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Chehalis River Council
Mission:
Our Mission is to promote the conservation and restoration of the greater Chehalis River Basin resources.
About Us:
We are a local grassroots environmental group. "Local" means members are mostly from within the Chehalis River watershed. "Grassroots" means we are not a branch of any national or regional environmental organization. We are also not a branch of government. "Environmental" means we are dedicated to conserving our natural environment with special emphasis on our water resources.
Who Are We?
Our members come from all over the Chehalis watershed from the headwaters in the Willapa Hills above Pe Ell, from the upper and lower reaches of the Neuwaukum and Skookumchuck rivers, from the Black River basin and from where the waters run down from the Olympic mountains and all along the Chehalis River to the mouth at Grays Harbor. We are citizens who recognize that we all depend on clean water and that includes business, agriculture, fisheries, recreation, wildlife and human life. We recognize that there are significant problems with our water resources and this is bad news for all of us, not just salmon. The good news is that we can make a difference if we work together.
How Did We Get Started?
Back in 1992, volunteers and local Conservation Districts worked hard to identify water quality issues facing the Chehalis Basin. The result was The Chehalis River Basin Action Plan. This plan is still used today as a reference, but no funds were allocated by the Legislature to implement the recommendations. So in 1994 the volunteers formed a nonprofit corporation the Chehalis River Council to work to implement the goals and actions identified in the Plan. This is still our commitment today.
Our Mission is to promote the conservation and restoration of the greater Chehalis River Basin resources.
About Us:
We are a local grassroots environmental group. "Local" means members are mostly from within the Chehalis River watershed. "Grassroots" means we are not a branch of any national or regional environmental organization. We are also not a branch of government. "Environmental" means we are dedicated to conserving our natural environment with special emphasis on our water resources.
Who Are We?
Our members come from all over the Chehalis watershed from the headwaters in the Willapa Hills above Pe Ell, from the upper and lower reaches of the Neuwaukum and Skookumchuck rivers, from the Black River basin and from where the waters run down from the Olympic mountains and all along the Chehalis River to the mouth at Grays Harbor. We are citizens who recognize that we all depend on clean water and that includes business, agriculture, fisheries, recreation, wildlife and human life. We recognize that there are significant problems with our water resources and this is bad news for all of us, not just salmon. The good news is that we can make a difference if we work together.
How Did We Get Started?
Back in 1992, volunteers and local Conservation Districts worked hard to identify water quality issues facing the Chehalis Basin. The result was The Chehalis River Basin Action Plan. This plan is still used today as a reference, but no funds were allocated by the Legislature to implement the recommendations. So in 1994 the volunteers formed a nonprofit corporation the Chehalis River Council to work to implement the goals and actions identified in the Plan. This is still our commitment today.