Combining Restoration, Education & Partnerships around the watershed, providing benefits for all who live downstream.
The Council was founded in the late 1990s by area residents concerned about water quality. Through 2004, the Council focused primarily on conducting assessments of watershed issues, including elevated stream temperature, turbidity, and channel change processes
Education
Restoration
Outreach
healthy communities
We believe that a healthy environment and a healthy economy are inextricably linked. We believe in working from ridge to ridge to achieve dynamic, naturally functioning ecosystems.
future stewardship
We believe that a strong stewardship ethic enables us to leave healthy natural resources for future generations.
landowner partnerships
We value our relationship with the landowners who have voluntarily joined in whole watershed habitat enhancement projects.
Marys River Natural History
The highest point in the Marys River Watershed is also the highest point in the Coast Range. At just under 4,100 feet above mean sea level, Marys Peak is primarily formed from basalt of the Coast Range Volcanoes.
In the ancient past, western Oregon was hotter and drier, and this area supported a savannah habitat composed of trees like Oregon White Oak.
The landscape you see today is much different than it likely was for many thousands of years prior. Even with these changes, the Marys River Watershed still supports a wide variety of different plants and animals, and the resources that grow and live in the watershed provide sustenance and a way of life for many residents.
Get out there and explore on your own! Need help figuring out where to go? Visit The Right Trail website for great tips.