Kathy Sale, retired US Forest Service natural resource specialist, will present information on the wetland mitigation project that began on the east side of the lake in the fall of 2021. The project is west of Highway 97, near milepost 271, about seven miles north of Klamath Falls. The mitigation is intended to replace wetlands and water resources impacted by the ongoing Highway 140 project on the southwest side of Upper Klamath Lake. The site consists of 45 acres, with wetland conditions present on 20 acres and approximately 23.7 acres subject to restoration. Kathy’s presentation will identify the parties involved, processes used to manage weeds, and efforts to landscape and revegetate the site. Some of the species used in the project include small camas (Camassia quamash), showy milkweed (Asclepias speciosa), wocus (Nuphar lutea ssp. polysepala), Klamath plum (Prunus subcordata), Bitter cherry (Prunus emarginata), and Rocky Mountain iris (Iris missouriensis). See also: Wetlands transformation efforts honored for additional information about the project. Presenter: Kathy Sale retired from the US Forest Service at the end of 2023, having served most recently as a natural resource specialist with the Restoration Services Team for the Pacific Northwest Region. She continues to volunteer, contributing to the ongoing Klamath Lake Wetland Restoration Project. She served as a vegetation restoration expert on the interagency team, which also included employees from the Federal Highway Administration, Oregon Department of Transportation, and the Klamath Tribes. Kathy spent 20 years at Oregon Institute of Technology in the sciences, teaching everything from chemistry to botany. She worked several summers with the Fish and Wildlife, then for the Forest Service’s Enterprise Team in 2002. Kathy accepted a full-time position with the Forest Service in 2011, upon her retirement from the university
Date: Monday, March 3, 2025 Time: 6:00 pm Directions: Please join us in the large meeting room at the Klamath County Museum. The room is at the northeast corner of the museum, adjacent Spring Street and Wall Street. Klamath Museum Address: 1451 Main Street, Klamath Falls, OR 97601 For more info, contact us at: info@KlamathBasinNPS.com
