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Workshop Information
The workshop will be held at the Rouge Regency Inn and Suites, 2300 Biddle Road, Medford, OR  97504

Lodging
Reduced rate lodging is available at the Rouge Regency by calling 541-770-1234 and mentioning “native plant restoration”. Single or double rooms are $79 plus tax.

Registration
The registration fee is $445 if received by February 2, 2011 or $495 if received after February 2, 2011.
The registration fee includes a 3 ring binder of speaker materials, 2 lunches and refreshments.
Checks should be made payable to Western Forestry and Conservation Association.
Purchase orders, VISA/MasterCard, and American Express are also accepted. 
Tax id # 930-331-712.
No refunds for cancellations after February 2, 2011, but substitutions are always welcome. 
- Registration is available on line

This workshop will be based on the Federal Highway Administration book: Roadside Revegetation: An Integrated Approach to Establishing Native Plants (FHWA-WFL/TD-07-005) It is recommended for attendees to bring a copy if they have one.  A limited number of copies will be available for distribution at the workshop.

Registration Questions?
Call Michele at (888) 722-9416 or (503) 226-4562 or email us

Schedule

Day 1: Tuesday, February 8

9:00 am          
•  Welcome
•  Training Introduction: Understanding the importance of restoration, disturbance types and their challenges, and the definition of locally-adapted native plants
            —Team
•  An Integrated Approach: Restoring disturbed sites in a manner that is interdisciplinary, collaborative, context-sensitive and goal-oriented
            —Kim Wilkinson
•  The Target Plant Concept in Restoration: Balancing the components of objectives, limiting factors, genetics, plant materials, installation methods and timing
            —Tom Landis
12:00 pm         Lunch Break (on your own)
1:00 pm
•  Class Exercise Introduction—Scott Riley and Kim Wilkinson
•  Setting Objectives: Defining your revegetation objectives and desired future conditions as the foundation of your project—David Steinfeld and Chris Hoag
•  Gathering Prefield Information: Collecting resources and information to support your field work—Matt Horning and Tom Landis
•  Defining Your Revegetation Units: Mapping for similar soils, vegetation and climate 
            —Lee Riley and Chris Hoag
•  Class Exercise: Defining revegetation units and objectives for each unit
            — Chris Hoag and Lee Riley
5:00 pm           Adjourn

Day 2: Wednesday, February 9

8:30 am          
•  Overview—Kim Wilkinson
•  Defining Your Reference Sites: Locating recovering and undisturbed areas to model project site revegetation—Lee Riley and Chris Hoag
• Class Exercise: Finding reference sites to guide the project —Chris Hoag and Lee Riley
•  Conducting an Inventory of Soils and Climate: Assessing for surface cover, topsoil, subsoil, parent material, stability, and nutrient content—David Steinfeld and Chris Hoag
•  Conducting an Inventory of Vegetation: Inventorying species and building a comprehensive species table—Scott Riley
•  Identify Limiting Factors and Site Resources in Terrestrial Areas: Learning to identify the site factors limiting plant growth—David Steinfeld
12:00 pm         Lunch Break (on your own)
1:00 pm          
•  Identify Limiting Factors and Site Resources in Riparian Areas: Learning to identify the site factors limiting plant growth—Chris Hoag
• Class Exercise: Limiting Factors and site resources—Chris Hoag, David Steinfeld, Scott Riley, Tom Landis
• Identify Mitigating Measures and How to Increase Plant Survival and Growth in Terrestrial Areas—David Steinfeld
•  Identify Mitigating Measures and How to Increase Plant Survival and Growth in Riparian Areas—Chris Hoag
•  Class Exercise: Mitigating measures to overcome limiting factors— David Steinfeld and Chris Hoag
5:00 pm           Adjourn

Day 3: Thursday, February 10

8:30 am          
•   Overview—Kim Wilkinson
•    Selecting Site-Appropriate Species—Scott Riley

• Class Exercise: Species selection for “workhorse” species— Scott Riley and Kim Wilkinson
• Target Plant Genetics: Learn how to define locally-adapted, genetically appropriate       sources of plant materials—Matt Horning
• Plants: Learn how to work with nursery stocktypes—Tom Landis
• Cuttings: Learn how to work with cuttings—Chris Hoag

12:00 pm         Lunch Break (on your own)

1:00 pm          
•  Seeds: Learn how to work with seeds—Scott Riley
•  Class Exercise: Target Plants—Team
•  Pulling It All Together: Developing a revegetation plan from your project objectives
          —David Steinfeld
•  Wrap-up and Evaluations

5:00 pm           Adjourn