[env-trinity] 22nd Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference

[Tom Stokely]

Posted by  Traci "Bear" Thiele   <tracibear at wildcalifornia.org> <srf at northcoast.com> 
Salmonid Restoration Federation 

http://www.calsalmon.org/conference/2004/index.htm 
Phone: (707) 223-1770, Fax: (707) 923-4210 

22nd Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference 
& 14th International Salmon Habitat Enhancement Workshop 
March 17-20, Davis, California 

The Salmonid Restoration Federation will hold our 22nd Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference in Davis, CA from Wednesday, March 17 through Saturday, March 20, 2004. This year's conference is entitled,  "Collaborative Watershed Efforts for Salmonid Recovery," and the conference will be held in conjunction with the 14th International Salmonid Habitat Enhancement Workshop. 

The first two days of the conference include full-day workshops on the following topics: fish-friendly agricultural practices, effectiveness and validation monitoring of restoration projects, urban creek restoration, advanced GIS analysis for watershed management, increasing your watershed and fish restoration organization's capacity, and instream flow requirements for salmonids. 

Field tours include tours of Putah Creek restoration efforts; Cache Creek basin and the Yolo bypass: steelhead restoration, fish passage, and flood control; Village Homes and Davis, CA: suburban watershed planning; and Mokelumne and American River restoration programs. 

On Thursday evening, the theatre troupe Human Nature will perform their new musical comedy, "What's Funny about Global Climate Change?" This play is the brainchild of Mattole restorationist David Simpson and was spawned by David's concerns about the effects of global climate change on salmonids. This event will be co-sponsored by the Sacramento-based organization Friends of the River. 

The plenary session will cover Global, Pacific Northwest, California and Regional salmonid issues. Scientist Robert Lackey from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will address global fisheries issues in his talk, "The Four Nations of the Salmon World." Dune Lankard, a Eyak-Athabascan native from Alaska will share his story of leaving a life of commercial fishing to devote himself to the recovery of wild salmon habitat in Prince William Sound after the devastating Exxon Valdez oil spill. Diana Jacobs, Deputy Director of California Department of Fish and Game will discuss the CALFED restoration program particularly in the Sacramento River Basin. Lastly, Mark Dubois, co-founder of the International Rivers Network, will discuss the role of advocacy in preserving rivers and fisheries habitat on a local and global level. 

Technical and policy concurrent sessions will include presentations on conservation hatchery practices and research, opportunities for restoration through the FERC relicensing process, nutrient additions and water quality in California streams, in-channel and off-channel salmonid habitat enhancement projects, lessons learned from the protection of neighboring watersheds: Putah Creek and Cache Creek, salmon in a global context: climate change, ocean conditions, and the salmon of the Pacific Rim;  non-native and invasive species: controlling threats to salmonid habitats, and the human habitat: fostering lasting change through restoration education and outreach. 

Please visit the SRF web site at www.calsalmon.org to see the conference agenda, a registration form, a preview of the Proceedings, and information about the keynote speakers, scholarship and co-sponsorship opportunities, and conference logistics. 
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