Life in a Peat Wetland: Presenting at the Methow Valley Interpretive Center

For Methow-based supporters of conservation and those who can’t make this special presentation on March 11th in the Okanogan Valley, Okanogan Land Trust is crossing over the mountains to present this three-part talk by speakers Julie Vanderwal, Josh Wozniak and Dana Visalli. Come hear this expansive educational talk at the Methow Valley interpretive Center in Twisp, WA, happening on Sunday, March 29th. We invite you to wrap yourself into the folds of our latest conservation campaign: For the Fen!

Ever wondered what the difference between a bog and a fen is? Or how peat forms? Or what the story of that broad, flat valley south of Bonaparte Lake might be? If so, this presentation is for you!

Join Okanogan Land Trust for this highlighted event and learn all about our newest community conservation initiative: the campaign to buy, protect, and restore Bonaparte Meadows.  

Calcareous fens are one of the rarest wetland types in the United States, and the Okanogan Highlands are home to several of these unique places. This talk — by not one but three local experts —  explores the geology, botany, and human history of Bonaparte Meadows, the largest calcarious fen in our region (that we know of!). Although impacted by human and natural disturbance, this remarkable place still holds extraordinary benefits for rare plant life, for wildlife, and the surrounding landscape, as well as tremendous potential for restoration.

Presenters:

Julie Vanderwal is a Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner.

Josh Wozniak is a professional wetland biologist with over 25 years experience delineating wetlands in the Puget Sound region and throughout the western US.

Dana Visalli is a botanist and editor of the Methow Naturalist.

Learn more here: okanoganlandtrust.org/Bonaparte

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