February 2024 eNewsletter

In this eNewsletter you will find:

• Conference Agenda Packet Now Posted
• Conference Lodging Options
• SRF Conference - Call for Award Nominations
• SRF Poster Session
• Featured Tour: Laguna de Santa Rosa
• Featured Workshop: Collaborative Success
• SRF Conference Scholarship Fund
• SRF Membership Meeting and Dinner
• Conference Banquet
• Sisikiyou Water Transaction Workshop
• SRF College Scholarship
• Sponsor the 41st Annual SRF Conference
• California Salmon Strategy
• WSP Seeking Placement Sites
• Fish Passage Funding
• Rose Foundation Grants
• Klamath Basin Salmon Restoration RFP
• California Fisheries Restoration Grant Program
• Featured Resource Page: Collaborative Water Managment
• Restoration Job Board
• Support SRF
• SRF Conference FAQs

Conference Agenda Packet Now Posted

The 41st Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference will be held in Santa Rosa, California from March 26-29, 2024. Conference registration is open and the sessions, workshops, and field tour agendas are posted online. 

Please click here to see the Conference Agenda Packet.

Conference Lodging Options

The Hyatt Sonoma Wine Country is the conference venue. This group block is at the daily rate of $157 plus a daily resort fee of $10 per day. The grounds and facilities are beautiful and there’s nothing like the convenience of being right in the heart of the action! Parking is an additional fee of $9 per day. Here is the group block reservation link.

The Marriott Courtyard at 175 Railroad Street is also offering the federal per diem rate of $157 which includes breakfast. The Courtyard is across from the Hyatt. This rate includes breakfast and free parking. Here is the group block reservation link.

The Astro Motel is at 323 Santa Rosa Avenue is also offering a per diem rate of $127 which includes free breakfast and free parking. Here is the group block reservation link. You may also reserve your room by calling 707-200-4655, be sure to use the code "Salmonid."

The Flamingo Resort & Hotel is at 2777 4th St is also offering a per diem rate of $157 which includes free breakfast and a waived resort fee. Here is the group block reservation link.

SRF Conference - Call for Award Nominations

Due February 11, 2024

Please submit 200 words or more to nominate candidates for the illustrious Restorationist of the Year Award, the Golden Pipe Award for Innovation, the Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Gordon Becker Memorial River Advocate Award. Please find descriptions on the awards page. 

These awards will be presented at the 2024 Salmonid Restoration Conference Banquet. Nominations should be sent to srf@calsalmon.org by February 11, 2024. Please write "Award Nominations" in the subject line.

SRF Poster Session
Register by March 11, 2024

The Poster Session will be 7-10 pm on Thursday, March 28 at the Hyatt Regency. This annual event is open to all conference attendees and is a great venue to network with your peers.

If you would like to present during the Poster Session, click here to pre-register. Please email with any questions about the poster session.

Featured Tour: Laguna de Santa Rosa

The Realizing a Vision of Multi-benefit Restoration in the Laguna de Santa Rosa/Mark West Creek Watershed Workshop and Field Tour will be held at the Laguna de Santa Rosa Environmental Center with site visits in the afternoon. This workshop will highlight a range of collaborative multi-benefit restoration efforts within the Laguna/Mark West Creek watershed focused on improving conditions for both fish and wildlife and the local community. The site visits will see completed and proposed restoration projects along the Laguna de Santa Rosa and tributary creeks. Learn more here.

Featured Workshop: Collaborative Success

The Community Outreach, Collaboration Tools, and Tribal Engagement Workshop will build your knowledge and personal tools for collaborative success.  The morning will focus on the Fundamental Dynamics and Principles of Collaboration and the Personal Tools for Collaborative Success. The afternoon will focus on engagement with tribes including the regulatory background, best practices, and reviewing case studies. Learn more here.

SRF Conference Scholarship Fund

This year, SRF has received an unprecedented number of scholarship requests to attend the conference. If you are interested in contributing to the scholarship fund for young professionals, SRF will match all contributions.

Membership Dinner
5:30 pm March 28, 2024

The Annual Membership Dinner is a fun-filled networking event. You do not need to be a member to attend. The dinner will be held at the Saralee Barn at the Sonoma Fairgrounds which is where the conference workshops and tours are held. Learn more here.

You can register for the Membership Dinner a la carte or with the Conference Registration.

Conference Banquet
6:30 pm March 29, 2024

The SRF Conference Banquet features a fabulous dinner, a fun-filled cabaret, an awards ceremony to honor our restoration heroes, and Papiba and Friends — a trio of band members from the Afro-Brazilian band Sambada!. Learn more here.

Please purchase your Banquet tickets a la carte in advance or with your Conference Registration.

Siskiyou Water Transaction Workshop
February 21, 2024 5:00 pm

SRF, Trout Unlimited, and Scott River Watershed Council will host a  Water Transaction workshop in coordination with the SWIF training. This workshop was designed for landowners to learn more about appropriative and riparian water rights, winter water storage for use in the summer, and the permitting pathways for various types of water projects both domestic and agricultural. Learn more here and sign up.

SRF College Scholarship
Due March 4, 2024

The Salmonid Restoration Federation Scholarship Fund is housed within the Humboldt Area Foundation Universal Application and specifically supports students studying fisheries or watershed management. Applicants must be California residents, but not necessarily Humboldt County Residents.