Watersheds and Water Resources

Kleibacker, Giannico & Chan

Volunteer Training and Professional Development

Master Watershed Stewards

- Oregon Master Naturalist Program- Watershed Stewardship Certification

- Online Watershed Stewardship (eCampus)- Youth Watershed Stewards (Open Campus)

Professional Development for watershed restoration professionals

Stormwater Solutions: Training and Technical Assistance- Oregon Rain Garden Guide and Trainings - LID (Low Impact Development) Academy- Online tools and resources

- SWAMP (Stormwater Assessment and Management Decision Support Process)

- LID Fact Sheets- Decision Trees

Fisheries and Wildlife- Fish and Farm Ditches- Tide Gates and Fish Passage- Coastal Coho Salmon Life History

Monitoring- Coho Salmon Habitat Restoration in

Coastal Floodplains

Envisioning Water Scarcity under an Environment of Perceived Abundance”NSF Water Sustainability 2100 Sam Chan1, John Bolte1 Jeff McDonnell1, Mary

Santelman1, Anita Morzillo1, Maria Wright1, Adam Stebbins2, Linda Modrell 3

1Oregon State University 2 Benton County

3 Benton County CommissionerClackamas WES. Nov 21, 2011

Invasive Soeecies (Tunicates

Schools and Science Projects as Pathways for Invasive

Species

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Biological Supply House

Curriculum Schools

Aquatic Pesticides and

NOAA Trust Species Database: Beyond the LabelKelsey Gianou , MRM Master’s Candidate

Aquatic Invasion Risk Prediction and the

Economics of Early Detection and Rapid

Response in the Pacific Northwest

Youngah Lim

Munisamy Gopinath

Samuel Chan

Michael Harte

Image from USGS NAS

Emerging NeedsClimate Change- Water Availability

- Population Increases- Domestic and Ag Uses

- Reservoir Management- Fish Habitat and Populations- Water Quality

- Contaminants; prescription drugs, pesticides, etc.

o\Medicines Contaminating Water

1. Use a SWOT (Strength, Weakness, Opportunities, and Threats) approach to understand the status of knowledge to strategize education and engagement

2. ID needs for related research and technology3. Connect watershed science into an education program on drug stewardship

• Oregon Association of Clean Water Agencies (ACWA)

• Corvallis Public Works

• Organizations that provide and treat water for Oregon’s communities

• Acknowledge, use, and help expand the national capacity of Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant

• Build on a national program with regional leadership role here in the West

-diversion, prevention, reduction of pharmaceuticals

• Develop a working relationship with AVMA

• outreach to pet owners

• Pharmacies• Law Enforcement• State public health

agencies• Hospice care

• Work with Washington, Oregon, and California SG’s to develop a regional program

• Smart Phone app• Website• Outreach pubs• Logo/slogan