Monthly Meeting Announcement
Columbia Chapter of Professional Engineers of Oregon
Tuesday, June 8, 2021 Program
“Monitoring Wildfire Smoke Impacts on Oregon Air Quality”
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, we will deliver the program via our Zoom link. Non-members are welcome to attend at no cost, but there will be a nominal charge if a PDH certificate is desired. The Zoom link is provided below.
Program Abstract: As Oregonian’s prepare for the upcoming wildfire season, join us for a presentation on smoke impacts and how Oregon’s air regulators respond to wildfire smoke. This presentation will recap monitoring, modeling, and reporting of smoke impacts during the September 2020 (record breaking) wildfire smoke event. Presenters from DEQ and LRAPA will explain the tools and resources available and how communication and data plays a key role in building smoke ready communities.
Speakers:
Merlyn L. Hough, P.E., F.PEO, BCEE, (retired), Lane Regional Air Protection Agency Margaret Miller, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ)
Bios: Merlyn Hough is recently retired after 15 years as Director of the Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA) in Springfield-Eugene, Oregon. Before LRAPA, he worked 31 years as environmental manager, engineer and scientist for the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality.
Merlyn is a professional environmental and civil engineer, with degrees from Oregon State University and the University of Portland. He is a Fellow of the Air & Waste Management Association and served as A&WMA President in 2012. Merlyn is currently an Adjunct Professor in environmental engineering at the University of Portland. Merlyn serves on the Professional Engineers of Oregon board as Vice President and PE in Government. He is a Fellow of the Professional Engineers of Oregon.
He enjoys fly-fishing the McKenzie River, in one of the major areas impacted by the Oregon 2020 wildfires.
Margaret Miller is an Air Quality Planner and Forester with ODEQ in Portland, OR. Margaret is the lead planner for smoke management and biomass utilization, and serves as a liaisons between DEQ and the Oregon Department of Forestry. During fire season she also serves on the wildfire severe smoke response team.
Margaret previously worked as a Natural Resource Consultant, a Michigan DNR Field Forester and a District Forester with the Genesee County Conservation District.
Margaret is past wild-land fire fighter and holds a degree in forest science with a specialization in environmental studies, from Michigan State University. She is a member of the Society of American Foresters.
Margaret enjoys hiking and backpacking with her husband and their German shorthaired pointer, Banjo.
Zoom Link: Register in advance for this meeting with the following link:
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
