2026 Spring-Run Chinook Symposium Preliminary Agenda
Thursday, July 23
8-9am - Registration and Continental Breakfast
9am - Opening Remarks TBA
9:30am - Spring Chinook Conservation Genetics Presentations & Panel Discussion
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Michael Miller, PhD
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Tasha Thompson, PhD, Wild Salmon Center
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Spring-run Chinook (ishyâat) in the Salmon River: A Tale of Two Forks, Amy Fingerle, PhD Program, UC Berkeley
11:15am - Recovery Strategies for Spring-run Chinook
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The SPRING Team: A Forum for Shared Learning on Spring Chinook Repopulation and Recovery, Shari Anderson, Lazuli Ecological Services and Craig Tucker, Suits & Signs
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CDFW Spring Chinook Recovery Actions and Updates, Crystal Robinson, CDFW
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Introduction to SHaRP - Salmonid Habitat Restoration Prioritization, Christopher O’Keefe and Kurt Bainbridge, CDFW
12:30pm - Lunch
1:30pm - Spring Chinook Repopulation and Restoration Efforts
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Elwha Dam Removal, George Pess
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South Fork Trinity RSI Project, Joshua Smith, Watershed Research and Training Center
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TBA
3:15pm - Afternoon Workshop: TBA
4:30pm - Closing Remarks TBA
6:30pm - Dinner
Friday, July 24
8 - 9am - Continental Breakfast and pack lunch for tours
Concurrent Field Tours 9am - 5pm:
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Salmon River Floodplain and Fisheries Restoration Tour with Kim Deniz and Karuna Greenberg, Salmon River Restoration Council
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High Mountain Meadows Restoration Tour with Jay Jackson, Salmon River Restoration Council, Jimmy Peterson, Mid Klamath Watershed Counci