27th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference
The 27th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference will be held March 4-7, 2009 in Santa Cruz, California. This year the conference will feature workshops on topics including estuary restoration, fish passage design and implementation, coho use and restoration of off channel habitat, watershed monitoring and assessment, and sustainable agriculture: water quality and riparian habitat restoration.
All day field tours will include tours highlighting Resource Management for Steelhead and Coho Salmon Conservation in Santa Cruz County: A Tour of San Lorenzo River and Soquel Projects, Carmel River restoration projects, Southern Coho Streams and the NOAA lab and broodstock program, Coho Salmon and Steelhead Enhancement projects on the North Coast, Dams and Daylighting: Progress and Opportunities in San Francisquito Creek and half-day tours of fish passage projects and sustainable agriculture projects in conjunction with those morning workshops.
Concurrent sessions include:
- Water Diversions & Water Wars in California
- FERC Relicensing Restoration Opportunities
- Central & South Coast Steelhead: Biology, Genetics, and Recovery Strategies
- Fire Ecology, Forests, and Fisheries
- Dam Removal and Modifications for Salmonid Recovery
- Restoration at the Crossroads
- Juvenile Steelhead and Coho Salmon: Central Coast Habitat and Population Research
- Hydrologic and Geomorphic Legacy Issues: Solutions for the Past and the Future
- Coho Salmon Recovery and Restoration: Putting Theory into Practice.
This is the premiere habitat restoration conference in the Pacific Northwest and hosting the conference in Santa Cruz affords wonderful opportunities to view projects on the Central Coast and highlight issues that pertain to coastal watershed and coho salmon recovery. The Plenary session will focus on the state of commercial fisheries in California and elements of watershed restoration. To see the conference agenda or to learn more about the conference, please visit the SRF web site: http://www.calsalmon.org/
The Salmonid Restoration Federation was formed in 1986 to help stream restoration practitioners advance the art and science of restoration.SRF promotes restoration,stewardship, and recovery of California native salmon, steelhead, and trout populations through education, collaboration, and advocacy.
All day field tours will include tours highlighting Resource Management for Steelhead and Coho Salmon Conservation in Santa Cruz County: A Tour of San Lorenzo River and Soquel Projects, Carmel River restoration projects, Southern Coho Streams and the NOAA lab and broodstock program, Coho Salmon and Steelhead Enhancement projects on the North Coast, Dams and Daylighting: Progress and Opportunities in San Francisquito Creek and half-day tours of fish passage projects and sustainable agriculture projects in conjunction with those morning workshops.
Concurrent sessions include:
- Water Diversions & Water Wars in California
- FERC Relicensing Restoration Opportunities
- Central & South Coast Steelhead: Biology, Genetics, and Recovery Strategies
- Fire Ecology, Forests, and Fisheries
- Dam Removal and Modifications for Salmonid Recovery
- Restoration at the Crossroads
- Juvenile Steelhead and Coho Salmon: Central Coast Habitat and Population Research
- Hydrologic and Geomorphic Legacy Issues: Solutions for the Past and the Future
- Coho Salmon Recovery and Restoration: Putting Theory into Practice.
This is the premiere habitat restoration conference in the Pacific Northwest and hosting the conference in Santa Cruz affords wonderful opportunities to view projects on the Central Coast and highlight issues that pertain to coastal watershed and coho salmon recovery. The Plenary session will focus on the state of commercial fisheries in California and elements of watershed restoration. To see the conference agenda or to learn more about the conference, please visit the SRF web site: http://www.calsalmon.org/
The Salmonid Restoration Federation was formed in 1986 to help stream restoration practitioners advance the art and science of restoration.SRF promotes restoration,stewardship, and recovery of California native salmon, steelhead, and trout populations through education, collaboration, and advocacy.