2008 SRF Conference at Hutchins Street Square
The 2008 Salmonid Restoration Conference will take place at the beautiful Hutchins Street Square located at 125 Hutchins Street, Lodi, CA 95240. Please check out the web site. Directions to the facility are in the SRF Winter Newsletter and on the SRF web site.
SRF Call for Awards Nominations for 2008 Conference
Nomination Deadline: February 4, 2008
SRF Presents Awards for Outstanding Achievements in the Salmonid Restoration Field. If you would like to nominate someone for the Restorationist of the Year award, the Lifetime Achievement award or the Golden Pipe award, please submit 200 words describing the accomplishments of the nominee by February 4, 2008 to srf@calsalmon.org.
SRF Invites Participation in the 2008 Conference Poster Session
March 7, 2008
If you are interested in presenting at the 2008 Salmonid Restoration Conference Poster Session, scheduled for Friday evening, March 7th, please contact Joelle Geppert at mailto:jgeppert@ca.waterboards.gov
Book Your Hotel Now for 2008 SRF Conference
Discount Rate Deadline: February 15, 2008
SRF has arranged discounted rates at three host hotels:
Wine and Roses, located on 2505 W. Turner, Rd. Lodi, CA, is a beautiful boutique hotel adjacent to the Lodi Wine and Visitor's Center with a fabulous wine tasting room. This hotel can offer $78 doubles on the weekdays with a substantial increase on the weekend. To book, please call (209) 334-6988 by February 15 and let them know that you are with the Salmonid Restoration Federation block. Well worth the money.
The Holiday Inn - Express, located on 1140 S Cherokee Lane, (209) 334-6422, can provide for singles or doubles for $78 per night including weekend nights.
Comfort Inn, located on 118 N Cherokee Lane, (209) 367-4848, is offering double or single rooms for $65 a night.
For all host hotels, you must make your reservation by phone by February 15 to receive the discounted rates and let them know that you are attending the Salmon Restoration Federation Conference. All three of these hotels offer a complimentary breakfast and Internet access.
SRF Work Trade and Scholarships Available for Conference
SRF encourages interested participants to apply for work trade/scholarships. Work trade positions are a great way to learn about conference organizing and a tremendous support to SRF. Please call (707) 923-7501 or email srf@calsalmon.org if you are interested in arranging a work trade position at the conference. Limited scholarships are available for SRF members. To apply, please send a paragraph by February 15 describing how you would benefit from attending the conference. Check out http://mcsv.net/cgi-bin/redir?MCid=hZR03mpk12[UNIQID] for more information.
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In this
eNewsletter you will find:
- SRF Conference Registration & Merchandise Online
- SRF Conference Field Tours and Workshops
- Restoration Job Opportunities
- SalmonAid Concert to Benefit Fisheries Groups
- 2008 SRF Conference at Hutchins Street Square
- Call for SRF Award Nominations
- SRF Poster Session Invitation
- SRF Conference Host Hotels
- SRF Scholarships and Work Trade Opportunities
Register for Conference or Purchase SRF Merchandise Online
Registration Materials Available Online
SRF is happy to announce our new online registration for the 2008 SRF Conference. This upgrade to the SRF web site also makes it possible to renew a membership or purchase SRF merchandise over the Internet. Please check out this new feature and register for the conference today! To register online, please visit the SRF Shopping Cart: http://mcsv.net/cgi-bin/redir?MCid=pkzCcpxsrw[UNIQID].
26th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference Field Tours and Workshops
This year's SRF Conference, entitled "Salmon Restoration in the California Heartland", will feature several all day workshops and field tours including a tour of Tuolumne and Stanislaus River restoration and monitoring projects, a Fisheries Monitoring and Management tour of the Mokelumne River. The Fins and Zins workshop and tour will address the challenges of sustainable agriculture with an emphasis on winegrowing in the Lodi region. The Floodplain Restoration workshop will examine watershed dynamics and modeling, geomorphic response to levee breaches, primary production in seasonal flooding regimes, salmonid reproduction on floodplains, and riparian vegetation dynamics. This workshop will be followed by a multidisciplinary tour of the Cosumnes River Preserve.
Full-day workshops include a “Fish Passage: Managing Flows on Regulated Rivers and Streams” workshop that will include presentations by leading engineers about fish passage restoration projects and a training in the FishXing software. The non-native invasive species workshop will highlight practical info on control, prevention, and eradication of non-native invasive species.
A recently added short tour will be offered by the City of Lodi is offering a guided tour of Mokelumne River Watershed Education Murals, the Lodi Lake/Mokelumne River Nature Area and the Woodbridge Irrigations District's (WID) facilities. Four educational murals were funded by a CALFED grant and the City of Lodi. A professional artist teamed up with local primary and high school students to create these murals. The Lodi Lake/Mokelumne River Nature Area is a 58 acre reserve with walking trails. View the new WID dam on the Mokelumne River and new fish passage facilities. The tour will be on the City of Lodi's Trolley Car.
For more info about SRF conference field tours and workshops, please visit our Workshops page.
River Restoration Job Opportunities
The River Network is currently seeking a Partnership Program Coordinator. This person will work in Portland to help strengthen the Partnership Program and organize the River Rally. To see this job description and other job postings throughout the Pacific Northwest, please visit the River Network.
SalmonAid Benefit
May 31 and June 1
SalmonAid is a two day event celebrating wild salmon produced by what could be the largest coalition of West Coast commercial, recreational and tribal fishermen, partnering with environmental organizations and chefs. SalmonAid will celebrate wild Pacific salmon as a cultural icon for the people of the western United States, an important economic resource for fishing communities, a nutritious delicacy, and a vital ecological link between our freshwater and coastal marine ecosystems. SalmonAid, modeled loosely after Farm Aid, will take place at Oakland's Jack London Square on May 31 and June 1, 2008. The outdoor event will feature live music acts, speakers and a chance for the public to buy salmon directly from commercial salmon fishermen who will dock their boats in the Oakland estuary at Jack London Square. To learn more, please visit http://mcsv.net/cgi-bin/redir?MCid=hUCoFrGGga[UNIQID].
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