salmon-safe: peer-reviewed standards for the management of urban parks and natural areas carrie foss...
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Salmon-Safe: Peer-reviewed standards for the management of urban parks and natural areas
Carrie Foss
WSU Puyallup
Salmon-Safe in the Pacific Northwest Agriculture & salmon Salmon-Safe parks
project Expanding on the
urban landscape
How land management impacts stream ecosystems Introduction of sediment, energy,
or chemicals Stream channelization that
reduces habitat complexity Loss of riparian vegetation Alteration of stream flows water
diversions or excessive ground water pumping
Salmon-Safe started in 1995 with farm focus
Goal was the development of market incentives to reward agricultural conservation practices
Early task was development of ecologically robust farm certification program
Science-based farm certification
Riparian & wetland area management
Irrigation water use Erosion & sediment control Fertility and pest
management systems Animal management Biological diversity
Drinking wine, saving salmon Regional marketing of Salmon-Safe
wine Planting of cover crops to reduce
erosion, a major cause of down-stream fish habitat degradation.
The Salmon-Safe campaign works for farmers
Marketplace response: 15-20% retail sales increase
Working to quantify economic benefits to growers
Introducing Salmon-Safe Parks Project
Salmon-Safe Parks Project
Advance restoration of Willamette River and its tributaries
Peer reviewed standards for certification of parks & natural areas
High profile public education campaign to engage urban residents
Key considerations for park system participation
Identification and provisions for protection of endangered species
BMPs implemented system-wide Policy for new park design Infrastructure restoration IPM program Field monitoring
Science-based Park Certification Standards In-stream habitat protection and restoration Riparian & wetland area protection Water use management
Stormwater management Erosion and sediment
control Chemical and nutrient
containment
Becoming Salmon-Safe Certified
Application System-wide management assessment Site visits at randomly selected locations Annual verification Recertification every five years
Park system includes 10,000+ acres, 244 sites Formal assessment in Dec 2003 with
independent certification team
Certifying Portland Parks & Recreation
The Outcome:Provisional Certification
Contingent upon meeting 10 restoration and planning conditions within 5 years
30 buses, 5 months 15 billboards, 3 months of
placement Reaching 600,000 Portland area
residents Newspaper PSAs Celebration event
Media Campaign
Urban Expansion Engaging other park systems
from Seattle to Ashland Beginning further urban expansion
beyond parks:- college campuses - corporate campuses
Nike was first
Why Salmon-Safe Certification? Third party validation Technical assistance Community and consumer recognition Endangered species protection
For more information
http://www.salmonsafe.org