Christopher has extensive experience in the field of California native salmonids. Christopher has dedicated over 7 years to working with Northern California salmon. During his time as a fisheries technician with Cal Poly Humboldt, he made significant contributions to the Humboldt Bay Coho monitoring program. Christopher holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology with a concentration in Ecology from Cal Poly Humboldt.

Gwen is a Natural Resources Specialist with NOAA Fisheries. Gwen has over 20 years of experience working throughout California, Oregon, and Washington specializing in biological and environmental site assessments, field surveys, and regulatory permitting. Gwen conducted her master’s thesis with San Francisco State University’s Estuary and Ocean Science Center on restoration of eelgrass (an essential fish habitat) in San Francisco Bay.

Carla is the Climate Action Program Manager for the Surfrider Foundation where she leads their new naturebased solutions program. Carla has worked on the large scale restoration project called Redwoods Rising with Save the Redwoods League and many other Salmonid restoration projects throughout Humboldt County as a planner for Redwood Community Action Agency. Carla has attended SRF’s conferences, field schools, and Coho Confabs where she has enjoyed getting to meet other people passionate about Salmonid restoration work. She graduated from Cal Poly Humboldt with a B.S.