Areas of Specialization

• Extension watershed management specialist for Oregon, specializing in hydrology, low impact development practices, stream processes and water quality. Works with a team of Extension watershed educators http://seagrant.oregonstate.edu/wsep/index.html.
• Provides education to many audiences including elected officials, home owners, planning and public works department staff, consultants, landscapers, watershed councils and neighborhood associations.
• Provides education in a variety of formats including workshops, short courses, field tours, hands-on training, forums and presentations.

 

Current Research and Outreach/Extension Education

• The Master Watershed Steward program http://seagrant.oregonstate.edu/wsep/master.html  
• Various education programs include practices to reduce land development impacts on stormwater and water quality (low impact development), rain gardens, urban forest practices, stream processes, streambank erosion and stabilization, and stream temperature monitoring.
• Our education efforts are part of National NEMO program http://nemonet.uconn.edu/. We are also partnering with the Oregon Environmental Council to deliver low impact development education workshops http://www.oeconline.org/our-work/rivers/low-impact-development.
• One of our new projects is called SWAMP – StormWater Assessment and Management decision-support Process – a web-based tool to help developers, planning departments and public works departments in coastal communities. Our website is under construction, but check the national website for more information http://ciceet.unh.edu/living_coasts/projects/swamps.html.
• Another new project is called FREMO – Forest Resource Education for Municipal Officials. Our website is under construction, but check the national website for more information http://nemonet.uconn.edu/hub/initiatives.htm.

Recent Publications

• Godwin, Derek C., Betsy Parry, Sam Chan, Frank Burris and Amanda Punton (2008, ORESU-w-06-002).  Barriers and Opportunities for Low Impact Development: Case Studies from Three Oregon Communities.  Sea Grant Communications. http://seagrant.oregonstate.edu/sgpubs/onlinepubs.html#w06002.

•  Godwin, Derek C., Keith Diem and Deborah Maddy. (2008). Best Management Practices for a Successful Transition into and Administrative Role. Galaxy national conference. Proceedings.

•  Godwin, Derek C., Frank Burris, Robert Emanuel, Sam Chan and Megan Kleibacker. (2008). Oregon FREMO.  National NEMO conference. Proceedings.

•  Burris, Frank, Derek Godwin, Robert Emanuel, Sam Chan and Megan Kleibacker. (2008). Oregon low impact development programs. National NEMO conference. Proceedings.

•  Emanuel, Robert and Derek Godwin. (2008). Lessons Learned from Master Watershed Stewards: A Tale of Two Programs. National ANROSP conference. Proceedings.

•  Godwin, Derek C., Frank Burris and Sam Chan. Low Impact Development: Case Studies from Three Oregon Communities. (2008). NACAA national conference. Proceedings.

 

• Huntsinger, Teresa, Derek Godwin et al. (2007). Stormwater Solutions: Turning Oregon’s Rain Back into a Resource. Stormwater Solutions team, Oregon Environmental Council report. http://www.oeconline.org/our-work/rivers/stormwater.

 

 

• Godwin, Derek C. (2006).  Watershed Stewardship Education Programs in Oregon.  Abstract in proceedings and presentation delivered at National Association of County Agricultural Agents annual conference (peer reviewed).

• Godwin, Derek C. and Frank Burris (2006).  OSU’s Rainstorming program: Lessons Learned from a pilot program.  Abstract accepted in proceedings and presentation delivered at Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals national conference (peer reviewed).

• Godwin, Derek C. et.al. (2005). Watershed Stewardship: A Learning Guide. Produced a CD Rom version of the Learning Guide (published 2002). Godwin contributed to 4 chapters and served as team leader in developing the guide. Godwin has also developed training materials for the program in Oregon which have been adapted in four other states.

• Godwin, Derek C., Beth Lambert and Frank Burris (2005).  Rainstorming! Abstract accepted in proceedings and presentation delivered at National Water Quality Conference hosted by CSREES (peer reviewed).