Salmonid Restoration Federation
Taking the Pulse: Measuring Restoration Success
April 29 - May 2, 2025
Santa Cruz, California

2025 Plenary Session

01 May 2025
9:00am - 12:00pm
The exciting annual Plenary Session showcases the state of salmonid recovery in California and features distinguished keynote speakers including legislators, renowned academics, watershed visionaries, and scientists at the forefront of the restoration movement in California.
 
The Humanity of Fisheries Restoration, Kellyx Nelson, Executive Director, San Mateo Resource Conservation District
 
Restoring Balance: The Klamath Dam Removal and its Significance for Reconnecting Humanity to the Environment, Frankie Myers, Yurok tribal representative
 
How Redband Trout Navigate The Challenges And Opportunities of The Upper Klamath Basin: Implications For Salmon Recovery, Jonny Armstorng, Ph.D., Oregon State University
 
Knowing What We Want – A Conceptual Framework For Restoring Klamath River Salmon Populations, Tommy Williams, Ph.D., NOAA Fisheries, Southwest Fisheries Science Center
 
Water Quality and Primary Production Responses in the Klamath River During Drawdown and Dam Removal, Desiree Tullos, Department of Biological and Ecological Engineering, Oregon State University

Deconstruction of Copco 2 dam. Swiftwater Films.