Description

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:

(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.

• Option 1: Fernhill Wetlands Forest Grove OR: The Fernhill Wetlands are part of more than 700 acres in Forest Grove owned by Clean Water Services for water resources management. Fernhill utilizes natural treatment systems (wetlands) to improve water quality by removing nutrients, cooling, and naturalizing the water after initial treatment at the Forest Grove facility. Fernhill also supports a diverse community of aquatic invertebrates, pollinators, amphibians and reptiles, birds and mammals.
• Option 2: Hedges Creek, Tualitin, OR (Cap - 20 participants): Hedges Creek Marsh is the founding wetland project for The Wetlands Conservancy in Oregon. 66.2 acres were donated to The Wetlands Conservancy, who incorporated the urban wetland complex as a land trust in 1981. This wetland complex is a central part of life in Tualitin, and supports a number of native bird species. Maximum of 20 people.
• Option 3: Steigerwald National Wildlife Refuge. Washougal, WA: established in 1987 to offset lowland habitat loss caused by construction at the Bonneville Dam. It's comprised of approximately 1,200 acres of wetlands, fields, woodlands, and a channelized Gibbons Creek. The Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership partnered with Bonneville Power Administration and USFWS to reconnect the wetland complex, Gibbons Creek and the Columbia River.
• Option 4: Gar Farms, Masonville, OR: conservation site managed by Yamhill Conservation District and USFWS, 310 acres include prairie and wetland prairie habitat. It has a robust native plant community and used to be called "The Waffle" because the network of ponds made it look like a waffle from aerial imagery.

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.