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TOPIC |
Ecosystem Restoration |
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WHEN |
Thursday, May 29, 2008 – 2:00 to 5:00 PM |
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WHERE |
NHS Hall
Center for Urban Horticulture
University of Washington Botanic Gardens
3501 NE 41st Street
Seattle, Washington |
PROGRAM AGENDA
Introduction –
Bruce Bare,
Dean,
University of Washington College of Forest
Resources
Moderator –
Michelle Connor,
Vice President,
Cascade Agenda Program, Cascade Land
Conservancy
Session
1: Principles of Ecosystem Restoration
“An overview of ecosystem restoration”
Kern Ewing
“Ecosystem restoration as a design problem"
Jim Fridley
“Restoration education in a community context”
Warren Gold
Session
2: Examples of Ecosystem Restoration and
Community Involvement
“A landscape architect's perspective on
ecosystem restoration”
Peter Hummel
“Examples of forest ecosystem restoration”
Jon Bakker
"Dam removal and ecosystem restoration: The
Elwha project”
Joshua Chenoweth
“EarthCorps restoration projects”
Jammie Stauffer
Panel
Discussion
SPEAKERS
Jon Bakker,
Assistant
Professor, University of Washington College of
Forest Resources. He received a MSc
in plant ecology from the University of Regina
and a PhD in ecosystem science (forestry) from
Northern Arizona University. His research
interests include the restoration and management
of prairies, savannas, and forests; long-term
vegetation dynamics; and statistical methods for
community ecology.
Bruce Bare,
Dean and
Professor of Forest Management and Quantitative
Science,
University of
Washington College of Forest Resources
Joshua Chenoweth,
Botanical
Restorationist, Elwha Ecosystem Restoration
Project, Olympic National Park. He
received a MS in restoration ecology from the
University of Washington. He is currently
working on the revegetation plan for the two
reservoirs after dam removal on the Elwha River.
His research interests include how species will
perform in the silty clay sediments covering the
reservoir floors, and in plant spacing in
restoration projects and how it may relate to
species growth and survival rates (i.e., close
spacing may increase survival and growth rates
and help to quickly reduce/prevent invasive
species cover).
Michelle Connor,
Vice
President, Cascade Agenda Program, Cascade Land
Conservancy in Seattle.
Kern Ewing,
Professor,
University of Washington College of Forest
Resources. He received a MS and a PhD
in Botany from the University of Washington. He
is the head of restoration at UW Botanic Gardens
and Professor of Plant Ecology, and a co-leader
of the UW's Restoration Ecology Network. His
research interests include the restoration of
different ecosystem types in the western U.S
such as freshwater wetlands, coastal wetlands,
prairie, shrub-steppe, arid lands, oak
woodlands, oak savanna, montane, and thornscrub
vegetation types.
Jim Fridley,
Professor,
University of Washington College of Forest
Resources. He received a MS in
agricultural engineering from Michigan State
University and a PhD in mechanical engineering
from the University of Washington. His research
interests include forest engineering systems
design and interactive computer simulation.
Warren Gold,
Associate
Professor, Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences,
University of Washington Bothell. He
also holds an adjunct appointment in the
University of Washington College of Forest
Resources and is a co-leader of the UW's
Restoration Ecology Network. He has a MS and a
PhD in plant ecology from Utah State University.
His research interests include plant adaptation
to cold environments, restoration of arctic and
alpine ecosystems, and plant response to
grazing.
Peter Hummel,
Senior
Landscape Architect,
Anchor
Environmental.
Jammie Stauffer,
Project
Manager, EarthCorps. She has a BS in
urban forestry/forest management from the
University of Washington and holds a certificate
in wetland science and management from the
University of Washington.
REPLY
REQUESTED
UWTV will tape the presentation to be aired on
the Education Channel. Attendance is free and
open to the public, but seating is limited and
reservations are requested.
RSVP as soon as conveniently possible by
replying to this e-mail or contacting Ellen
Matheny at (206) 685-9477 Ext 228 or via e-mail
at
ematheny@u.washington.edu.
Please feel free to share this invitation with
other colleagues who have an interest in this
topic. We look forward to having you join us!
PARKING
& DRIVING DIRECTIONS
Parking is available at no cost at the Center
for Urban Horticulture (CUH) located at 3501 NE
41st Street on the University of
Washington campus. Click on the link below for
directions and a map to CUH.
Directions to the Center
for Urban Horticulture
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This program, in the Denman Forestry Issues
Series, is sponsored by the University of
Washington College of Forest Resources with
funding from the Denman Endowment for Student
Excellence in Forest Resources. It continues the
discussion of critical natural resource and
environmental issues on public and private
forest lands. For further information on this
program, please visit the University of
Washington College of Forest Resources web page
at:
College
of Forest Resources Denman Forestry Issues
Series Info
