2026 Fish Passage Design and Engineering Field School

REGISTRATION IS FULL- Please email info@calsamon.org to be put on the waitlist.

 

SRF is partnering with California Fish and Wildlife, Michael Love & Associates, and Ross Taylor & Associates to offer a hands-on Fish Passage Design and Engineering workshop in San Luis Obispo on February 24 - 26, 2026. The program is intended for engineers, hydrologists, biologists, and environmental planners, or those who are involved in the design and implementation of fish passage projects. The workshop curriculum will cover aquatics species and stream crossings; channel morphology; and pre-design and project layout; including geomorphic based designs, profile control techniques, hydraulic designs using baffles and fishways, monitoring and adaptation strategies, and more. Two days will be spent in a classroom setting and one day will be spent in the field visiting project sites.

 

Lodging information:

 

La Quinta by Wyndham San Luis Obispo Downtown is located at 1845 Monterey Street and is offering King and Double Queens rooms at a discounted rate of $149 + tax. Here is the group block reservation link. To receive the group discount, you must reserve by Monday, February 9, 2026. Please note the nightly parking is $15 per vehicle and complimentary Breakfast is available. La Quinta is across the street from the Veteran's hall and is less than a 5-minute walk.