Join us on Thursday, February 6th from 12 – 1pm for an insightful lunch and learn with Brett Shattuck and Joe Sambataro, two leaders in conservation efforts with the Tulalip Tribes, as they share their experiences and insights from a recent floodplain acquisition project in the Snohomish Basin at the confluence of the Skykomish and Snoqualmie Rivers. This session offers a deep dive into the acquisition strategies, challenges, and lessons learned during their work to protect and restore in the future a critical floodplain area. This session will also explore the broader significance of riparian conservation projects and the importance of long-term, scalable funding strategies.
Joe Sambataro Bio
Joe Sambataro is Conservation Advisor in the Restoration, Acquisition and Stewardship Program at Tulalip Tribes with the primary role of managing acquisition projects and strategies of natural and cultural resources in Tulalip Tribes’ Usual and Accustomed areas, including upland forestland, floodplain, shoreline, and estuaries. Joe has been at Tulalip Tribes since November 2023 and brings over 20 years of experience in conservation acquisitions, multi-partner collaborations, funding/financing, and land management.
Brett Shattuck Bio
Brett Shattuck is the Restoration, Acquisition and Stewardship Program Manager for the Tulalip Tribe’s Natural Resources Department and has worked for over 17 years primarily in the Snohomish and Stillaguamish River Basins from the Cascade Mountains to the Puget Sound nearshore on various scales of restoration projects. His current focus is protection and restoration of natural riverine and floodplain processes through land conservation and habitat connectivity.
If you would like to explore some of the topics and themes that emerged from our 2023 Input Gathering, you can view the themes here.
You can view all the past Lunch & Learn recordings and the associated slidedecks on our Culture & Capacity Action Group page here.
As always, we welcome feedback and ideas for upcoming topics so please don’t hesitate to reach out to myself (Allan Warren awarren@b-e-f.org), Carol MacIlroy (cmacilroy@gmail.com), Lisa Nelson, (lnel461@ecy.wa.gov) or Matt Gerlach, (mger461@ecy.wa.gov).
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2125469094
Passcode: 1234