Plants, People and Place: Restoring the Streams of North Central Washington

Talk will be held in the basement conference room of the Wenatchee Public Library.
Description: Healthy streams are shaped by more than water alone. Native plants, wildlife, and people all play a role in creating and sustaining resilient riverscapes. Join Cascadia Conservation District for a look at stream restoration efforts across North Central Washington, from riparian planting and salmon habitat restoration to low-tech, process-based approaches that work with natural systems. We'll also highlight how partnerships, including our Coordinated Resource Management group with Cascade Fisheries and Trout Unlimited's Wenatchee-Entiat Beaver Project, are helping expand the reach and impact of restoration efforts throughout the region. Through local projects and examples, we'll explore the connections between native plants, healthy waterways, wildlife, and the people working together to restore and care for these places.

Speaker: Alex Hartwell, Riverscape Program Manager, Cascadia Conservation District
Bio: Originally from bluebonnet and hurricane-rich gulfcoast Texas, Alex originally began working seasonally in the Pacific Northwest in 2008. Jumping around raft and sea kayak guiding, trail building, and teaching, Alex followed her passions and went back to school to graduate in 2015 with a Master’s in Environmental Horticulture and Ecological Restoration. Since then she has been working full time helping to achieve lasting sustainability goals through the reconnection of people to place through inclusive, innovative and integrated restoration approaches. When not at work you can find Alex wandering Cascadia: collecting seeds, wildcrafting, and deepening her own connection to place.