Part 1
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Compelling stories of process-based riverscape restoration.
We kick off the program with four compelling process-based riverscape restoration stories of stewardship. Though they seem drastically different at first glance, each is a powerful testament to the power of restoring process and function. From a small creek to a raging river, from wild public land to the center of an urban hub, these examples will connect the dots on the concept of “what is a riverscape” and show how process-based riverscape restoration can be deployed anywhere and everywhere.
0:00 Introduction with Chris Jordan
01:14 Story of Stewardship: Wallowa River
featuring Ian Wilson, Project Coordinator, Grande Ronde Model Watershed and Levi Old, Trout Unlimited NE Oregon Restoration Director
What does it mean to return function to the riverscape of your family's ranch, why take this chance, why make a change? Ian Wilson and Levi Old from the Grande Ronde Model Watershed and Trout Unlimited introduce us to the reemergence of the Wallowa River on the Wilson-Hahn Ranch.
09:47 Case Study: Johnson Creek
featuring Lisa Huntington, Engineering Supervisor, Surface Water Design, City of Portland
Can urban riverscapes regain function; why would a city take this path? Lisa Huntington with the City of Portland takes us to Johnson Creek and the city's floodplain reclamation program as the city builds back better with nature.
19:30 Conversation: What is a riverscape?
featuring Colden Baxter, Professor of Biological Sciences, Idaho State University, and Chris Jordan, Research Fisheries Biologist, NOAA NMFS
Why do we need the word, "riverscape", what does it add to an already crowded world of jargon? Idaho State University's Colden Baxter makes the case for the power of words.
31:51 Video essay: Five Mile Bell
What does a coastal Oregon functional riverscape look like? The US Forest Service's game changing valley resets started here in Five Mile and Bell Creeks.
36:36 Case Study: Ecosystem response to the removal of the Elwha River dams
featuring George Pess, Program Manager - Watershed Program, NOAA-NWFSC
What if dam removal on the Elwha river was more about the floodplains than the newly opened channel? NOAA's George Pess shows off the riverscape view of a reawakening Elwha River.
52:32 Part 1 conclusion