Since 2014, natural resource leaders, concerned citizens, and working land managers have closely monitored conservation and environmental group concerns regarding Abert Lake water levels. Various articles, letters, projects, and meetings have called for action as the lake's water levels have fluctuated, especially during recent drought periods.
The Chewaucan Watershed Collaborative (CWC) was established on February 25, 2022 in response to re-emerging conservation-community concerns. The bulk of the concerns and the media publishing those concerns failed to acknowledge overall context as well as the local communities' values and culture. The people of Paisley and Valley Falls decided it was time to take a seat at the table and provide a different perspective on the agriculture practices, water use, culture, and overall Chewaucan catchment.
Local water users and concerned citizens elected leaders to serve on the Chewaucan Watershed Collaborative. The primary purpose of the Collaborative is to provide a means of local, state, and national representation for stakeholders, specifically regarding discussions that affect water use, supply, and availability as well as watershed conservation and restoration in the Chewaucan River, Willow Creek, and Crooked Creek basins (Lake County, Oregon). The Collaborative seeks to maintain working relationships will all stakeholders, local, state, and federal agencies, and recognized tribes.
The CWC relies on a technical advisory board of natural resource leaders, former and current ODFW biologists, OWRD hydrologists, and others with watershed management, wildlife, fire, and forestry expertise.
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