2024 CONGRESSIONAL & LEGISLATIVE STAFF TOUR AGENDA

MONDAY, AUGUST 5

11:00AM	Guests Arrive / Park at SeaTac Airport 17801 International Blvd, SeaTac, WA 98158 Guests should follow the signs for "Cruise/Charter Buses" pick-up area, located on the 1st floor of the SeaTac Airport parking garage.
11:30AM	Charter bus departs SeaTac Airport for Tukwila Park & Ride 13445 Interurban Ave S, Tukwila, WA 98168
11:40AM	OPTIONAL: Guests Arrive and Park at Tukwila Park & Ride 13445 Interurban Ave S, Tukwila, WA 98168 PLEASE NOTE: This is an alternate parking option for those who don’t want to pay to park at SeaTac. Parking availability and security are limited – park here at your own risk
11:50AM	Charter picks up guests parking at Park & Ride in Tukwila
12:00PM	Depart for Mount Vernon Northwestern Washington Research & Extension Center (NWREC) 16650 WA-536, Mount Vernon, WA 98273
12:10PM	Box lunches served on charter bus
1:40PM	Arrive at Mount Vernon Northwestern Washington Research & Extension Center (NWREC) 16650 WA-536, Mount Vernon, WA 98273 \| Campus Map
1:45PM-1:55PM	BREAK (10 min)
2:00PM	Introduction and Opening Remarks GLYNDA BECKER FENTER \| Vice President of WSU External Affairs & Govt. Relations
2:10PM	WALKING TOUR: Mount Vernon Northwestern Washington Research & Extension Center CAROL MILES \| Director, Mount Vernon Northwestern Washington Research & Extension Center (NWREC)
2:20PM	Washington Soil Health Initiative - Long-Term Agroecological Research & Extension (LTARE) CHRIS BENEDICT \| Professor, Regional Extension Specialist Agriculture, WSU GABRIEL LaHUE \| Assistant Professor of Soil Science, WSU NWREC DEIRDRE GRIFFIN LaHUE \| Assistant Professor, Soil Health & Sustainable Soil Management, WSU NWREC ADRIANA BARSAN \| Entomology Grad Student PAUL MARTINEZ \| Soil Science Grad Student
3:30PM	WSU and USDA Research on Soil-Biodegradable Mulches and Innovative Recycling Methods LISA DeVETTER \| Associate Professor WSU Department of Horticulture, WSU NWREC NAYAB GULL \| PhD Student
4:05PM	Garden Walk with WSU Skagit County Master Gardeners WSU Skagit County Master Gardeners Discovery Garden DEBORAH SMELTZER \| President, Skagit County Master Gardener Foundation ALEX DuPONT \| Master Gardener Program Coordinator for WSU Extension Skagit County, WSU CAHNRS
4:50PM-5:00PM	BREAK (10 min)
5:00PM	Depart Mount Vernon NWREC for Delta hotel
5:40PM	Check-in at Delta Hotel 3105 Pine St, Everett, WA 98201
5:45PM-6:15PM	BREAK (30 min)
6:20PM	Guests meet on the bus / depart for dinner
6:30PM	Dinner at Scuttlebutt Brewing Restaurant & Pub 1205 Craftsman Way #101, Everett, WA 98201
8:00PM	Return to Hotel

TUESDAY, AUGUST 6

7:30AM	Guests meet in hotel lobby and check out of hotel
7:45AM	Depart for WSU Everett Campus 915 N Broadway, Everett, WA 98201 \| Campus Map
8:00AM	Arrive at WSU Everett Campus
8:15AM	EAGR Opening Remarks and Introductions GLYNDA BECKER FENTER \| Vice President, WSU External Affairs & Govt. Relations
8:20AM	BREAKFAST & PANEL DISCUSSION: The Role of Higher Education in Nurturing Homegrown Talent in the North Puget Sound Tier lecture hall 102 *Moderated by:* Corrie Wilder, WSU Everett and Arlen Harris, State Board for Community & Tech. Colleges PAUL PITRE \| Chancellor of WSU Everett Dr. AMIT SINGH \| President of Edmonds College CATHY LEAKER \| Vice President of Everett Community College DARREN GREENO \| Vice President of Skagit Valley College
9:20AM	BREAK (10 min)
9:30AM	Student Success Roundtable Tier Lecture Hall 102 ELIJAH LOVOLD \| WSU Everett '24 Grad GUSTA BEARD \| WSU Everett Student VICTORIA PETERS \| WSU Everett Student
10:20AM	WSU Everett Tour Concludes / Guests Load on the Bus
10:30AM	Depart for Jennings Memorial Park 6915 Armar Rd, Marysville, WA 98270 \| Park Map
10:50AM	Arrive at Jennings Memorial Park
11:00AM	BREAK (10 min)
11:10AM	Opening Remarks Leslie Edgar \| CAHNRS Associate Dean for Research
11:20AM	Teaching Garden Walk with WSU Snohomish County Master Gardeners WSU Snohomish County Master Gardener Demonstration Garden MARY WATTS \| WSU Extension Master Gardener Program Coordinator, Snohomish County
12:00PM	WSU SNAP-Ed in the Community Marysville Historical Society Museum JILL FARRANT \| SNAP-Ed Program Coordinator Supervisor, WSU Snohomish and Skagit County Extension KAYTLYNN GALVEZ \| SNAP-Ed Program Coordinator, WSU Snohomish County Extension AMY HOWELL, (Executive Director/finance and Food for Thought Backpack Program Project Manager), Marysville Food Bank SHANNON BACHTEL \| WSU Statewide SNAP-Ed Co-lead, WSU Whatcom County Extension ACACIA CORYLUS \| WSU Statewide SNAP-Ed Program Manager, WSU Puyallup Extension
12:40PM	Lunch at Marysville Historical Society Museum Marysville Historical Society Museum
1:20PM	Bus departs for DeLille Cellars Winery 14300 NE 145th Street, Woodinville, WA 98072
2:00PM	DeLille Cellars Winery Tour
2:50PM	Depart for WSU Puyallup Research & Extension Center 2607 W Pioneer Avenue, Puyallup, WA 98371 \| Campus Map
5:00PM	Arrive at WSU Puyallup Research and Extension Center
5:10PM	BREAK (10 min)
5:20PM	WSU Puyallup Farm Dinner at the WSU Pierce County Master Gardener Demonstration Garden Master Gardeners Demonstration Garden, WSU Puyallup Research & Extension Center
7:45PM	Depart for La Quinta in Tacoma 1425 E 27th Street, Tacoma, Washington 98421
8:20PM	Check in and overnight at La Quinta

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7

6:45AM	Complimentary Breakfast at the La Quinta
7:50AM	Guests meet in hotel lobby and check out of hotel
8:00AM	Depart for WSU Puyallup Research and Extension Center 2606 W Pioneer Ave, Puyallup, WA 98371 \| Campus Map
8:25AM	Arrive at WSU Puyallup Research & Extension Center
8:35AM	Opening Remarks from CAHNRS Leadership TODD MURRAY \| Director WSU Puyallup R&E Center
8:40AM	TOUR: Green Stormwater Infrastructure Research ANI JAYKARAN \| Professor of Green Stormwater Infrastructure at the Puyallup Research and Extension Center MARGGIE ANGARITA VELASQUEZ \| Graduate Student
9:20AM	DISCUSSION: Aquaculture – Natural Habitat and Hatchery Health Outside seating near mesocosms MICHAEL P. PHELPS \| Assistant Professor, WSU CAHNRS Department of Animal Sciences THOMAS WALTZEK \| Ed McLeary Distinguished Professor in Aquatic Animal Health JEN McINTYRE \| Associate Professor of Aquatic Toxicologist at the Puyallup Research and Extension Center KEVIN SNEKVIK \| Executive Director, Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Lab; Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology
9:55AM	CONCURRENT TOURS: TOUR A: Aquatic toxicology lab tour & 6PPD Discussion JEN McINTYRE \| Associate Professor of Aquatic Toxicologist at the Puyallup Research and Extension Center JOHN STARK \| Professor of Aquatic Toxicology and Director of the Washington Stormwater Center at WSU PREC LILLIAN PAVORD \| Graduate Student CAITLIN LAWRENCE \| Graduate Student ANASTASIA McCONACHIE \| Graduate Student STEPHANIE ECKARD \| Graduate Student TOUR B: Plant Pathology Overview GARY CHASTAGNER \| Professor, Plant Pathology at WSU PREC MARRIANNE ELLIOTT \| Research Associate, Plant Pathology at WSU PREC
10:35-10:40AM	Tour groups switch
11:05AM	Tours conclude / Walk to Plant Growth Facility
11:10AM	Small Fruit Plant Breeding Green House Tour WENDY HOASHI-ERHARDT \| Program Lead, Small Fruit Plant Breading at WSU PREC
11:30AM	Walk to Allmendinger Center
11:35AM	DISCUSSION: Cranberry and Shellfish research at WSU Long Beach Research & Extension Unit D.F. Allmendinger Center LAURA KRAFT \| Cranberry and Shellfish Extension Specialist, WSU Extension Agriculture and Natural Resources
12:15PM	BREAK and GRAB FOOD (10 min)
12:25PM	LUNCH DISCUSSION: Ruckelshaus at D.F. Allmendinger Center D.F. Allmendinger Center JULIA CARBONI \| William D. Ruckelshaus Center Director
1:35PM	Guests walk back to Avian Health
1:50PM	WADDL Avian Health and Food Safety Lab NICOLE JENSEN \| Laboratory Manager, Avian Health & Food Safety, Washington Animal Disease Diagnostics Laboratory BARRIE WILCOX \| Wilcox Farms DONNIE WILCOX \| Wilcox Farms KEVIN SNEKVIK \| Executive Director, Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Lab; Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology THOMAS WALTZEK \| Ed McLeary Distinguished Professor in Aquatic Animal Health
2:20PM	CONCURRENT TOURS: TOUR A: WADDL Avian Health and Food Safety Lab Certificate NICOLE JENSEN \| Laboratory Manager, Avian Health & Food Safety, Washington Animal Disease Diagnostics Laboratory KEVIN SNEKVICK \| College of Veterinary Medicine TOUR B: Soil Health Initiative at WSU Puyallup DOUG COLLINS \| Professor, Center for Sustaining Agriculture & Natural Resources at WSU PREC SAMANTHA SHORTLEDGE \| Research Assistant NICOLE CAPIZZI \| Graduate Student
3:05-3:15PM	Tour groups switch
4:00PM	Tours conclude / Walk to creek behind WADDL
4:10PM	Reducing the Impact of Invasive Species JOEY HULBERT \| WSU Postdoctoral Research Associate working on USDA APHIS PPA INVASIVE Project GARY CHASTAGNER \| Professor, Plant Pathology at WSU PREC MARRIANNE ELLIOTT \| Research Associate, Plant Pathology at WSU PREC
4:35PM	Return to Administration Building
4:45PM	BREAK(10 min)
4:55PM	Charter bus departs for Tukwila Park & Ride
5:45PM	Arrive at Park and Ride in Tukwila – drop off guests parked here 13445 Interurban Ave S, Tukwila, WA 98168
6:00PM	Charter bus departs for SeaTac Airport to drop off federal staffers
6:20PM	Arrive at Seatac Airport – drop off guests parked here and those overnighting in SeaTac PLEASE NOTE: Guests overnighting in SeaTac will take hotel shuttle from airport to hotel
6:30PM	End of Tour