Salmonid Restoration Federation
April 28 - May 1, 2026
Redding, California

Science and Research to Inform Management

Session Coordinator: Eli Asarian, Riverbend Sciences

This session will explore science across a range of topics relevant to river restoration and conservation, including: sampling design, genetics, water management, hydrologic effects of habitat restoration, and climate change effects on salmonids and food webs. Habitats discussed will span from mountain meadows to coastal streams and regulated mainstem rivers, and from the Pacific Northwest to California's North Coast and Sierra Nevada.
 
Assessing Freshwater Biodiversity With eDNA, Brooke Penaluna, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station
 
Hybridization of Coastal Cutthroat Trout and Steelhead at the Southern Tip of Their Range, Sam Rizza, TRIB Research
 
The Importance of Flow Variation For Regulated Rivers, Seth Naman, NOAA Fisheries
 
Hydrologic Benefits of Meadow Restoration: Insights from the Van Norden Meadow Restoration Project, Alecia Weisman, M.S., South Yuba River Citizens League, Sam Diaz, Verdantas
 
Simulating Telemetry Studies That Estimate Component Mortality Rates of Imperiled Juvenile Salmonids, Elizabeth M. Greenheck, George Mason University