Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Fund (PCSRF) Workshop

NOAA Fisheries will host a Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Fund (PCSRF) Workshop on January 12, 2011 in Portland, OR at the Embassy Suites – Downtown Portland.

The goals of the Workshop are to share successes and experiences from on-the-ground implementation of recovery and restoration efforts funded by PCSRF, to discuss lessons learned, and to identify future priorities for the PCSRF program a oration efforts. A draft agenda is attached. The workshop is open to the public. Additional information can be found on the Workshop registration site.

Attendance is free, but capacity is limited. Please register at: http://client-ross.com/pcsrf/
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Rumsey, Regional Monitoring Coordinator, NMFS/NWR, at 503-872-2791 or Scott.Rumsey@noaa.gov

DRAFT AGENDA

SHARING IDEAS ON PACIFIC COASTAL SALMON RECOVERY FUND
IMPLEMENTATION

DRAFT WORKSHOP AGENDA
JANUARY 12, 2011
EMBASSY SUITES PORTLAND – DOWNTOWN
319 SW PINE STREET, PORTLAND, OREGON 97204

9:00 – 9:10 AM Welcome, Barry Thom (NOAA)
9:10 – 9:20 AM Introductions and Meeting Objectives, Nancy Tosta- Moderator (Ross), Scott Rumsey (NOAA)
9:20 – 10:00 Restoration Prioritization, Katie Barnas (NOAA) – tentative
10:00 – 10:15 BREAK
10:15 – 12:00 Panel Discussion: Habitat Restoration & Protection Projects/Challenges
• Nisqually Estuary, WA, Jeanette Dorner (Nisqually Tribe)
• Restoring Steelhead to Carpentaria Creek, CA, Mauricio Gomez (South Coast Habitat Restoration)
• Potlatch River Restoration, ID, Kenneth Stinson (ID Latah SWCD)
• Upper Deschutes River Passage and Restoration, TBA
• Alaska: Identifying Protection Priorities, Peter Bangs (AKSSF)

12:00 -1:15 LUNCH
1:15 – 2:00 Outreach & Education and Enhancement
• WA Salmon Recovery Funding Board - Project Conference, Brian Abbott (WA RCO)
• OR Watershed Councils & Technical Assistance, TBA
• Clearwater River Coho Salmon Production Project, Michael Brisbee (CRITFC)

2:00 – 2:15 BREAK
2:15 – 4:00 Panel Discussion: Monitoring
• Reach scale Project Effectiveness Monitoring, Jennifer O’Neal (Tetra-Tech)
• Intensively Monitored Watersheds, Bill Ehinger (WA ECY)
• IMW design and challenges for Interior populations, Lytle Denny (Shoshone-Bannock Tribes)
• Strait of Juan de Fuca Smolt Monitoring, Mike McHenry (Lower Elwha-Klallam Tribe)
• Response of Juv. Salmonids to Habitat Res. in Humboldt Bay, CA, Michael Wallace (CA DFG)

4:00 – 4:30 Wrap up, take away messages, Nancy Tosta and Scott Rumsey
4:30 ADJOURN