Category Archives: watersheds

Low impact development workshops being held throughout Oregon

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Oregon Sea Grant Extension is partnering with the Oregon Environmental Council to offer a series of low impact development (LID) workshops for Oregon¹s growing communities. The goal is to expand the adoption of sustainable stormwater management practices that protect watersheds from urban runoff while reducing costs. The workshops will be of particular interest to builders, developers, designers, stormwater engineers, elected officials, jurisdictional staff, and other professionals.

For more information and registration, visit: http://www.oeconline.org/our-work/rivers/stormwater/low-impact-development/lid-workshops  

Register now for Yamhill Water School

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The Oregon Sea Grant Watershed Extension Team will present its first Oregon Water School April 17-18 in McMinnville. Programming includes a “Watersheds 101” introduction to core concepts, and a two-track series of classes on the topics of Water Quality and Watershed Stewardship, and Gardening and Landscape Practices. Students may register for an entire track, or choose sessions a la carte. Participants are eligible for certification credits toward the OSU Master Watershed Steward program, as well.

Friday’s Watershed 101 session will take place at the Church on the Hill, 700 North Hill Road, and Saturday’s at Linfield College. Costs range from $35 for a two-class half-day session to $80 for the entire two-day school. Preregistration is required for Watershed 101; single-day registrations will be available at the door, space permitting, for Saturday’s courses.

For more information and registration, visit: http://oregonstate.edu/conferences/waterschool2009/

Position opening: Watershed education

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Oregon Sea Grant Extension is looking for a highly motivated person with experience in science/natural resources education to fill a full-time, grant-funded professional faculty position as coordinator of its watershed education program. The position involves traveling the state to work with local watershed councils, resource agencies and other stakeholders, assessing watershed education needs and helping Extension watershed and other OSU faculty develop programs to meet those needs. The successful applicant will also write grant proposals, plan and facilitate meetings, and develop educational and promotional materials. The application deadilne is July 25, 2007.

For more information and to submit an application, visit the OSU Human Resources Web site.