March 2024 eNewsletter

In this eNewsletter you will find:

• Conference Registration Still Open
• SRF Poster Session
• Featured Workshop: Nature-Like Fishways
• SRF Membership Meeting and Dinner
• Conference Banquet
• SRF Conference FAQs
• Siskiyou Water Transaction Workshop
• Save the Date - 26th Annual Coho Confab
• Featured Resource Page
• SRF Conference Proceedings
• CDFW Fisheries Restoration Grant Program
• SRF Featured on KMUD
• Environmental Justice Small Grants Program
• PAD Expert Review
• National Coastal Resistance Fund
• cbec Hiring
• Restoration Job Board
• Support SRF

Conference Registration Still Open

The 41st Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference will be held in Santa Rosa, California from March 26-29, 2024. Conference registration is open and the sessions, workshops, and field tour agendas are posted online. 

Please click here to see the Conference Agenda Packet.

SRF Poster Session
Register by March 11, 2024

The Poster Session will be 7-10 pm on Thursday, March 28 at the Hyatt Regency. This annual event is open to all conference attendees and is a great venue to network with your peers.

If you would like to present during the Poster Session, click here to pre-register. Please email with any questions about the poster session.

Featured Workshop: Nature-Like Fishways

This workshop will occur over two days and will be instructed by several leading practitioners in the field of nature-like fishway implementation, including representatives from both private and public agencies. The goal of the workshop is to share knowledge of nature-like fishway design and long-term stability observations among practitioners, regulators, and operators to improve the collective awareness of contemporary NLF science and design methodologies to ultimately provide more effective and sustainable passage for fish. Learn more here. 

Membership Dinner
5:30 pm March 28, 2024

The Annual Membership Dinner is a fun-filled networking event. You do not need to be a member to attend. The dinner will be held at the Saralee Barn at the Sonoma Fairgrounds which is where the conference workshops and tours are held. Learn more here.

You can register for the Membership Dinner a la carte or with the Conference Registration.

SRF Annual Membership Meeting
Lunch time Friday, March 29 at Hyatt Sonoma Wine Country 

The Annual SRF Membership Meeting is open to all and offers an opportunity to meet other members as well as SRF's dedicated Board of Directors and staff. SRF's Executive Director, Dana Stolzman, will provide an update on our accomplishments over the past year as well as our plans and projects for the coming year. If you are interested in learning about serving on the SRF Board, please consider attending. SRF Board terms are two years and we have elected directors and appointed alternates. Learn more here. 

Conference Banquet
6:30 pm March 29, 2024

The SRF Conference Banquet features a fabulous dinner, a fun-filled cabaret, an awards ceremony to honor our restoration heroes, and Papiba and Friends — a trio of band members from the Afro-Brazilian band Sambada!. Learn more here.

Please purchase your Banquet tickets a la carte in advance or with your Conference Registration.

SRF Conference FAQs

Information about hotel group blocks, registration policies, and other conference logistical info can be found here.

Siskiyou Water Transaction Workshop

SRF, Trout Unlimited, and Scott River Watershed Council hosted a Water Transaction workshop in February in coordination with the SWIF training. This workshop was designed for landowners to learn more about appropriative and riparian water rights, winter water storage for use in the summer, and the permitting pathways for various types of water projects both domestic and agricultural. View the slide decks here.

Featured Resource Page: Restoration Permitting

Don’t let the fear of permitting get in your way of bringing back salmon. Learn about programmatic approvals, water quality permits, and lake and streambed alterations permits on the SRF Restoration Permitting Resource Page. There will be a session focused on permitting at the conference. 

Save the Date - 26th Annual Coho Confab
September 13-15, 2024, Rock Creek Ranch

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 is located in the northwest corner of the state in the Siskiyou Mountains. Learn more here.