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Save Our Salmon Presentation: Art and Ecology Workshop
September 10 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Free
Tuesday September 10th
12:00 – 1:00 PM
Join us for a unique event hosted by ODFW’s Aquatic Invasive Species Educational Team. Learn about Oregon’s special ecosystems and landscapes, the invasive species threatening them, and how you can help “save our salmon” at both individual and community levels.
Event Highlights:
- Educational Presentation: Gain insights into the fascinating ecosystems of Oregon and the invasive species that pose a threat.
- Artistic Field Journal Creation: Be inspired by the talk to create your own artistic “field journal” entry. We’ll provide examples and basic guidance, but feel free to let your creativity flow with your own materials or ours.
- Community Sharing: Share what you love about the ecosystem and the area while you create. We encourage everyone to participate in the discussion.
What We Provide:
- Light snacks
- Mini notebooks and art supplies
- A display of invasive and native turtle shells, a mussel-encrusted pipe, and various inspirational pictures
Speaker Biography:
Sierra Zambrano’s career in the natural resource field started with a blood curdling scream. She followed it through the din of the rain beating down. There he was. Cold. Wet. Afraid and abandoned. Their eyes met. After that she put the raccoon kit out of harm’s way and waited for Mama to return.
From there she worked at a wildlife rehabilitation center in Austin TX, led interpretive programming with the Lower Colorado River Authority, was an assistant supervisor with Travis County Parks, and a Parks Project Supervisor with the Austin Parks Foundation -planning, developing and overseeing riparian zone restoration projects.
She left Texas for the more temperate climates of the PNW. While earning her bachelor’s degree she founded a conservation club helping the public engage with wildlife through hosting academic panels, workshops, and service projects.
She made the mistake of attempting graduate school in Reno but loved teaching undergrads as well as working for the City of Reno’s Public Arts Dept.
Sierra is excited to “return to the Garden” in a way that puts her passion for conservation, love of the arts, and extensive background in public outreach and education to use with Oregon Dept. Of Wildlife’s Aquatic Invasive Species Program.
In her free time she volunteers in the rose garden at Bush’s Pasture Park and with the homeless in Salem. She is an avid craft supply hoarder as she explores fiber arts
Come celebrate and protect the beautiful Oregon landscape with us!
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