Science Pub
Date and Time
Tuesday Feb 28, 2017
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM PST
Tuesday February 28th, 5-7:00pm. Always on the 4th Tuesday of the month.
Location
Axe & Fiddle Public House
657 E. Main Street
Cottage Grove, OR 97424
Fees/Admission
Suggested Donation $5
Website
Contact Information
Maggie O'Driscoll
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Description
On February 28th, the Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council welcomes Erik Petersen, US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Operations Project Manager for Portland District’s Willamette Valley Project, to Cottage Grove for our February 2017 Science Pub presentation entitled The USACE Willamette Valley Project – An Overview. Each dam in the Willamette River basin contributes to a water resource management system that provides flood risk management, power generation, water quality improvement, irrigation, fish and wildlife habitat and recreation on the Willamette River and many its tributaries. Petersen will discuss the USACE dams operated in the Willamette River basin, especially focusing on the dams of the southern Willamette Valley, how the system is managed, address natural disaster related concerns, and explain how the USACE works with partner agencies and stakeholders to protect and revitalize waterways within the Willamette Valley.
Erik Petersen has led the USACE Operations and Maintenance Activities in the Valley since 2004. Having served with the USACE since 1988, Petersen has worked in Atlanta, Georgia, for the Mobile District and also for the Walla Walla, Savannah, Omaha and St. Paul Districts. He is a graduate of the College of Natural Resources, University of Minnesota. Petersen lives in Eugene with his family and enjoys spending time with his children and step children and running.
The Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council hosts a free monthly public meeting series called the Coast Fork Science Pub on the fourth Tuesday of each month from 5-7pm at the Axe & Fiddle, 657 E. Main Street in Cottage Grove. The event begins with informal socializing, trivia, prizes and updates about the watershed and watershed council during the first hour. Then our Science Pub presentation begins at 6pm. Participants are encouraged to support the Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council by ordering food & drinks from 5-7:30pm, as 10% of the sales from evening sales will benefit the Watershed Council. The event is free to the public and all ages are welcome. For further information, visit Coast Fork Willamette Watershed Council on Facebook and www.coastfork.org.