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 ICKETS AVAILABLE\n\nOlympic National Park goat relocation project! Cascade
  Carnivore Project! I-90 wildlife overpass! Grouse in the Columbia Basin!
 \n\nThis year our speaker series has a focus on wildlife\, and projects st
 udying their populations and habitats\, in our region. Four nights in the 
 month of November listen to and engage in conversation with project manage
 rs and field researchers. Event is held at Milepost 111 Brewing in Cashmer
 e\, WA. Appetizers are included\, special drink and food menu items availa
 ble for purchase.\n\nDoors open 6:00pm\, talks start at 6:30pm\, event end
 ing at 8:00pm\nCost: $60 members\, $75 nonmembers | Single Night $25\nAtte
 ndance limited to 30.\n\nNovember 5th - Richard Harris\, Washington Depart
 ment of Fish and Wildlife - Olympic National Park Mountain Goat Relocation
  Project\nMountain goats are not native to Washington’s Olympic Peninsula\
 , but appealing habitat and desire for hunting opportunity led sportsmen t
 o introduce them from Alaska in the 1920's into what later became Olympic 
 National Park (ONP). Goats increased throughout the Olympics\, eventually 
 growing to over 1000 individuals and creating conflicts with conservation 
 of native and endemic plants and increasingly became a nuisance for park v
 isitors. Beginning in 2014\, ONP partnered with the Washington Department 
 of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)\, which had separately partnered with Tribal g
 overnments in the region\, and the U.S. Forest Service\, to develop a comp
 rehensive plan to move mountain goats from non-native to native habitats. 
 In September 2018\, 98 goats were trans-located to pre-selected release si
 tes in the Cascades. Approximately 200 more goats were to be removed in su
 mmer 2019.\n\nNovember 12th - Jocelyn Akins\, Cascade Carnivore Project Co
 nservation Director - Cascade Red Fox and Wolverine\nThe Cascades Carnivor
 e Project is a conservation research organization based in Hood River\, Or
 egon. They are promoting the conservation of rare carnivores and their eco
 systems in the Cascade Range through scientific research and collaboration
  with citizen scientists and other researchers. They have taken the lead o
 n the conservation of the Cascade red fox\, a rare mountain fox that only 
 occurs in the Washington Cascades. They are also documenting the natural r
 ecolonization of wolverines into southern Washington\, and recently discov
 ered the first natal wolverine den documented in Washington’s southern Cas
 cade Range in over 50 years and only the 3rd den in the state. Broadly\, t
 hey are interested in how climate change affects species that inhabit moun
 tain ecosystems. \nJocelyn leads the Cascades Carnivore Project in its eff
 ort to study rare montane and forest carnivores. She received her PhD in C
 onservation Genetics from the University of California Davis. She is only 
 one of two researchers who has focused their research on the Cascade red f
 ox. She will be presenting her decade-long research on the Cascade red fox
  and wolverine.\n\nNovember 19th - Peter Singleton\, US Forest Service | P
 atricia Garvey-Darda\, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | Brian White\, 
 WA Department of Transportation - I-90 Snoqualmie Pass East Highway Recons
 truction Project\nAnimals have to move to survive. But understanding what 
 areas are most important for animal movement\, and what we can do in those
  areas to maintain opportunities for movement in the face of human develop
 ment\, are difficult challenges. In this presentation we will talk about w
 hat is being done in the Pacific Northwest to understand which areas are m
 ost important for wildlife habitat connectivity and what is being done alo
 ng I-90 at Snoqualmie Pass to give animals the chance to move through this
  critical transportation corridor. \nPeter Singleton is a Research Wildlif
 e Biologist with the U.S. Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Statio
 n in Wenatchee WA. Peter’s research focuses on the effects of disturbances
  (for example wildfires or human development) on animal populations and mo
 vement patterns. Patty Garvey-Darda is a Wildlife Biologist with the Okano
 gan-Wenatchee National Forest in Cle Elum WA. Patty is the USFS liaison fo
 r the I-90 Snoqualmie Pass East highway reconstruction project. Brian Whit
 e began his career with the Washington State Department of Transportation 
 shortly after graduating from the Oregon Institute of Technology in 1991. 
 Currently\, Brian is the Assistant Region Administrator for Construction a
 nd Development and oversees all the region’s environmental\, design and co
 nstruction projects.\n\nNovember 26th - Michael Schroeder\, Upland Bird Re
 search Scientist\, WA Department of Fish and Wildlife - Grouse of the Colu
 mbia Basin and Habitat Connectivity\nGrouse are part of our history. For N
 ative Americans\, Lewis and Clark\, and even early settlers of European de
 scent\, grouse were important for both food and culture. For the last hund
 red plus years\, grouse have even been important for science. There are ba
 sic reasons for this. For example\, grouse are widespread across North Ame
 rica. They are here throughout the year\, even when weather is at its hars
 hest. Grouse also display a variety of mating systems\, from monogamy to e
 xtreme polygamy where few males do most of mating. Few places have a great
 er richness of grouse species than the state of Washington. We range from 
 the greater sage-grouse at the lowest elevations to the white-tailed ptarm
 igan at the highest elevations\, with the sharp-tailed grouse\, ruffed gro
 use\, dusky grouse\, sooty grouse\, and spruce grouse in between. Grouse d
 epend on large\, healthy\, and connected landscapes to survive. Even now\,
  grouse are providing insight\, both positive and negative\, into some of 
 the biggest issues impacting our rapidly changing natural world.
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DESCRIPTION:CLICK CALENDAR EVENT FOR SPECIFIC NIGHT TO FIND SINGLE NIGHT TI
 CKETS AVAILABLE\n\nOlympic National Park goat relocation project! Cascade 
 Carnivore Project! I-90 wildlife overpass! Grouse in the Columbia Basin!\n
 \nThis year our speaker series has a focus on wildlife\, and projects stud
 ying their populations and habitats\, in our region. Four nights in the mo
 nth of November listen to and engage in conversation with project managers
  and field researchers. Event is held at Milepost 111 Brewing in Cashmere\
 , WA. Appetizers are included\, special drink and food menu items availabl
 e for purchase.\n\nDoors open 6:00pm\, talks start at 6:30pm\, event endin
 g at 8:00pm\nCost: $60 members\, $75 nonmembers | Single Night $25\nAttend
 ance limited to 30.\n\nNovember 5th - Richard Harris\, Washington Departme
 nt of Fish and Wildlife - Olympic National Park Mountain Goat Relocation P
 roject\nMountain goats are not native to Washington’s Olympic Peninsula\, 
 but appealing habitat and desire for hunting opportunity led sportsmen to 
 introduce them from Alaska in the 1920's into what later became Olympic Na
 tional Park (ONP). Goats increased throughout the Olympics\, eventually gr
 owing to over 1000 individuals and creating conflicts with conservation of
  native and endemic plants and increasingly became a nuisance for park vis
 itors. Beginning in 2014\, ONP partnered with the Washington Department of
  Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)\, which had separately partnered with Tribal gov
 ernments in the region\, and the U.S. Forest Service\, to develop a compre
 hensive plan to move mountain goats from non-native to native habitats. In
  September 2018\, 98 goats were trans-located to pre-selected release site
 s in the Cascades. Approximately 200 more goats were to be removed in summ
 er 2019.\n\nNovember 12th - Jocelyn Akins\, Cascade Carnivore Project Cons
 ervation Director - Cascade Red Fox and Wolverine\nThe Cascades Carnivore 
 Project is a conservation research organization based in Hood River\, Oreg
 on. They are promoting the conservation of rare carnivores and their ecosy
 stems in the Cascade Range through scientific research and collaboration w
 ith citizen scientists and other researchers. They have taken the lead on 
 the conservation of the Cascade red fox\, a rare mountain fox that only oc
 curs in the Washington Cascades. They are also documenting the natural rec
 olonization of wolverines into southern Washington\, and recently discover
 ed the first natal wolverine den documented in Washington’s southern Casca
 de Range in over 50 years and only the 3rd den in the state. Broadly\, the
 y are interested in how climate change affects species that inhabit mounta
 in ecosystems. \nJocelyn leads the Cascades Carnivore Project in its effor
 t to study rare montane and forest carnivores. She received her PhD in Con
 servation Genetics from the University of California Davis. She is only on
 e of two researchers who has focused their research on the Cascade red fox
 . She will be presenting her decade-long research on the Cascade red fox a
 nd wolverine.\n\nNovember 19th - Peter Singleton\, US Forest Service | Pat
 ricia Garvey-Darda\, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | Brian White\, WA
  Department of Transportation - I-90 Snoqualmie Pass East Highway Reconstr
 uction Project\nAnimals have to move to survive. But understanding what ar
 eas are most important for animal movement\, and what we can do in those a
 reas to maintain opportunities for movement in the face of human developme
 nt\, are difficult challenges. In this presentation we will talk about wha
 t is being done in the Pacific Northwest to understand which areas are mos
 t important for wildlife habitat connectivity and what is being done along
  I-90 at Snoqualmie Pass to give animals the chance to move through this c
 ritical transportation corridor. \nPeter Singleton is a Research Wildlife 
 Biologist with the U.S. Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station 
 in Wenatchee WA. Peter’s research focuses on the effects of disturbances (
 for example wildfires or human development) on animal populations and move
 ment patterns. Patty Garvey-Darda is a Wildlife Biologist with the Okanoga
 n-Wenatchee National Forest in Cle Elum WA. Patty is the USFS liaison for 
 the I-90 Snoqualmie Pass East highway reconstruction project. Brian White 
 began his career with the Washington State Department of Transportation sh
 ortly after graduating from the Oregon Institute of Technology in 1991. Cu
 rrently\, Brian is the Assistant Region Administrator for Construction and
  Development and oversees all the region’s environmental\, design and cons
 truction projects.\n\nNovember 26th - Michael Schroeder\, Upland Bird Rese
 arch Scientist\, WA Department of Fish and Wildlife - Grouse of the Columb
 ia Basin and Habitat Connectivity\nGrouse are part of our history. For Nat
 ive Americans\, Lewis and Clark\, and even early settlers of European desc
 ent\, grouse were important for both food and culture. For the last hundre
 d plus years\, grouse have even been important for science. There are basi
 c reasons for this. For example\, grouse are widespread across North Ameri
 ca. They are here throughout the year\, even when weather is at its harshe
 st. Grouse also display a variety of mating systems\, from monogamy to ext
 reme polygamy where few males do most of mating. Few places have a greater
  richness of grouse species than the state of Washington. We range from th
 e greater sage-grouse at the lowest elevations to the white-tailed ptarmig
 an at the highest elevations\, with the sharp-tailed grouse\, ruffed grous
 e\, dusky grouse\, sooty grouse\, and spruce grouse in between. Grouse dep
 end on large\, healthy\, and connected landscapes to survive. Even now\, g
 rouse are providing insight\, both positive and negative\, into some of th
 e biggest issues impacting our rapidly changing natural world.
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LOCATION:Milepost 111 Brewing Cashmere\, WA
SUMMARY:Science Speaker Series: Wildlife
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