About Watershed Initiatives, LLC
Watershed Initiatives, LLC provides procedural, organizational, and editorial support for groups, science teams, government agencies and stakeholder representatives involved in natural resource management and planning. Paul Hoobyar, principal at WI, is a trained mediator/facilitator specializing in natural resource issues.

Paul is registered with Oregon's Dispute Resolution Commission, the U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution, and is a member of the Oregon Mediation Association. He has organized and facilitated public information workshops and meetings with constituent representatives involved in natural resource and watershed issues in the Pacific Northwest since 1993.

His clients have included the The U.S. Forest Service, the National Marine Fisheries Service, (Oregon) Governor's Natural Resource Policy Office, Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board, Oregon Water Resources Department, Oregon Department of Energy, and Oregon Department of Forestry, city public works departments, local watershed groups, and public interest groups. Paul spent seven years as editor of Restoration, a quarterly newsletter published by Oregon State University Sea Grant Communications (see Other Resources). He has also edited technical documents for state and federal resource agencies that describe watershed and ecological functions and restoration techniques for use by the general public.

Watershed Initiatives helps groups:

assess their organization or agency’s needs and abilities”
improve decision-making and problem solving skills
WI also works with a broad network of scientific professionals to provide technical support in watershed and salmonid habitat restoration, and natural resource management
review existing restoration and management projects
with project management, educational workshops, and public involvement processes

Public Sector References
Oregon Department of State Lands
503-378-3805
Contact: Louise Solliday, Director

Western Rivers Conservancy
(503) 241-0151 Ext 26
Contact: Don Elder

NOAA Fisheries
Contact: Garth Griffin, 503-231-2005
Contact: Howard Brown, SW Region, (916) 930-3608

City of Eugene Public Works Department
541-682-4812
Contact: Johhny Medlin, Public Works Department

Private Sector References
Newton Learning Center
541-344-2982
Contact: Michael Saul

ICF International
503-248-9507 #26153
Contact: John Runyon

Parametrix, Inc.
503-287-1213
Contact: Jim Rapp

David Reed & Assoc.
541-744-6914

Watershed Professionals Network
Contact: Chris Heider
541-760-0712

River fish populations, Watershed Initiatives

Photo by T. Charles Dewberry