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA)

• Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ)

• Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW)

• Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF)

• Oregon Department of Land Conservation & Development (DLCD)

• Oregon Division of State Lands (ODSL)

• Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT)

• Oregon Farm Bureau

• Oregon Online

• Oregon State University Extension Service

• Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB)

• Oregon Water Resources Department (OWRD)

• Oregon Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)

• Oregon Legislature's Website

• The Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds

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State Agencies (Washington)

• Washington Department of Ecology (WDOE)

• Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)

• WDFW for Eastern Washington

• Washington State Conservation Commission (WSCC)

• Washington State Regional Fisheries Enhancement Group (RFEG)

• Washington State University's Washington Water

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Federal Agencies

• Army Corps of Engineers (COE)
  (Feasibility Study)

• Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

• Bureau of Reclamation (BOR)

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• Farm Service Agency (FSA)

• Forest Service: Umatilla National Forest

• National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)

• Natural Resource Conservation Service - Oregon (NRCS)

• United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

• United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

• USFWS Upper Columbia Fish & Wildlife Office

• United States Forest Service (USFS)

• United States Geological Survey (USGS)

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Other Relevant Groups

• AGLink (Agri-Business Council of Oregon)

• American Rivers

• American Water Resources Association (AWRA)

• Bonneville Power Administration (BPA)

• Center for Columbia River History (CCRH)

• Center for Environmental Law & Policy (CELP)

• Center for Water and Environmental Sustainability (CWESt)

• Center for Watershed Protection (CWP)

• Children's Museum of Walla Walla

• City of Milton-Freewater, OR

• Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Authority (CBFWA)

• Columbia Basin Water Transactions Program (CBWTP)

• Columbia - Blue Mountain Resource Conservation & Development (CBM RC&D)
  (also helpful is the background info on RC&Ds published by NRCS)

• Columbia Riverkeeper

• Columbia River Water Partnership (by WDOE)

• Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC)

• Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR)

• Cooperative States Research, Education and Extension Service (CSREES)

• CSREES Water Quality Program

• Ecotrust

• Fish Passage Center (NWPCC)

• For the Sake of Salmon

• Groundwater Foundation

• High Country News

• Kooskooskie Commons

• Mid-Columbia Regional Fisheries Enhancement Group

• Milton-Freewater Chamber of Commerce

• National Audubon Society

• Natural Resources Information Management Program (ODFW)

• Nature Conservancy

• Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission

• Northwest Power & Conservation Council (NWPCC)

• Oregon Agricultural Information Network (OSU Extension)

• Oregon Association of Conservation Districts (OACD)

• Oregon Plan for Salmon

• Oregon Small Farms

• Oregon Trout

• Oregon Water Resource Institute

• Oregon Water Trust

• Oregon Wheat Growers League

• OSU Watershed Extension

• Other Watershed Councils

• Pacific Northwest Research Station (USDA Forest Service)

• Resources for Community Collaboration (RCC)
  Program of the Sonoran Institute

• Resource Assistance for Rural Environments (RARE)

• River Network

• Snake River Salmon Recovery Planning Board

• SOLV

• Sonoran Institute

• Stream Systems Technology Center (USDA FS)

• StreamNet

• Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE)

• Thundering Hooves Huesby Family Farm

• Trout Unlimited (Oregon Council)

• Umatilla County

• Umatilla County Critical Groundwater Solutions Taskforce

• Umatilla County Soil & Water Conservation District (UCSWCD)

• Umatilla National Forest Natural Resources Advisory Council (NRAC)

• Walla Walla Union-Bulletin newspaper

• Walla Walla Watershed Alliance

• Walla Walla Watershed Planning Unit (WA)

• Washington Water Trust

• Washington Wheat Growers

• Water for Life, Inc.

• Water Strategist Community

• Water Watch

• Watershed Councils in Oregon

• Watershed Management Council

• Wenatchee River Watershed Art

• Whitman College Department of Environmental Studies

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Topical Links

• Why Watersheds? (Center for Watershed Protection - includes a slide show)

• OPB's Oregon Story about water

• Walla Walla Watershed website,    EPA Watershed Information News

• NRCS Profile of the Walla Walla Basin Watershed

• Bull Trout: see "Fish" below

• Calculators: Convert-Me, Google, NOAA Hydrologic Conversions

• Columbia River: City of Vancouver Water Resources Education Center

• Data: WWBWC's Maps & Data page

• Defining Navigability: National Rivers

• Drought:  OWRD Drought Watch,  Oregon Governor's Update

• Farm Management Resources:  Umatilla County Programs (Walk the Talk),  WSU Center for Sustaining Agriculture & Natural Resources

• Feasibility Study: CTUIR/USACE Feasibility Study

• Fire: Fire Return Interval (interactive mapping)

• Fish:   Fish Passage Center Walla Walla Gauge

• Mill Creek Fish Video Monitoring,   Bull Trout Recovery Plan,

• Bull Trout (USFWS - includes Critical Habitat info),    StreamNet Library

• Snake River Salmon Recovery Planning,  NOAA Critical Habitat for Salmon

• Limiting Factors Report for WRIA32,      ODFW Fish Passage Programs,

• Salmon 2100 Project,    ODFW Fish Division,  WDFW,  NMFS, USFWS (ESA)

• Picture of a bull trout     Fish Passage Center (NWPCC)

• CTUIR's Natural Resources Database     EPA's Mercury in Fish Advisory,

• WDOE's Intensively Monitored Watersheds program,   Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund database of projects

• Flow: Harris Bridge (South Fork),   Pepper Bridge,  Touchet Gage, WDOE,  USGS Real-Time Flow,

• Irrigation Districts' Agreement with USFWS,   Instream Flows in Washington (DOE), 

• USGS Streamflow Data in Washington, Oregon Surface Water Supply Index

• Forecasts: NRCS State Basin Outlook Reports

• Groundwater:  Ask Doc Hydro,  AWRA Trainings,  GW Stewardship in Oregon,  GW Assessment in WA State,   Groundwater Foundation Kids Corner,  GWF Recharge Report, Stream Notes, 
  Umatilla County Critical Groundwater Solutions Taskforce    
  Water Supply Bulletins for geology and groundwater (WDOE)

• HCP: Bi-State Habitat Conservation Plan Process (HCP)

• Instream Work: Removal-Fill DSL Permits

• Kids: Science for Kids (Sci4kids)

• Mapping: WWBWC Maps and Data Page,  Oregon Geospatial Data Clearinghouse,  Oregon Atlas of Panoramic Aerial Images, The Oregon Map (ORMAP - tax lot info)

• Measuring & formulas:  Hydrologic Conversions,  Measure 4 Measure

• No-Till Farming: No-Till on the Plains

• NRCS Plant Materials: http://www.plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/

• NRCS Standards:  Oregon Field Office Guide

• Pesticides:  WSDA Surface Water Monitoring Program for Pesticides in Salmonid-Bearing Streams,    CDMS Ag Chem Information Services

• SB1010: Info on SB1010 Ag Water Quality Management Plan

• Soils:  NCSS Web Soil Survey (NRCS), Soil Survey Geographic Database (SSURGO),    Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation, Version 2

• Stormwater: Stormwater Authority

• Subbasin Planning in Walla Walla Basin: http://www.nwcouncil.org/fw/subbasinplanning/wallawalla/default.asp  WWBWC Subbasin Planning Page

• Sustainable Agriculture: Interactive Poster, Feature on Individual Farmers

• Technical Assistance: NRCS Technical guide for Oregon (primary scientific references for NRCS about the conservation of soil, water, air, and related plant and animal resources)

• Temp: Real-time temperatures in local vineyards

• TMDL: WWBWC's TMDL page,  General Info (OR),  Walla Walla River Temperature TMDL (ODEQ),  General Info (WA),  Walla Walla Watershed TMDLS (WDOE), EPA's Pacific NW Temperature Criteria Guidance Project

• Training: American Water Resources Association Conferences, Symposia & Short Courses,   Environmental Professional Development Program at PSU,     Master Watershed Steward Program at OSU,     Northwest Environmental Training Center,   Watershed Management Professional Program,  Watershed Restoration Institute

• Volunteer Monitoring: ODEQ's Resources for Volunteer Watershed Monitoring

• Water Banking: Analysis of WBs in Western States

• Water Data:  USGS Water Data,   Economic Research Service Q&A on Irrigation & Water Use, WDOE's Water Resources page,  WDOE's Washington Water Supply Information page

• Water Quality: EPA,  WDOE, ODEQ, EPA Temperature Criteria,  2002 Touchet River / Mill Creek Temp Data,  Robocow Flash Animation

• WSU's Washington's Water

• Pacific Northwest Water News (Brown & Caldwell)

• Water Rights:  Oregon Water Resources Dept. Water Right Search
       Washington Water Acquisition Program

• Watershed Management Council links page

• Watershed planning work:  Oregon Plan for Salmon,  Walla Walla Watershed Planning Unit (WA), WRIA 32 in Washington, Subbasin Planning for BPA, Bi-State Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) Effort,  Research by Whitman College students in Environmental Studies

• Weather: NOAA Surface Observation Map,   AgriMet (Pacific Northwest Cooperative Agricultural Weather Network)

• Weeds: Integrated Weed Management Systems for Eastern Oregon Dryland Crops, Weedmapper (info about Weedmapper from Oregon Natural Heritage Program)

• Wild & Scenic Rivers: National Wild & Scenic Rivers System

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