2025 July eNewsletter

In this eNewsletter you will find:

2026 SRF Conference Proposal Solicitation
April 28 - May 1, 2026, Redding, CA
 

SRF is happy to announce that the 43rd Annual Conference will be held in Redding, California on April 28 - May 1, 2026. The Initial Call for Proposals is now open; to submit a proposal for a workshop, session, or field tour, please fill out this form by Monday, August 25, 2025. The First Call for Abstracts will be posted in September 2025. Questions can be emailed to abstracts@calsalmon.org.

27th Annual Coho Confab Registration, Rates Increase on July 11
August 7 - 10, 2025, Orleans, CA
 

SRF with the support of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Fisheries Restoration Grant Program will host the 27th Annual Coho Confab at the beautiful Sandy Bar Ranch on the Klamath River. The recent Klamath dam removal project affords an opportunity to see large-scale restoration efforts in various reaches of the Klamath. Participants will have an opportunity to see a wide range of projects including Mid-Klamath helicopter wood loading projects, low-tech restoration projects in the Mid-Klamath, McKinney Fire instream and upslope restoration sites, Salmon River floodplain enhancements, and Klamath dam removal sites. Please note that due to current fires, there is a chance that SRF will need to reschedule the Confab for early September.  

The preliminary agenda is posted and registration is open.

2025 Margie Caisley Coho Confab Scholarship
 

Originally started in honor of Margie Caisley by a generous donor, SRF is continuing this scholarship for a fourth year. Margie was beloved by the restoration community and her many colleagues. This scholarship will provide an aspiring engineer and or restoration practitioner a full fee waiver to the upcoming Coho Confab. Please fill out this brief request form by July 16.

There are also work-trade opportunities still available. Please email lindsay@calsalmon.org for information.

2025 Central Coast Erosion and Sediment Control Field School Registration Now Open
November 11 - 13, 2025, Arroyo Grande, CA
 

SRF is partnering with Pacific Watershed Associates to offer an Erosion and Sediment Control Field School November 11 - 13, 2025 in San Luis Obispo County. This technical field course is a part of our Central Coast BMP Education Series and is funded by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Fisheries Restoration Grant Program. The agenda is designed to assist planners, regulators, environmental scientists, engineers, and landowners to improve environmental protection by identifying, assessing, and ultimately designing erosion control projects.

A field tour component is included and will complement classroom topics, including a review of techniques to identify, characterize and treat road related sediment sources which can be used to create prioritized action plans for wildland road systems.

Register for the field school and learn more here.

Support SRF
 

You can support SRF by donating, becoming a member, or purchasing SRF merchandise.

2025 Salmon River Fish Dive
July 29 - 30,  Forks of Salmon
 

SRRC will host the annual Salmon River Spring Chinook Cooperative Dive on July 29-30, 2025 in Forks of Salmon. Together, 80 trained divers will work to count spring Chinook and summer steelhead in the Salmon River and its key tributaries. Advance registration is required for all participants. Click here to register and to learn more.

Going Beyond Land Acknowledgements
Online, August 12
 

Redbud Resource Group offers quarterly online training to individuals or organizations looking to strengthen their tribal relations capacity and foster meaningful partnerships.  Learn more and register here.

New Tribal Capacity Hub
 

SRF will host a Tribal Capacity Hub on our website to share tribal resources and upcoming training opportunities. SRF will be offering 2-3 scholarships to our upcoming Roads field school in SLO. Please feel free to share any upcoming opportunities by email info@calsalmon.org. Visit the Tribal Capacity Hub here.

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.

New SRF Merch Available
 

SRF recently restocked some of our classic shirts, hats, and hoodies. We also have an exciting new tye-dye version of the Baitful Dead.You can purchase SRF merchandise here.