Want to know what’s in the water in our streams? How do we know? Who is doing the work? Dive in for a virtual discussion on the status of water quality monitoring in the Scappoose Bay Watershed. We’ll have guests from Scappoose Bay Watershed Council, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, and Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership.

Watch the video – What’s in the Stream?

Alex Gorman, a forester with OSU, gives a talk about the Emerald Ash Borer. The Emerald Ash Borer is a highly destructive invasive forest pest that has killed over 100 million ash trees in the eastern U.S. since its first detection in 2002. Learn more about its biology, detection, and treatment.

Watch the video – Emerald Ash Borer

This forum celebrates 25 years of the Scappoose Bay Watershed Council. Nicole Ferreira, current Board Secretary, presents on past and current work done by the SBWC. Guest speaker Todd Prager, Master Arborist, discusses urban forest planning and tools that can be used to evaluate shade in the watershed.

Watch the video – SBWC 25 Years of Service

This forum discusses current and future opportunities for education and outreach for the Scappoose Bay Watershed Council.

Watch the video – Educational Outreach Forum

Watch the video – DEQ Cleanup Sites in Scappoose Bay

This forum discusses the need for and the logistics of a stream shading program for residents of the Scappoose Bay Watershed.

Watch the video – Shade Our Streams Forum

Jim Brick, Lower Columbia Implementation Coordinator, from ODFW presents considerations for climate change resiliency for salmonids. Then Rachell Meyers, SBWC Coordinator, discusses how climate resiliency should be considered in future actions plans for the Scappoose Bay Watershed.

Watch the video – Strategic Action Plan (SAP) and Local Climate Resiliency Update

The central theme of this forum was Turtles and Amphibians in the Scappoose Bay Watershed.

Presenters:

Susan Barnes – ODFW Wildlife Biologist
Job Hakim – Wild Columbia Herpetologist
Jane Hartline – Sauvie Island Natives

Watch the video – Turtle and Amphibian Forum

Exploring what what habitat connectivity means, why it matters, and a habitat connectivity project in the Scappoose Bay watershed: the Palensky Wildlife Crossing Project.

Presenters:

Andy Maggi – Senior Associate at Pew Charitable Trusts and Board President for the Scappoose Bay Watershed Council
Lauri Brewster – Project Biologist at Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW)
Jason Smith – Habitat Restoration Program Manager at Columbia River Estuary Study Taskforce (CREST)
Jay Horita – Project Manager at CREST

Watch the video – Habitat Connectivity Forum

Learn about current work being done in Columbia County, OR to protect and restore watershed health.

Presenters:

Sarah Greenfield Project Manager/Engineer for the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Northwest Region Cleanup Program
Megan Christian Healthy Fish Consumption Program Coordinator for the Oregon Health Authority (OHA)
Nolan Cochran TMDL Program Coordinator for Columbia County and the City of St. Helens

Watch the video – Local Environmental Health Forum

Learn more about fish passages, and fish passage removal/replacement projects.

Presenters:

Dave Stewart – Fish Habitat Restoration Biologist at Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
John Dvosky – Principal Scientist at Waterways Consulting, INC
Rachell Meyers – Executive Director at Scappoose Bay Watershed Council

Watch the video – Fish Passage Forum