Director of Natural Resources for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation Eric Quaempts will discuss a unique water management approach informed the concept of reciprocity and by water being a First Food, a culturally significant food that is honored and offered first in ceremonial feasts.

Communities Partnering with Rodents to Rehabilitate Our Watersheds High Desert riparian ecosystems face threats from a wide range of pressures. How are ecologists mimicking beaver dams to restore healthy stream habitats? Join Dr. Chris Jordon, ecologist with NOAA-Fisheries; Dr. Matt Orr, assistant professor of biology at Oregon State University; and Dr. Nick Weber, fisheries biologist with Eco Logical Research, Inc. for an insightful discussion of beaver ecology and riparian.

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