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Schedule

The schedule below describes the classroom study and field trips that will be part of the institute. Links lead to more information about many of the activities and accomodations.

June 2009

sackett-hallSunday, 28 June

Monday, 29 June

Tuesday, 30 June

  • ID cards issued
  • Overview of program, introduction of staff.
  • Student discussions on the environmental inventory completed for their home country.
  • Environmental Movement in US: History, background, comparison to home countries.

July 2009

Wednesday, 1 July

Thursday, 2 July

  • Environmental Movement: roles of government, industry, NGOs and grassroots. organizations; interconnection between environment, economics, health, quality of life.
  • Indicators
  • Wilkinson Hall Rm 203 or 311 Kearney as determined by the instructor.

Friday, 3 July

  • Overview of water and watersheds; intro to hydrology s, point and non-point pollution sources, watershed protection techniques. Begin work on a characterization of a watershed in home country, work in small groups by country/region.
  • Wilkinson Hall Rm 203 or 311 Kearney as determined by the instructor.

Saturday, 4 July

Sunday, 5 July

  • Transport to religious service as requested.

Monday, 6 July

  • Role of land use planning in protecting watersheds;
  • community based watershed mgt;
  • watersheds and agriculture;
  • conducting environmental impact assessments;
  • Continued work on characterization of home country watershed.
  • Wilkinson Hall Rm 203 or 311 Kearney as determined by the instructor.

float-mackenzieTuesday, 7 July

 

Wednesday, 8 July

  • 311 Kearney 
  • 12-1 PM Free performance in Memorial Union Brick Courtyard (by bookstore) of the Maharimbas, Corvallis marimba band.
  • Lunch at Marketplace West
  • Synthesis day; work on applying information to home region project.
  • Lunch at Marketplace West

Thursday, 9 July

 

  • 7:30 AM Pick up vans (Jessica, Evan, Michael)
  • 8:00 AM Pick up participants at Sackett Hall for departure for river rafting trip
  • NOTE:What to Bring and Wear:
    • Shorts, T-shirts and sport sandals or tennis shoes are usually suitable for summer McKenzie whitewater rafting trips. (If you wear sandals, make sure they are attached to your foot—flip flops might float away.) The water is cold and days can be cool at times, especially if the wind comes up. That's why we recommend bringing a few extra items to keep you as comfortable as possible. All of the clothing you bring will get wet so please don't bring cotton. Also be sure to bring an extra "dry" set of clothes for after the trip. Also: water bottles, sun screen, cameras in dry bags. Lunch is provided by Destination Wilderness.
  • 10:00 AM Arrival at Destination Wilderness, put on to the river
  • 3:00-4:00 PM Take off the river;
  • 6-7 PM Arrive back at Corvallis. Drop participants and faculty off at Sackett Hall.

 

Friday, 10 July

 

  • 5 PM Return to Sackett Hall.
  • Related Links:
  • Park information for Jackson Frasier Wetlands.
  • Three dimensional diagram of the Marys Peak Watershed.
  • Three dimensional diagram of Coffin Butte Landfill.
  • Video demonstration of groundwater in the Willamette Valley.

    • Saturday, 11 July

     

    • 8 AM Pickup at Sackett Hall (Jessica, Evan, Michael)
    • 10:30 AM Arrive Head of the Metolius. Discuss hydrogeology of the Cascades see: this link
    • 11 AM Depart Metolius
    • 11:45 AM Arrive at Sand Mountain Lookout, hike up to lookout for lunch. (box lunches provided). More about Sand Mountain. McKenzie RD Fire Management, 541-822-3341,Sand Mountain.
    • 1:15 PM Arrive Carmen Reservoir. Hike 3 mile Waterfalls Loop.
    • 3:45 PM Depart Carmen Reservoir
    • 5 PM Arrive Foster Lake - Discuss impacts of forestry on watersheds
    • 5:30 PM Depart Foster Lake
    • 6:30 PM Arrive Corvallis. Dinner on your own.

    Sunday, 12 July

    • Philomath Frolic and Rodeo on Sunday begins with a breakfast between 6:30 – 9:30, followed by a Musical Christian Cowboy Church Service at 10 AM. We will discuss logistics, so if you prefer to attend your own religious service in the morning in Corvallis, we can accommodate you. The Rodeo begins at 1 PM. Morning religious services—let us know if you’d like a ride.

    Monday, 13 July

    • 9 - 10am Overview of water supply and treatment activities for the following week.
    • 10am - 4pm Drinking water and public health with Dr. Anna Harding:
      • General considerations: links between water and public health
      • Protecting the public's health through drinking water guidelines, surveillance and community management
    • Please review the following material before lecture this day:
    • Drinking Water and Public Health Presentation
    • 311 Kearney 

    Tuesday, 14 July

    Wednesday, 15 July

    • 7:30am Leave Corvallis 
    • 9am Woodburn Wastewater Facility: 2815 Mollala Rd., Woodburn, OR. 
      • Contact: Curtis Stultz 503-982-5280
      • Convention wastewater system with lagoons, tertiary treatment during summer by spray irrigation to a poplar farm
    • 11am City of Wilsonville Water Treatment Plant: 10350 SW Arrowhead Creek Lane, Wilsonville, OR 
      • Contact: Kevin Batridge 503-582-9655
      • Advanced water treatment plant designed to treat Willamette River water to pristine quality (activated carbon beds are some 10ft deep), great website that shows every unit operation
    • We will eat lunch on their patio at the end of the tour 
    • 2pm Durham Wastewater Treatment Facility: 16580 SW 85th Ave, Tigard, OR 503-681-3609
    • Advanced water treatment plant for Clean Water Service. Activated sludge with phosphorus removal with full nitrification and denitrification  .
    • 6pm Attend concert at Portland Zoo
    • Water and Wastewater Treatment Field Trip Assignment

    Thursday, 16 July

    • 8am Leave Hotel 
    • 8:45am Bonneville Dam, Fish Hatchery and Dam Visitor Center
      • Contact: Brian McKawat  541-374-8820
    • 9am Short trip to fish hatchery, then to visitor center. Guided tour related to hydropower and fish passage. Look at fish ladder and powerhouse. 
    • 10:30am Gresham Water Treatment Plant
      • Contact: Alan Johnston 503-618-2431
      • Conventional activated sludge plant. Sludge is digested to methane, methane used to generate electricity for about half of plants needs.
    • Lunch: Box lunch in the vans
    • 1:30pm City of Portland, Bureau of Environmental Services
      • Contact: Emily Houck 503-823-7378
    • Walking tour of sustainable stowmwater systems near PSU. Tour to include green roofs, bioswales, stormwater injection, etc.
    • Site to meet is still to be determined
    • 3:30pm Health and Healing Building, OHSU
      • Contact: Mark Schlenberger 503-418-9964
    • Brief tour of advanced wastewater treatment facility in the basement of the building, followed by self tour of green building. This is one of two platinum LEED buildings in Oregon
    • Optional activity: 
      • Thursday Night Salsa: 6 - 8 p.m. at OSU's Women's Bldg, Rm. 116. Open Salsa practice. Free. Anyone can go and dance a bit of Cuban Salsa. Held each week on campus.

     

    Friday, 17 July

    • Discussion of infrastructure viewed on field trip, appropriate technologies, and relationship of infrastructure, environment, and governance. Continued work on small group presentations.
    • Da Vinci Days

    Saturday, 18 July

    Sunday, 19 July

    • Transport to religious service as requested
    • Da Vinci Days
    • 6pm Dinner at Michael and Mary Frances Campana’s house (transport by van from Sackett, 6 PM). 
      •  All invited, students, faculty: 3359 NW Poppy Drive, Corvallis 97330; 754-4007. Take 29th Street across Walnut Blvd. into Timberhill. Continue past athletic club, take second right street (Huckleberry; then immediate left onto Foxtail, then immediate right onto Poppy. Street will bend to left, we are the gold house on the right side.)
      • Corvallis Transit System Route 1 stops in front of the Timberhill Athletic Club, from where you can walk north a few blocks to Huckleberry Drive  

     

    Monday, 20 July

    Tuesday, 21 July

    • 9am Public Health (Evan and Jessica)
    • 10am Wastewater Treatment Design (Christine)
    • 11am Small group presentations of project proposals (approximately 5 minutes per person) and feedback
    • 311 Kearney 

    Wednesday, 22 July

    • 9:30 - 10:30am Water Management and Decentralization in Rural Honduras (Yoshiko Sano, masters student) 
    • 10:30am Presentations on coastal development issues in each country (8 - 10 minutes per country presentation)  
    • Discussion of coastal development issues
    • 311 Kearney 

    Thursday, 23 July

    • 11:10am 5 students to the Covered Bridge for a photo op
    • Effects of development on aquatic and near shore environment; legal and regulatory framework for coastal development;
    • Discussion of dead zone off coast of Oregon;
    • Continue work on small group presentations.
    • 311 Kearney 

    hatfield-from-airFriday, 24 July

    Saturday 25 July

    • 8:30am - 12pm DEQ LASAR# 34385. Five rotating groups:
      • Flow measurement doppler 
      • Flow measurement propeller 
      • Water quality parameters
      • Invertebrates
      • Stream shading, solar heating
    • 12pm Lunch
    • 1pm - 2pm Water quality measurements in the lab
    • 2pm - 4:30pm Visits to two small water systems, septic/sand filter for wastewater, Yachats water treatment plant
    • Stay overnight at La Quinta Inn and Suites.
    • SUSIE and The Oregon Coast Video by Todd Jarvis

    Sunday, 26 July

    • Transport to religious services, if desired.
    • Observe development on the southern Oregon Coast; evaluate the environmental impact of various development amenities;
    • Spend time exploring scenic areas such as Cape Perpetua, Devil’s Churn, and the Oregon Dunes.
    • Discussion of the economic impact of scenic areas, wildlife refuges, and other ecotourism opportunities.

    Monday, 27 July

    • 9 AM, Discussion on Gender and Water by Abby Brown. For more information, visit her blog, Water For The Ages and Gender and Water Alliance
    • 9:30 AM Debriefing of coastal field trips, Todd Jarvis
    • 9:30 AM Debriefing of coastal field trips, Todd Jarvis 
    • 10 AM Professional ethics, Todd Jarvis
    • 11 AM Four Mile Run watershed video. 
      • Four Mile Run is a nine-mile long urban stream that drains its Northern Virginia valley with 200,000 residents--adjacent to Washington, DC. Discussion of the urban watershed we will be experiencing. Todd Jarvis leading. 
    • 12 PM Lunch 
    • 1:30 PM Overview of posters, Evan Miles, Jessica Nischik, Kate Swenson work on posters and presentations 
      •  
      10 AM Professional ethics, Todd Jarvis
       
      11 AM Four Mile Run watershed video. Four Mile Run is a nine-mile long urban stream that drains its Northern Virginia valley with 200,000 residents--adjacent to Washington, DC. Discussion of the urban watershed we will be experiencing. Todd Jarvis leading.
       
      12 PM Lunch
       
      1:30 PM Overview of posters, Evan Miles, Jessica Nischik, Kate Swenson Work on posters and presentations
    • 311 Kearney 

    Tuesday, 28 July

    • 9-12—work on posters and presentations for Washington DC
    • 12-1 PM Lunch
    • 1-2 Work on posters and presentations
    • 2-4 PM MU Quiet Lounge Cultural presentations at International Students of Oregon State University (ISOSU) bi-monthly coffee
    • Posters due before midnight
    • 311 Kearney 

    Wednesday, 29 July

    • Meet at Sackett Hall
    • 9:15 AM Begin walking to Hinsdale Wave Lab with Evan, Jessica, Kate
    • 10 AM Tour of OSU Wave Lab
    • 11 AM Begin walk of Oak Creek, led by Todd Jarvis. Discussion of watershed issues of Oak Creek, synthesizing knowledge from the SUSIE program, including concepts from Four Mile Run regarding urban watersheds.
    • 12 PM Stop at Sackett Hall for lunch
    • 1:30 Resume walk of Oak Creek, ending in downtown Corvallis. Visit Farmers’ Market, if desired. Walk or bus back to Sackett at end of day. 

    Thursday, 30 July

    • 9 AM Work on presentations for Washington DC
    • 12-1:30 Lunch 
    • 1:30- 4:30 Presentations with feedback from Evan Miles, Jessica Nischik, and Kate Swenson 
    • Revised presentations sent to Michael Campana and Marion McNamara by midnight

      • Presentations by small groups.

    • 311 Kearney 

    Friday, 31 July

    • 9 AM – 12 PM Wrap up and synthesis of SUSIE academic program—Ken Williamson leading discussion.
    • Overview of Washington DC trip—Marion McNamara and Michael Campana
    • Issue per diem checks for Washington DC. Cash at cashier’s office after 1 PM 
    • 5 PM Party set-up 
    • 6 PM Evening fiesta, presentation of OSU certificates. 
    • 8 PM Clean up of party, packing and clean up of room
    • 311 Kearney 

    August 2009

    Saturday, 1 August

    Sunday, 2 August

    • 5:30 AM Depart Radisson Inn for airport. Michael, Evan, and Jessica return vans. Marion and Kate assist with flight check-in
    • 7:30 AM Flight departs PDX for Dulles International Airport
    • 3:30 PM (EDT) Arrive Dulles International
    • 4-5 PM Transport to Carlyle Suites Hotel via Super Shuttle 
    • 6 PM Walking tour of DuPont Circle area, with stop at Safeway for supplies and your choice of restaurants for dinner
    • 8 PM Return to hotel (earlier if desired)

    Monday, 3 August

    • 9 AM Depart Carlyle Suites. Walk to Metro. Take Metro to Union Station http://www.unionstationdc.com/
    • 10 AM Begin American Heritage tour of Washington and Arlington National Cemetery http://www.tourmobile.com/ This is a narrated shuttle tour along the National Mall and Arlington National Cemetery. Hop on and off from 9:30 am until 4:30 pm daily at the Smithsonian Museums, the Presidential Memorials, White House, and through Arlington National Cemetery. We suggest you do the full tour first, and then start hopping off at places that interest you. At the end of the day, you can ride back to Union Station and take the Metro to DuPont Circle. Although you can be “on your own” for the tour, please do NOT go off by yourself. It will probably be more fun, and will be safer to be with at least one other person. Dinner on your own. The Mall can be a dreary place to find a meal. If you want something fast and relatively inexpensive, try the food court at Union Station, which is on the lower level. If you want to eat closer to the hotel, there are lots of restaurants at the Metro exits for DuPont Circle.
    • 9 PM Check in with Michael and Marion at Carlyle Suites. This is the only way we will know you are OK. If you don’t check in with us, we will start calling the hospitals and police.

    Tuesday, 4 August - Happy Birthday Barack Obama!

    • 8:30 AM Walk to DuPont Circle Metro. Take Metro to Farragut North. Walk four blocks to World Bank http://www.worldbank.org/ 
    • 10 AM Meet with Walter Vargas, Coastal Resource Management.
    • 12 PM Lunch on your own
    • 1 PM Walk to Farragut North, take Metro to DuPont Circle, return to Carlyle Suites to prepare for presentations
    • 1:30 PM Meeting with Amy Rustan, US Department of State in Kalorama Room of Carlyle Suites.
    • 3:30 PM Presentations begin. Embassies that have so far indicated they are sending a representative include: Costa Rica, Dominican Republic.
    • 5 – 6 PM Reception in Kalorama Room
    • Dinner on your own
    • 9 PM Check in with Michael and Marion

    Wednesday, 5 August

    • 7:30 AM Walk to DuPont Circle Metro. Take Metro to Metro Center. Transfer to blue or orange line headed toward New Carrolton (orange) or Largo Town Center (blue). Disembark at Capitol South. Walk to Capitol Visitors Center.
    • 8:40 AM Tour of U.S. Capitol http://www.visitthecapitol.gov/ arranged by Congressman Peter DeFazio’s office. Do not bring large daypacks, backpacks or luggage into the Capitol. Any bag larger than 14" wide x 13" high x 4" deep is prohibited. All bags will be subject to a lengthy search and security screening. Cameras are allowed in the Visitor Center. However, photography in the Exhibition Hall is strictly prohibited to protect the original documents that are on display. We will allow about 2 hours for the tour. After the tour, you may use your Gallery pass to visit the House of Representatives. They may or may not be in session. Note that visitors are not allowed to bring battery-operated electronic devices; cameras; creams, lotions or perfumes; or video recorders or any type of recording device into the Galleries. These items may be stored securely in the Gallery staging areas while visitors are in the Galleries.
    • Lunch on your own in the Visitors Center Cafeteria
    • Afternoon open. Some suggestions for sites near the Capitol:
      • Smithsonian Museums—depending on which one you want to go to, you might want to hop on the Metro and get off at the Smithsonian station. It’s probably faster to walk to the National Gallery (both wings), American Indian, Air and Space, and the Hirshhorn. Take a blue or orange line to Smithsonian stop for The Castle (visitors’ center), Natural History, History, African Art, Freer Gallery, Sackler Gallery, and Ripley Center.
    • 4:30 PM Re-assemble as a group at The Library of Congress Shop, Thomas Jefferson Building, Ground Floor
    • 5:00 PM Walk to Capitol South Metro. Take Metro to Stadium-Armory station. Walk to RFK Stadium.
    • Dinner at Stadium
    • 7:00 PM Major League Baseball game: Washington Nationals against Florida.
    • End of game: Take blue or orange Metro to Metro Center. Transfer to red line, heading toward Shady Grove. Disembark at DuPont Circle. Walk to Carlyle.

    Thursday, 6 August

    • Morning on your own.
    • 11:30 AM Walk to DuPont Circle, board train headed toward Glenmont. Transfer at Metro Center to a blue or orange line train. Exit at Federal Triangle. Enter Ronald Regan building, (you will go through security to get in), then go to the food court on lower level for lunch on your own.
    • 1:30 Assemble at security, one floor up from the food court. Everyone will go through security again to enter USAID space, which is more restrictive.  A government issued photo ID is required. No cameras are allowed into USAID space; any cameras, cell phones with cameras, or computers with cameras will have to be left downstairs at the security desk. You may want to leave these devices in the hotel, which would speed up the security clearance.
    • 2 - 4 PM Meeting with members of USAID’s Environment Team.
    • 4-5 Return to Carlyle Suites. Prepare for dinner.
    • 5:00 PM Depart Carlyle Suits for Metro. Take Metro to Gallery Place-Chinatown, and transfer to the yellow-green line toward Greenbelt (green) Orange Ave. (yellow). Disembark at U Street/African-Amer Civil War Memorial/Cardozo
    • 6-8 PM Dinner at The Islander
    • Evening—Packing, sleeping
    • First shuttle to the airport leaves at 2 AM—sleep is probably a good idea! The schedule of Super Shuttles from the hotel to Dulles International will be in a separate document.  

      • Meetings with Department of State, Organization of American States, World Bank, USAID water team, NGOs.

    Friday, 7 August

    • Departure from Dulles International Airport to home country.