2011 Salmon Recovery Conference
April 26 - 27, 2011Great Wolf Lodge Conference Center
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Conference Program at a Glance
Conference Slideshow
Video of Keynote Speakers provided by TVW
Congressman Norm Dicks
Congressman
Doc Hastings
Doc Hastings
William W. Stelle, Jr., Regional Administrator for Northwest Region of NOAA
Presentations on Tuesday, April 26th
Marine Habitat Restoration Track
| Where Fresh and Salt Water Collide: Large Scale River Delta Restoration |
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Smugglers Slough: A Work in Progress |
| Quilcene Bay Restoration Neil Werner, Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group |
| Skokomish Estuary Restoration Phase 2: Nalley Island Dike Removal Alex Gouley, Skokomish Tribal Fisheries Rich Geiger, Mason Conservation District |
| Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge Estuary Restoration:
The Return of the Nisqually Estuary Jesse Barham, Nisqually Wildlife Refuge |
| Assessments and Restoration in the Marine Environment |
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| Are Juvenile Salmon Risk Takers or Risk Averse: Strategic Use of Prey by Outbound Juvenile Chinook Salmon in WRIA2 Russel Barsh, Kwiáht |
| Fort Columbia Tidal Reconnection Project Amy Ammer, Columbia River Estuary Study Taskforce (CREST) |
| Anticipating the Social Dimensions of Estuarine Restoration: The Wiley Slough Story Steve Hinton, Skagit River System Cooperative |
| Fisher Slough Freshwater Tidal Marsh Restoration Jenny Baker, The Nature Conservancy |
Fish Passage & Screening
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Rethinking Past Practices: Removing Dams and Other Barriers to Fish Passage  |
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| Restoring Salmonid Access to the Taneum Watershed David Gerth, Kittitas Conservation Trust Paul Tappel, Fisheries Engineers, Inc. |
| Hofer Eastside-Westside Complex:
Touchet River Barrier Remediation in Walla Walla County Mike Denny, Walla Walla County Conservation District Larry Hooker, Walla Walla County Conservation District |
| Flood Control and Salmon Passage in the City: Physical and Computer Models Lead to Passage Designs Brian Burns, Tri State Steelheaders |
| Snyder Creek / Klickitat Mill Fish Passage Project Will Conley, Yakama Nation Fisheries Program |
| Small Dam Removals and Fish Passage |
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| Family Forest Fish Passage Program Rick Kuykendall, Washington Department of Natural Resources |
| Restoration of Fish Passage in Preacher’s Slough, A Tidally Influenced Side Channel of the Chehalis River Birdie Davenport, Washington Department of Natural Resources, Natural Areas Program Lonnie Crumley, Streamworks Consulting, and Chehalis Basin Fisheries Task Force |
| Dam Removal and River Restoration on the North Fork Hoquiam River John Koreny, HDR |
| LeClerc Creek Priority Watershed Restoration: Salmon Recovery Funding Board and Beyond Ray D. Entz, Kalispel Natural Resources |
In-stream Restoration
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| Large Scale Wood Projects to Recover Salmon |
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| Greenwater River Restoration Project Kristin Williamson, South Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement Group |
| Elwha River Restoration Mike McHenry, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe |
| Morse Creek Meander Reconstruction: Techniques and Lessons Learned Rebecca Benjamin, North Olympic Salmon Coalition Kevin Long, North Olympic Salmon Coalition |
| Hamilton Creek Restoration Peter Barber, Lower Columbia Fish Enhancement Group |
| In-Stream Wood Placement |
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| Hancock Springs Restoration John Jorgensen, Yakama Nation |
| How Much Wood Could a Wood Chuck Chuck? Steve Martin, Snake River Salmon Recovery Board |
| Results and Challenges of Restoring Fluvial Processes and Aquatic Habitat in the Alluvial Fan of Newaukum Creek Todd Hurley, King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks |
| Wood: It’s What’s for Habitat Patty Charnas, Kitsap County Department of Community Development |
Floodplain Connection & Restoration Track
| Working "Outside the Box (Channel)": Reconnecting Floodplains and Riparian Areas |
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| Hood Canal Knotweed Control and Riparian Enhancement Project Mendy Harlow, Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group |
| Flood Fencing:
A Method for Influencing River Morphology and Floodplain Dynamics (Case Studies) Bob Aldrich, Snohomish County Public Works |
| North Meander Reconnection Chris Nelson, Snohomish County Public Works |
| Reconnecting a River, Through the Woods and under the Trail Pat Stevenson, Stillaguamish Tribe Tracy Drury, AnchorQea |
| Working "Outside the Box (Channel)": Reconnecting Floodplains and Riparian Areas Continued... |
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| Lower Tolt River Floodplain Reconnection Project Jon Hansen, King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks |
| Creating Habitat and Adjusting to Rivers and Wildlife Mike Kane, Chelan County Natural Resources Department |
| Habitat Improvements from Armor Removal in the Green River Josh Latterell, King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks |
| Dosewallips Estuary Restoration Micah Wait, Wild Fish Conservancy |
Protection & Restoration Acquisition Track
| Strategic Acquisition and Restoration Partnerships |
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| Ohop Valley Acquisition and Restoration Project Lance Wineka, South Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement Group Joe Kane, Nisqually Land Trust |
| Canyon Creek Acquisition and Restoration Project Eric Carabba, Whatcom Land Trust John Thompson, Whatcom County |
| Acquisition, Habitat Restoration, and Trail Development along Cowiche Creek in Yakima County Margaret Neuman, Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group Douglas Mayo, City of Yakima |
| Managing Projects with Multiple Goals and Partners |
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| Navigating the Complexities of Acquiring a Riparian Conservation Easement David Gerth, Kittitas Conservation Trust |
| Conservation Amidst Diverse and Sometimes Conflicting Stakeholder Interests Cherie Kearney, Columbia Land Trust |
| Twin Rivers Ranch Acquisition: Balancing Salmon Protection with Agricultural Use Laurence Reeves, Capitol Land Trust |
| Partnering to Save Land – The Risks, the Rewards, the Cautions Nikki Fields, Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission Ann Welz, The Trust for Public Land |
Presentations on Wednesday, April 27th
| Water: Something You Can Trust |
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| Lisa Pelly, Washington Water Project of Trout Unlimited Mary McCrea, Cascadia Law Group |
Back to the Future: Alternate Fishing Gear and Salmon Recovery
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| Joe Peone, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation Eric White, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation David Troutt, Nisqually Indian Tribe Craig Smith, Nisqually Indian Tribe |
| Patrick Frazier, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Eric Kinne, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife |
| Steve Smith, Hatchery Scientific Review Group |
| Planting Happens in the Middle of the Project, Not the End |
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| Susan Buis, Washington State Department of Transportation |
| What Recent Fish Utilization Studies Tell us about Salmon Habitat and Travel |
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| South Puget Sound Beach Seine Assessments Scott Steltzner, Squaxin Island Tribe |
| Bainbridge Island and Nearby Near-shore Salmon Observations, 2002 to 2010 Doris Small, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Paul Dorn, Suquamish Tribe |
| Habitat Associations of Juvenile Salmon, Forage Fish, and other Species in the San Juan Islands Kurt L. Fresh, NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service |
| Genetic Analysis of Unmarked Juvenile Chinook Salmon in Near-shore Habitats of the San Juan Islands David Teel, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service |
| WRIA 2 Habitat-based Near-shore Fish Assessment: Conclusions and Applications for Salmon Recovery Planning and Implementation Eric Beamer, Skagit River System Cooperative |
| Assessments: Laying the Ground Work for Successful Projects |
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| Introduction |
| Resources for Planning Successful Projects – RiverRAT and SHRG Peter Skidmore, Skidmore Restoration Consulting |
| A Discussion of Restoration Assessments in Three Large Rivers: Case Studies Bob Aldrich, Snohomish County Public Works |
| As Salmon Recovery Progresses, Better Tools Lead to Better Projects Steve Martin, Snake River Salmon Recovery Board |
| Which Restoration Project Should we Build First? A Practical Way to Combine Good Judgment with Hard Facts to Make Better Decisions Josh Latterell, King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks |
