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Library
Tidings
News about the
Siuslaw Public
Library
Wildlife habitat improvements
benefit future developments
Library Tidings by Kevin Mittge features news about
upcoming Siuslaw Public Library programs for adults
and children, new books and videos, and other library
news of interest to the community.
loon! It is the en-
Book Review
grossing, uplifting story of a nerdy tree
“The Arbornaut: A Life
climber — the only girl at the science
Discovering the Eighth Continent
fair — who becomes a giant inspira-
in the Trees Above Us”
tion, a ground-breaking, ground-defy-
by Meg Lowman
As a graduate student exploring the ing field biologist and a hero for trees
rain forests of Australia, Meg Lowman everywhere.
realized that she couldn’t monitor her
beloved leaves using any of the usual Florence Festival of Books Features
methods. So she put together a climb- Melody Carlson and Other Authors
The Florence Festival of Books will
ing kit: she sewed a harness from an
old seat belt, gathered hundreds of feet take place this Friday, Sept. 17, and Sat-
of rope, and found a tool belt for her urday, Sept. 18, at the Florence Events
pencils and rulers. Up she went, into Center.
The festival will feature a keynote
the trees.
Forty years later, Lowman remains address by best-selling Oregon author
one of the world’s foremost arbornauts, Melody Carlson on Friday evening at
known as the “real-life Lorax.” She 7 p.m. at the FEC. This event is free,
planned one of the first treetop walk- though it does require pre-registration
ways and helps create more of these which will allow the FEC to plan the
space for social distancing. All attend-
bridges all over the world.
With a voice as infectious in its en- ees are required to wear masks.
Carlson is the author of nearly 300
thusiasm as it is practical in its opti-
mism, “The Arbornaut” chronicles books, with $7 million in sales. Some
of her books have been made into Hall-
Lowman’s irresistible story.
From climbing solo hundreds of feet mark movies (for example, “All Sum-
into the air in Australia’s rain forests to mer Long”) with more on the way. Due
measuring tree growth in the north- to COVID restrictions there will be no
eastern United States, from searching book sales or signing at the keynote ad-
the redwoods of the Pacific coast for dress, but Carlson will join dozens of
new life to studying leaf eaters in Scot- other authors the following day during
land’s Highlands, from conducting a the festival of books.
There will also be a panel discussion
BioBlitz in Malaysia to conversation
planning in India and collaborating on Friday afternoon, from 3 to 4:30
with priests to save Ethiopia’s last for- p.m., featuring Bob Welch and William
ests, Lowman launches us into the life Sullivan, discussing “The Path from
and work of a field scientist, ecologist Writer to Author.”
Welch, an award-winning newspaper
and conservationist. She offers hope,
specific plans, and recommendations columnist, is the author of many books
including “The Wizard of Foz,” “Amer-
for actions.
Despite devastation across the world, ican Nightingale,” “52 Lessons from It’s
through trees, we can still make an im- a Wonderful Life” and “Cascade Sum-
mediate and lasting impact against cli- mer.”
Sullivan is known for his well-loved
mate change.
A blend of memoir and fieldwork “100-Hike” books, but is also the au-
account, “The Arbornaut” gives us the thor of “Listening for Coyote,” “The
chance to live among scientists and Ship in the Hill” and “Cabin Fever:
travel the world, even in a hot-air bal- Notes from a Part-Time Pioneer.”
Some of the well-known benefits of wetlands include buffering
from flooding and storm surges, providing excellent habitat for wildlife,
improving water quality, providing recreation opportunities and storing
carbon.
Many years ago, wetlands all over the world were commonly
drained, filled and built up for humans at the expense of wildlife and
waterways. We now know that wetlands are crucial to a healthy environ-
ment and our economy. Estuaries, where ocean tides mix salt water with
fresh water, are especially important for fish and other wildlife.
It’s expensive to restore those wetlands. Mitigation banking is one
way to offset the costs while balancing conservation, development and
property rights in a responsible and sustainable way.
Dr. Alex Gonyaw, Senior Fish Biologist of the Klamath Tribes
explains, “Mitigation banks [are] where we make “deposits” of restored
habitat land from which we can make “withdrawals” when projects im-
pact or disturb wetland areas.”
This is just what was done on the Siuslaw River at Cushman, where
nearly 150 acres of wetlands were diked and drained in the 1940’s to use
for pasture. Beginning around 2000, Don Wilbur and his family began
Oregon’s first estuarine mitigation bank. Many agencies and scientists
were involved, and helped develop Oregon’s rules for estuary mitigation.
Wilbur Island Mitigation Bank received its final approval in 2012.
Now the whole island, approximately 300 acres, is providing prime
habitat for coho as well as steelhead, osprey, ducks, eelgrass & other wild-
life while making developments in the Florence and surrounding areas
more viable.
The benefits for the environment are many: Restoration happens in
advance of impacts, so the water quality, fish, other wildlife and climate
are already benefitting from it. It emphasizes the best available science
and focuses on results. A large project consolidates resources to allow
large areas of permanently-protected habitat, with far more benefits than
a small patchwork of projects.
For a developer, mitigation reduces uncertainty, design and con-
struction costs, agency oversight and permit processing time. It maxi-
mizes use of the developable property, and transfers all responsibility for
protection and monitoring to the mitigation banker.
In cases where a special species or habitat would be impacted, mit-
igation would not be approved; it is only used to replace similar or less
valuable marshes. On the Siuslaw as well as in most areas of the country,
estuarine wetlands have been disproportionately impacted, so this miti-
gation may also be allowed to replace some freshwater wetlands.
Having invested decades of care and $1 million, the Mitigation Bank
is now ready for the next owner, and has vast, long-term income poten-
tial. The land protections are guaranteed forever, and also allow other
low-impact activities such as education, camping, and duck hunting
under certain conditions. This is an opportunity of a lifetime that will
benefit generations to come.
More information can be found at donwilbur.com/services-offered.
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