Please join us for this month’s “Let’s Talk: Wildlife”
Join us in this conversation with local biologists and wildlife experts!
Who?
Sarah Riutzel – Wildlife Biologist, USFS Sisters Ranger District
Susan Prince – Co-Founder, Wolf Welcome Committee
Reese Mercer – Program Director, Beaver Works Oregon
Mary Shivell – Board President, East Cascades Audubon Society
Kellen Klein – Sisters community member, C4C board member (moderator)
What topics?
What critters call Sisters Country home?
How are they reacting to recent growth and changes in our community?
How do our decisions and behaviors impact their ecosystems, populations, and way of life?
And what can we be doing to become better neighbors and stewards of local fauna?
and more…
A little bit about Sarah Riutzel:
Sarah Riutzel is a native Oregonian and Wildlife Biologist with the US Forest Service. Currently on loan to the Sisters Ranger District through June 2023, Sarah has been a wildlife biologist serving the public land owners of Eastern Oregon since December 2020. Prior to rejoining the Forest Service in a permanent capacity, Sarah worked for the Quileute Tribe on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington as a Timber-Fish-Wildlife technician.
From Sarah “I grew up in the Willamette Valley, and feel so fortunate to know the coastline, mountains, rivers, and forests of Oregon as intimately as I do. My natural resources background includes fire, fish, forestry, wildlife, and working closely with partners and collaborators. My time as a technician and as a professional has taken me all over Oregon and Washington, and my professional interests align closely with my personal love of the outdoors. Professionally, I have served on the Oregon Chapter of The Wildlife Society board since February 2021. I am interested in community outreach and conservation education, meadow and wetland habitat restoration, large mammal conservation and monitoring, and continuing to learn more about the diverse array of avian species that call Oregon home year-round and seasonally. I like to spend my free time exploring and hiking with my bloodhound, Theo, landscape photography, baking bread, and enjoying time with friends and family. I have spent many summers exploring the Willamette and Deschutes National Forests, and can remember a time when Sisters was a small town most known for Sno Cap’s amazing milkshakes.”
More about Sarah.
Please RSVP to Josie at director@citizens4community.com if you have any questions or would like to get involved.
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