July 2024 eNews

In this eNewsletter you will find:

SRF is happy to announce that the 42nd Annual Conference will be held in Santa Cruz, California on April 29 - May 2, 2025. The Initial Call for Proposals is now open; to submit a proposal for a workshop, session, or field tour, please fill out this form by Monday, August 26. The First Call for Abstracts will be posted in September 2024. Questions can be emailed to abstracts@calsalmon.org.

SRF, with the support of California Department of Fish and Wildlife, will host the 26th Annual Coho Confab at the beautiful Rock Creek Ranch on the South Fork of the Smith River. The pristine Smith River is the largest undammed river in California and located in the northwest corner of the state in the Siskiyou Mountains. Field tours will include exciting projects in Mill Creek, Prairie Creek State Park, Lower Klamath, tributaries to the Smith, and underwater fish ID.

The agenda is posted and registration is open.  

The California Fish Passage Forum, in collaboration with the US Fish & Wildlife Service, and the Federal Highway Administration will host a NOFO webinar to discuss eligible entities and projects, and anticipated funding levels for the Culvert AOP grant program. The program funds projects to replace and remediate culverts and weirs that are barriers to anadromous fish. Eligible recipients include State agencies, units of local government, and Tribes. The deadline for applications is September 23rd, 2024.

Attending the webinar will be a great opportunity to get your questions answered by USFWS Culvert Aquatic Organism Passage Coordinator, Alex Jones. Webinar information and registration available here.

SRF hosts a Job Board on our website to post current positions related to California's fisheries and  watershed restoration field.  Please email info@calsalmon.org to post a job on our webpage.

You can support SRF by making a donation, becoming a member, or purchasing SRF merchandise. 

The Smith River Alliance invites swimmers and wild fish enthusiasts to participate in this year’s South Fork Smith River Fish Count to track the abundance of Coastal Cutthroat trout. Volunteers will also be on the lookout for the rare summer steelhead, spring Chinook salmon, and other species. More information and RSVP instructions can be found here.

Join Pacific Salmon Foundation for the inaugural B.C. Salmon Recovery & Resilience Conference, at the Vancouver Convention Centre. Registration is now open and you can learn more here.

Join River Management Society for a week of field sessions, technical training and peer learning in the immediate aftermath of the Klamath dam removal. The call for proposals is open until October 1. Learn more here.