Short Courses
7:00 Breakfast
8:00 Welcome: Sue Niezgoda – President, RRNW
8:10 Opening Address: Lorraine Bodi – Putting Fish Back in the River (and much more…)
Moderator: Pete Klingeman
9:00 Session 1: Trinity River
Moderator: Marjorie Wolfe
- Modeling Surface Water – Groundwater Interaction on the Trinity River – Nathan Bradley
- Vegetation Modeling of the Trinity River between Lewiston Dam and the North Fork Trinity River – Jianchun Huang
- Investigating the impact of introduced Brown Trout on native salmonids in the Trinity River, CA. – Justin Alvarez
10:00 Break
10:30 Session 2: Climate Change Adaptation in Restoration
Moderator: Rob Sampson
- The Social Response to Water Scarcity and Climate Change – Kathleen Moore
- Integrating Climate Change Assessment into Stream Restoration Design: Lessons Learned and Approaches – Hope Herron
- Climate Change Adaptation; Moving From Plans to Action in the Nooksack River Basin, WA – Oliver Grah
- Climate Change Resiliency Design: Stream Restoration Strategies for Meacham – Richard Christian
12:00 Lunch
1:30 Session 3: Stream Restoration in the Built Environment
Moderator: Gary Wolff
- Restoring Floodplain Capacity and Hyporheic Function in an Urban Setting – Thornton Confluence and Kingfisher Projects – Mike (Rocky) Hrachovec
- Designing after Disaster: River Restoration in the Wake of the 2013 Colorado Floods – Katie Jagt
- An Integrated Approach to Floodplain Restoration and Greenway Development Along an Urban Stream in Northern California – Tom Hesseldenz
- Beavers in the Built Environment: First Year Results of a Three Year Study in the Tualatin River Basin, Oregon – James White
3:00 Break
3:30 Session 4: Landscape Architecture in Restoration Design
Moderator: Paul Agrimis
- Panel Discussion – Mike Faha, Jonathan Kusa, Roland Aberg, and Michelle Delk
4:10 Invited Speaker: Bart Nijssen – The Columbia River in the 21st Century: Projections of Climate Change Impacts on the Hydrology of the Columbia River
Moderator: Janine Castro
5:00 Hosted Reception
6:30 Dinner
7:00 Breakfast
8:00 Invited Speaker: Barbara Cosens – Columbia River and the Columbia River Treaty
Moderator: Terril Stevenson
9:00 Session 5: Klamath River
Moderator: Matt Brennan
- The Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement; A Case Study of Using Science to Help Reach Agreement – Michael Belchik
- Synthesis of Predictions for Long-Term Effects of Dam Removal on Water Quality, Nutrients, and Primary Production in the Klamath River – Eli Asarian
- Restoring Salmonid Habitat Complexity and Resiliency in Tributaries of the Lower Klamath River – Innovations and Lessons Learned – Rocco Fiori
10:00 Session 6: Poster Session
Moderator: Susan Firor
| Jason Smith | Wetland Mitigation and Stream Restoration in a Landslide Landscape |
| Anna Spooner | Integrating Habitat Restoration within the Confluence Park Project |
| Liv Waldorf | Impacts of the 2013 Flood on Large Woody Debris (LWD), Along the Elbow River, AB |
| Celeste Searles Mazzacano | Best practices for survey and salvage of native freshwater mussels in restoration sites |
| Jacob Gorski | Spokane River Low – Flow Trends: The Role of Changing Water Demands, Water Sources, and Watershed Conditions |
| Tyler Joki | What is 65% |
| Ethan Green | Biological response to floodplain reconnection and in stream fish habitat enhancement |
| Jake Kimbro | Restoring functional and sustainable floodplain and watershed processes: Grand Ronde Subbasin Catherine Creek, Sasaaxinma (king fisher) |
| Aaron Martin | Wood implementation and monitoring on a large scale river |
| Peter Stroud | Carmel River Restoration – San Clemente Dam Removal |
| Steve Klein | EPA Region 10 Climate Change and TMDL Pilot Project |
| Danielle Devier | Discovering Rivers Hidden Within Floodplains and Mitigating the Downstream Impacts of Dams: A Multidisciplinary Collaboration on the Lower Tieton River, Yakima Basin, Washington |
| Philip Simpson | A Preliminary Summary of Ecological Effects and Fisheries Management Considerations Associated with the Removal of Powerdale Dam (Hood River, OR) |
| Brian Hastings | Groundwater response to restoration of upper Klamath tributaries floodplain functions, Deming Ranch, South Fork Sprague River near Bly, Oregon |
| Nolan Banish | Climate change projections inform bull trout restoration strategies in the upper Klamath River Basin |
| Tracy Smith | Case History: Root Wad Restoration on Campbell Creek, Anchorage, Alaska |
| Troy Wirth | Using Geographic Object – Based Image Analysis for Riparian Corridor Assessment |
| David (DJ) Bandrowski | Beyond Boundaries – Healing a River and Building Tribal Capacity through Implementation in the Headwaters of the Klamath Basin – A Yurok Tribe Story from Limekiln Gulch |
| Renee Scherdnik | Clear Creek Floodplain Restoration Project |
| Christopher May | Dickerson-Chico Creeks Floodplain Restoration Projects |
12:00 Lunch
1:30 Invited Speaker: Richard Moy – The Role of the International Joint Commission in Helping Canada and U.S. Resolve Transboundary Issues
Moderator: Sue Niezgoda
2:20 Session 7: Dam Removal and Ecosystem Response
Moderator: John Runyon
- Initiating and Completing Large-Scale, Complex Dam Removals – Brian Graber
- Does Dam Removal Reverse Large Dam Effects on Riparian Vegetation? Testing Predictions on the Elwha River, Washington – Rebecca Brown
3:00 Break
3:30 Session 8: Tribal Restoration Efforts & Case Studies
Moderator: Brittany Morlin
- Example of successful implementation of US Army Corps of Engineers Tribal Partnerships Program in support of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe’s efforts to restore the Dungeness River in Washington State – Zachary Corum
- Blue Creek Forest Sanctuary: Restoring Old Growth Forest Ecosystem Function, Protecting Salmon, Wildlife, and Traditional-life Ways and Culture in the Face of Climate Change – Tim Hayden
- Floodplain Reconnection and Channel Incision Reversal at Butano Creek, San Mateo County, CA: Implementation and Initial Assessment – John Klochak
- A Native Sedge, Carex nudata, as Facilitator of Restoration Goals Following Passive Restoration: Effects on Channel Morphology and Planform in the Middle Fork John Day River – Matthew Goslin
5:00 No-host Bar
6:30 Dinner
8:00 Movie
7:00 Breakfast
8:00 Invited Speaker: Kim Hyatt – Sockeye Salmon Restoration in the Okanagan Watershed: In the Salmon Opera, It’s Not Over ‘Til the Fat Lady Sings
Moderator: Mike Miles
9:00 Session 9: Managing Climate Change at a Landscape Level
Moderator: Paul Agrimis
- Cyborg Landscapes and Their Relevance to River Restoration in the Context of Climate Change – Kristina Hill
- SLICES-Tracking the Willamette River in the Face of Climate Change and Population Growth – David Hulse
- Managing Landscape Response to Climate-Driven Floodplain Disturbances at Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State – Paul Kennard
10:00 Break
10:30 Session 10: Stream Temperature and Flow Management
Moderator: Gardner Johnston
- In-stream Thermal Benefits Accrue from a Variety of Restoration Strategies – Lucius Caldwell
- Simple Graphical Analyses of Average Maximum Temperatures to Target Restoration of Stream Reaches – Bob Hutton
- Restoration of Ecosystem Functions and Efficiency Control: Post-project Report of a Case Study on a Danube Stretch in Bavaria (Germany) – Bernd Cyffka
- Improving Multi-Objective Ecological Flow Management with Flexible Priorities and Turn-Taking: A Case Study from the Sacramento River Basin and San Francisco Bay‒Delta Estuary – Clint Alexander
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Session 11: Fish and Aquatic Habitat
Moderator: Virginia Mahacek
- Does habitat restoration increase fish numbers or simply concentrate fish? – Phil Roni
- Assessing the Timing and Intensity of a Suspected Hydraulic Barrier on Migrating Steelhead in the SF Clearwater River, Idaho: Conservation Implications in a Changing Climate – Raymond Timm
- Isolated Pools and Intermittent Channels: Important Habitat or Ecological Trap? – Brian Fisher
- Watershed Patterns of Terrestrial Subsidies to Stream Food Webs: Implications for Site Selection – Adrianne Grimm
2:30 Closing Comments: Virginia Mahacek