2020 Vision for California’s Salmonscape
March 31 - April 3, 2020
Sessions at the 38th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference
Thursday, April 2, 2020
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Approaches for Management and Restoration of Central California Coastal Lagoons
Session Coordinator:
Dane K Behrens, PhD, PE, Environmental Science Associates
![Illustration from A Delta Renewed (San Francisco Estuary Institute, 2016) created by Yiping Lu (UC Berkeley) Illustration from A Delta Renewed (San Francisco Estuary Institute, 2016) created by Yiping Lu (UC Berkeley)](https://www.calsalmon.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/South%20Delta_future_Historical%20Context%20session.jpg?itok=Xzju7OB3)
Understanding Historical Context to Inform Current Salmonid Recovery Planning
Session Coordinator:
Jay Stallman, Stillwater Sciences
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Creating Opportunities for Community Involvement to Address Common Urban Stream Management Issues
Session Coordinators:
Ann Riley, Co-founder California Urban Streams Partnership
San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board
San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board
Sediment: Management Challenges and the Foundation Of Habitat
Session Coordinators:
Eric Ginney, ESA
Brian Cluer, NOAA
Friday, April 3, 2020
![Sea Surface Temperature map of the California Coast](https://www.calsalmon.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/Sea%20Surface%20Temp%20map.jpg?itok=q2QHiAVN)
Seascape Ecology: Growth, Survival, and Foraging in the California Current
Session Coordinators:
Cynthia Le Doux-Bloom, PhD, Humboldt State University, Department of Fisheries Biology
Nate Mantua, PhD, NOAA, Southwest Fisheries Science Center
Nate Mantua, PhD, NOAA, Southwest Fisheries Science Center
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The Influence of Food Webs on Salmonid Growth and Performance: A Forgotten Link to Species Resilience
Session Coordinator:
Robert Lusardi, Center for Watershed Sciences, UC Davis
Challenges and Innovations in Salmonid Lifecycle Monitoring in Coastal Streams
Session Coordinator:
Jack Eschenroeder, Fish Bio
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Hydrologic Management Insights from Instrumented Watersheds
Session Coordinators:
Tim Bailey, Humboldt County Resource Conservation District
David Dralle, Postdoctoral Researcher, Eel River Critical Zone Observatory, Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, CA
![Juvenile Chinook Salmon (photo credit Mark Colin, Getty Images) Juvenile Chinook Salmon](https://www.calsalmon.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/Juvenile%20Chinook%20Salmon_%20photo%20credit%20Mark%20Colin%20Getty%20Images_0.jpg?itok=yZ61be87)
Seascape Ecology: Overview, Current Events, Movement, and Migration
Session Coordinators:
Cynthia Le Doux-Bloom, Humboldt State University, Department of Fisheries Biology
Nate Mantua, NOAA, Southwest Fisheries Science Center
Nate Mantua, NOAA, Southwest Fisheries Science Center
![Spring-run Release in the San Joaquin River. Photo by Elif Fehm-Sullivan Spring-run Release in the San Joaquin River. Photo by Elif Fehm-Sullivan](https://www.calsalmon.org/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/Reintroductions.jpg?itok=0huI0lQ6)
The Science Informing Salmonid Reintroductions
Session Coordinator:
Carlos Garza, NOAA Fisheries, Southwest Fisheries Science Center
Carlos Garza, NOAA Fisheries, Southwest Fisheries Science Center
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(Un)Dam it! Dam Removal and Fish Passage Projects in California
Session Coordinator:
Darren Mierau, CalTrout North Coast Director