Clackamas Water Environment Services now accepting grant proposals of up to $30,000 for watershed improvement

RiverHealth Stewardship Grant recipients at work

 

The application period for the 2022-23 RiverHealth Stewardship Program Grants is now open. Grants of up to $30,000 are available to groups that seek to improve the health of watersheds located within the surface water areas served by Clackamas Water Environment Services (WES). 

Community groups, businesses, schools, nonprofits, student groups, faith organizations, neighborhood or business associations, and service groups are welcome to apply.

The application deadline is April 21, 2022.

The objective of the program is to improve watershed health by:

• Enhancing streamside vegetation by replacing invasive species with natives and/or increasing stream buffer width
• Reducing pollutants and volume of runoff from paved surfaces
• Using Low Impact Development Approaches (LIDA) to manage stormwater 
• Educating those who work and live in the surface water districts served by WES on what they can do to improve water quality 
• Providing opportunities for historically underserved and excluded communities to benefit from watershed health education and partner opportunities 

Program information, the grant application, and a list of the 2021 recipients can be found on the WES Watershed Health webpage.