Umatilla County Soil & Water Conservation District Annual Meeting
You're invited to join the Umatilla Soil and Water Conservation District for the 2026 Annual Meeting on Tuesday, November 17. The evening will be a time to celebrate the District's conservation accomplishments through the last year over a delicious tri-tip dinner. The event is free for community members to attend!
Additionally, this year the District will be focusing on disaster recovery in Umatilla County. In the wake of the floods and fires we have experienced in the past decade, what is the District doing to help landowners recover and build a more resilient landscape? We are proud be sharing the stage with Luke Johnson of River Fluent, a key partner in flood recovery in Umatilla County (and specifically McKay Creek). Luke will be presenting on integrative floodplain management, and how it applies to Umatilla County streams and rivers now and into the future. To help us with accommodating our guests, please RSVP at the bottom of this page.
Tuesday, November 17 at 5:00 p.m.
Pendleton Convention Center, 1601 Westgate Pendleton, OR 97801
View the annual meeting agenda here
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Guest Speaker
Luke Johnson, River Fluent
Presenting: Integrated Floodplain Management: Managing our rivers and streams for floods, farms, and fish in Umatilla County
Luke Johnson has worked as a natural resources consultant and watershed ecologist for the past 15 years. He began his career conducting stream habitat surveys for the U.S. Forest Service and has since expanded his expertise to support floodplain management and restoration projects across Pacific Northwest watersheds. He has been involved in all stages of a floodplain reconnection project’s life cycle. In recent years, he has secured federal and state grant funding, supported newly formed watershed partnerships, led environmental compliance efforts for floodplain reconnection projects, and authored watershed action plans. Luke will be presenting on how integrated floodplain management can be used as a tool to balance the needs of the diverse stakeholders in Umatilla County, focusing on McKay Creek and how McKay's example can be utilized by the entire county.
