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Salmon Habitat Conference Logo Salmon Habitat Conference
Building Better Projects

April 26, 2007
Sheraton Hotel in Downtown Tacoma

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9:15 A.M.–9:45 A.M. Watertype Assessment Projects
Jamie Glasgow, Wild Fish Conservancy
Habitat Restoration: Lessons from the Past, Tools for the Future
Pete Bisson, U.S.D.A. Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station
Panel Discussion: Nearshore and Estuary Projects
Moderator: Doug Osterman, King County
Beatty Creek Barrier Removal and Channel Reconstruction
Mike Kuttel, Jr., Thurston Conservation District
10 A.M.–10:30 A.M. Negotiating with Landowners and Combining Funding Sources
Eric Erler, Capitol Land Trust
Engineered Log Jams
Mike McHenry, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe
Panel discussion: Nearshore and Estuary Projects (continued-same file as above)
Perry Creek Fish Passage Project
Lance Winecka, South Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement Group
10:45 A.M.-11:15 A.M. White River: Making Acquisitions Work in Eastern Washington
Gordon Congdon, Chelan-Douglas Land Trust
Trap Creek Large Woody Debris Placement
Ron Craig, Willapa Bay Regional Fisheries Enhancement Group
Panel discussion: Nearshore and Estuary Projects (continued-same file as above)
Project Partners for Fish Passage: Examples from the Chehalis Basin
Lee Napier, Grays Harbor County
11:30 A.M.-12 P.M. Working Your Way Through Acquisitions: From Landowner Willingness and Parcel Prioritizing Through Project Closing
Molly Doran, Skagit Land Trust
Using Large Wood Structures To Aggrade Sediment and Increase Habitat Diversity in Bedrock Stream Channels
Tony Meyer, Lower Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group
Panel discussion: Nearshore and Estuary Projects (continued-same file as above)
WRIA 1 Fish Barrier Inventory: A Basin-Wide Approach
Scott Rockwell, Nooksack Tribe and Darrell Gray, Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association
12 P.M.–1:30 P.M. Lunch and Presentation:
Monitoring Past, Present, and Future

Jennifer O'Neal, Tetra Tech EC, Inc.
(This presentation is not available)
1:35 P.M.–2:05 P.M.    Conserving Floodplains in a Competitive Real Estate Market (Yakima, Cle Elum & Teanaway Rivers)
Scott Nicolai, Yakama Nation and David Gerth, Kittitas Conservation Trust
Riparian Restoration in Arid Landscapes
Alison Bower, Walla Walla County Conservation District
Wiley Slough: Considerations For Planning Complex Estuary Restoration Projects
Steve Hinton, Skagit System Cooperative
Cedar Creek Dam Removal
Sandy Dotts, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife in partnership with the Town of Ione
2:15 P.M.–2:45 P.M.    Panel Discussion: Acquisition Projects from A to Z
Moderator: Marc Duboiski
Riparian Planting and Floodplain Functions
Bob Aldrich, Snohomish County
Landscape-scale Conservation on Grays River
Ian Sinks, Columbia Land Trust
Working with the Agricultural Community: Projects that Benefit Fish and Farmers
Anna Lael, Kittitas County Conservation District
3 P.M.-3:30 P.M.    Panel Discussion: Acquisition Projects from A to Z
Moderator: Marc Duboiski (continued-same file as above)
Using Habitat Assessments to Target Restoration Actions
Alan Soicher, Nooksack Tribe, and Mike Maudlin, Lummi Nation
Nisqually Estuary: Complexities of a Large-Scale Restoration
Jeannette Dorner, Nisqually Tribe
Chewuch Dam Barrier Removal
Chris Johnson, Chewuch Basin Council, and Greg Knott, Bureau of Reclamation
3:45 P.M.–4:15 P.M.    Panel Discussion: Acquisition Projects from A to Z
Moderator: Marc Duboiski (continued-same file as above)
Managing a Complex Levee Setback Project
Dan Wrye, Pierce County Water Programs
Nearshore Restoration, Sediment Transport, and Effectiveness Monitoring
Scott Thomas, City of Burien
Dogfish Creek Estuary Restoration: Building a Bridge and a Park for Salmon and People
Paul Dorn, Suquamish Tribe

 

Conference Key
Protection and Acquisition  
Habitat Restoration  
Nearshore and Estuary  
Fish Passage and Screening  

For Conference information, contact:
Brian Abbott at briana@rco.wa.gov
Susan Zemek at susanz@rco.wa.gov

 

 

 

 

 

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