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From complex ecosystems to clashes over water use, the Klamath River is host to a great many stories and points of view. Join retired conservation biologist Ron Crete at the downtown Klamath County Library to dive into some of these stories on Sunday, June 26th at 2 pm.
Crete is proposing a Cultural Interpretive Center in Klamath Falls centering on the Klamath River watershed, with a goal of helping community members find common ground and a way to work together to solve the watershed’s layered issues. (Looking for volunteer opportunities to help the local ecosystem? Crete will discuss those, too.)
The Center would be a place for members of the public from all sides of divisive water use issues to come together and discuss how to best protect our community from damaging effects of climate change. And with millions in federal government funding coming to the Klamath Basin this year to restore habitat and another devastating drought season looming, it’s the perfect time to start having more productive conversations.
Crete’s career was in conservation biology for the US Fish and Wildlife Service, focusing mainly on endangered species and their recovery. Now retired, he works with the Klamath County Cultural Coalition and the Oregon State University Extension Services Master Naturalist Program. He has also served on the board of the Klamath Outdoor Science School.
For more information, please call 541-882-8894 or visit the Information and Reference desk. For more about the Cultural Interpretive Center and how you can help, contact Ron Crete at racrete@gmail.com or 218-841-7101.