May 2015 eNewsletter Highlights

The 18th Annual Coho Confab will be held August 21-23 at Westminster Woods in Western Sonoma County.

• Water conservation
• Central Coast coho salmon recovery efforts
• Building community-based restoration programs

• Large woody debris methodologies
• Rainwater catchment in Bodega Bay and the Dutch Bill watershed
• A full-day tour of Willow Creek 

Willow Creek is a relatively unique example of a valley wetland stream complex providing rich salmonid habitat that gives us a glimpse of historically common terrestrial conditions. This field tour will include visiting fish monitoring sites, exploring the riparian jungle, and a data presentation. Other tours will highlight sediment reduction and small dam removal projects. The Confab will also include a Water Rights Forum. SRF will be posting the Confab agenda in early June. 

While Governor Brown's Drought Emergency Declaration is still in effect, a streamlined Emergency Water Storage Tank Registration Program is in place for landowners who meet certain criteria. 

California water law requires all people diverting surface waters (from springs, streams, and rivers) to register their diversion(s) with the State Water Resources Control Board. Additionally, if a resident is interested in conserving water through the storage and forbearance method (i.e. storing water during the winter season for use during the dry summer months when streamflows are at their lowest levels), they are required by law to file for an appropriative water right.

As California’s drought continues, this streamlined registration option remains active on the North Coast. Read this brochure to learn more.

Sanctuary Forest, a land trust based in Whitethorn, CA, is currently seeking a Water and Land Stewardship Program Assistant. Apply by June 1. Position open until filled.

The Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District is seeking a Conservation GIS Analyst. This position closes Friday, May 8th. 

The Nature Conservancy is now hiring for the following California positions: 

• Senior Fishery Scientist (Hiring manager: Mary Gleason) Location: Monterey or San Francisco, Job ID 43075
• Salesforce.com Administrator (Hiring manager: Jennifer Alden) Location: San Francisco, Job ID 42797 
• Project Associate, Salmon Initiative (Hiring manager: Lisa Hulette) Location: San Francisco, Job ID 43117
• Seasonal Vegetation Monitoring Technicians (Hiring manager: Sara Sweet) Location: Cosumnes River Preserve, Job ID 43106 
• Hydropower Financial Product Analyst (Hiring manager: Lauren Ferstandig--this is a WO position ) Location: San Francisco, New York or WO, Job ID 43009

The Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment presentations from the 2015 Salmonid Restoration Conference are now available online for download in a PDF format. 

Part 1 contains presentations by Michael J. Furniss and Nate Mantua. 

Part 2 contains presentations by Josh Israel, Jeremy Kobor, and Dane Behrens. 

The Wildlife Conservation Board was granted $39 million this year for Stream Enhancement Flow projects.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife was granted $37 million this year for watershed restoration projects through the newly organized Watershed Restoration Grant Program. 

The Department of Water Resources has over $75 million for several distinct funding programs including Integrated Regional Water Management, Water Conservation, and Groundwater Management Planning.  

The State Water Resources Control Board has multiple programs related to drinking water, wastewater, stormwater, and groundwater. 

Salmonid Restoration Federation (SRF) was recently featured in a two-part podcast about salmon. 

Listen to the podcast here.

Food Non-fiction is a new international podcast that discusses the history and fun facts about various foods and food-related things. SRF, the Karuk tribe, Fisheries Foundation, Friends of the Eel River, and others participated in this podcast about the California drought and the value of wild salmon.