Wild Blues: An Evening of Science and Stewardship
Hosted by The Confluence Series. The Blue Mountains contain some of the most ecologically important intact forests remaining in the interior Northwest — biodiverse natural refugia that store massive amounts of carbon, safeguard water supplies, support wildlife, and buffer communities like Walla Walla from floods, drought and the challenges of a changing climate.
Join us for an evening of learning and connection, featuring a keynote by Dr. Dominick DellaSala, a globally-recognized leader in conservation science, and culminating in a panel discussion with regional conservation leaders Paula Hood, co-director of the Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project, and Jamie Dawson, conservation director of Greater Hells Canyon Council.
For more information, visit The Confluence Series website.
Water Day hosted by The Confluence Series
Water Day is a free, family-friendly event focused on understanding and celebrating our watershed through science, art and hands-on learning. Taking place during Earth Week, the event is designed to celebrate and explore the interconnected systems that shape our local water—and the culture that flows from it—through talks, demonstrations, tours, workshops and interactive exhibits.
There will be demonstrations, workshops, a laboratory tour, an art show and numerous interactive exhibits throughout the afternoon, followed by a series of talks into the evening. Come and go as you please or join us for the full day of learning, connection and creativity.
Schedule and offerings can be found here.
Walla Walla Policy, Funding, and Outreach Work Group
Join us for our Walla Walla Watershed Strategy - Policy, Funding, and Outreach Work Group meeting. The meeting will be held online only on Zoom. See below for meeting details. We will send an agenda and meeting materials prior to the meeting.
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Return to the River Salmon Festival
This free family-friendly community event celebrates the return of salmon to the Walla Walla Basin each year. The annual event is coordinated jointly by the Water & Environmental Center and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in order to provide a glimpse into our region’s rich cultural and natural resource driven history.
Nature’s Best Hope, with Dr. Doug Tallamy
Dr. Doug Tallamy, Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware, is coming to Whitman College to give the Rempel Lecture in Biology. Everyone is welcome. There will be a streamline of the presentation for those who cannot attend in person: http://live.whitman.edu/
Prominent among Dr. Tallamy’s research goals is to better understand the many ways in which insects interact with plants and how these interactions in turn determine the diversity of animal communities (such as birds). His findings have demonstrated the impressive impact that native plant species have on increasing the diversity of native insects and birds in gardens. He has authored over 100 research publications and taught insect-related courses for 42 years.
Among his popular books are Bringing Nature Home (2007), The Living Landscape co-authored with Rick Darke (2014), Nature's Best Hope (2020) - New York Times bestseller, and The Nature of Oaks (2021). He co-founded Homegrown National Park in 2021 (HomegrownNationalPark.org) – check out the website!
Doug Tallamy's statement about his upcoming talk:
Recent headlines about global insect declines and three billion fewer birds in North America are a bleak reality check about how ineffective our current landscape designs have been at sustaining the plants and animals that sustain us. Such losses are not an option if we wish to continue our current standard of living on Planet Earth. The good news is that none of this is inevitable. Choosing the right plants for our landscapes will not only address the biodiversity crisis but help fight our climate crisis as well. I will discuss simple steps that each of us can - and must - take to reverse declining biodiversity, why we must change our adversarial relationship with nature to a collaborative one, and why we, ourselves, are nature’s best hope.
Walla Walla Implementation Working Group
Please join us for a Walla Walla Implementation Working Group meeting held both in-person and online via zoom.
In-Person Meeting Location
Water and Environment Center, Walla Walla Community College (640 Water Center Dr, Walla Walla, WA, 99362)
Room 2023 – 24
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Walla Walla Basin Advisory Committee Meeting
The WWBAC meets from 1-4PM on the fourth Wednesday of each month. Meetings are open to the public. The meeting will be held in person at the Walla Walla Community College. Meetings also have a hybrid option – you are welcome to join remotely via Zoom. See below for access details.
Meeting materials will be made available through the committee website: https://www.ezview.wa.gov/DesktopDefault.aspx?alias=1962&PageID=37597
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City of Walla Walla Watershed Resiliency Working Group
The City of Walla Walla Watershed Resiliency Working Group will meet on Wednesday, February 25, from 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM. This will be the working group’s final meeting. The meeting will be held in-person in Walla Walla (location to be confirmed), with the option to join via Zoom. See below for location and Zoom information. The agenda and meeting materials will be distributed one week prior to the meeting. Please RSVP to this calendar invite or send me an email if you have any questions. Thank you!
Project Background
The City of Walla Walla is developing a comprehensive Watershed Resiliency Plan to increase the resiliency of the municipal drinking water supply from the Mill Creek watershed and plan for the impacts of climate change. The City has convened a working group to support this planning effort.
In-Person Meeting Location: To be confirmed
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Virtual Meeting Location: Zoom
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Implementation Workgroup Meeting
Please hold Tuesday, February 10, from 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM for the first Walla Walla Watershed Strategy - Implementation Workgroup meeting of 2026. The meeting will be held online only on Zoom. See below for meeting details. We will send an agenda and meeting materials prior to the meeting.
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Pesticide Stewardship Partnership Workshop
The workshop will bring together local growers and landowners to share updates and collaborate on protecting water quality and supporting healthy streams throughout the basin. The Walla Walla Basin Pesticide Stewardship Partnership (PSP) is a voluntary, community-based initiative aimed at improving water quality in the Walla Walla Basin by reducing pesticide pollution. Administered by the Walla Walla Basin Watershed Council with support from the Oregon Department of Agriculture, the program engages local farmers, landowners, and other pesticide users through education, monitoring, and promotion of best management practices.
Questions? Contact Sara Harris at sara.harris@wwbwc.org
Walla Walla Drought Preparedness Plan Working Group Meeting
The Walla Walla County Conservation District would like to invite you to participate in a working group meeting to support the development of the Drought Preparedness Plan. This Drought Working Group will meet on Tuesday, January 27, from 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM. The meeting will be held in-person in Walla Walla (Walla Walla Community College Room 185, Main Building, 500 Tausick Way, Walla Walla, WA 99362), with the option to join via Zoom. See below for location and Zoom information. The agenda and meeting materials will be distributed one week prior to the meeting.
Project Background
The Walla Walla County Conservation District is leading the development of a basin-wide Drought Preparedness Plan for the Walla Walla Basin to better understand the impact of drought and respond to drought conditions in the basin. Fluent Freshwater Insights and Cascadia Consulting Group are supporting the development of the plan.
In-Person Meeting Location:
Walla Walla Community College Room 185, Main Building, 500 Tausick Way, Walla Walla, WA 99362
Virtual Meeting Location: Zoom
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Implementation Workgroup Meeting
The meeting will be held in person at the Walla Walla Community College. See below for in-person meeting location. Meetings also have a hybrid option – you are welcome to join remotely via Zoom. See below for access details.
Meeting materials will be made available through the committee website: https://www.ezview.wa.gov/DesktopDefault.aspx?alias=1962&PageID=37597
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City of Walla Walla Watershed Resiliency Plan Workshop
Join us to learn about and provide feedback on the City of Walla Walla’s first Watershed Resiliency Plan!
Tiger-Mill Project in the municipal watershed - Walla Walla City Council
Tiger-Mill Project in the municipal watershed - Walla Walla City Council
Policy, Funding, and Outreach (PFO) Workgroup Meeting
This meeting will be virtual only (via Zoom).