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| FIELD TRIPS AND WORKSHOPS |
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(Click on field trip or workshop for more details.)
(Updated on 8/5/08) |
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| Field Trips: Monday, September 15, 2008 (Departing at 8 am) |
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| Field Trips: Thursday September 18, 2008 |
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| Workshops: Friday, September 19, 2008 |
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| Field Trips: Monday, September 15, 2008 |
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#1 Columbia River Estuary Restoration Tour
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Full Day -
Departing at 8 am |
Members: $50
Non-members: $60 |
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| The Columbia River is source of power and energy, food, and endless recreation but for all the benefits it provides, the river is in trouble. In the last 120 years, half the habitat along the river has been degraded, and sedimentation and toxins have contaminated the river and fisheries. The Lower Columbia River Estuary Partnership has funded over 26 projects to restore and protect 3,900 acres of riparian and wetland habitat and enhance over 24 miles of stream channels and riparian areas. Explore a few of these restoration sites and learn about the ongoing restoration efforts.
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#2 Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Super Tour
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Full Day
Departing at 8 am |
Members: $50
Non-members: $60 |
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| The Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area is a spectacular river canyon cut through the Cascade Mountain Range by the Missoula floods thousands of years ago. It’s 80 miles long and up to 4,000 feet deep with spectacular vistas, cascading waterfalls, unique geology, endemic plants, and an interesting history. The tour will take you along the Historic Columbia River Highway to numerous waterfalls, Bonneville Dam, interpretive center, and many other natural settings.
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| #3 Tyee Winery and Wetlands (Updated Information)
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Full Day
Departing at 8 am |
Members: $50
Non-members: $60 |
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 Our first stop will be at Tyee Winery, a local winery near Corvallis that has earned the Private Landowner Stewardship award for "their leadership as land stewards, conservationists, and sustainable agricultural producers in the Willamette Valley" by the Oregon Wildlife Society. Join us for a tour of the winery and its wetlands restoration, salmon safe vineyard, Oregon oak and ash forests, and hazelnut orchard. We’ll also enjoy a great view and Willamette Valley wine from the tasting room for a picnic lunch. After lunch, we’ll drive north on scenic HWY 99W to Left Coast Cellars, a newer winery, for more tasting (of course) and a short tour led by the winemaker. From there, we’ll continue up HWY 99W through the heart of the Pinot wine country to Portland. Tasting fees included in field trip cost. |
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| #4 Gotter Prairie on the Tualatin River
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Half Day
Departing at 8 am |
Members: $40
Non-members: $50 |
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Tour the Tualatin Riverkeeper’s 90-acre floodplain restoration project located along the confluence of McFee Creek and the Tualatin River. Known as Gotter Prairie this site was historically used for agriculture and as a historic mill site. Today, the restoration of the property has included dismantling the tile drains and revegetating the site with native species to re-establish Willamette Valley wet prairie and oak savanna habitat.
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| #5 Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge
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Half Day
Departing at 8 am |
Members: $40
Non-members: $50 |
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| Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge is located within the floodplain of the Tualatin River basin near Sherwood, Oregon, at the northern end of the Willamette Valley. Two high priority areas of management are to restore native habitats associated with the Tualatin River floodplain and to provide wildlife-dependent public use emphasizing environmental education and interpretation. Thus far, more than 625 acres of native floodplain habitats have been restored, including a large 400-acre complex of wetlands.
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| #6 Port of Portland Mitigation Tour |
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Half day
Departing at 8 am |
Members: $30
Non-members: $40 |
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The Port of Portland offers a tour of the 90-acre Vanport wetlands, an urban advance wetland mitigation site that was converted from a very urbanized, invasive plant-dominated site in 2003 to a native plant-dominated site that is home to over 140 species of wildlife, including about 120 bird species. This tour also includes a trip to another Port mitigation site on West Hayden Island in the Columbia River, just a couple miles north of Vanport, to visit a mitigation site just completed in early 2007, as well as the Terminal 5 Powerline mitigation site that has a monitored wildlife road undercrossing. |
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| Field Trips: Thursday, September 18, 2008 |
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#7 Bicycle Tour of Portland and Oaks Bottom
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Half Day
Departing at 1 pm |
Members: $40*
Non-members: $50* |
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Portland is a bike friendly town and biking is the perfect way to see some of the urban natural places in Portland. The tour will take you along the Willamette River using the Eastside Esplanade and Springwater Corridor. These popular bike routes will take you past nesting osprey and bald eagles, and Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge, a large wetland complex owned and managed by the City of Portland Parks & Recreation. At Oaks Bottom you will meet up the City Ecologist to learn about the wetland restoration projects at the site and hopefully see some red-legged frogs. The bicycle ride will take about 40 minutes each way. Bring binoculars, water and a snack.
"Bike rentals will be available and are included in the cost of the field trip." |
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#8 Green City Tour
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Half Day
Departing at 1 pm |
Members: $20
Non-members: $30 |
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 Portland is a national leader in green development practices and sustainable stormwater management. Healthy urban watersheds protect water quality, improve air quality, enhance fish and wildlife habitat, give us valuable urban greensapces, and improve livability. This tour will visit green infrastructure projects such as ecoroofs, greenstreets, and habitat enhancement projects. During the tour, we will also discuss project prioritization, funding, design standards, and maintenance issues. |
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| #9 Ross Island Kayaking Tour
-FULL. THANK YOU.
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| Departing at
2:00 pm |
Members: $50
Non-members: $60 |
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First-time kayakers and experienced paddlers alike will enjoy a unique perspective of Portland on this guided tour circumnavigating Ross Island on the Willamette River. We'll paddle past an impressive blue heron rookery and possibly see bald eagles and osprey as we glide by Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge. There is an unparalleled view of Portland's skyline on our way back to the dock. Visit their website at http://www.portlandrivercompany.com/ FULL. THANK YOU.
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| Workshops: Friday, September 19, 2008 |
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| #1 Delineation Supplement Training [Instructors] |
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8:00 am-
12:00 Noon |
Members: $50
Non-members: $60 |
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released two Regional Supplements to the 1987 wetland delineation manual for implementation in the West – the Arid West Supplement and the Mountains, Valleys and Coast Supplement. This workshop will cover the format and use of the supplements, the new procedures, the new field indicators and difficult wetland situations. Instructors will also provide hints from the interagency field testing and experience to date. [Instructors] |
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| #2 What to Plant...What Not to Plant [Instructors] |
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8:00 am-
12:00 Noon |
Members: $50
Non-members: $60 |
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| Wetland mitigation design in the PNW has long been an exercise in planting the most popular 25 woody plants irrespective of the location, landscape, or hydrolgic regime. This workshop will show the attendee how to evaluate the target site and an appropriate reference site and select from over 150 common native plants (including grasses, sedges, rushes, and herbs) for a more appropriate vegetation community. We will discuss many common unsuitable choices as well as what not to plant in certain habitats. [Instructors] |
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| #3 Jurisdictional Determinations [Instructors] |
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1:00 pm-
4:00 pm |
Members: $50
Non-members: $60 |
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| In the aftermath of the 2006 Rapanos-Carabell decision, procedures used to determine and document the extent of "waters of the united states" continue to evolve. In this workshop, Corps and EPA policy specialists will discuss relevant regulations, case law, and illustrative examples, with emphasis on concepts such as "adjacency," "traditional navigable waters," and the "significant nexus" test. The conversation will also address the jurisdictional determination process, as well as opportunities for making it quicker and more efficient. [Instructors] |
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Contact Information
Questions Regarding Program, Please Contact:
Jeanne Christie, Executive Director
Association of State Wetland Managers, Inc.
2 Basin Road, Windham, ME 04062
(207) 892-3399; Fax: (207) 892-3089 jeanne.christie@aswm.org
Questions Regarding General Registration, Speaker Registration, and Exhibits, Please Contact:
Laura Burchill, Association of State Wetland Managers, Inc.
2 Basin Road, Windham, ME 04062
(207) 892-3399; Fax: (207) 892-3089; laura@aswm.org.
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