Salmonid Restoration Federation

Conferences

The annual Salmonid Restoration Conference offers an unparalleled opportunity for professionals, academics, and scientists to present their research to a large audience of fisheries restoration enthusiasts.

For over thirty years, Salmonid Restoration Federation has hosted an annual Salmonid Restoration Conference in different regions of California. The four-day annual conference highlights regional and topical issues that affect salmonids and their diverse habitats through field tours, technical workshops, panel discussions, and a plenary session on the state of salmonid recovery in California.

Field tours include all-day visits to dynamic, state-of-the-art restoration sites. Concurrent sessions focus on biological, physical, and policy-specific issues that affect habitat restoration and recovery of native populations of wild anadromous fish. Our plenary session features distinguished keynote speakers including legislators, renowned academics, watershed visionaries, and scientists at the forefront of the restoration movement in California.

To find out how you can get involved as a presenter or a co-sponsor, contact us.

Next Conference
PIT Antenna Tour in the Russian River Watershed (photo by William Boucher)

41st Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference

26 March - 29, 2024
| Santa Rosa, California

The 41st Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference will be held in Santa Rosa, California on March 26 - 29, 2024.

Past Conferences

Fortuna, CA

2023

40th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference

The 40th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference took place in Fortuna, California and was focused on Deep Roots — Celebrating 40 Years of Watershed Restoration.

Santa Cruz, CA

2022

39th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference

The 39th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference took place in Santa Cruz and was focused on Reconnecting with Resilience.

Virtual, CA

2021

Virtual Salmonid Restoration Conference

The 2021 Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference took place virtually and was focused on Adaptation in Motion.

Santa Cruz, CA

2020

38th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference

The 38th Annual Conference was postponed due to COVID-19. The Conference was going to take place in Santa Cruz and had planned to focus on 2020 Vision for California’s Salmonscape.

Santa Rosa, CA

2019

37th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference

The 37th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference took place in Santa Rosa and was focused on Drought, Fire, and Floods—Can Salmon and the Restoration Field Adapt?

Fortuna, CA

2018

36th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference

The 36th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference took place in Fortuna and was focused on The Art and Science of Watershed Restoration.

Davis, CA

2017

35th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference

The 35th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference took place in Davis and was focused on Restoring Watersheds and Rebuilding Salmon Runs.

Fortuna, CA

2016

34th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference

The 34th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference took place in Fortuna and was focused on Salmonid Restoration in Working Watersheds.

Santa Rosa, CA

2015

33rd Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference

The 33rd Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference took place in Santa Rosa and was focused on Fisheries Restoration: Planning for Resilience.

Santa Barbara, CA

2014

32nd Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference

The 32nd Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference took place in Santa Barbara and was focused on Recovery Strategies for Coastal Salmonids.

Fortuna, CA

2013

31st Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference

The 31st Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference took place in Fortuna and was focused on Innovative Approaches to Fisheries Restoration.

Davis, CA

2012

30th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference

The 30th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference took place in Davis and was focused on A New Generation of Watershed Recovery.

San Luis Obispo, CA

2011

29th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference

The 29th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference took place in San Luis Obispo and was focused on Holding the Line on Species Decline.

Redding, CA

2010

28th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference

The 28th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference took place in Redding and was focused on Fisheries Restoration and Science in a Changing Climate.

Santa Cruz, CA

2009

27th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference

The 27th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference took place in Santa Cruz and was focused on Elements of Watershed Restoration.

Lodi, CA

2008

26th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference

The 26th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference took place in Lodi and was focused on Recovery in the Heartland.

Santa Rosa, CA

2007

25th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference

The 25th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference took place in Santa Rosa and was focused on Celebrating a Generation of Salmonid Restoration and Recovery.

Santa Barbara, CA

2006

24th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference

The 24th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference took place in Santa Barbara and was focused on Rediscovering Urban Creeks and Creating Healthy Watersheds.