Workshop Resources (Slides, Handouts)

Logistics

What To Bring

​Participants will be out in the field, building in-stream structures by hand. We will be walking and exploring creeks, doing hand work, and exposed to the elements. August in Nevada could bring us hot temperatures, but also thunderstorms. 

The bottom line is we will be exposed to the elements, so prepare for anything (i.e. pouring rain, blistering heat). We recommend lots of layers, and work clothes.  Absolutely no sandals or flip-flops! 

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For field tour you will want:

• Closed toed work boots or wading boots.
• Hat/sunglasses
• Waders: Breathable chest waders recommended, but hip waders can suffice; if you can't get  your own, please contact us ahead of time with your shoe size and height; we have a few extra we can bring).
• Water Bottle(s)
• Sun Screen
• Bug spray (we will be working in an area with ticks)
• Something to write on (e.g. clipboard or field notebook) and something to write with (pencil or pen)
• Camera/Phone (optional)

For the construction exercises on Day 1 & Day  2, we will provide safety gear and protective equipment, but you may choose to bring your own (if you have them):

• Work gloves
• Hard Hat (for all construction activities)
• Ear protection (for post pounder)
• Safety glasses

A change of clothes for the field may be advisable.

Beyond that, expect to get wet and muddy and to roll up your sleeves and have fun. ​

food and meals

Participants are responsible for bringing their own lunches both days and for paying their own way in the evening. We were unable to secure funds to pay for snacks, lunches and dinner. Please bring sack lunches for both days, and plenty of water and or beverages as needed (we will have extra water). Please also be prepared to pay for your own meal if you choose to eat at the evening gathering. 

Agenda

This will be a packed 2-days. Plan on a full​ two days, but with lots of time for discussion, and learning by doing. 

Day 1 - Restoring Process and Function in Riparian Areas 
- Mainly class room (8 to 6)

• 8 AM - 12:00ish - Classroom Session - Introductions, Background & Context, Reading the Riparian Landscape
• 12:00 - 1:00  - Lunch
• 1:00 - 6:00 - Classroom Session - Restoring Processes & Function in Riparian
• 7:00 - 9:00 - Informal Evening Social  & Dinner @ Pizza Barn - Presentation & Discussion by Jay Wilde

​Meet @ 8 AM at the Nevada Department of Wildlife

Day 2 - Implementing Low-Cost Structures as Restoration Tools
- Entirely field (8 to 5)

• 7:30 AM - Meet @ Carlin Exit for Field 
• 7:30ish to 3:30  - Field Design and Implementation of Low Cost Structures @ Maggie Creek & Little Jack Creek
• 3:30 to 5:00 - Synthesis Discussions on the Creek - Regulatory Context in Nevada; Where to Go From Here
• 5:00 - Departures from the Field

Meet @ Chevron Carlin @ 7:30 AM

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background preparation

If you would like to do a little background reading prior to the workshop, you may find the following helpful:

Recommended Reading

Read the Maggie Creek story in Chapter 7 of Ben Goldfarb's Eager.

NRCS Flyer on importance of mesic habitat to sage grouse and working lands.

Thanks to our hosts!

 Thanks to Elko Land & Livestock who have generously allowed the field portion will be held in the iconic Maggie Creek  Watersheds on Elko Land & Livestock's land.

Thanks to a partnership and matching support from the Nevada Department of Wildlife. The classroom portion will be held in Elko, Nevada at the NDOW office at 60 Youth Center Rd, Elko, NV 89801.

Workshop information

​Primary Learning Outcomes
This workshop will bring together NRCS conservationists and partners in Nevada interested in using low-cost tools to restore riparian areas to benefit wildlife and working lands. Participants will come away with:

1. An appreciation of beaver ecology and the complex feedbacks between beaver activity, hydrogeomorphic responses, riparian vegetation and ecology;
2. Exposure to ways in which low cost structures can be used as restoration tool to mitigate specific impairments;
3. Introduction to considerations in planning, permitting, design and building such restoration projects;
4. Knowledge of how to use adaptive management in managing expectations about beaver as a restoration agent and/or nuisance impacts;
5. First-hand experience designing and building some beaver dam analogues;
6. A chance to interact with experienced practitioners & share perspectives

Due to limited space, registration, is by invitation only. We will cap attendance at 30 participants. RSVP early to ensure your spot.

RSVP Deborah Koziol (NRCS) to Register

Nevada Workshop Flyer 2018
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Instruction Team

Joe Wheaton  (USU, Anbranch Solutions)

Jeremy Maestas (NRCS, West NTSC)

Nick Bouwes  (USU, ELR, Anbranch Solutions)

Steve Bennett  (USU, Anbranch Solutions)

Scott Shahveridan (USU, Anbranch Solutions)

Jay Wilde (Diamondback W Ranch)

Local Partners & Sponsors

• Deborah Koziol the NRCS Nevada State Wildlife Biologist, is the workshop lead organizer. 

We are grateful to our local partners who provided match funding at the Nevada Department of Wildlife. Thanks especially to Bobby Jones (Partner Biologist) at NDoW. 
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We are also grateful to Chris Jasmine (Rangeland Ecologist) from Newmont USA for facilitating the fieldwork to Elko Land and Livestock's Ranch.

workshop   made possible by:

Thanks to the generous support of the Natural Resource Conservation Service's Sage Grouse Initiative and Working Lands for Wildlife Initiative, a grant through Pheasants Forever to Utah State University's Restoration Consortium and Joe Wheaton's ET-AL lab are able to deliver a series of workshops to NRCS conservationists and their partners throughout the west. This series was envisioned by Jeremy Maestas (NRCS/SGI) and is possible thanks to partner matches by various local organizations in each state (see each state page) and matching funds from Utah State University.

A variety of lodging options are available in Elko, Nevada.

Elko Lodging Options