be in portland and ensuring the columbia flows into submission astoria done in
flows into submission astoria done in
flows into submission astoria done in Lorraine prob’ly wall a pepper in the
Lorraine prob’ly wall a pepper in the
Lorraine prob’ly wall a pepper in the sea the sea you slow flows directly into
sea the sea you slow flows directly into
sea the sea you slow flows directly into the ocean airports no matter where you
the ocean airports no matter where you
the ocean airports no matter where you are you are in a watershed some places
are you are in a watershed some places
are you are in a watershed some places are closed watersheds meaning that the
are closed watersheds meaning that the
are closed watersheds meaning that the water does not eventually flow onto the
water does not eventually flow onto the
water does not eventually flow onto the ocean as it does the most water jets we
ocean as it does the most water jets we
ocean as it does the most water jets we have an example of that in Eastern
have an example of that in Eastern
have an example of that in Eastern Oregon with watersheds there is again
Oregon with watersheds there is again
Oregon with watersheds there is again information available through state and
information available through state and
information available through state and federal agencies or nonprofits and all
federal agencies or nonprofits and all
federal agencies or nonprofits and all watersheds for those of you who may live
watersheds for those of you who may live
watersheds for those of you who may live beyond our local area why does it matter
beyond our local area why does it matter
beyond our local area why does it matter which you can reach their water Shepherd
which you can reach their water Shepherd
which you can reach their water Shepherd we might want to argue that we don’t
we might want to argue that we don’t
we might want to argue that we don’t have time to bother with this
have time to bother with this
have time to bother with this understanding where we are is just one
understanding where we are is just one
understanding where we are is just one more thing in our busy lives I argue
more thing in our busy lives I argue
more thing in our busy lives I argue that where we are that where we are
that where we are that where we are
that where we are that where we are affects their lives on multiple levels
affects their lives on multiple levels
affects their lives on multiple levels we can’t afford to not understand our
we can’t afford to not understand our
we can’t afford to not understand our natural world and our surroundings when
natural world and our surroundings when
natural world and our surroundings when we look at ecoregion we can see the
we look at ecoregion we can see the
we look at ecoregion we can see the interplay of geography and climate with
interplay of geography and climate with
interplay of geography and climate with human use significant portions of the
human use significant portions of the
human use significant portions of the historic prairie terraces were in
historic prairie terraces were in
historic prairie terraces were in agriculture to impart to their soils
agriculture to impart to their soils
agriculture to impart to their soils moisture gradient and other factors
moisture gradient and other factors
moisture gradient and other factors considerable portions of the coast range
considerable portions of the coast range
considerable portions of the coast range or vanish primarily for timber with the
or vanish primarily for timber with the
or vanish primarily for timber with the mild climate an extensive rainfall among
mild climate an extensive rainfall among
mild climate an extensive rainfall among other things help me to grow pit crews
other things help me to grow pit crews
other things help me to grow pit crews quickly on a personal level we need to
quickly on a personal level we need to
quickly on a personal level we need to know more about our property in order to
know more about our property in order to
know more about our property in order to make a living or to otherwise feed our
make a living or to otherwise feed our
make a living or to otherwise feed our family such as my farming managing
family such as my farming managing
family such as my farming managing timber
timber
timber stands for gardening what are our soil
stands for gardening what are our soil
stands for gardening what are our soil types when I what native predators are
types when I what native predators are
types when I what native predators are herbivores they consume or affect my
herbivores they consume or affect my
herbivores they consume or affect my crops or livestock which native plants
crops or livestock which native plants
crops or livestock which native plants flourish here and what does that tell me
flourish here and what does that tell me
flourish here and what does that tell me about what will likely succeed for me
about what will likely succeed for me
about what will likely succeed for me would you plant a desert lugging joshua
would you plant a desert lugging joshua
would you plant a desert lugging joshua tree here or perhaps to use a more
tree here or perhaps to use a more
tree here or perhaps to use a more realistic example if you have a stand of
realistic example if you have a stand of
realistic example if you have a stand of western red cedar Douglas spirea and
western red cedar Douglas spirea and
western red cedar Douglas spirea and Pacific 9 mark on your poverty are you
Pacific 9 mark on your poverty are you
Pacific 9 mark on your poverty are you likely to succeed it clear that land and
likely to succeed it clear that land and
likely to succeed it clear that land and replace those particular wetland natives
replace those particular wetland natives
replace those particular wetland natives with done fur which prefers well-drained
with done fur which prefers well-drained
with done fur which prefers well-drained soils listening to the land this way and
soils listening to the land this way and
soils listening to the land this way and learning what Len is telling you can
learning what Len is telling you can
learning what Len is telling you can natali us can help us in many practical
natali us can help us in many practical
natali us can help us in many practical endeavors we need to know where the
endeavors we need to know where the
endeavors we need to know where the water flows what’s upstream and
water flows what’s upstream and
water flows what’s upstream and downstream of you we worry about
downstream of you we worry about
downstream of you we worry about pollutants but what about what might be
pollutants but what about what might be
pollutants but what about what might be missing hope historically a returning
missing hope historically a returning
missing hope historically a returning salmon and lamprey brought Marine Drive
salmon and lamprey brought Marine Drive
salmon and lamprey brought Marine Drive nutrients upriver contributing to the
nutrients upriver contributing to the
nutrients upriver contributing to the rich soils which first grew the large
rich soils which first grew the large
rich soils which first grew the large trees for which we are famous due to
trees for which we are famous due to
trees for which we are famous due to dams and other types of barriers to
dams and other types of barriers to
dams and other types of barriers to migration habitat loss and other factors
migration habitat loss and other factors
migration habitat loss and other factors we do not see these fish and nutrients
we do not see these fish and nutrients
we do not see these fish and nutrients nearly as much now do we know how
nearly as much now do we know how
nearly as much now do we know how streams looked and function here
streams looked and function here
streams looked and function here historically before they were altered do
historically before they were altered do
historically before they were altered do we understand how that historic stream
we understand how that historic stream
we understand how that historic stream type is different from today’s altered
type is different from today’s altered
type is different from today’s altered stream condition and what that means for
stream condition and what that means for
stream condition and what that means for habitat bloody groundwater recharge and
habitat bloody groundwater recharge and
habitat bloody groundwater recharge and erosion if I frustrated about the /
erosion if I frustrated about the /
erosion if I frustrated about the / frustrated that I keep losing creek bank
frustrated that I keep losing creek bank
frustrated that I keep losing creek bank on the stream that runs in a straight
on the stream that runs in a straight
on the stream that runs in a straight across my property it might behoove be
across my property it might behoove be
across my property it might behoove be too worried about the historic shape and
too worried about the historic shape and
too worried about the historic shape and location of that Creek we may want to
location of that Creek we may want to
location of that Creek we may want to say or we may hear oh it always looked
say or we may hear oh it always looked
say or we may hear oh it always looked like this in reality we are likely that
like this in reality we are likely that
like this in reality we are likely that we are likely to learn that before it
we are likely to learn that before it
we are likely to learn that before it was altered over the past hundred years
was altered over the past hundred years
was altered over the past hundred years the stream meandered across the wider
the stream meandered across the wider
the stream meandered across the wider area and in order to quit losing yards
area and in order to quit losing yards
area and in order to quit losing yards of stream bank every winter restoring it
of stream bank every winter restoring it
of stream bank every winter restoring it back to the neon during stream with some
back to the neon during stream with some
back to the neon during stream with some willows and the banks might be the
willows and the banks might be the
willows and the banks might be the answer and now safety we need to know
answer and now safety we need to know
answer and now safety we need to know about where we are to understand
about where we are to understand
about where we are to understand potential threats associated with those
potential threats associated with those
potential threats associated with those locations are we buying a house on a
locations are we buying a house on a
locations are we buying a house on a floodplain or an event of a river that
floodplain or an event of a river that
floodplain or an event of a river that might eventually be cut off around the
might eventually be cut off around the
might eventually be cut off around the toe of a historic landslide do we live
toe of a historic landslide do we live
toe of a historic landslide do we live work or camp in a tsunami inundation
work or camp in a tsunami inundation
work or camp in a tsunami inundation zone is our host on a fault what
zone is our host on a fault what
zone is our host on a fault what precautions or preparations should we
precautions or preparations should we
precautions or preparations should we undertake for where we live work or
undertake for where we live work or
undertake for where we live work or recreates and for us as women knowing
recreates and for us as women knowing
recreates and for us as women knowing and preparing for these potential
and preparing for these potential
and preparing for these potential natural threats empowers us enabling us
natural threats empowers us enabling us
natural threats empowers us enabling us not to have to be dependent on someone
not to have to be dependent on someone
not to have to be dependent on someone else for our safety or for our rescue
else for our safety or for our rescue
else for our safety or for our rescue now we’ve been beyond ourselves to the
now we’ve been beyond ourselves to the
now we’ve been beyond ourselves to the policy level do we understand what we
policy level do we understand what we
policy level do we understand what we are voting for or against when we look
are voting for or against when we look
are voting for or against when we look at some of the hot issues in our area
at some of the hot issues in our area
at some of the hot issues in our area for further fields such as timber land
for further fields such as timber land
for further fields such as timber land use and plan a change of you have an
use and plan a change of you have an
use and plan a change of you have an ignorance of the land we can make
ignorance of the land we can make
ignorance of the land we can make informed decisions this goes beyond one
informed decisions this goes beyond one
informed decisions this goes beyond one set of political leanings or the other
set of political leanings or the other
set of political leanings or the other when I first moved to Oregon more than
when I first moved to Oregon more than
when I first moved to Oregon more than one eager would be environmentalist told
one eager would be environmentalist told
one eager would be environmentalist told me how all lobbying had to be stopped
me how all lobbying had to be stopped
me how all lobbying had to be stopped and one of their examples was that the
and one of their examples was that the
and one of their examples was that the whole lemon valley
whole lemon valley
whole lemon valley had once been forested with large
had once been forested with large
had once been forested with large conifers until the logging companies
conifers until the logging companies
conifers until the logging companies came in and cut down all the trees in
came in and cut down all the trees in
came in and cut down all the trees in the valley looking around this could be
the valley looking around this could be
the valley looking around this could be a compelling argument until you
a compelling argument until you
a compelling argument until you understand that the valley wasn’t
understand that the valley wasn’t
understand that the valley wasn’t carpeted with large conifers but was
carpeted with large conifers but was
carpeted with large conifers but was instead and make some Prairie wetland
instead and make some Prairie wetland
instead and make some Prairie wetland oak savannah and more likewise i’ve been
oak savannah and more likewise i’ve been
oak savannah and more likewise i’ve been told by a few folks with a different
told by a few folks with a different
told by a few folks with a different take on that issue that the managed
take on that issue that the managed
take on that issue that the managed monoculture timbers that managed
monoculture timbers that managed
monoculture timbers that managed monoculture timber stands exactly mimic
monoculture timber stands exactly mimic
monoculture timber stands exactly mimic the historic vegetation this does not
the historic vegetation this does not
the historic vegetation this does not reflect the historic date above the
reflect the historic date above the
reflect the historic date above the diversity of species forming an opinion
diversity of species forming an opinion
diversity of species forming an opinion on the very complex issue of the
on the very complex issue of the
on the very complex issue of the management of our forests must include
management of our forests must include
management of our forests must include an accurate understanding of the current
an accurate understanding of the current
an accurate understanding of the current and historic land cover geology
and historic land cover geology
and historic land cover geology hydrology and more ultimately we may all
hydrology and more ultimately we may all
hydrology and more ultimately we may all fall on different sides of these issues
fall on different sides of these issues
fall on different sides of these issues but we have to start out with solid data
but we have to start out with solid data
but we have to start out with solid data and information there are many more
and information there are many more
and information there are many more practical reasons why you need to know
practical reasons why you need to know
practical reasons why you need to know and understand where you are but there
and understand where you are but there
and understand where you are but there are deeper there is a deeper value to
are deeper there is a deeper value to
are deeper there is a deeper value to truly knowing where we are as well
truly knowing where we are as well
truly knowing where we are as well there’s a joy to understanding where you
there’s a joy to understanding where you
there’s a joy to understanding where you spend your time how many of us rejoice
spend your time how many of us rejoice
spend your time how many of us rejoice considering spring to be on its way when
considering spring to be on its way when
considering spring to be on its way when we first smell the skunk cabbage in
we first smell the skunk cabbage in
we first smell the skunk cabbage in bloom then we start seeing oh so barrier
bloom then we start seeing oh so barrier
bloom then we start seeing oh so barrier Oh malaria flowery or we know in the
Oh malaria flowery or we know in the
Oh malaria flowery or we know in the fall to look forward to fishing for
fall to look forward to fishing for
fall to look forward to fishing for Chinook or coho or later in the fall or
Chinook or coho or later in the fall or
Chinook or coho or later in the fall or early winter we expectedly wait in the
early winter we expectedly wait in the
early winter we expectedly wait in the headwater streams over a hundred miles
headwater streams over a hundred miles
headwater streams over a hundred miles of river from the estuary watching for
of river from the estuary watching for
of river from the estuary watching for coho to return for spawning we are able
coho to return for spawning we are able
coho to return for spawning we are able to appreciate these harbingers of the
to appreciate these harbingers of the
to appreciate these harbingers of the seasons because we can name them
seasons because we can name them
seasons because we can name them appreciate them and celebrate their
appreciate them and celebrate their
appreciate them and celebrate their arrival we feel at home or love a place
arrival we feel at home or love a place
arrival we feel at home or love a place in part because we understand aspects of
in part because we understand aspects of
in part because we understand aspects of it
it
it what other elements of it still hold awe
what other elements of it still hold awe
what other elements of it still hold awe and wonder there’s also this my infant
and wonder there’s also this my infant
and wonder there’s also this my infant son is learning about the world he is in
son is learning about the world he is in
son is learning about the world he is in constant wandering basement they have
constant wandering basement they have
constant wandering basement they have heard him a moment ago mm-hmm everything
heard him a moment ago mm-hmm everything
heard him a moment ago mm-hmm everything is near to him and everything is
is near to him and everything is
is near to him and everything is important the play of light on leaves
important the play of light on leaves
important the play of light on leaves moving in the breeze is a source of
moving in the breeze is a source of
moving in the breeze is a source of entertainment the like inaudible entire
entertainment the like inaudible entire
entertainment the like inaudible entire branch must be touched and puzzled over
branch must be touched and puzzled over
branch must be touched and puzzled over and blades of grass head straight to his
and blades of grass head straight to his
and blades of grass head straight to his mouth for taste testing well I explained
mouth for taste testing well I explained
mouth for taste testing well I explained his surroundings for practical reason
his surroundings for practical reason
his surroundings for practical reason all the practical reasons been listed
all the practical reasons been listed
all the practical reasons been listed earlier i also want him to appreciate
earlier i also want him to appreciate
earlier i also want him to appreciate the beauty of the world around him and
the beauty of the world around him and
the beauty of the world around him and not just the aesthetic but also the
not just the aesthetic but also the
not just the aesthetic but also the beauty of the processes functions and
beauty of the processes functions and
beauty of the processes functions and relationships we meet biology geology
relationships we meet biology geology
relationships we meet biology geology hydrology and more that are part of the
hydrology and more that are part of the
hydrology and more that are part of the natural world knowing the plants streams
natural world knowing the plants streams
natural world knowing the plants streams animals platforms and weather where he
animals platforms and weather where he
animals platforms and weather where he lives in spends time will provide him
lives in spends time will provide him
lives in spends time will provide him with context will provide them with
with context will provide them with
with context will provide them with context in which to build an
context in which to build an
context in which to build an understanding of other places as well
understanding of other places as well
understanding of other places as well and I hope it will also provide him with
and I hope it will also provide him with
and I hope it will also provide him with deeper connection providing him with
deeper connection providing him with
deeper connection providing him with deeper connections with his favorite
deeper connections with his favorite
deeper connections with his favorite places which he can draw upon for joy
places which he can draw upon for joy
places which he can draw upon for joy peace and solace perhaps one day he will
peace and solace perhaps one day he will
peace and solace perhaps one day he will stand in a creek watching the coho build
stand in a creek watching the coho build
stand in a creek watching the coho build the Reds in the gravel as colorful big
the Reds in the gravel as colorful big
the Reds in the gravel as colorful big leaf maple and alder leaves float on by
leaf maple and alder leaves float on by
leaf maple and alder leaves float on by and feel connected and grounded by the
and feel connected and grounded by the
and feel connected and grounded by the complex processes resulting in the
complex processes resulting in the
complex processes resulting in the stream structure migration patterns and
stream structure migration patterns and
stream structure migration patterns and more which contribute to all the
more which contribute to all the
more which contribute to all the surrounds him and I wish the same for
surrounds him and I wish the same for
surrounds him and I wish the same for you
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