AWRA-WA May 2026 Ellensburg Dinner Meeting (06 May 2026)

Thu, 07 May 2026 00:30:00 GMT

AWRA-WA Ellensburg Dinner Meeting

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Please join us at The Pearl, Ellensburg, WA for a dinner meeting and guest speaker!

Location:

The Pearl Bar & Grill, 402 N Pearl St, Ellensburg, WA 98926

Details:

Doors Open - 5:30 PM
Social - 6:00 to 6:45 PM. Includes appetizer plates and one complimentary drink at hosted bar.
Speaker - 6:45 to 7:45 PM
Adjourn - 8:30 PM

Registration Fees: (Must register by Tuesday, May 5th):

$35 = Non-members and guests
$30 = AWRA-WA current members
Free = Students (must be currently enrolled full-time)

You can pay using a credit card by registering online. If you are planning to pay in person at the event, please note that we can only accept in-person payments in the form of cash or a check. A receipt can be provided upon request.

AWRA-WA will fully refund the registration fee if cancellation notice is received at least 4 days before the event.

Meet the Speaker:

Rebecca Wassell
Yakima Basin Program Director
Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group

Becca grew up in western Illinois, where the creeks are usually brown and it rains in the summer. She studied Wildlife Ecology (B.S.) and Limnology (M.S.) at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, then followed salmon out to Washington. After six years as a fisheries biologist for the Cle Elum Ranger District, Becca joined Mid-Columbia Fisheries in 2008. She managed the Yakima Delta Restoration project from 2010 - 2016, and continued to support the project team through project implementation.

Presentation Summary:

Becca will speak on the Yakima Delta Restoration project. This project is a long-term effort to enhance habitat in the critical reach of the Yakima River near the Columbia River confluence, where a thermal heat barrier creates significant passage issues for salmon returning to the Yakima Basin. As climate conditions intensify, projects such this are more important than ever. This talk will be a good opportunity to learn about large-scale habitat restoration projects in general and this project at the Yakima Delta.

The event will also be an excellent opportunity to mix with the CWU AWRA student chapter and other AWRA membership in Eastern Washington.

An excavator breaches the Bateman Island causeway, allowing water to flow freely through the river channel for the first time in 85 years. Credit: Michael-David A. Bushman/Yakama Nation Fisheries

American Water Resources Association, Washington Section upcoming events

AWRA-WA May 2026 Ellensburg Dinner Meeting (06 May 2026)

AWRA-WA Ellensburg Dinner Meeting

Wednesday, May 6, 2026