Salmon habitat is the cornerstone of watershed restoration and enhancement work for Oregon’s North Coast. As we learn how to steward our freshwater ecosystems, it’s important to see if the fish benefit from it when they return to complete their life cycle! In 2025 the North Coast Watershed Association (NCWA), the Necanicum Watershed Council (NWC), Bio surveys LLC and our partners completed the 3rd consecutive year of salmon and trout habitat snorkel surveys encompassing the full cohort of Coho salmon, which have a 3-year life cycle.
The survey covered over 200 miles of streams and collected data on plants, water temperature, stream habitat features, fish numbers, barriers, and even beaver dams along the way! There is so much to share from this endeavor and the creation of the first basin-scale baseline for salmon and trout populations for this area. This data will become a key tool for us and our watershed partners to measure the effectiveness of our restoration and enhancement projects. Join Jeremy Lees of Bio-surveys LLC and Graham Klag, Executive Director of the NCWA, for a deep dive into this incredible information about the health of our local ecosystems!
Nature Matters, a lively conversation about the intersection of nature and culture, takes place on the fourth Thursday of each month from October through May. Nature Matters is co-hosted by the North Coast Watershed Association, Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, the Lewis & Clark National Park Association, and the Fort George Brewery + Public House.
Doors to the Lovell Showroom open at 6pm with food and beverages available via the Taproom window. All ages welcome and never a cover!
The Thursday Talk program is a recurring community lecture series every Thursday, October through May. Thank you to our 2025/2026 Partners –
1st Thursdays – Ales & Ideas w/ Clatsop Community College
2nd Thursdays – Wit & Wisdom w/ Philosofarian
3rd Thursdays – Thursday Night Talks w/ Clatsop County Historical Society
4th Thursdays – Nature Matters w/ Lewis & Clark National Parks, National Parks Service, and North Coast Watershed Association
WHERE: Fort George Lovell Showroom, 1483 Duane St. Astoria, Oregon 97103 Map
