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       Green-Duwamish Watershed Workshop Schedule


8:30    Registration
     
      

9:00   Welcome  

         
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​9:00    Panel: Engaging Community Stakeholders   
                
   Youth and Educators:    Peter Donaldson, Sustainability Ambassadors
                  Connecting local youth and educators with real-world learning to c
atalyze community                                     sustainability.  Learn how to build strong partnerships which connect classroom learning with                         your real world projects, which not only strengthens our communities but prepares our next                           generations to be actively engaged as leaders.
                                      
   Health:    Linn Gould, Just Health Action
                  Advocating and collaborating to reduce health inequities that result from social, economic,                             environmental, and political conditions by engaging diverse groups to build skills towards                               systems level change.
                                     
   Social Justice:   Cluny McCaffrey, ECOSS
                  Gain insights in reaching and working with communities of diversity and businesses in fostering                     a healthy, sustainable environment.   ECOSS  has built strong partnerships in creating practical                     and sustainable environmental solutions within our most highly diverse communities.  

   Business:  Gary Jensen, Hanging Gardens Nursery
                  How using a collaborative business model can benefit  businesses, organizations, and                                   the general community.  Learn how to engage a business in your work efforts, identify                                     areas of mutual benefit, how to create strong working relationships that benefit all                                           partners.  Hanging Gardens Nursery has built collaborative relationships with both                                         community nonprofit organizations and with the Green River College in South King                                         County while being a well respected business within the community.  

   Private Landowners:  Jay Mirro,   King Conservation District
                
 Private landowners are a significant stakeholder group within the watershed - from our urban                         residential areas to the farmlands of South King County.  Addressing many of our critical issues                     requires developing successful collaborations with private landowners. Jay will share his insights                   about working with this group of stakeholders in creating mutually beneficial partnerships.  Much                   of his work is in South King County and with farmers.
                                 
                                       
   Questions & Answers   
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10:00  Panel 2: Building Partnerships

           
   Re-Greening the Green-Duwamish  Watershed: Collaboration from Rural to City 
                           Judy Blanco, Director of Riparian Restoration,  Forterra
     
   Learn how to integrate within a program, successfully working with diverse stakeholder groups                      throughout the watershed as Judy offers her experiences in both the Cedar River and Green-                        Duwamish watersheds.
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   Green Tukwila Partnership:   Benefits of Collaboration for Cities and Making it Successful 
                           Andrea Cummins, Urban Environmental Specialist,  City of Tukwila
        
Andrea will share how the CIty of Tukwila is leveraging the Green Cities program to not only create a             healthier environment but also in strengthening the overall community through engaging residents                 and businesses in the program.  

   Engaging Communities of Diversity
                         Willard Brown, Director of Housing and Environmental Program,  Delridge                                                   Neighborhood Development Assn.  
        The effort to attract, inspire and engage community members from all walks of life can be a serious               challenge.  DNDA works with a broad diversity of urban community members from every demographic         using unique means to develop these relationships.  Willard will discuss the  efforts, actions and                   planning that has served to attract many youth and community members who do not traditionally                   participate in environmental projects.
 
                              
    Questions & Answers 
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        John Beal Environmental Stewardship Volunteer Award  Nominations
​                            Jeremy Grisham, Veterans Conservation Corps        ____________________________________________________________________________________

11:00      Facilitated Discussion: Fostering Collaboration      
         Join robust discussions  on issues and challenges that have been identified by workshop                  attendees as priority areas for them.  The goal is to share ideas, explore new ways of                          connecting and build relationships.      

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12:00    Closing Remarks     Rory Denovan, Duwamish Alive Coalition