Save the Date: WESPAK Training September 23-25, Juneau

Save the Date: WESPAK Training September 23-25, Juneau

Events, Trainings & Opportunities
[caption id="attachment_739" align="aligncenter" width="491"] Chiska Derr, Catherine Pohl, and Richard Chapell discuss a tidal wetland in Haines; WESPAK training September 2012[/caption] This is an early “heads-up” announcement about the free WESPAK wetland methodology three day training workshop with Dr. Paul Adamus, September 23-25, 2013 in Juneau. Location and times to be announced.   The workshop has a maximum of 25 participants. Participants will be chosen to promote a maximum diversity of agency, organization, and consultation participation, and therefore may not be able to accommodate all applicants. We are not accepting class registration at this time.   More information should become available in the next three weeks. Questions or comments please contact: Teri Camery, Senior Planner City and Borough of Juneau Community Development Department (907) 586-0755 phone; (907) 586-3365 fax  
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Tongass NF Conservation Strategy Summit

Tongass NF Conservation Strategy Summit

Events, Trainings & Opportunities
  You are invited to the US Forest Service's Tongass National Forest Conservation Strategy Summits taking place in Juneau and Ketchikan. The information provided and format will be the same at each of the one-day meetings.  Ketchikan Summit: Tuesday, June 18 at the Best Western Hotel Sunny Point BallRoom  from 8:30 am - 5:00 pm (click to download the Ketchikan agenda) Juneau Summit: Thursday, June 20 at the Centennial Hall, Hickel Room from 8:30 am - 5:00 pm (click to download the Juneau agenda)  To register for one of these summits, send a message to comments-alaska-tongass@fs.fed.us with "Summit" as the subject. Specify the session you plan to attend, and provide  your contact information. The goal of each meeting is to introduce the public, private industry, state and federal agencies, non-profit organizations, and other interested parties to the current Old-Growth Habitat Conservation Strategy (adopted in 2008),…
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Water Quality & Stormwater Sampling in Juneau

Water Quality & Stormwater Sampling in Juneau

Community Watershed Stewardship
  This summer, the Juneau Watershed Partnership will continue several projects monitoring water quality throughout systems in Juneau.     JWP's ongoing and new sampling projects include: Jordan Creek : Bi-monthly monitoring will continue to identify and target sources of pollution in the creek. The JWP monitors parameters including stream temperature, pH, debris, total suspended solids, sediment and dissolved oxygen (DO) in Jordan Creek at (3) locations.   Pederson Hill Creek: Water quality sampling for fecal coliform analysis will continue through June 2013 in order to better characterize the potential sources of fecal coliform within Pederson Creek. Samples will be collected during both high and low flow events during a 30 day period.   Auke Lake: Samples will be collected at four locations on Auke Lake throughout the summer 2013 in order to characterize the presence of…
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What’s Happening in Juneau

What’s Happening in Juneau

Community Watershed Stewardship
Current Projects of the Juneau Watershed Partnership Review of Past Restoration, Enhancement, and Mitigation Projects: JWP is partnering with the US Fish and Wildlife Service in Juneau to conduct an in-dept assessment and evaluation of past projects that were intended to protect, and restore Juneau's watersheds. Utilizing the Alaska Department of Fish and Game's report - Restoration and Enhancement of Aquatic Habitats in Alaska (Parry and Seaman, 1994) - JWP is conducting an inventory and assessment of projects implemented to date. Findings will be used  to improve and support sustainable rehabilitation and enhancement efforts of our watersheds in the future. The results of this assessment will be published in December 2010. If you are interested in this project please visit or contact: JWP Lower Jordan Creek Watershed Stromwater Assessment JWP…
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