BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wenatcheeriverinstitute.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2. 30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:8e4aa193-2389-426b-afc6-c197af92a17d X-WR-CALDESC:Olympic National Park goat relocation project! Cascade Carnivo re Project! I-90 wildlife overpass! Grouse in the Columbia Basin!\n\nThis year our speaker series has a focus on wildlife\, and projects studying th eir populations and habitats\, in our region. Four nights in the month of November listen to and engage in conversation with project managers and fi eld researchers. Event is held at Milepost 111 Brewing in Cashmere\, WA. A ppetizers are included\, special drink and food menu items available for p urchase.\n\nDoors open 6:00pm\, talks start at 6:30pm\, event ending at 8: 00pm\nSingle Night $25 | Series Cost: $60 members\, $75 nonmembers \nAtten dance limited to 30.\n\nNovember 5th - Richard Harris\, Washington Departm ent 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\nFew animal species reflect the histor y of North America\, diversity of behavior\, and expansive connected lands capes more than grouse. Washington State is fortunate to have 7 grouse spe cies ranging from greater sage-grouse in the lower elevations to white-tai led ptarmigan at the highest elevations. X-WR-RELCALID:dc1eaed0216b8cc14507d1aaafa685ae X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20191103T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 RDATE:20201101T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20190310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RDATE:20200308T020000 RDATE:20210314T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:41eea04d-bcee-408a-a3a7-358e374b5291 DTSTAMP:20260414T163700Z DESCRIPTION:Olympic National Park goat relocation project! Cascade Carnivor e Project! I-90 wildlife overpass! Grouse in the Columbia Basin!\n\nThis y ear our speaker series has a focus on wildlife\, and projects studying the ir populations and habitats\, in our region. Four nights in the month of N ovember listen to and engage in conversation with project managers and fie ld researchers. Event is held at Milepost 111 Brewing in Cashmere\, WA. Ap petizers are included\, special drink and food menu items available for pu rchase.\n\nDoors open 6:00pm\, talks start at 6:30pm\, event ending at 8:0 0pm\nSingle Night $25 | Series Cost: $60 members\, $75 nonmembers \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 N ational Park (ONP). Goats increased throughout the Olympics\, eventually g rowing to over 1000 individuals and creating conflicts with conservation o f native and endemic plants and increasingly became a nuisance for park vi sitors. Beginning in 2014\, ONP partnered with the Washington Department o f Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)\, which had separately partnered with Tribal go vernments in the region\, and the U.S. Forest Service\, to develop a compr ehensive plan to move mountain goats from non-native to native habitats. I n September 2018\, 98 goats were trans-located to pre-selected release sit es in the Cascades. Approximately 200 more goats were to be removed in sum mer 2019.\n\nNovember 12th - Jocelyn Akins\, Cascade Carnivore Project Con servation Director - Cascade Red Fox and Wolverine\nThe Cascades Carnivore Project is a conservation research organization based in Hood River\, Ore gon. They are promoting the conservation of rare carnivores and their ecos ystems in the Cascade Range through scientific research and collaboration with citizen scientists and other researchers. They have taken the lead on the conservation of the Cascade red fox\, a rare mountain fox that only o ccurs in the Washington Cascades. They are also documenting the natural re colonization of wolverines into southern Washington\, and recently discove red the first natal wolverine den documented in Washington’s southern Casc ade Range in over 50 years and only the 3rd den in the state. Broadly\, th ey are interested in how climate change affects species that inhabit mount ain ecosystems. \nJocelyn leads the Cascades Carnivore Project in its effo rt to study rare montane and forest carnivores. She received her PhD in Co nservation Genetics from the University of California Davis. She is only o ne of two researchers who has focused their research on the Cascade red fo x. She will be presenting her decade-long research on the Cascade red fox and wolverine.\n\nNovember 19th - Peter Singleton\, US Forest Service | Pa tricia Garvey-Darda\, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | Brian White\, W A Department of Transportation - I-90 Snoqualmie Pass East Highway Reconst ruction Project\nAnimals have to move to survive. But understanding what a reas are most important for animal movement\, and what we can do in those areas to maintain opportunities for movement in the face of human developm ent\, are difficult challenges. In this presentation we will talk about wh at is being done in the Pacific Northwest to understand which areas are mo st important for wildlife habitat connectivity and what is being done alon g I-90 at Snoqualmie Pass to give animals the chance to move through this critical 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 mov ement patterns. Patty Garvey-Darda is a Wildlife Biologist with the Okanog an-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 s hortly after graduating from the Oregon Institute of Technology in 1991. C urrently\, Brian is the Assistant Region Administrator for Construction an d Development and oversees all the region’s environmental\, design and con struction projects.\n\nNovember 26th - Michael Schroeder\, Upland Bird Res earch Scientist\, WA Department of Fish and Wildlife - Grouse of the Colum bia Basin and Habitat Connectivity\nFew animal species reflect the history of North America\, diversity of behavior\, and expansive connected landsc apes more than grouse. Washington State is fortunate to have 7 grouse spec ies ranging from greater sage-grouse in the lower elevations to white-tail ed ptarmigan at the highest elevations. DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191126T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191126T200000 LOCATION:Milepost 111 Brewing Cashmere\, WA SUMMARY:Science Speaker Series: Wildlife END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR