January 21, 2014 KING5.com
KBGF MEMBERS MEETING JANUARY 21
Our guest speaker at the 2014 KBGF Members’ meeting will be Joshua
Chenoweth, head botanist on the Elwha River Dam Removal Ecosystem Restoration Project. Dam removal, once completed, will be the largest dam removal project in the U.S. and the restoration project is the second largest project ever undertaken by the National Park Service. Join us to learn about the unprecendented ecosystem restoration activities occurring in our state!
Revegetation of the Former Reservoirs on the Elwha River 2011-2013
Revegetation of the former reservoirs, Lake Mills and Lake Aldwell, on the Elwha River is an unprecedented effort to reverse the impacts of dams on a major river. Dam removal, once completed, will be the largest known dam removal project in the United States and the Elwha Ecosystem Restoration Project is the second largest restoration project ever undertaken by the National Park Service. Dam removal has exposed nearly 800 acres of valley slopes, terraces, and floodplain that was inundated for 80-100 years. The reservoir trapped nearly 30 million cubic yards of inorganic sediments ranging in
Time/Date: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Tues. Jan 21st, 2014
Cost: free to KBGF members / $5 suggested donation
Venue:
Shoreline City Hall, Council Chambers
17544 Midvale Ave N # 100
Seattle, WA 98133
Community: Shoreline – Lake Forest Park
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