Salmonid Restoration Federation

April 2015 eNewsletter Highlights

2015 Plenary Presentations Available Online

The Plenary session presentations at the 2015 Salmonid Restoration Conference by Dr. Lynn B. Ingram, author of The West Without Water, and Dr. Brian Spence of NOAA Fisheries are available online for download in a PDF format.

The Plenary session videos have also been posted on Vimeo.

Presentations from the Innovative Approaches to Coho Salmon Recovery Workshop and the Beyond the Thin Blue Line Floodplain Sessions are also available online. Other presentations will be posted soon.


Salmonid Restoration Award Recipients Celebrated

The Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference provides an opportunity to honor the contributions that individual practitioners have made to California's fisheries restoration field. Recipients are nominated for one of three award categories by their colleagues prior to the conference, and their achievements are celebrated during the Conference Cabaret and Banquet.

Click here to read about the 2015 Award Recipients.

Click here to listen listen to an interview with the award recipients on KMUD Community Radio. This segment aired on March 30, 2015.


18th Annual Coho Confab

August 21-23, 2015 in Occidental, CA

Mark your calendars! Salmonid Restoration Federation, in cooperation with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Gold Ridge RCD, and other non-profits and fisheries agencies, will explore coho recovery strategies and techniques during the 18th Annual Coho Confab at Westminster Woods.

This event will feature tours of large wood installations, water conservation efforts, stream bank stabilization, and fish passage projects. The Coho Confab will visit exemplary restoration sites in Willow Creek, Dutch Bill watershed, Dry Creek, and other tributaries in the Russian River.

The agenda and registration information for the 18th Annual Coho Confab will be available in the summer of 2015.

Click here for additional information about the Annual Coho Confab


2015 Conference Proceedings Now Available Online

The 2015 Salmonid Restoration Conference Proceedings is a publication containing presentation abstracts and the presenter directory, in addition to other useful information.


Watershed Day at the Capitol

Watershed Day is April 29, 2015 in Sacramento, CA. This event offers a great opportunity to learn about the political climate of future watershed restoration in California, and provides a forum for watershed practitioners to meet with legislators and representatives.


The Nature Conservancy is Hiring

The following exciting career opportunities have become available:

Ecohydrologist, Job ID 43025

Climate Change Resilience Science Fellow, Job ID 43026

Summer Science Intern, Job ID 43027

Applicants must apply online via PeopleSoft Self Service > Recruiting Activities. To easily locate the position, enter the job ID in the keyword search box or do an “advanced search” on California.