2026 April eNewsletter

In this eNewsletter you will find:

2026 Conference Plenary Session Announced
Evening Events at the 2026 SRF Conference
SRF Hiring a Streamflow Monitoring Assistant
11th Spring-Run Chinook Symposium – Save the Date!
Save the Date: 2026 Coho Confab
SRF Conference Lodging & FAQs
Stewarding Strawberry Creek
Coho Return to Mendocino Coast
Pints for Non-Profits
Save the Date: 2026 Beneficial Fire Summit
Restoration Job Board
Your Support Makes a Difference- Consider a Silent Auction Donation
Please Update Your SRF Contact Information

2026 Conference Plenary Session Announced

The 2026 Plenary Session, emceed by Thomas Williams, NOAA Fisheries, and will feature Chief Caleen Sisk of the Winnemem Wintu Tribe; Amy Bowers Cordalis, Yurok Tribe, and recent author of The Water Remembers: My Indigenous Family's Fight to Save a River and a Way of Life. Rachel Johnson, PhD, Central Valley Recovery Leader, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries will give a presentation titled, Listening to the Salmon - Life History Diversity as Our Blueprint for Recovery. And Lenya Quinn-Davidson, Director, UC ANR Fire Network and Director, Women-in-Fire Training Exchange (WTREX) Program will present on Letting Fire Flow: Restoring Ecology, Culture, and Connection. Please see our distinguished speakers' biographies on the Plenary webpage.

The 43rd Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference will be held in Redding, California from April 28 - May 1, 2026. Please click here to see the 2026 Conference Agenda Packet.

Evening Events at the 2026 SRF Conference

Wednesday, April 29: SRF and Environmental Science Associates are excited to offer the Wednesday Evening Social and reception at the beautiful Turtle Bay Exploration Park. The ticket price grants you evening entrance to the museum, appetizers, and a drink ticket. You can purchase tickets here.

Thursday, April 30: The Poster Session will be 7-10 pm on Thursday, April 30, 2026 at Redding Civic Auditorium. This annual event is open to all registered conference attendees and is a great venue to network with your peers. Poster presenter registration will be open until April 7, 2026.

Friday, May 1: Please join us at the Friday Evening Banquet to celebrate 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. The Banquet features a gourmet dinner, a fun-filled cabaret, and music by Soul Punch. Buy tickets here.

SRF Hiring a Streamflow Monitoring Assistant
Applications due April 24, 2026

SRF is hiring a streamflow monitor. If you are interested in a seasonal field position that includes streamflow monitoring tributaries in Southern Humboldt/Northern Mendocino, please apply for the Assistant Streamflow Monitoring Position. There may be an opportunity to grow this position in the off-season to support education, outreach and administrative tasks based out of our office in Eureka.

11th Spring-Run Chinook Symposium – Save the Date!
July 23 - 24, Forks of Salmon

SRF and the Salmon River Restoration Council are pleased to announce the 11th Spring-Run Chinook Symposium which will be held this summer on the beautiful Salmon River. The symposium will take place in Forks of Salmon on July 23 and 24 in conjunction with the Annual Cooperative Salmon River Spring Chinook & Summer Steelhead Dive. It will feature both presentations and field tours, offering opportunities to learn more about spring Chinook research and recovery efforts in the Klamath Basin, and view restoration projects in a spring Chinook stronghold. Stay tuned for the full agenda and registration details.

Save the Date: 2026 Coho Confab
Mendocino Coast, August 20 - 23, 2026

SRF is excited to be returning to the Mendocino Coast for the 28th Annual Coho Confab. This Confab will feature exciting projects on the Mendocino Coast, Navarro River, South Fork Eel and more. Field tour sites will include new large wood projects, water storage, off-channel ponds, riparian restoration, fish passage, and more! Event registration will likely open in May.

SRF Conference Lodging & FAQs

For more information on timelines, lodging, scholarship opportunities, etc. please check out our FAQs.

Stewarding Strawberry Creek
April 11, 10 am - 2 pm

Join The Watershed Stewards Program and Caltrout for a community-based event restoring endangered salmonid habitat through invasive removal and native riparian planting. RSVP and see the event flyer for more information.

Coho Return to Mendocino Coast

Thanks to a melange of collaborative efforts, dedicated restorationists, and community support, Coho numbers have continued to surge on the Mendocino Coast. Take a moment to read this uplifting feature story from NOAA that acknowledges many agencies, NGOs, and community partners that have contributed to this success.

Pints for Non-Profits
April 15, 4 - 8 pm, Arcata

The Redwood Curtain in Arcata is sponsoring the AFS Humboldt Bay Student Subunit for their Pints for Nonprofits on 15 April from 4 - 8 PM.The Humboldt Bay Student Subunit of the American Fisheries Society (Cal Poly Humboldt) connects students with professionals in fisheries science.

Save the Date: 2026 Beneficial Fire Summit
December 7 - 11, San Diego

Save the date for a week focused on beneficial fire in the West. This event is a collaboration with the Association for Fire Ecology, UC ANR Fire Network, California Fire Science Consortium, Northern California Prescribed Fire Council, Tall Timbers Research Station, University of Nevada Extension/Living With Fire, and all of you! Stay tuned for more details.

Restoration Job Board

SRF hosts a Job Board on our website to post current positions related to California's fisheries and watershed restoration field. Please email info@calsalmon.org to post a job on our webpage.

Your Support Makes a Difference- Consider a Silent Auction Donation

Donating Silent Auction items is a fun and easy way to support SRF Silent auction donations. As with all donations to SRF, it's tax deductible! You can also support SRF by donating, becoming a member, or purchasing SRF merchandise.

Please Update Your SRF Contact Information

SRF is continually in the process of updating contact information for all of our constituents. Providing your up-to-date information with this easy form will help us ensure that we get it right. We will never share your contact information with anyone. Thank you!