University of Puget Sound Watershed courses open to community members

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Katharine Appleyard
Wed, Aug 13, 2014 7:41 PM

Ski Level to Sea Level

Understanding environmental issues in our watersheds

http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/sound-policy-institute/ski-level-to-sea-level/

Politics and Public Participation in the Nisqually Watershed

September 12-14 2014

[image: Text Box: This course will focus on the establishment of the
Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge and the effects of dams and agricultural
practices on the Nisqually River salmon habitat.]

This course will focus on the establishment of the Nisqually National
Wildlife Refuge and the effects of dams and agricultural practices on the
Nisqually River salmon habitat.

Friday evening 5:00- 7:30: Course context and overview from Professor Dan
Sherman and guest speaker Helen Engle, founding member of Tahoma Audubon.

Saturday 7:30- 4:00: Get out on the Nisqually River, soak up the scenery,
and listen to guest speakers share history and current conditions of the
river.

Sunday 9:00- 3:00: Walk through the Nisqually Wildlife Refuge.

Community members and non-registered students may join for select
portions of the weekend

Laws and Land Use Designations in the Puyallup Watershed

September 19-21, 2014

This course will focus on forest practices, urban and suburban growth
management and estuary restoration in an urban and industrialized setting.

*Friday evening 5:00-7:30: *Course context and overview from Professor Dan
Sherman and guest speaker Jeffrey Thomas, Director of Timber, Fish and
Wildlife for the Puyallup Tribe.

*Saturday 7:30-4:00: *Get out for a walk at Mount Rainier National
Park.  We will also visit Mud Mountain Dam and the engineered logjam in
Greenwater.

*Sunday 9:00-2:00: *Experience Commencement Bay by boat and visit the Foss
Waterway Seaport.

Community members and non-registered students may join for select portions
of the weekend

These courses are open to the public with limited space available.  Call
for more information and to reserve your space.

*Katharine Appleyard: Sound Policy Institute at the University of Puget
Sound 253.879.3716 <253.879.3716>*kappleyard@pugetsound.edu
kappleyard@pugetsound.edu

*Ski Level to Sea Level* Understanding environmental issues in our watersheds http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/sound-policy-institute/ski-level-to-sea-level/ *Politics and Public Participation in the Nisqually Watershed* September 12-14 2014 [image: Text Box: This course will focus on the establishment of the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge and the effects of dams and agricultural practices on the Nisqually River salmon habitat.] This course will focus on the establishment of the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge and the effects of dams and agricultural practices on the Nisqually River salmon habitat. *Friday evening 5:00- 7:30*: Course context and overview from Professor Dan Sherman and guest speaker Helen Engle, founding member of Tahoma Audubon. *Saturday 7:30- 4:00:* Get out on the Nisqually River, soak up the scenery, and listen to guest speakers share history and current conditions of the river. *Sunday 9:00- 3:00:* Walk through the Nisqually Wildlife Refuge. *Community members and non-registered students may join for select portions of the weekend* *Laws and Land Use Designations in the Puyallup Watershed* September 19-21, 2014 This course will focus on forest practices, urban and suburban growth management and estuary restoration in an urban and industrialized setting. *Friday evening 5:00-7:30: *Course context and overview from Professor Dan Sherman and guest speaker Jeffrey Thomas, Director of Timber, Fish and Wildlife for the Puyallup Tribe. *Saturday 7:30-4:00: *Get out for a walk at Mount Rainier National Park. We will also visit Mud Mountain Dam and the engineered logjam in Greenwater. *Sunday 9:00-2:00: *Experience Commencement Bay by boat and visit the Foss Waterway Seaport. *Community members and non-registered students may join for select portions of the weekend* These courses are open to the public with limited space available. Call for more information and to reserve your space. *Katharine Appleyard: Sound Policy Institute at the University of Puget Sound 253.879.3716 <253.879.3716>**kappleyard@pugetsound.edu* <kappleyard@pugetsound.edu>