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emerging small business certification

12/23/2014

Cascade is officially listed as an Emerging Small Business in the state of Oregon by Business Oregon, an Oregon state agency.

The Office of Minority, Women, and Emerging Small Business is the official certification authority for the state. Our certification number is #9486. Find us in Business Oregon's OMWESB Certification Directory by searching "Cascade Environmental" as the business name.

Certification at the federal level is in the works. Please check back as this certification is updated.

deauthorization of The wallooskee Youngs Levee

10/15/2014

Cascade Environmental Group staff worked with the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, BPA, and the US Army Corps of Engineers to deauthorize the levee at the Wallooskee-Youngs Restoration Project site. Deauthorization of a federal levee requires an act of congress; the project team lobbied Senator Merckley’s office to add the Wallooskee-Youngs project to the 2014 Water Resources Development Act, and it was passed in Spring 2014. The deauthorization allows the project team to breach and modify the levee to restore estuary habitat.

GOATS AT WORK

9/9/2014

Goats are being used at our Rinearson Natural Area site as a method to control invading plant species. Several characteristics of goats make them a great choice for vegetation management. They are a low-input animal, have diverse dietary preferences, and consume a wide variety of plants. They have very nimble lips, allowing for selection and consumption of the most nutritious components of the available biomass, and they can stand on their hind legs to reach more than 6 feet into browse plants.

Next RRNW Portland Speaker-Series Event

6/3/2014

River Restoration Northwest's Portland-based Speaker Series continues on Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at 5:30pm at the Lucky Lab Beer Hall in NW Portland.

Colin Thorne will be sharing his Experiences Working on International Rivers.

We will be there and would love to see you there, too. The Speaker Series events are great opportunities to learn from experts and network in an informal atmosphere. Read RRNW's complete post for more details.

Stories of our Watersheds Film Event

5/7/2014

River Restoration Northwest is presenting a film showcase at the Hollywood Theater in NE Portland on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at 7:30pm. Selected films highlight restoration work in the Pacific Northwest and beyond and have been submitted by a variety of conservation organization, tribes, watershed councils, agencies, and filmmakers.

Read their complete announcement, including summaries of the films, here.

River Restoration Northwest Sponsor

4/1/2014

Bill Bradbury spoke at the Lucky Lab Beer Hall in NW Portland on April 1st as part of River Restoration Northwest's Portland-based Speaker Series. His topic was the Columbia River Treaty.

Cascade acted as a sponsor and coordinator for this first RRNW Portland Speaker event of the year. We are looking forward to the rest of the series!

Greater Yamhill Watershed Restoration Action Plan

12/18/2013

The Greater Yamhill Watershed Council has published their 2013 Watershed Restoration Action Plan. The planning process was facilitated by Cascade Principal John Runyon.

It is available online here.

Rinearson Natural Area Restoration Oregonian Article

11/19/2013

The Oregonian is talking about our work on plans to remove a dam, clean up Meldrum Bar Park, and restore fish passage in the Rinearson Natural Area in Gladstone, OR.

Read the full article here.

watershed restoration action planning: lessons learned

11/4/2013

Cascade Principal John Runyon presented a talk on action planning at the fall conference of the Network of Oregon Watershed Councils.

The full powerpoint is now available online.

Solve's eastside 2013 green team student summt

5/17/2013

Cascade Principal John Runyon was the keynote speaker at SOLVE’s Green Team event at Rex Putnam High School where students on the Green Team celebrated their successes from the 2012-2013 school year.

SOLVE says: “John shared his background experiences in fisheries, forestry, and stream restoration and encouraged us to continue to search for our passions!”

Read their full report of the summit.

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