Please join us for our next mini conference in Dayton, OR! We will have a day full of amazing speakers on Thursday, October 10, and optional field trips/networking on Friday, October 11.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
8:00am-8:45am
Registration Open
8:45am-9:00am
Shelby Petro, SWS-PNW Chapter President
Welcome/Announcements
9:00am-9:30am
Sarah Cooke, Mason Bowles
Climate Smart Restoration Plant list for the PNW
9:30am-10:00am
Dash Paulson
Impacts of Beaver Habitat Creation on Water Temperature Dynamics in a Restored Urban Floodplain Wetland Upstream of North Creek's Confluence with the Sammamish River
10:00am-10:30am
Joe Rocchio
Sphagnum-dominated Peatlands in the Puget Lowlands: Ecology and Response to Adjacent Land Use
10:30am-11:00am
Michelle Bahink
Installation of Pre-Planted Pallets via Helicopter to Restore Inaccessible Reed Canarygrass-Dominated Wetlands
11:00am-11:30am
Melissa Gobin
Building Tribal wetland education and outreach programs for the Tulalip Tribes of Washington
11:30am-12:00pm
Dr. Tanner Williamson, Dr. Nate Hough-Snee
Forested wetlands and forest harvest - a successional framework for forested wetlands of the Olympic Peninsula
12:00pm-1:00pm
Lunch
1:00pm-1:30pm
Maki Delzell and Jenny Husby
Prioritizing preservation mitigation concept in an urban environment
1:30pm-2:00pm
Kari Dupler
Presentation Title Coming Soon
2:00pm-2:30pm
Claire Ruffing
2:30pm-3:00pm
Mary Anne Thiesing
The Pacific Northwest Wetland Condition Assessment
3:00pm-3:30pm
Shea Fuller
Community Science and Coexistence with Beavers in Urban Wetlands
3:30pm-4:00pm
Allison Warner
Stewardship and Adaptive Management of Restoration Sites
4:00pm-4:15pm
Irina Lapina
Wetland Impacts: How Temporary is Temporary?
4:15pm-4:45pm
Amy Yahnke, PHD
Updates from Washington Department of Ecology
4:45m-5:00pm
Closing Remarks
5:00pm-6:30pm
Networking/Poster Session
(Note - the speaker order may change before the conference).
FIELD TRIPS:
Field trips are hosted at no additional charge. Dress for the weather and bring binoculars if you'd like them, hiking boots should be sufficient footwear. A box lunch will be provided for attendees. Attendees will need to provide their own transportation to the field trips. When registering for the conference, select which field trip you plan to attend.
If you have any questions, please contact Bri Hines at pnwchapter.sws@gmail.com
Refund/Cancellation Policy
Refunds, minus an administrative fee of $50 for registrations will be issued on written cancellations received on or before September 19, 2024. Phone cancellations WILL NOT be accepted. Registrants assume full responsibility for notification to and verification of receipt by SWS. All refunds will be processed 2-3 weeks after the meeting.
Refunds or credits will not be given for failure to attend, late arrival, flight/transportation cancellations, unattended events or early departure. In the rare event of a meeting cancellation, SWS is not responsible for nor will provide refunds for costs associated with travel, airfare, hotel or transportation costs incurred by the registered attendee. It is always recommended that the registrant considering purchasing independent travel insurance.
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