Bridging the Gaps in Restoration
April 28 - May 1, 2026
Restoration Strategy, Implementation, and Collaboration
01 May 2026
9:00am - 12:00pm
Session Coordinators: Gwen Santos, Environmental Science Associates; and Sarah Phillips, Marin Resource Conservation District
This session highlights collaboration and how resources can be leveraged to achieve restoration goals and harmony amongst landowners, regulators and practitioners. Seven projects will touch on topics including navigating private land ownership, land acquisitions, water rights, regulations, dam removal, and mitigation and ultimately how multiple interests can come together to support salmonid restoration throughout the Santa Clara River, Napa River, Sacramento River, and the Klamath Mountains and Klamath River in California.
Pickell's Dam Removal: Directing Mitigation Resources to High Value Species Recovery Actions
Jeff Lewis, Valley Water
Jeff Lewis, Valley Water
Sulphur Creek Fish Passage Restoration (Part 2) – Lesson Learned from Implementation and Post Project Monitoring
Aaron Sutherlin, WRA
Aaron Sutherlin, WRA
Acquiring Land – a Foundation for Large-Scale Habitat Restoration and Salmon Recovery
Maggie Blankinship, River Partners
Maggie Blankinship, River Partners
Utilizing Private Capital to Advance Large-scale Floodplain Restoration at the Butte Sink Mitigation Bank
Ashley Zavagno, WRA
Ashley Zavagno, WRA
A Collaboration for Fish, Farms, and Neighbors: Scott River Restoration Farmers Ditch Company Project
Travis James, Yurok Tribe
Travis James, Yurok Tribe
From Fragmented to Functional – A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Restoration on the Little Shasta River
Adrienne Chenette, American Rivers
Adrienne Chenette, American Rivers
Strategic Land and Water Acquisitions in the Klamath to Increase Streamflows and Improve Habitat
Amy Campbell, Senior Project Director, The Nature Conservancy
Amy Campbell, Senior Project Director, The Nature Conservancy