Field Trip
Field Trip: Moving from Pilot Projects to a Landscape
Conservation Program
Sunday, November 5, 2017
Time: 9am-4pm
Cost: $15.00
Tour Leader: Bruce Roll, Clean Water Services, Hillsboro,
OR
Register by: October 15th.
Maximum Participants: 15
Lunch and Transportation Provided
Overview
As we consider the ecological dilemma created by interesting weather
events and stressors of rapid urban growth, our watersheds will
need to have the resilience needed to flourish in the face of these
challenges. This will require that we move from pilot projects to
landscape-scale conservation programs capable of acting in a coordinated
manner across an entire watershed. The Tualatin River Watershed
in Northwest Oregon is home to one of the Nations largest
and most successful landscape conservation programs. In the past
12 twelve years, this program has successfully restored more than
120 river miles (10 plus river miles annually) across more than
25,000 acres in the rural and urban communities of Washington County.
This tour will provide an opportunity to look under the hood and
better understand how this program works. Starting with an interactive
½ day technology exchange session at the Tualatin River Farm,
participants will have an opportunity to interact with staff and
explore areas of interest including restoration technology, creative
financing, communication and partnership development. Moving from
pilots to a full-scale landscape conservation program presented
many interesting challenges that required out-of-the-box thinking
so this program could succeed and grow. In the afternoon participants
will tour some example projects and end the day with cold beverages
at the local watering hole before returning to Hotel. Be ready rain
or shine and dress for outdoors.
Schedule:
9:00 am - Depart hotel
12:00 noon - Lunch (provided)
4:00 pm - Arrive back at hotel
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