For this month’s community meeting, we will be hearing from Kami Ellingson from the US Forest Service about the measured success of the restoration of the tidal system of the Salmon river Estuary, and the benefits of these regenerate habitats. There will be a streaming option to accompany the in person event in Newport. Join us at:

6:30 PM at the Pacific Maritime Heritage Center

333 SE Bay Blvd., Newport, OR 97365

Kami Ellingson is a hydrologist with over 20 years of field experience, ranging from landslide studies following the 1996 storm event in western Oregon, USA, to restoration of streams and rivers from headwaters to the estuaries.  Kami has led the restoration of the Salmon River estuary, Lincoln City, Oregon, USA, since 2007 and has been recognized nationallyand internationally for the success of physical process-based restoration and collaborative partnerships.  For the past 15 years, Kami has worked as the Watershed Program Manager, overseeing watershed restoration and management for approximately 630,000 acres of national forest land in the Oregon Coast Range. Kami received both her Bachelor’s degree in Natural Resources Management and her Master’s in Forest Engineering and Hydrology from Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA.