Welcome to the UCD 2023-24 Winter Workshop Series
We are pleased to bring you the 5th season of our Winter Workshop Series! Please join us each month in December, January, and February, as we connect, share, and learn on various topics related to our area’s natural resources.
All of our workshops will be held in-person at the School Board Meeting Room, Park Center Building, at 170 NW Washington St, in downtown White Salmon, WA 98672, as well as streamed virtually via Zoom. Please use the links below to register for either the in-person or virtual event.
All UCD Winter Workshop events are free of charge and open to all.
Questions? Please give us a call at 509-493-1936, or email info@ucdwa.org.
DECEMBER
Fire and Flora: Wildfire Resilience in the Central Columbia Gorge
Held in-person and via Zoom on December 6, 2023.
View the recorded webinar HERE and the presentation materials HERE.
Speakers: Michael McNorvell, UCD and Dan Richardson, UCD
Underwood Conservation District is kicking off its winter workshop series with Fire and Flora: Wildfire Resilience in the Central Columbia Gorge. Come warm up with conversation about how fire has shaped the beautiful landscapes of southern Washington and share your own experience or concerns living with fire in the Gorge. Learn how to best prepare yourself and your home for wildfire with simple strategies from our UCD fire folks, including making landscapes more fire resilient with proper plans and native plants.
JANUARY
Water Rights 101 and Conservation Opportunities
Held in person and via Zoom on January 11, 2024.
View the recorded webinar HERE and the presentation materials HERE.
Speakers: Tessa Reeder and Ethan Lockwood, Washington Water Trust, and Jon Culp, Washington State Conservation Commission
Join Underwood Conservation District, the Washington Water Trust and the State Conservation Commission for a water rights information session that will walk through the basics of water law and water rights, and help identify key features of water rights. We will present different programs and resources available to help upgrade irrigation systems, protect and conserve water, including water transactions using the Trust Water Rights Program. Time will be available at the end to help participants look up specific water right/claim information.
FEBRUARY
The Why, What and How of Native Plant Landscaping
Held in person and via Zoom on February 8, 2024
View the recorded webinar HERE and the presentation materials HERE.
Speakers: Tova Tillinghast, UCD and Melissa Elliott of Melissa Bees
Learn how to create a native plant oasis that supports wildlife and reduces maintenance. Whether native plants have long been of interest, or this is a new concept, this program will provide an overview of why native plants are critical in landscapes. Multiple benefits come from simple landscaping strategies, from less maintenance, more habitat, better stormwater infiltration, and less water use. Workshop participants will have an interactive, hands-on opportunity to practice making a landscape plan using native plants. This portion of the workshop will not be recorded on Zoom.
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You can find recordings of all of our past Winter Workshop presentations, including presentation materials, on the Archived Webinars page.