Holding Space—Restoring Habitat and Making Room for Innovation
March 26 - 29, 2024
Tours at the 41st Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Process-Based Restoration in the Uplands — Transforming Fuels to Flows and Willows to Water to Support Healthy Forests, Forage and Fish
9:00am - 5:00pm
Field Tour Coordinators: Brock Dolman and Kate Lundquist, Occidental Arts & Ecology Center,
Field Tour Contributors: Damion Ciotti, US Fish and Wildlife Coastal Program; Kevin Swift, Swift Water Design; Loren Poncia, Stemple Creek Ranch
City of Santa Rosa Urban Creek Tour
9:00am - 5:00pm
Field Tour Coordinator: Steve Brady, City of Santa Rosa
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Dry Creek Field Tour: Partnerships in Habitat Enhancement and Monitoring for Salmonid Recovery
9:00am - 5:00pm
Field Tour Coordinators: Justin Smith and David Cuneo, Sonoma Water
Large-scale Restoration in a Dynamic Estuary System: A Tour of the Garcia River Estuary Habitat Enhancement Project
9:00am - 5:00pm
Field Tour Coordinators: Peter Van De Burgt, The Nature Conservancy and Lauren Hammack, Prunuske Chatham, Inc.
Napa River Restoration: Mid - Upper Napa River (Oakville to Oak Knoll Reach) Project
9:00am - 5:00pm
Field Tour Coordinators: Rick Thomasser and Jeremy Sarrow, Napa County Flood Control and Water District; Jorgen Blomberg, Principal ESA; Jason White, Restoration Engineer ESA; Leslie Ferguson, Restoration Specialist, SFRWQCB; and Napa County RCD
Takeaways Gleaned While Restoring Habitat in the Lagunitas Creek Watershed & Learning About New Projects on the Horizon
9:00am - 5:00pm
Field Tour Coordinators: Sarah Phillips, Marin RCD and Eric Ettlinger, Marin Water District