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Willamette River-Rio Laja Twinning Project & Opportunities for Cross-Cultural Exchange. Tara Davis, Willamette-Laja Twinning Project Coordinator. Rosario Franco & Family. Willamette River Initiative.
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Willamette River-Rio Laja Twinning Project & Opportunities for Cross-Cultural Exchange Tara Davis, Willamette-Laja Twinning Project Coordinator Rosario Franco & Family
Willamette River Initiative • Willamette River Initiative (WRI), 2008-2018; leveraging funds for 2 million dollar annual investments in habitat restoration, engaging over 40 organizations. • 2012 Thiess International Riverprize awarded from the International RiverFoundation; seed funding for Twinning Project development.
Portland 4-County CWMA Annual Meeting | 16 January 2019 Río Laja Watershed, Northern Guanajuato, Central México
Twinning Partnership Great Blue Heron Black-throated Gray Warbler Rufous Hummingbird Source: The Cornell Lab of Ornithology http://www.allaboutbirds.org
Restoration Practitioner Exchange 2 large exchanges of river restoration professionals and practitioners- 2016/2017. 7 individual exchanges: peer-to-peer learning, conferences, partnership planning sessions 2016-2019 University Student Internships 1 university internship exchange: 3 Laja forestry students visit Willamette for 3 months- spring 2018. Today, all students employed by Laja restoration partners Youth Migratory Bird Education Cornell Lab of Ornithology “BirdSleuth International” Curriculum-10 lessons --6+ classroom exchanges 3 dual language immersion schools, Corvallis & Albany 1 rural school, Santa Rosa Mountains, Guanajuato Twinning Partnership
PUBLIC & PRIVATE LANDOWNER PROJECTS OF THE SANTA ROSA MOUNTAIN RANGECUERPOS de CONSERVACION, GUANAJUATO Restoration Practitioner Exchange
Participate Field school volunteers Help develop birder exchange program Donate Private or organization donations Invitations to present to aligned audiences Sponsor Classroom or school sponsorship Program expansion into your community Support Today
THANK YOU! Email: willamette.laja@gmail.com Phone: 541.601.4142 Rosario Franco & Family BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA | 18 - 20 SEPTEMBER 2017 MANAGED BY