COPWRR - Links

Below is a list of links provided to offer more information about specific topics of interest to the COPWRR working group and its members. The information available within these links is provided to be an aid to the end user and has not been endorsed by COPWRR or its stakeholders.

• Applegate Partnership
  A community-based non-profit organization involving multiple stakeholders to encourage and facilitate the use of natural resource principles that promote ecosystem health and diversity.

• Wallowa Resources
  Wallowa Resources develops, promotes, and implements innovative solutions to help the people of Wallowa County and the Intermountain West sustain and improve their communities and lands.
• Lomakatsi Restoration Project
  Lomakatsi serves to organize and implement community based ecological restoration projects to encourage the recovery of ecosystems and sustainability of communities, cultures & economies.
• Lake County Resources Initiative
  LCRI's mission is to demonstrate a sustainable approach to natural resources to ensure quality of life for present and future generations.
  

• Upper Deschutes River Coalition
• The UDRC works to enable the neighborhoods of the Upper Deschutes Watershed to act collectively on natural resource problems within the region.
• Prineville Juniper Working Group
  A collection of stakeholders invested in restoring watershed health, creating family wage jobs, and developing juniper products.
• Friends of the Metolius
  The Friends of the Metolius are dedicated to protecting the legacy and natural resources of the Metolius Basin.
• The Nature Conservancy Global Fire Initiative - Northwest FLN Page
  The TNC's Global Fire Initiative works with partners to find solutions that allow fire to play a role in places where it benefits nature and people, and keep fire out of places where it is destructive

• FireWise
  A national organization that seeks to engage multiple parties in proactive approaches to reducing fire risks. The site contains tips for homeowners on how to create and maintain defensible space.
• FireFree
  A Deschutes County based organization promoting steps homeowners can take to minimize wildfire risk. Local links including dates of free yard debris drop off days are on this site.
  
  

• Sustainable Northwest
  SN provides technical assistance, small diameter marketing, research, political advocacy, and at times, funding for a large network of CBF organizations across the Pacific Northwest.
• Resource Innovations - Community Capacity and the Environment Program
  Resource Innovations provides research, technical assistance, and project development services to local communities and regions throughout Oregon and the Pacific Northwest.
• Watershed Research and Training Center
  WRTC's mission is to promote healthy communities and sustainable forests through research, education, training, and economic development.They provide leadership, training, policy advocacy, and model development for CBF practitioners across the US west.
• Western Collaborative Assitance Networks
  WestCAN promotes collaborative approaches to natural resource management conflicts by providing a range of expertise to help collaborative efforts g et started, work through challenging issues, and demonstrate progress