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28th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference
and 44th Annual AFS Cal-Neva Meeting
All Workshops, Tours, and Continuing Education Classes are 9 am – 5 pm
Wednesday, March 10
Continuing Education Classes
River 2 D Class (March 10 –11)
Class Instructors: Terry Waddle, US Geological Survey, and Mark Gard, US Fish & Wildlife Service
The River2D workshop is an intensive introduction to use of the River2D two-dimensional hydrodynamic model to represent segments of streams where quantitative information about aquatic habitats is needed.
Acoustic Tag Training Continuing Education Class (March 10-11)
Class Instructor: Caroline Mercado, Hydroacoustic Technology, Inc.
This short course addresses all aspects of tracking fish movement and other aquatic life (e.g. eel, shrimp) using acoustic tags, including three-dimensional tracking with sub-meter resolution.
The TMDL Road to Watershed Restoration – Doing Them, Implementing Them and Monitoring Their Effectiveness
Workshop Coordinators: Andy Baker, North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board, and Jim Harrington, Department of Fish & Game
Strategies for Monitoring the Effectiveness of TMDLs and What Every Fish Lover Needs to Know about Bugs, Bioassessment, and Biocriteria, Jim Harrington, Department of Fish & Game
The Tomales Bay Watershed TMDL, Carmenn Fewless, San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board
Assisting Landowners with TMDL Implementation, David Lewis, UC Cooperative Extension
Implementing the Shasta River TMDL, Andy Baker, North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board
Assisting Ranchers with TMDL Implementation and Water Quality Monitoring in the Shasta River, David Webb, Shasta Valley Resource Conservation District
Tailwater Uncovered: How Agricultural Runoff Affects Water Quality in the Shasta Valley, Lisa Unkefer, Aquaterra Consulting
Garcia River Watershed History, TMDL, and Aquatic Monitoring Program, Jonathan Warmerdam, North Coast Water Quality Control Board
Sediment TMDLs and Restoration Planning in the Mattole Watershed, Joel Monschke, Mattole Restoration Council
Strategies for Monitoring the Effectiveness of TMDLs and What every Fish Lover Needs to Know about Bugs, Bioassessment and Biocriteria, Jim Harrington, Department of Fish & Game
Redding Urban Streams: They are Worth the Effort to Rehabilitate
Tour Coordinator: Mike Berry, California Department of Fish & Game
Beginning with the gold rush, Redding area streams have been impacted by human activity. The Redding urban streams tour includes stops at several streams where efforts from agencies and non-profit restorationists have enhanced salmonid habitat through erosion control, culvert baffling, grade control structures, barrier modification, gravel supplementation, riparian planting, and invasive species control.
The Evolution of Restoration on the Upper Trinity River
Tour Coordinator: Damon Goodman, US Fish and Wildlife Service
The Trinity River Restoration Program has implemented a host of management actions to restore and sustain natural production of fish populations downstream of Lewiston Dam. The tour will visit several of the recently completed bank rehabilitation sites and introduce participants to the many aspects of this large-scale restoration program.
Rebuilding Habitat for Central Valley Salmonids: Clear Creek Restoration Project Tour
Tour Coordinators: Matt Brown, Sarah Giovannetti, and Jim Earley, US Fish and Wildlife Service
Restoration projects on Clear Creek have improved habitat for steelhead, spring, fall, and late-fall Chinook salmon in the northern Central Valley. Join us as we visit restoration projects and vistas throughout the anadromous portion of the creek. Tour stops will include floodplain and stream rehabilitation sites, spawning gravel supplementation areas, Whiskeytown Reservoir overlook, and the newly constructed greenway project overlook.
Thursday, March 11
Presentation Skills Continuing Education Class
Class Instructor: JD Wikert, Anadromous Fish Restoration Program
The course is designed to improve the attendee's ability to provide a quality presentation, with topics include identifying presentation goals, clearly stating the message and the selection of appropriate content.
Restoring Channel and Floodplain Processes to Increase Salmonid Populations Workshop
Workshop Coordinator: Eric M. Ginney, MS. Philip Williams & Associates, Ltd. (PWA)
This workshop explores the functions of, and linkages between, the channel and its floodplain. We examine and demonstrate how channel and floodplain restoration projects can benefit from a synergistic, comprehensive approach that includes quantifiable metrics to guide design, monitor success, and enable learning—all important aspects of the adaptive management approach that is commonly sought for restoration. Restoration practitioners will present the latest scientific information on aquatic science and project design and implementation. The workshop concludes with two case studies, the second of which includes an applied, hands-on exercise involving an upcoming channel and floodplain design project.
The Ecology of Salmonids in the River Ecosystem: How Fish Utilize Pools, Riffles and Floodplains, Joseph Merz, PhD. Cramer Fish Sciences
The Role of Floodplains in the River Ecosystem: The Floodplain Activation Flow (FAF) as a Restoration Metric and Design Tool, Elizabeth Andrews, PE. Philip Williams & Associates, Ltd.
Impacted River Processes and How They Influence Channel and Floodplain Restoration Design, Andrew Collison, PhD. PWA
Designing Pools and Riffles—New Approaches to Include Floodplain Function, Rocko Brown, EIT. PWA
Evaluating Effects of the Trinity River Restoration Program's Rehabilitation on SONC Coho: Questions for Future Restoration Design, Nina Hemphill, PhD. Trinity River Restoration Program
Channel and Floodplain Restoration: Case Studies and Hands-on Restoration Planning Exercises from the Feather and Trinity Rivers, Eric M. Ginney, MS. PWA
Stormwater Pollution Runoff Workshop
Workshop Coordinator: Chris Pincetich, Salmon Protection and Watershed Network (SPAWN)
Effectively Navigating Through the Complex Realm of Storm Water Related Permit Regulations for Restoration/Construction Sites in California, Andrew Jensen, Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board
Toxicity in Stormwater and Effects on Salmon, David Baldwin, NOAA EcoToxicology Group
Understanding the Environmental Toxicology of Pesticide Exposures in Stormwater Runoff to Salmon, Chris Pincetich, SPAWN
Field Sampling, Storage, and Transport: Practical Advise, James Hawley, Basic Labs
A Systematic Approach for the Assessment and Reduction of Stormwater Related Impacts to Aquatic Systems, Todd Kraemer, Pacific Watershed Associates
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans and BMP Installations, Clay Guzi, ENPLAN
The Fish Passage and Habitat Restoration Symposium
Symposium Coordinators: Marjorie Caisley, Department of Fish & Game, and Joey Howard, P.E. Northwest Hydraulic Consultants, Inc.
This symposium highlights the role engineers and geo-scientists play in species recovery and habitat restoration, while also providing engineers and geo-scientists with up to date information on project design and implementation. There will be presentations on recently completed fish passage and restoration projects as well as presentations about the California Department of Fish and Game fish passage design review process.
Hydraulics of the Caspar Creek Fish Ladders: Labyrinth Weir Gates, Removable Weirs, Subterranean Viewing Ports and More, Mike Love, Love and Associates and Steve Allen, Winzler and Kelly
Project Specific Information Requirements for DFG Fisheries Engineering Review, Marjorie Caisley and Marcin Whitman, California Department of Fish & Game
Upslope Habitat Restoration in Upper Redwood Creek (Humboldt County, CA): A Case Study of Results and Practical Lessons Learned During 10 Years of Planning, Watershed Assessment, Treatment Prioritization, and Restoration Implementation, Mitch Farro, Pacific Coast Fish, Wildlife, and Wetlands Restoration Association, and Randy Lew, Pacific Watershed Associates
Construction and Monitoring of Fish Passage Structures in Sulphur Creek, Redding, John McCullah, Salix Applied Earthcare
A Decade of Fish Passage in the Five Counties Salmonid Conservation Program Area: A Synthesis of Project Design and Effectiveness, Christine Jordan, 5 Counties Salmon Conservation Program
Fish Passage Enhancement Project for Southern Steelhead on Cross Creek Ranch, El Jaro Creek, Santa Ynez River, Ed Wallace, North Coast Hydraulic Consultants, and Tim Robinson, Cachuma Conservation Release Board
Preparations for Removal of the Feliz Creek Dam, Mendocino County, Ca, Mark Smesler, Engineering Geologist, California Department of Fish & Game
Flat Panel Vertical Fish Screen Facilities, Standardization, and Modularization of Designs and Optimization for Operation, Mark Wharry, PE, LEED A.P., Winzler & Kelly
Sacramento River, Dam to Dam Tour, Salmonid Enhancement Projects between Shasta and Red Bluff Diversion Dams
Tour Coordinator: Mike Berry, Department of Fish & Game
The Sacramento River is unique as the only known river in the world which supports four runs of Chinook salmon, steelhead and sturgeon. The tour will begin at the scenic three Shasta's overlook where we will meet Bureau of Reclamation and US. Fish and Wildlife Service personnel to discuss Shasta Dam, issues related to salmonids, and the nearby Winter-run Chinook salmon conservation hatchery. We will continue downstream with stops to observe gravel enhancement, salmon stranding sites, and floodplain restoration opportunities. The day concludes at Red Bluff Diversion Dam, with a discussion of the history and impacts of the dam, solutions being implemented, and biological monitoring to assure all the efforts upstream are providing positive results.
Restoring the Shasta River Tour
Tour Coordinator: Andy Baker, North Coast Water Quality Control Board
Discover why the Shasta River is considered to be the most productive salmon rearing stream in California. Explore the watershed from its headwaters atop Mt Shasta to the confluence with the Klamath River. Learn about coho recovery and TMDL implementation efforts, and how the many stakeholders including ranchers, local entities and government agencies are working together to restore this precious resource.
Battle Creek Restoration Tour
Tour Coordinator: Tricia Parker, US Fish & Wildlife Service
This watershed is an example of more than a decade of effort to resolve limiting factors to restore salmon and steelhead to fifty miles of high-quality stream. This tour will highlight collaborative efforts to resolve some of the limiting factors including low flows and passage barriers due to hydropower production since the 1900s as well as view some of the completed projects including the integration of Coleman National Fish Hatchery's mitigation responsibility with natural fish production.
Friday Morning Plenary Session
Master of Ceremonies: Mike Furniss, Redwood Sciences Lab
Opening Prayer & Salmon Blessing with Wenamem Wintu Tribal Leader Caleen Sisk-Franco
Dirt: The Erosion of Civilization, David Montgomery, author of King of Fish and Dirt: the Erosion of Civilization
Climate Change and Native Fishes in the San Francisco Estuary and Watershed, Larry Brown, US Geological Survey
Salmonid Recovery Planning Efforts in California, Maria Rea, Protected Resources Division, NOAA Fisheries
Pacific Salmon Beyond the Crossroads: How Resilient Are Salmon Ecosystems? Dan Bottom, National Marine Fisheries Service
Friday Afternoon Sessions:
State of California Salmonids
Session Coordinator: Sabra Purdy, UC Davis
State of California Salmonids Report, Sabra Purdy, UC Davis
Shasta River Policy and Science: In Time to Save Coho Salmon? Curtis Knight, CalTrout
Were Southern Resident Orcas Threatened by the Demise of California's Fall run; or was it the other way around? What happens when one Endangered Species Opposes Another? Bill Bennett, UC Davis
Challenges in Restoring the Rarest Trout in North America: the Paiute Cutthroat Trout, William Somer, California Department of Fish and Game
California Spring-run Chinook Salmon: Where are they at? Where are they going?, Lisa Thompson, UC Davis
Collapsing Fisheries and Collapsing Communities, Zeke Grader, Institute for Fisheries Resources
Planning, Documenting, and Evaluating Fish Restoration Activities
Session Coordinator: Jim Harrington, Department of Fish & Game
Riparian Fencing is Effective in Restoring the Shasta River, Kim Mattson, Ecosystems Northwest
Monitoring Stream Health and Recovery in the Garcia River Watershed, Jennifer Carah, The Nature Conservancy
A Multi-Scale Evaluation of Restoration Effectiveness of Chinook Salmon and Coho Salmon Rearing Habitat on a Large Regulated River System: Trinity River, Damon Goodman, US Fish and Wildlife Service
Adaptive Management in the Delta: Testing the 2-Gates Fish Protection Demonstration Project, Ramona Swenson, Entrix
South Delta Temporary Barriers Fish Monitoring Study, Kevin Clark, Department of Water Resources
The Importance of Using Standardized Bioassessment Techniques to Monitor Stream Health and Recovery, James Harrington, DFG Aquatic, Bioassessment Laboratory, Rancho Cordova
FERC Relicensing and Opportunities for Restoration
Session Coordinator: Dougald Scott, Northern California Council Federation of Fly Fishers
Opportunities and Challenges of Working In Ferc Regulated Rivers in The Central Valley: Implications for Chinook Salmon and Steelhead Restoration, Michelle Workman, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
The Use and Development of Scientific Information in the Implementation of the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement, Mike Belchik, Senior Fisheries Biologist, Yurok Tribe
Dam Removal and Salmonid Reintroduction Opportunities Through FERC, Steve Rothert, California Field Office Director, American Rivers
A Licensee's Perspective on the Process and Opportunity for Restoration, Mary Richardson, Pacific, Gas & Electric
Restoring Central Valley Salmon and Steelhead through Ferc Relicensing, Chris Shutes, FERC Projects Director, California Sportfishing Protection Alliance, and Cindy Charles, President, Golden West Women Fly Fishers and Northern California Council Federation of Fly Fishers Board Member
The Yuba River Watershed in the Next Fifty Years – Citizens Approach Salmon Restoration Through Relicensing, Jason Rainey, Executive Director, South Yuba River Citizens League
The New Hatchery Management Dynamic
Session Coordinators: Josh Israel, UC Davis, Shirley Witalis, National Marine Fisheries Service, and Jose Setka, East Bay Municipal Utility District
Effect of Inland Fishing Closure on Feather River Fish Hatchery Spring-run Chinook Salmon Program, Ryan Kurth, Department of Water Resources
Methods Used to Determine the Appropriate Level of Production for Coho Salmon at Trinity River Hatchery, California, Greer Maier, National Marine Fisheries Service
Accomplishing the Mission of Mitigation in an ever Changing Regulatory Climate: The Case of the Mokelumne River Fish Hatchery, Jose D. Setka, Supervising Biologist, EBMUD Fisheries and Wildlife Division
Exploring the Impacts of and Ways to Improve Salmon Hatcheries as a Recovery Tool in Small Coastal Watersheds, Sean A. Hayes, NMFS SWFSC Fisheries Ecology Division
Supporting Coho Salmon Recovery in California: The Russian River Coho Salmon Captive Broodstock Program, Manfred Kittel, California Department of Fish and Game
Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Program, Lisa G. Heki, Program Manager for the Lahontan Fish Hatchery Complex, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Effects of Ground-water Withdrawals on Aquatic Ecosystems
Session Coordinators: Jim Reynolds, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Effects of Past and Anticipated Groundwater Pumping on Great Basin Spring-fed Ecosystems, Don Sada, Desert Research Institute, Las Vegas
Impacts of Groundwater Development on Springs, Streams, and Wetlands, Water Authority, Tim Durbin, West Yost Assoc., Davis, CA
Role of Geology and Chemistry in Defining Sections of Streams Susceptible to Groundwater Pumping along Snake Creek, Southern Snake Valley, Nevada Christine Hatch, University of Nevada, Reno
Protecting Water Levels at Devils Hole, Jennifer Back, National Park Service, Colorado
Predicting the Effects of Declining Water Level on the Devils Hole Pupfish, Bailey Gaines, National Park Service, Las Vegas, NV
Interaction of Natural Hydrogeologic Conditions and Groundwater Pumping on Stranding and Survival of Juvenile Salmonids in a Coast Range Stream in Northern California, Rocco Fiori, Hydrologist, California State Parks
Contributed Papers Session Friday, March 12 at 5-7 pm
Session Coordinator: Cynthia LeDoux, Department of Water Resources
I. Non-Anadromous Native Fishes and their Habitat Restoration
Otolith Derived Insights about the Ecology and Conservation of the Tidewater Goby, Eucyclogobius newberryi, in a Northern California Lagoon. Michael Hellmair (student) Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA.
Food Habits of Native Fishes in Lagunitas and Olema Creeks, Marin County. Barbara Martin, U.S Geological Survey, CA
Long-term Isolation and Genetic Divergence Between Populations of the Threatened Rough Sculpin (Cottus asperrimus) Separated by Hat Creek Fault, Andrew Kinziger, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA.
Effects of a Restored Freshwater Tidal Wetland Complex on Habitat for Imperiled Native Fish, Gina Benigno, Department of Water Resources, West Sacramento, CA.
Stream Restoration Tools to Address Stream Channel Degradation in the Lower Clear Creek Floodplain Restoration Project, S.A. Pittman, Graham Matthews and Associates, Placerville, CA.
II. Klamath River Salmonids
Evaluation of Ceratomyxa shasta and Parvicapsula minibicornis in Returning Adult Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) throughout the Klamath River Basin. Ryan Slezak, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Arcata, CA.
Reproductive Attributes of Sympatric Chinook Salmon (O. tshawytscha) runs, James Hearsey (student), Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA.
Limitations of Genetic Stock Identification of Chinook Salmon (O. tshawytscha) in the Klamath-Trinity Basin, and Implied Consequences for Wild Stock Recovery, Michael Hellmair (student), Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA.
On the Ground Restoration on the Klamath from a Tribal Perspective, Walt Lara III, Yurok Watershed Restoration Crew
Saturday Morning Concurrent Sessions
Status, Ecology and Management of Inland Fishes
Coordinator: Lisa Thompson, Department of Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology, University of California, Davis
California Fish Species of Special Concern Report, Peter Moyle, Department of Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology, University of California, Davis
Distribution and Ecology of the Russia River Tule Perch, David Cook, Sonoma County Water Agency
Mono Basin Restoration: The Reason, The Fish, The Process and the People, Dr. Mark Drew, Eastern Sierra Program Manager, California Trout
Sources of Production Supporting Trout Production in Four Terminal Lakes with an Emphasis on Resource Utilization in Pyramid Lake, Sudeep Chandra, UN-Reno
Potential Interactions Among Native and Non-native Fishes in a Large River in the Western Great Basin, Nevada, USA, Joe Sullivan, UN Reno
Minnows at the Intersection of Taxonomy and Conservation, Jacob Katz, Graduate Group in Ecology Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology, University of California
Stream Channel Restoration I
Session Coordinators: Wayne Lifton and Mitchell Katzel, Entrix
Bed Mobility and Channel Change Monitoring to Inform Levee Setback Design on Deer Creek, Mark Tompkins, New Fields River Basin Services
Restoration Design and Construction Implementation to Restore Channel Morphology and Floodplain Connectivity on the Upper Truckee River, Lake Tahoe, California, Brendan Belby, ENTRIX
Design and Monitoring a Large River Bioengineering Project: Flood Fencing in the Braided Reach of the Skykomish River, Paul DeVries, R2 Resource Consultants, Inc.
Incremental Restoration of an Anabranching River, Upper Quinault River Valley, Washington, Michael Ericsson, Entrix
Off Channel Habitat for Salmonids in the Russian River: Historic Context and Restoration Opportunities, Mitchell Swanson, Swanson Hydrology & Geomorphology
Using PIT Tools to Inform Habitat Restoration and Population Recovery Efforts, Gregg Horton, Sonoma County Water Agency
Instream Flow for Salmonids
Session Coordinator: Brock Dolman, Occidental Arts & Ecology Center's Water Institute
Slow It Spread It Sink It for Salmon: Upland Infiltration for Instream Flow Enhancement, Brock Dolman, Occidental Arts & Ecology Center
Groundwater Storage for Streamflow Enhancement in the Mattole Headwaters, Tasha McKee, Sanctuary Forest Stewardship Program Director
Water Use in the Shasta and Scott River Basin Under Coho Salmon Incidental Take Permits (ITPs) and Prospects for Pacific Salmon Restoration, Patrick Higgins, Kier Associates
Getting Into the Flow: A Legal and Policy Perspective on Protecting Instream Flows in CA's Coastal Watersheds, Brian Johnson, California Water Project Director and Staff Attorney, Trout Unlimited and Mary Ann King, Stewardship Coordinator, California Water Project, Trout Unlimited
Water Conservation and Streamflow Augmentation in the Salmon Creek Watershed: Water Security for Fish and People, Lauren Hammack, Geomorphologist/Watershed Planner, Prunuske Chatham, Inc.
How Beaver Dams Can Be Used to Increase Stream Flows, Michael Pollock, NOAA Fisheries
Marine and Estuarine Fisheries: Research, Conservation, and Management in a Changing Climate
Session Coordinator: Cynthia LeDoux-Bloom, Staff Scientist, Dept. of Water Resources
Climatic and Anthropogenic Factors Affecting the Marine and Estuarine Environments, Joseph E. Merz, Ph.D., Cramer Fish Sciences
Variation in Response of Pacific Salmon to Environmental Variability Louis W. Botsford, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology, University of California, Davis, CA
Forecasting Returns of Coho and Chinook salmon in the Northern California Current: a role for High-Frequency Long-term Observations, William Peterson, Ph.D., NOAA-Fisheries Northwest Fisheries Science Center
Modeling the Effects of Future Freshwater Flow on the Abiotic Habitat of an Imperiled Estuarine Fish, Frederick Feyrer, Applied Science Branch, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Ecological Response to Climate-Change Induced Water Temperature Changes in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, Wayne Wagner, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UC Berkeley
What Resource Managers and Researchers Need in Planning for Climate Change? Russell J. Bellmer, Ph.D., Coordinator Coho Recovery Plan, Fisheries Branch, California Department of Fish & Game, Sacramento, CA
Central Valley Salmonid Recovery Planning and Biological Opinions
Session Coordinator: Brian Ellrott, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
Overview of the Biological Opinion on the Long-term Operations of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project, Bruce Oppenheim, National Marine Fisheries Service
Central Valley Salmon and Steelhead Recovery Plan, Brian Ellrott, Fisheries Biologist, National Marine Fisheries Service
Web-based Spatial Representation and Implementation Tracking of the Central Valley Salmon and Steelhead Recovery Plan, Gretchen Umlauf, National Marine Fisheries Service
Recovery Actions for the Yuba River: Progress and Possibility, Gary Reedy, SYRCL
Residence of Winter-Run Chinook Salmon in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta: The role of Sacramento River Hydrology in Driving Juvenile Abundance and Migration Patterns in the Delta, Rosalie B. del Rosario, National Marine Fisheries Service
The Anadromy/Residency Question in O. mykiss – Old and New Hypotheses, Dave Swank, National Marine Fisheries Service
Saturday Afternoon Concurrent Sessions
Status, Ecology and Management of Anadromous /Migratory Fishes
Session Coordinator: Jacob Katz, UC Davis
Status, Ecology, and Management of Coastal California Steelhead, Gordon Becker, Center for Ecosystem Management and Restoration
Riverscape Management for Green Sturgeon, Josh Israel, UC Davis
Longfin Smelt and Pelagic Organism Decline in the San Francisco Bay Estuary, Jim Hobbs, Research Scientist, Interdisciplinary Center for Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry, University of California Davis
Sacramento Perch, New Findings on California's only Endemic Sunfish, Pat Crain, UC Davis
Delta Smelt: How did we get Here, and are we Just Flirting with Time? Bill Bennett, UC Davis
Water Diversions and Fish Impediments- Can California's Water System and Delta Fisheries be Fixed With the New State Legislation and Bond Act ?
Session Coordinator: Tom Stokely, Water Policy Coordinator for California Water Impact Network
A Trail of Broken Promises, Tom Stokely, Water Policy Coordinator for California Water Impact Network
A Stacked Deck Geared For Destruction of the Bay-Delta Estuary, Dante Nomellini. Attorney/Manager for Central Delta Water Agency
Making Historic Decisions in the Face of Continued Scientific Uncertainty; What Have we Learned from the Last 20 Years? Jason Peltier, Chief Deputy Manager Westlands Water District
The 2009 Water Deal- Where's the Magic? Bill Kier- Institute for Fisheries Resources
Protecting Fish our Rivers and the Delta while Finding Practical Water Supply Solutions for 38 million People, Spreck Rosekrans, Economic Analyst for Environmental Defense Fund
Half a Loaf – and More Work Ahead to Achieve Viable Fisheries and Reliable Water Supply for California, Christina Swanson, Executive Director, The Bay Institute
Climate Change and Salmonid Recovery
Session Coordinator: Mike Furniss, Redwood Sciences Lab
Integrating Global Climate Change into Salmon and Trout Conservation: the Klamath River, California, Rebecca M. Quiñones UC Davis, Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation Biology
An Integrated Framework for Streamflow Management in Mediterranean-Climate Streams: examples from Sonoma County, California, Ted Grantham, UC Berkeley
Quantification of the Effects of Global Climate Change on Endangered Species Habitat: Application to ESA and NEPA, Anna Toline, Entrix, Inc,
Climate change and Butte Creek Spring-run Chinook salmon: Predictions and Management Options from Coupled Watershed and Population Dynamics Models, Lisa C. Thompson, UC Davis
Aquatic Ecosystems and Water Supplies in a Rapidly Warming World: Integrating Conceptual Frameworks and Operational Conservation Strategies from Global to Watershed Scales. Michael J. Furniss, Pacific Northwest Resaerch Station, Arcata, CA
Effects of Elevated Water Temperature on Early Life Stage Development and Survival of Spring-run Chinook Salmon in the Trinity River, California, Keith Marine, North State Resources
Anadromous Salmonid Monitoring
Session Coordinators: Doug Threloff and Mark Gard, US Fish and Wildlife Service
Using Trap Catches of Salmonid Smolts Migrating Downstream to Index Population
Abundance: Does it Work? Michael D. Sparkman, California Department of Fish and Game
An Overview of Long-term Coho Monitoring Programs for the Central California Coast Coho Salmon Evolutionary Significant Unit (CCCESU), Brannon Ketcham and Sarah Carlisle, National Park Service
3D-Modeling of Steelhead/Rainbow Trout Passage in Southern Santa Barbara County, Tim Robinson, Cachuma Project Water Agencies
Large-scale Parentage Inference for Fishery Management and Ecological Investigation, Carlos Garza, NOAA Fisheries
Mainstem Trinity River Salmon Spawning Distribution 2002-2009, Charles D. Chamberlain, US Fish and Wildlife Service
Dip, Drop, or Alarm: Coho Salmon Status and Trends in Mendocino County, California 2000 to 2009 and Beyond, Sean Gallagher, CA Department of Fish & Game
Stream Channel Restoration II
Session Coordinators: Wayne Lifton and Mitchell Katzell, Entrix
Restoration on Big Springs Creek, Shasta River: Where You Can Have Your Cattle and Your Restoration Too, Rob Lusardi, Center for Watershed Sciences, UC Davis
Large Wood in Channels: Re-defining the Problem, Neil S. Lassettre, Entrix, Inc.
Habitat Enhancement in the Upper Klamath Basin – Historical Channel Reactivation on the Sprague River, Troy Brandt, Fisheries Biologist, River Design Group, Inc.
Mega Wood Loading Projects for Coho Recovery: How Do We Get There?, Examples from North Coastal California, Rocco Fiori, Fiori GeoSciences and California State Parks
Technically Challenging Problems and Solutions Associated with the Decommissioning of Stream Crossings on Fish Bear Streams in Forested Watersheds, Tom Leroy, Pacific Watershed Associates
Weakened Portfolio Effects in California's Recently Collapsed Central Valley Fall-run Chinook Salmon, Stephanie Carlson, UC Berkeley
Instream with California Conservation Corps – California's Future Restoration Workers, Anna Halligan, Morro Bay National Estuary Program