MUD IS LIFE

DERT is hosting an event at the Percival Waterfront Pavilion alongside three landscape architecture students - Danielle Dolbow, Zoe Kasperzyk, & Alanna Matteson. Danielle, Zoe, and Alanna have organized a beautiful and interactive open air gallery and community art project. They will be handing out bowls made from Puget Sound mud and have salt marsh arrangements on display. DERT will have information about our history, the South Sound Healthy Watershed Program, and the upcoming Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). In addition, we will be handing out Deschutes River Watershed Guides and selling t-shirts and sweatshirts for $20.

YOU CAN'T MISS THIS EVENT!


LOCATION
Percival Waterfront Pavilion (southernmost pavilion at the intersetcion of Water St & State Ave).

DATES
Sunday, May 2nd, 11 AM to 4 PM - Mud Dyeing and Painting
Sunday, May 9th, 11 AM to 4 PM - Community Mud Quilt

Artist statement and an announcement regarding kayak patrols are below.
Danielle, Zoe, and Alanna set up this beautiful display outside of the DERT office for Arts Month. The display will stay up throughout the month of May, so stop by and check it out! Feel free to knock on the DERT door while you are here.

Our office is located at 209 5th Ave SE, across from the Capitol Theater and above Buck's Spice Shop. There will be a sandwich board outside when the gallery space is open. Matthew is generally in the office from 9 to 2 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, though hours vary from week to week. We hope to see you!
ARTIST STATEMENT

We are a group of three landscape architecture students from Olympia, Seattle, and Baltimore. We share a deep love of this region and a desire to connect people with place. For our graduate capstone project at the University of Washington we have taken a closer look at the aesthetics of a restored Deschutes Estuary with a particular focus on mud.

Join us as we take you on a journey from the headwaters of the Deschtues River to the Salish Sea along a river dyed with mud sourced from places along the way. Before the 5th Avenue Dam was built, nutrient rich sediment flowed downstream and mixed with incoming salt water, forming the foundation for a healthy and dynamic tidal landscape.

This body of work imagines a future in which the mudflats and salt marshes of a restored Deschutes Estuary are celebrated for both their ephemeral beauty and for the life they support.

Danielle Dolbow, Zoe Kasperzyk, Alanna Matteson

South Sound Healthy Watershed Program UPDATE

We are officially launching our kayak patrols and water quality monitoring activities in May! We know that a lot of your are eager to head out on the water with us, so this announcement comes with great excitement.

To begin, we will be alternating kayak patrols between Thursdays and Saturdays. The theme for the month of May is the 5th Avenue Dam and it's impact on water quality, habitat, fish & wildlife in the lower Deschutes River and Budd Inlet. We will change the theme of our events each month - we figured a good way to start is to bring DERT's mission out onto the water to cultivate a deeper understanding of the dam.

Tentative dates & locations for May are:
  • Saturday, May 15th: West Bay Park - Bring your own Kayak (BYOK)
  • Thursday, May 20th: Tugboat Annie's - Rent or BYOK
  • Saturday, May 29th: West Bay Park - BYOK


Stay tuned for a finalized schedule to be sent out the first week of May. We can't wait to connect with you all in person!

DERT is a small non-profit committed to restoring and protecting the Deschutes Watershed for the benefit of fish, wildlife, and humans alike. Water is an element that weaves together all living things into a complex and intricate web of interdependence. We fight tirelessly to protect this precious resource, but we can't do it without your support. Please consider making a donation to sustain our work and expand our presence in the community. Thank you!!