Navigating the Rushing Stream,
SMAers at the 2022 Annual Conference in
The 2022 SMA International Conference and Trade Show was held in
Seattle, Washington on November 14-15, preceding the Partners in
Community Forestry Conference. Many SMA Conference attendees
commented on how exciting it was to see the salmon swimming
upstream in Carkeek Park on the Monday afternoon workshop/
tour. Metaphorical parallels abound; sometimes urban foresters,
with good collaborators, enjoy a low-friction downstream swim.
At other times, when stakeholders want different things, a city
forester can feel like a salmon pushing upstream. SMA confer-
ences give attendees the chance to experience the pleasure and
reassurance of navigating swimming all the directions, together.
12 CityTREES
Salmon swim up Seattle's Carkeek Creek thanks to a successful multi-decade green
infrastructure approach to stormwater management. Photos by Hannah Letinich
