The Chehalis Basin Partnership formed to bring people together to find ways to reach shared goals for the Chehalis River Watershed. Our approach is to be collaborative and engage diverse interests in the watershed. We focus on finding voluntary, cooperative, non-regulatory approaches to addressing water resource challenges.
The Partnership’s founding members recognized that water can cause problems – whether there is too much of it or not enough in the right place at the right time. They also recognized that there were emerging opportunities for local input on managing water throughout an entire landscape.
The Partnership prepared the Chehalis Watershed Plan, released in 2004, which aspired to design a flexible and informed system to manage water that maximized the involvement of local residents.
Today, Partnership members are working to find solutions to water issues in five priority areas:
- Planning
- Public Involvement
- Water Quality
- Water Quantity
- Habitat
Mission
“To implement a management plan that will result in effective, economical, and equitable management of the water in the Chehalis Basin to sustain viable and healthy communities and habitat conditions necessary for native fish.”
Join Us!
The Partnership meets the 4th Friday of each month — we are currently meeting via ZOOM (online meeting platform with a call-in option) to prevent the spread of Covid19. All meetings are open to the public.
If you have questions or suggestions, feel free to contact Watershed Coordinator, Kirsten Harma at kharma@chehalistribe.org or (360) 488-3232
Chehalis Basin Partnership Meeting – Apr 23
The next regular meeting of the Chehalis Basin Partnership will be April 23, 2021. The meeting runs from 9:30 to noon. These meetings are held virtually for the time being. Contact the coordinator for log-in information.
Chehalis Basin Partnership meeting – Feb 26, 2021
Our next Chehalis Basin Partnership meeting is Friday, February 26, from 9:30 - noon. These meetings are held by Zoom - hope to see you there!
Chehalis Basin Partnership Meeting – January 22
The next regular meeting of the Chehalis Basin Partnership will be January 22nd, 2021, to be held online. All public is welcome to attend! Contact the coordinator for meeting dial-in information.
Watershed Plan Locally Approved!
The Chehalis Basin Partnership's Watershed Plan Addendum, in response to the state Streamflow Restoration Act, was locally approved on Tuesday, November 17th. There was consensus approval among all voting members - a true achievement of collaboration in our basin!