- Please note: This is a past event.
2024 Lydia Joukowsky: Low-tech Process-based Restoration
September 23, 2024 @ 7:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Carpool from Escalante Visitor Center/Agency. No pets please.
In this roving talk, Lydia will show off a river system that has undergone natural renovations by two unique terra-reformers on our planet: humans and beavers. Process-based restoration is all about sending a ‘pulse’ of natural processes (chemical, physical, and biological) into a watershed basin. Using a suite of well-established scientific principles as defined by Wheaton et al. (2019), Low-tech Process-based Restoration (LTPBR) calls to action an ecological restoration approach that lets the river system do the work. Come roving to discuss riverscape evolution and geomorphic influences on headwater streams.
HIKE INFO:
- Carpool: Ideally vehicle with 4X4 capabilities (I will supply one vehicle, with seating for 4 people)
- Locations where program would be conducted: Near Bryce Canyon National Park
- Accessibility: Wading through water, hopping across streams, hiking uneven terrain with no trails
- At least 2 liters of water
- Lunch and snacks!
- Hiking shoes
- Sunscreen, sunglasses, and hat
- Shoes, pants, gear you can get wet
- Optional: waders, hand lens, binoculars, etc.
Lydia Joukowsky received a Master’s of Ecological Restoration from Utah State University in May and a Bachelor’s in Geology from Brown University over a decade ago. This summer, she has collected data on wetland and riparian ecosystems across Utah’s beautiful Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land. Fascinated by the earth’s long Hadean past, Lydia is passionate about geology, biology, and hydrology—three major drivers of the landscapes we enjoy every moment of every day.