When we work together toward the same goals, our impact is greater.
Welcome to the Chehalis Basin Strategy Project Partners Toolkit. This page is for partners like you to access materials to support your work—from Frequently Asked Questions and talking points to outreach one-pagers, brand guidelines, and more.
Project partners are an essential part of the Chehalis Basin Strategy’s locally-driven efforts to restore aquatic habitats and protect residents from flood damage.
Strategy News & Information
Latest Updates and Materials
- Newsletter archive: The Chehalis Basin Strategy publishes a monthly e-newsletter that shares the latest news, Chehalis Basin Board priorities, project highlights, and recent media coverage.
- Chehalis Basin Board website: The Chehalis Basin Board meets monthly. Visit their webpage to find information about upcoming public meetings and access downloadable materials and presentations from past meetings.
About the Chehalis Basin Strategy
- 2023 Report to the Washington State Legislature: Learn about the Chehalis Basin Strategy’s phased pathway to long-term flood damage reduction and the restoration of aquatic life.
– Full report: The Chehalis Basin Strategy: An Integrated Long-Term Plan to Improve Aquatic Species and Reduce Flood Damage - Strategy Backgrounder: New to the Chehalis Basin Strategy? Learn more about its mission and history in this backgrounder.
- 2022 End of Year Report: Find out how partners’ efforts came together last year to deliver positive impact across the Chehalis Basin, as well as projects currently in progress.
– Previous year’s report: 2021 End of Year Report
Key Program Pages and Resources
- Resources for Habitat Restoration Partners: Are you a current habitat restoration partner as a part of the Aquatic Species Restoration Plan? This page has quick access to key documents and information.
- Resources for Local Flood Damage Reduction Partners: Current partners working with the Strategy to reduce flood damage can access resources on the following pages:
– Flood Management Programs
– Local Flood Solutions - Cultural Resources for Strategy Projects: Cultural resource guidance and process for Strategy projects involving acquisition, construction and demolition:
– Cultural Resource Consultation Flow Chart
– Cultural Resources Consultation Checklist
– Inadvertent Discovery Plan (IDP) Template
Resources to Use in the Field
Branding & Design Assets
- Chehalis Basin Strategy logos | Download logos for the Chehalis Basin Strategy.
- Style guide | Create a consistent look and feel across materials using Strategy fonts and colors.
- ChehalisBasinStrategy.com QR code | Add this QR code graphic to your printed materials to make it easy for partners and residents to visit the website.
Leave-Behinds for Residents & Landowners
Chehalis Basin Strategy Handouts
- Overview of the Strategy | Share this handout with residents and landowners who aren’t familiar with the Strategy and want to learn more.
- Resources for Landowners | Pass this flier to landowners to help connect them to the numerous resources available through the Chehalis Basin Strategy.
Aquatic Species Restoration Handouts
- Aquatic Species Restoration Plan | Introduce residents and other partners to the ASRP using this overview flier.
- A Guide to Willow Planting | Leave this guide with residents who are interested in planting willows on their property.
- Bank Treatments and Side Channel Examples | These photos of bank treatments before, during, and after implementation can provide potential landowner partners with examples of what construction might look like on their property.
- Erosion Control: Helpful tips and tricks | Help property owners experiencing streambank erosion understand what resources and options are available to them.
- Lower Satsop River Floodplain Restoration Project | This handout shares an example of what a restoration project can look like—its goals, how bioengineering works, and the planned outcomes.
- Oregon Spotted Frogs Need Your Help | Introduce property owners to Oregon spotted frogs, as well as how they can use their land to help the frogs’ conservation.
- Restoration Toolbox Posters | These posters visually illustrate different approaches that could be used to restore streambanks on a landowner’s property.
- Wood in the Water is Good for the River and Salmon | Spread the news: wood in the water is good. This one-pager explains why.
Flood Damage Prevention Handouts
- Be Aware, Be Prepared: Protect Yourself from Flooding in the Chehalis Basin | This comprehensive guide walks residents through different kinds of flood support available to them through the Chehalis Basin Strategy, including the Flood Warning System, property protection measures, and a flood insurance overview.
- Erosion Control: Helpful tips and tricks | Help property owners experiencing streambank erosion understand what resources and options are available to them.
- Flood Insurance Questions & Answers | This Q&A helps answer resident questions about why it’s important to buy flood insurance, what options exist, and how to find the right policy.
- Flood Warning Email Alerts | Help residents stay aware and prepared by sharing this with flyer with easy sign-up links for each Flood Warning System gage.
- Preparing a Household Flood Response Plan | Share this guide with residents as a step-by-step resource for developing their own flood response plans.
Websites to Share with Landowners & Residents
- Chehalis Basin Partnership | Share these opportunities for residents interested in engaging in local water management.
- Chehalis Lead Entity | Connect landowners to additional opportunities and funding for voluntary, on-the-ground salmon habitat restoration projects.
- Chehalis River Basin Flood Authority | Encourage residents and landowners to get prepared for flooding by signing up for flood warning alerts.
- City of Centralia Website: Flood Protection Information | Resources and information for Centralia residents, including elevation certificates, flood insurance how-tos, flood maps, and more.
- FEMA Flood Maps | Look up FEMA flood maps by address or longitude/latitude coordinates.
Share Your Success Stories
Project success stories are an important way of keeping residents, partners, and funders informed and updated about how Chehalis Basin Strategy projects and investments are making a positive impact in their communities.
You can share recent project highlights by filling out the Chehalis Basin Strategy Project Success Story Template. The template is an internal-facing tool that the Office of Chehalis Basin and its partners can use to share important information about a project’s impact. We may use the information submitted to share details on social media, in reports to elected officials, and through communications channels like the website and newsletter.
Don’t See What You’re Looking For?
We gladly provide partners with support including funding opportunities, resources, and connections to the Chehalis Basin Strategy network.
To find out more and request additional resources, contact the Office of Chehalis Basin.