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Watershed Staff to Present at SMP Workshop
Amy Summe, Environmental Planner at The Watershed Company, will be presenting at a Law Seminars International workshop on Shoreline Master Program Updates on December 7 in Seattle. She will be part of a discussion on requirements and experiences with the analysis report, no net loss, cumulative impacts analysis, and restoration plan elements.
Amy has been involved with more than 25 Shoreline Master Program updates, and is currently leading updates for Chelan County and the Cities of North Bend and Carnation, as well as four Lake Washington communities. As part of the SMP update process, Amy and Watershed staff participate in public involvement proceedings and prepare reports, GIS maps, restoration plans, and updated SMP documents.
Seminar Details
What: A Comprehensive One-Day Seminar on Shoreline
Master Program Updates: Current developments and practical guidance for
compliance
Where: Sheraton Seattle Hotel, in
Seattle, WA
When: December 7, 8:00AM - 6:00PM; Amy's
segment begins at 10:15AM
For more details, please visit the Law
Seminars International website.
American Fisheries Society Conference Next Week!
Come see us at the American Fisheries Society conference next week in Seattle! We will be at booth 96 - drop by and enter our daily drawing to win a Gurgle Pot.
We have also organized a symposium, Effective Fish Habitat Conservation: Assessment, Protection, and Rehabilitation (Part 1, Part 2). Sarah Sandstrom is facilitating the symposium on Tuesday, and three Watershed Company staff are presenting: Dan Nickel will discuss SMP policies to improve shoreline conditions; Mark Garff will speak about convincing property owners to restore shorelines; Greg Johnston is teaming with Kerry Ritland of the City of Issaquah to discuss restoration planning and implementation in the City.
Details
Symposium: Effective Fish Habitat Conservation: Assessment,
Protection, and Rehabilitation
Part
1: Tuesday, 8AM-3PM, Convention Center Room 607
Part
2: Wednesday, 1:15PM-5:15PM, Convention Center Room 603
Dan Nickel
Shoreline
Master Program Updates: Using Policy to Improve Shoreline Conditions in
Washington State
Tuesday, 10:30AM, Convention Center Room 607
Mark Garff
Bring
Back the Beach: Removing Barriers While Improving Habitat
Tuesday,
10:45AM, Convention Center Room 607
Greg Johnston and Kerry Ritland (City of Issaquah)
Setting
a Path for Urban Restoration Projects—Assessment, Prioritization,
Planning, and Implementation at the City of Issaquah, WA
Wednesday,
4:25PM, Convention Center Room 603
Staff in the Community
Watershed Company wetland biologist Jenni, as well as company president Bill and vice-president Nancy, participated in the Mountain to Sound Greenway 20th Anniversary Trek last week.
Watershed Company staff and their families participated in an Izaak Walton League kids fishing derby over the 4th of July. IWL is a conservation organization dedicated to preservation of natural resources and clean water.
Come visit us at the Salmon Recovery Conference
Come visit us at our booth at the Salmon Recovery Conference in Grand Mound, WA, this Tuesday or Wednesday (April 26 and 27).
Company Service Project at Squak Valley Park
During the last week of October, The Watershed Company volunteered with Mountains to Sound Greenway to plant native trees and shrubs at Squak Valley Park North. Despite intermittent rain, our crew of 20 had a great time and planted 483 plants!
Over the past year, our scientists and landscape architects helped the City of Issaquah design a final stream and wetland restoration plan that improves salmonid habitat and meets nearby homeowner concerns about flooding. Learn more about our work on our Squak Valley Park project page.
We helped with planting across the creek from the park proper, where a newly-created backwater will help prevent flooding in the area.
Watershed Company president Bill planted in front of an engineered log jam on Issaquah Creek.
Environmental planner Amy doesn't mind getting a little mud on her face for a good cause.
Landscape architect Courtney enjoyed planting at a site that she helped design.
Mountains to Sound Greenway is sponsoring volunteer planting days at Squak Valley Park North throughout winter 2010 and spring 2011 - more details available on their website.
Happy Earth Day!
Wishing everyone a happy 40th Earth Day!
If you're looking for a way to take part, the Friends of Narbeck Wetland Sanctuary is hosting a work party this Saturday, April 24, at 9:30. See you there!
