Planning and Evaluation of Dam Removal, Salmon Recovery, and Habitat Restoration

40th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference

28 April 2023

1:30pm - 5:00pm

Session Coordinator:
Mike Belchik, Yurok Tribe

This session will explore and highlight the major planning and design issues and challenges shared by recently completed or in-planning dam removal projects. How do we document and evaluate the “lessons learned” information for already-completed projects and their precedents, and build-in effectiveness monitoring and adaptive management into upcoming projects so science and fish response can better inform restoration planning.

Overview of Regulatory Processes for Klamath River Dam Removals, Matt Robart, MS, Camas LLC

Lessons Learned from Flood Impacts to Habitat Improvement Efforts After Dam Removal: Process-based vs Form-based Restoration Efficacy, Matt Berry, Sierra Streams Institute

Los Padres Alternatives Study: Feasible Alternatives for Maintaining or Removing Los Padres Dam and Implications for Steelhead in the Carmel River Watershed, Jonathan Stead, AECOM

South-Central/Southern California Steelhead 5-Year Reviews, Mark Capelli, NOAA Fisheries

Reintroduction of Spring-run Chinook salmon in the San Joaquin River: Evaluating Efficacy of Decision-making in the Captive-breeding Program, Kasey C. Pregler, Department of Environmental Science, Policy, & Management, University of California, Berkeley

Follow the Science: The Role of Scientific Decision-making in the Big Notch Project, Dennis Finger, Department of Water Resources

Diet, Growth, and Survival of Juvenile Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in Restored Off-channel Habitats in Tributaries to Humboldt Bay, Joshua Cahill and Kate Stonecypher, Cal Poly Humboldt