DATES & TOPICS

8 JAN
Why Watersheds? Human Alterations: A Changing World

15 JAN
Biophysical Watershed Processes: An Overview
Memo Writing 101

22 JAN

Biophysical Watershed Processes II

Cumulative Effects & Watershed Analysis

29 JAN
The science of watershed management from a government perspective
Speaker: Gino Lucchetti, King County

5 FEB
The Columbia River: Watershed Management in a Highly Complex Basin. Speaker: Pete Bisson, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station

12 FEB
A) Large Scale Restoration: The Rivers of Puget Sound
Speaker: Mary Ruckelshaus, NOAA Fisheries.
B) Media training; live interviews, follow-up critique of interviewing skills, on-camera composure, precision and clarity of answers.
Note: Instructors will be available after class for one-on-one followup.

19 FEB
Social Organizations, Institutions, and Learning in a Changing World

26 FEB
Legal Considerations & Water Law
Speaker: Rob Masonis, Trout Unlimited

5 MAR
A) Adaptive Management & Thresholds of Potential Concern B) Emerging Roles of NGOs
Speaker: Kelly McCaffrey, Washington Water Trust

12 MAR
Where to from here? Importance of Personal Responsibility