[{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki21\/oregon-watershed-enhancement-board-wikipedia\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki21\/oregon-watershed-enhancement-board-wikipedia\/","headline":"Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board – Wikipedia","name":"Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board – Wikipedia","description":"before-content-x4 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia after-content-x4 State agency promoting watershed health Oregon Wagershed Enhancement Board Formed 1987 Jurisdiction State","datePublished":"2018-01-25","dateModified":"2018-01-25","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki21\/author\/lordneo\/#Person","name":"lordneo","url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki21\/author\/lordneo\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c9645c498c9701c88b89b8537773dd7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c9645c498c9701c88b89b8537773dd7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/wiki4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download.jpg","url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/wiki4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download.jpg","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/2\/21\/Oweb-logo-vertical-RGB-transparent.png\/130px-Oweb-logo-vertical-RGB-transparent.png","url":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/2\/21\/Oweb-logo-vertical-RGB-transparent.png\/130px-Oweb-logo-vertical-RGB-transparent.png","height":"144","width":"130"},"url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki21\/oregon-watershed-enhancement-board-wikipedia\/","wordCount":2745,"articleBody":"     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});before-content-x4From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4State agency promoting watershed healthOregon Wagershed Enhancement BoardFormed1987JurisdictionState of OregonEmployees33Annual budget$69.5 m USD (2019-21)[1]Agency executivesMeta Loftsgaarden, Executive DirectorJason Robison, Board Co-Chair, Tribal RepresentativeRandy Labbe, Board Co-ChairOregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB), a state agency of Oregon in the United States, provides grants to restore watershed health and improve local streams, rivers, wetlands and natural areas in Oregon.[2] Board membership includes commissioners of Oregon’s Natural Resources Board and members of the public.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Table of ContentsHistory[edit]Board membership and budget[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]History[edit]The Governor’s Watershed Enhancement Board GWEB) was established in 1987 and began accepting applications to fund watershed improvement projects in November of that year.[3]The World of Coos Bay reported the board’s charge:       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4The Governor’s Watershed Enhancement Board, created by the 1987 Legislature, is accepting applications for projects. The board is authorized to distribute up to $500,000 for on-the-ground watershed improvement efforts in the 1987-89 biennium. Project examples include planting along streambanks, streamside fencing, in-stream habitat improvement and development of wildlife and grazing management plans, according to Lorraine Stahr of the Oregon Water Resources Department.[4]In the primary election on May 17, 1988, Oregon voters approved Measure 1, authorizing loans for fish protection and watershed restoration.[5]  In 1993, Senate Bill 81 of the Legislature provided $10 million for the Grande Ronde in Northeastern Oregon, and the South Coast and Rogue Basins in Southwestern Oregon, a pilot project known as the Oregon Watershed Health Program.[6] It became part of GWEB in 1995.[7]In 1998, voterts also approved Measure 66, dedicating some Lottery funding to parks, beaches, habitat, and watershed protection.[8] The following year, the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board replaced GWEB,[7] and expanded the five member board with six public members.[9]Passage of Measure 76 in Oregon’s 2010 General Election continued lottery funding for parks, beaches, wildlife habitat, watershed protection beyond 2014 and modified the funding process.[10]In November 2020 OWEB led a Stage Zero River Restoration Workshop with panels moderated by Prof. Colin Thorne. They also played a role in the creation of a Stage Zero website to encourage similar restoration projects.Board membership and budget[edit]As of 2019, Board membership includes six voting members of the public, five voting commissioners of the state’s Natural Resource Board, and seven advisory non-voting members.[11] Oregon’s Secretary of State described the board’s work: “Community members and landowners use scientific criteria to decide jointly what needs to be done to conserve and improve rivers and natural habitats in the places where they live.”[12] The OWEB 2019\u20132021 biennium budget approved by the legislature totaled $138,910,142 USD.[1]See also[edit]References[edit]^ a b “2019-21 Legislatively Adopted Budget Detailed Analysis” (PDF). Oregon Legislature. October 2019. p.\u00a0400. Retrieved March 10, 2020.^ “Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board\u00a0: About Us”. State of Oregon. Retrieved February 13, 2020.^ “Board has money for watershed work”. Corvallis Gazette-Times. November 22, 1987. p.\u00a021. Retrieved March 8, 2020.^ “Watershed project funds available”. The World. November 26, 1987. p.\u00a03. Retrieved February 14, 2020.^ “Northwest fish ballot; Measure 1 vote is long overdue”. Statesman Journal. May 4, 1988. p.\u00a08. Retrieved February 14, 2020.^ Soscia, Mary Lou (June 12, 1995). “The Oregon Watershed Health Program: Local Empowerment to Restore Watersheds”. Sustainable Use of the West’s Water \u2013 via Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy, and the Environment.^ a b “Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board\u00a0: OWEB’s History in Brief”. www.oregon.gov. Retrieved February 13, 2020.^ Keisling, Phil (November 3, 1998). “Measure 66” (Website). 1998 General Election Voters’ Pamphlet, page 135. Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved February 13, 2020.^ “Salmon issue: Budget battle looms”. Albany Democrat-Herald. June 4, 1999. p.\u00a05. Retrieved February 13, 2020.^ Brown, Kate (November 2, 2010). “Measure 76” (Website). Online Voters’ Guide | 2010 Special Election. Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved September 9, 2013.^ “Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board\u00a0: Board Members”. www.oregon.gov. Retrieved March 10, 2020.^ “Oregon Blue Book: Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board”. Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved February 13, 2020.External links[edit]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki21\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki21\/oregon-watershed-enhancement-board-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board – Wikipedia"}}]}]