2. Outline
» What is WES?
» Low impact development at Clackamas High School
» Careers in landscape architecture
3. What we do
Water Environment Services (WES) provides
wastewater collection and treatment
services, stormwater management, and
stream enhancement projects for regions
within Clackamas County
7. WES Surface Water Program
Conducts water quality
monitoring in district watersheds
Drafts and implements
stormwater management design
standards for development
Supports community
organizations & non-profits
engaged in watershed
restoration and water quality
enhancement (RiverHealth
Stewardship Program)
Maintains Watershed Action
Plans for priority district streams
Implements restoration and
maintenance projects
Kellogg Creek
8. WES Surface Water Program
Exporing options for developers
with online stormwater
management tools to support
LIDA - GIS Planning Tool; BMP
Sizing Tool
Retrofitting and maintenance of
detention ponds and other
stormwater facilities
9. Watershed Health Education Program
A priority of the CCSD # 1
Watershed Action Plans
To engage, inspire and
educate students and the
community to protect and
restore streams and
improve watershed health
Provides
curriculum, resources, part
nerships, supplies and
field experiences
K-12 and beyond
Flexible
10. Clackamas H.S. Retrofit
We are planning a low impact
development project at your school!
Phase 1: Master Plan
Phase 2: Choose one or two projects
to build next year
Future: Build other projects as
funding allows
11. Looking for ways to:
Slow down & detain runoff from campus
Soak it in (infiltrate)
Evapotranspire
Remove pollutants
Students contribute ideas to project
12. Why are we doing this?
Improve water quality
Improve habitat
Too much runoff reaching streams too quickly degrades the stream bed
Runoff contains urban pollutants
Detrimental to habitat, water quality and property
13. Why are we doing this?
- Protect Echo Valley Meadows enhancement project
22. …and they are also problem solvers, analyzing
the environmental impact of proposed
development, planning for pedestrian and
automobile traffic, and determining the best use
of each site.
23. Parks Playgrounds
Zoos Streetscapes
Residential Projects
Campuses
Shopping Centers
Gardens
Golf Courses
Natural Areas
…and much more.
Trails and Bike Paths
What types of projects do landscape architects design?
Urban plazas
24. There are about 30,000 landscape architects in
the United States.
Predicted job growth in near future is 14%.*
*Occupational Outlook Handbook 2012.
25. Obtain a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (BLA) or a
Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture (BSLA).
You can also obtain a graduate degree.
Become licensed, if applicable in your state.
• Learn more at www.asla.org or
iwanttobealandscapearchitect.com
How do you become a landscape architect?
Here is what we plan to cover today.Before I explain what my organization does, Does anyone know what Clackamas County Water Environment Services is?
Stormwater and stream enhancement services apply to the urban portions of the county.
WES employs engineers, scientists, treatment plant operators, field crews, communications specialists, administrative assistants and managers—all working together for clean water.
Operate pipes, pumps, and other equipment to keep the wastewater treatment plants running smoothly. Always making sure that when dirty water comes in, clean water goes out. High tech systems that need to be operated and maintained.
We also implement projects to enhance and protect streams and riparian corridors, like this placement of logs at North Clackamas Park. (This is what I do.)
This is the program I work for and these are some of the things our group does.
You have learned a little about low impact development practices. We work with developers and builders to encourage them to use these techniques and work with them on properly designing them.
Having Jamie here and the activities you are doing today are part of the Watershed Health Education Program.
So, what are we going to be doing at your school? While you are learning about LID, we are working on plans for such facilities on your campus. This is what we are planning.Master plan: look at opportunities throughout the campus and come up with a general long-term plan that keeps more stormwater on site and meets the needs of the school community. Master plan likely will contain many potential projects.Design and build: we will choose 1-2 projects to design in more detail and construct over the next year. In the future, as funding allows, we hope to collaborate with the school district to build additional facilities as shown in the master plan over time.
What we’re aiming to do
Pollutants in Cedar and Mt Scott Creeks. Does anyone know what types of constituents are found in stormwater runoff? Suspended solids/sediments Nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus) Metals (copper, lead, zinc, cadmium) Oils & grease (PAHs) Bacteria Pesticides & herbicides TemperaturePhoto is of Cedar Creek, which is just downstream to the west of school
Another reason we would like to retrofit your campus: Enhancement project just downstream of your school
Increase in runoff that came with development was altering the wetlands and downcutting into a channel. Homes were built in the wetlands. As time went on, properties began to erode; water came closer and closer to homes.
WES developed a solution to preserve properties, give the water enough space to go and improve water quality/habitat. Project included:--earth moving and placing big logs to steer the water away from homes--graded in a way to allow adequate water storage--enhanced functions of the wetland by planting more native vegetation and using natural materials
You are the land managers of tomorrow. You will have to fix the issues that my generation and those before me have created. The least we can do is give you the tools.Lots of people come to your campus. They will see the sustainable solutions implemented here and we hope it will inspire them to care for properties elsewhere.
Different professionals work together in low impact development planning, design and construction.
Landscape architecture combines art and science. It is the profession that designs, plans and manages our land. Landscape architecture has strong roots in the U.S., and early examples, such as Monticello, are still much admired.Landscape architects plan and design traditional places such as parks, residential developments, campuses, gardens, cemeteries, commercial centers, resorts, transportation facilities, corporate and institutional centers and waterfront developments. They also design and plan the restoration of natural places disturbed by humans such as wetlands, stream corridors, mined areas and forested land. Their appreciation for historic landscapes and cultural resources enables landscape architects to undertake preservation planning projects for national, regional and local historic sites and areas.Working with architects, city planners, civil engineers and other professionals, landscape architects play an important role in environmental protection by designing and implementing projects that respect both the needs of people and of our environment.Meeting human needs by making wise use of our environmental resources is work that is in demand today and will continue to be needed in the future.
Oregon does have licensing—I’m called a Registered Landscape Architect with my Oregon state license.
