Contribute your vision to the community’s role in building a restored Deschutes Estuary! There are free community workshops at the Olympia Center Tuesdays, January 14-March 25, 2025 starting at 6:30pm. The series is centered around themes expanding beyond the physical design of the restored Deschutes, including sustainable development, education, pollution, and stewardship. Each forum will begin with a brief lecture or panel, and then expand into a community discussion.
Workshop Schedule
- Intro Session – January 14 – 6:30-8:30pm at the Olympia Center
- History, present moment, estuary restoration, & series intent
- Sustainable Development – January 28 – 6:30-8:30pm at the Olympia Center
- Development pressure on the watershed & opportunities for sustainability
- Education & Youth Engagement – February 11 – 6:30-8:30pm at the Olympia Center
- Estuarine educational opportunities & synergies
- Pollution – February 25 – 6:30-8:30pm at the Olympia Center
- Pollutants & solutions in the watershed (panel discussion)
- Stewardship – March 11 – 6:30-8:30pm at the Olympia Center
- Building relationships with the landscape through stewardship, recreation, and other cultural uses
- Defining Future Direction – March 25 – 6:30-8:30pm at the Olympia Center
- Wrap-up of discussions, highlighting key themes, and identifying the way forward
- Drop-In at Spring Arts Walk – April 25 & 26 – Downtown Olympia Display TBA
- Taking our discussions to the people on the street
