Strategies for community-powered restoration of waterways - a hands-on workshop in Low-Tech Process Based Restoration skills
We've been working on creek and meadow restoration for the last 6 years and are excited to share lessons learned in beaver-based, and community-powered restoration efforts. Current events have made this type of restoration even more necessary and relevant during unpredictable times.
Come learn practical and low-cost strategies to restore natural hydrology, improve biodiversity, and enhance ecosystem function. This hands-on workshop will explore low-tech, process-based restoration techniques for waterways and wetland meadows. Emphasizing practical approaches like soil erosion control, and plant community restoration, and natural water flow management, this workshop is ideal for landowners, restoration practitioners, students, and anyone interested in ecological restoration. Participants will engage at the Vesper Meadow Restoration Preserve in the active restoration demonstration site and participate in activities such as live willow-staking and maintenance of post-assisted debris structures in the creek. No prior experience necessary, just a passion for nature and restoration!
Workshop leads:
Shannon Filbey, Paintbrush Ecology LLC, owner
Shannon takes a critical examination of our relationship to the aquatic systems we all share and help develop a tenable path forward. Raised on an off-grid homestead in Humboldt County, Shannon spent much of his time chasing rainbow trout up the tributaries of the Eel River and getting chased by yellow-jackets through the woods. He has worked for the Lomakatsi Restoration Project, the Natural Resource Conservation Service's Montana Plant Materials Program, the University of Montana, the U.S. Forest Service, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Watershed Assessment and Enhancement Program, and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. More recently, he worked as Klamath Restoration Coordinator with Trout Unlimited.
Shannon will lead participants in hands-on skills for creek restoration and discuss holistic restoration strategies for riparian and in-stream ecosystems.
Jeanine Moy, Vesper Meadow Education Program, founder/ director
Jeanine will share the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of jumpstarting a community-based restoration project. She'll share details from a close relationship with the restoration demonstration area, discuss the regulatory permitting process, and share key thoughts on organizing a diverse community coalition of volunteers, artists, scientists, Tribal members, and local and Federal agency partners.
Sign up link: Space is limited, please RSVP to hold your spot. More details will be sent to participants in advance of the workshop.