Session Coordinators: Kam Bezdek and Analise Rivero, California Trout

 

This session will explore the intersection between restoration, science and policy. The focus will be on how restoration science and project implementation needs to inform regulation and funding mechanisms with examples of how these factors have influenced policy change at the state and federal level. Presentations in this session will focus on specific examples of where policy, science, and projects have converged to achieve conservation outcomes and advance strategies for the large-scale restoration of California’s native salmonid species.

 

Example Module:

 

• How Bills get implemented and the legislative cycle
• Budget/Bond Process
• Bills affecting natural resources

Monitoring Dissolved Oxygen in the Lower American River to Inform Real-Time Reservoir Operations to Support Successful Chinook Salmon Spawning, Mollie Ogaz, Cramer Fish Sciences

 

Development of the California North Coast Water Availability Tool to Support Streamlined Preparation and Processing of Water Rights for Flow Enhancement Projects, Jennifer Carah, The Nature Conservancy

 

A Plethora of Possibilities for Permitting – Useful Updates for Your Projects, Stephanie Falzone, Sustainable Conservation

 

FHAST: A Mechanistic Based Tool for Assessing Habitat Effects on Anadromous Fish, Peter N. Dudley, University of California, Santa Cruz

 

Reconnection: Integrating Policy and Restoration Science within the Sacramento River Basin, Kam Bezdek, California Trout