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Salmonid-focused restoration is destructive…Year: 2024 Presenter/s: Alexa Maine Symposium Session: 2024 – 11 Restoring Habitat for Overlooked Aquatic Organisms Topics covered: passive restoration ABSTRACTSalmonid-focused restoration can be destructive…to long-lived organisms like freshwater mussels…when they are not properly and carefully planned for. Freshwater mussels are a First Food for Columbia Basin Tribes like the …2024Alexa Maineecologypassive_restoration2024-11-restoring-habitat-for-overlooked-aquatic-organisms
Management of heterogeneous forest headwater ecosystems for amphibian habitat restoration, conservatYear: 2024 Presenter/s: Deanna (Dede) Olson Symposium Session: 2024 – 11 Restoring Habitat for Overlooked Aquatic Organisms Topics covered: amphibians ABSTRACTMoist coniferous forest ecosystems in the US Pacific Northwest are managed for multiple aims including wood production, restoration and conservation of late-successional and old-growth (LSOG) forest species and habitats, and …2024Deanna (Dede) Olsonecologyamphibians2024-11-restoring-habitat-for-overlooked-aquatic-organisms
The Castor Conundrum: Implications for beaver related restorationYear: 2024 Presenter/s: Vanessa Petro Symposium Session: 2024 – 11 Restoring Habitat for Overlooked Aquatic Organisms Topics covered: beavers ABSTRACTBeaver-related restoration has quickly gained popularity in the past decade because it is often described as a novel and cost-effective strategy for promoting aquatic habitat restoration for listed salmonid species, and …2024Vanessa Petroecologybeavers2024-11-restoring-habitat-for-overlooked-aquatic-organisms
Floodplain forest regeneration and fluvial processes: Cottonwood ecology, riparian forest restoratioYear: 2024 Presenter/s: Katrina Strathmann Symposium Session: 2024 – 11 Restoring Habitat for Overlooked Aquatic Organisms Topics covered: cottonwoods ABSTRACTCottonwood forests are a foundational species in lowland alluvial floodplain and channel systems in the arid west. Cottonwood forest provide shade, floodplain roughness, food-web nutrient input, and a source of large …2024Katrina Strathmannecologycottonwoods2024-11-restoring-habitat-for-overlooked-aquatic-organisms
Focusing on hydrology and collaboration to restore a large Idaho river, , Year: 2024 Presenter/s: John McLaren Symposium Session: 2024 – 10 Big Scale Hydrology – Redefining Stream Power Topics covered: flow augmentation, hydraulics, and idaho ABSTRACTRestoration action often seeks to remove anthropogenic alterations to the physical or hydrological structure of a stream ecosystem. However, aggressive restoration actions are often unrealistic in …2024John McLarenhuman-elementsflow-augmentation hydraulics idaho2024-10-big-scale-hydrology-redefining-stream-power
Watershed-Scale Effects of Floodplain and Stage 0 Restoration on Hydrologic Attenuation, , Year: 2024 Presenter/s: Erich Hester Symposium Session: 2024 – 10 Big Scale Hydrology – Redefining Stream Power Topics covered: climate change, flow augmentation, and hydraulics ABSTRACTIncreased peak flows and associated flood risk, as well as decreased baseflow and associated impacts to floodplains and aquatic ecosystems, are common effects of human …2024Erich Hesterengineeringclimate-change flow-augmentation hydraulics2024-10-big-scale-hydrology-redefining-stream-power
Water quality and river health in Klamath River during dam removal based on multiple ways of knowing, , Year: 2024 Presenter/s: Desiree Tullos Symposium Session: 2024 – 09 Different Dam Problems with Different Dam Solutions Topics covered: instream structure (culvert/bridge/dam), traditional ecological knowledge, and water quality ABSTRACTWater quality is an often-underappreciated aspect of river health. In northern California’s Klamath River, the world’s largest dam removal is expected to …2024Desiree Tulloshuman-elementsinstream-structure-culvert-bridge-dam tek water-quality2024-09-different-dam-problems-with-different-dam-solutions
WATER RELEASES FROM DAMS AS A RESTORATION TOOL: USE OF RIVER POOLS ON THE TRINITY RIVER, , Year: 2024 Presenter/s: Yong Lai Symposium Session: 2024 – 09 Different Dam Problems with Different Dam Solutions Topics covered: adaptive management and monitoring, instream structure (culvert/bridge/dam), and water quality ABSTRACTFlow releases from dams are often used to mitigate downstream effects on a stream’s biology. The releases in summer are normally …2024Yong Laiplanning-prioritizationadaptive-management-monitoring instream-structure-culvert-bridge-dam water-quality2024-09-different-dam-problems-with-different-dam-solutions
A Bypass River as Floodplain Restoration Measure: It’s Not About Just Letting the Water Flow, , Year: 2024 Presenter/s: Bernd Cyffka Symposium Session: 2024 – 09 Different Dam Problems with Different Dam Solutions Topics covered: adaptive management and monitoring, modeling, and outside PNW ABSTRACTIn Europe, the Water Framework Directive (WFD) is a legally binding instrument to restore water bodies to good status. One aspect of the …2024Bernd Cyffkaecologyadaptive-management-monitoring modeling outside-pnw2024-09-different-dam-problems-with-different-dam-solutions
Post-construction monitoring of cold-water refuge restoration projects for native fish, Year: 2024 Presenter/s: Andy Johnsen Symposium Session: 2024 – 08 Towards Effective Enhancement and Management of Cold-Water Refuges for Threatened and Endangered Aquatic Species: Global Practices and Regional Case Studies Topics covered: riparian and water quality ABSTRACTThe Kalispel Tribe of Indians and the U.S. Geological Survey are monitoring two cold-water …2024Andy Johnsenecologyriparian water-quality2024-08-towards-effective-enhancement-and-management-of-cold-water-refuges-for-threatened-and-endangered-aquatic-species-global-practices-and-regional-case-studies
Design and construction of cold-water refugia for Bull Trout and Westslope Cutthroat Trout, , Year: 2024 Presenter/s: Jeremy Payne Symposium Session: 2024 – 08 Towards Effective Enhancement and Management of Cold-Water Refuges for Threatened and Endangered Aquatic Species: Global Practices and Regional Case Studies Topics covered: instream structure (culvert/bridge/dam), modeling, and water quality ABSTRACTThe Pend Oreille River is a large, impounded river with epilimnetic …2024Jeremy Payneecologyinstream-structure-culvert-bridge-dam modeling water-quality2024-08-towards-effective-enhancement-and-management-of-cold-water-refuges-for-threatened-and-endangered-aquatic-species-global-practices-and-regional-case-studies
Understanding flow and temperature relationships on dam-influenced cold-water refuges, Year: 2024 Presenter/s: Eric Berntsen Symposium Session: 2024 – 08 Towards Effective Enhancement and Management of Cold-Water Refuges for Threatened and Endangered Aquatic Species: Global Practices and Regional Case Studies Topics covered: modeling and water quality ABSTRACTDam operations can affect mixing of the water column, thereby influencing cold-water refuge persistence …2024Eric Berntsenbiologymodeling water-quality2024-08-towards-effective-enhancement-and-management-of-cold-water-refuges-for-threatened-and-endangered-aquatic-species-global-practices-and-regional-case-studies
Physical Modeling of the Lower Yakima Cold Water Refuge Project at RM 2.5, Year: 2024 Presenter/s: Jaron Brown;Vaughn Collins Symposium Session: 2024 – 08 Towards Effective Enhancement and Management of Cold-Water Refuges for Threatened and Endangered Aquatic Species: Global Practices and Regional Case Studies Topics covered: modeling and riparian ABSTRACTBenton Conservation District (BCD) has identified the mouth of Amon Creek, a tributary to …2024Jaron Brown;Vaughn Collinsecologymodeling riparian2024-08-towards-effective-enhancement-and-management-of-cold-water-refuges-for-threatened-and-endangered-aquatic-species-global-practices-and-regional-case-studies
Closing the gap between science and management of cold-water refuges in rivers and streams xxxxxxxxx, Year: 2024 Presenter/s: Francine Mejia Symposium Session: 2024 – 08 Towards Effective Enhancement and Management of Cold-Water Refuges for Threatened and Endangered Aquatic Species: Global Practices and Regional Case Studies Topics covered: climate change and water quality ABSTRACTHuman activities and climate change threaten coldwater organisms in freshwater ecosystems by causing …2024Francine Mejiaecologyclimate-change water-quality2024-08-towards-effective-enhancement-and-management-of-cold-water-refuges-for-threatened-and-endangered-aquatic-species-global-practices-and-regional-case-studies
LTPBR: how maintenance, adjustments to restoration actions, and time led to increased juvenile steel, , , , Year: 2024 Presenter/s: Stephen Bennett Symposium Session: 2024 – 07 Key Results from Intensively Monitored Watersheds: Incorporating Lessons into Restoration Programs and Project Design Topics covered: adaptive management and monitoring, fish-salmon, fish-steelhead, and lessons learned ABSTRACTGrowing awareness among stream restoration practitioners that biology (e.g., beaver and wood) can govern stream …2024Stephen Bennettecology geomorphologyadaptive-management-monitoring fish-salmon fish-steelhead lessons-learned2024-07-key-results-from-intensively-monitored-watersheds-incorporating-lessons-into-restoration-programs-and-project-design
Designing and Implementing Successful In-Stream Wood Projects: Lessons Learned from IMWs, Year: 2024 Presenter/s: Eli Asher Symposium Session: 2024 – 07 Key Results from Intensively Monitored Watersheds: Incorporating Lessons into Restoration Programs and Project Design Topics covered: adaptive management and monitoring and lessons learned ABSTRACTTwenty years of before-after/control-impact data from Intensively Monitored Watersheds across the Pacific Coast has shown decidedly mixed …2024Eli Asherbiologyadaptive-management-monitoring lessons-learned2024-07-key-results-from-intensively-monitored-watersheds-incorporating-lessons-into-restoration-programs-and-project-design
Results from PNW Intensively Monitored Watersheds and Implications for Habitat Rest Programs, , Year: 2024 Presenter/s: Robert Bilby Symposium Session: 2024 – 07 Key Results from Intensively Monitored Watersheds: Incorporating Lessons into Restoration Programs and Project Design Topics covered: adaptive management and monitoring and fish-salmon ABSTRACTIntensively Monitored Watershed (IMW) programs have been active across the Pacific Northwest for over twenty years. These studies …2024Robert Bilbyecology planning-prioritizationadaptive-management-monitoring fish-salmon2024-07-key-results-from-intensively-monitored-watersheds-incorporating-lessons-into-restoration-programs-and-project-design
Understanding the past to guide the future: 82 years of change in Hiłsyaqƛis (Tranquil Creek), BC, , , Year: 2024 Presenter/s: Daphnee Tuzlak Symposium Session: 2024 – 05 Doing More with Less for the Love of Monitoring Topics covered: adaptive management and monitoring, canada, riparian, and traditional ecological knowledge ABSTRACTSalmon populations along the coast of British Columbia have precipitously declined. Industrial logging has altered freshwater and estuarine habitats, …2024Daphnee Tuzlakbiologyadaptive-management-monitoring canada riparian tek2024-05-doing-more-with-less-for-the-love-of-monitoring
Locating Cold Water Sources within the Entiat River Watershed: Opportunities for Habitat Restoration, , , Year: 2024 Presenter/s: Mark Ingman;Mousa Diabat Symposium Session: 2024 – 05 Doing More with Less for the Love of Monitoring Topics covered: adaptive management and monitoring, fish-salmon, modeling, and water quality ABSTRACTThe Entiat River watershed in central Washington supports populations of chinook salmon, steelhead trout, bull trout, and lamprey. Among …2024Mark Ingman;Mousa Diabattechnologyadaptive-management-monitoring fish-salmon modeling water-quality2024-05-doing-more-with-less-for-the-love-of-monitoring
Evaluating large floodplain restoration projects using a combination of remote sensing and supplemen, Year: 2024 Presenter/s: Phil Roni Symposium Session: 2024 – 05 Doing More with Less for the Love of Monitoring Topics covered: adaptive management and monitoring ABSTRACTRiver restoration efforts continue to grow in size and complexity and several large projects covering 5 km, 10 km, or longer channel lengths have been …2024Phil Ronibiology planning-prioritizationadaptive-management-monitoring2024-05-doing-more-with-less-for-the-love-of-monitoring
Experiments with Biocultural Restoration in North Puget Sound, , , Year: 2024 Presenter/s: Jared Busen Symposium Session: 2024 – 04 Restoring Riverscapes as Complex Habitats that Include Humans Topics covered: adaptive management and monitoring, equity and inclusion, and traditional ecological knowledge ABSTRACTWithin the colonial cultural structure of riparian restoration there is no institutional structure for multigenerational stewardship of the land. …2024Jared Busenhuman-connections human-elementsadaptive-management-monitoring equity-and-inclusion tek2024-04-restoring-riverscapes-as-complex-habitats-that-include-humans
Getting to Yes – Finding Synergies to Boost Project Viability, Year: 2024 Presenter/s: Wayne Gullstad Symposium Session: 2024 – 04 Restoring Riverscapes as Complex Habitats that Include Humans Topics covered: community involvement and riparian ABSTRACTCherry Creek was transformed into a ditch in the 1930s with the intent of improving the conveyance of water post-flood. It supports runs of three types …2024Wayne Gullstadhuman-connectionscommunity-involvement riparian2024-04-restoring-riverscapes-as-complex-habitats-that-include-humans
Traditional Harvesting is Land Tending: Trad. Indigenous Land Mgmt Practices & Biocultural Restorati, , , Year: 2024 Presenter/s: Lindsey Crofoot Symposium Session: 2024 – 04 Restoring Riverscapes as Complex Habitats that Include Humans Topics covered: community involvement, lessons learned, and traditional ecological knowledge ABSTRACTFor countless generations the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest have practiced biocultural land management that shaped their traditional lands to meet …2024Lindsey Crofootecology human-connectionscommunity-involvement lessons-learned tek2024-04-restoring-riverscapes-as-complex-habitats-that-include-humans
Forest Farming and Riparian Restoration, , Year: 2024 Presenter/s: Patrick Shults Symposium Session: 2024 – 04 Restoring Riverscapes as Complex Habitats that Include Humans Topics covered: riparian ABSTRACTRiparian buffers have well-documented success at protecting waterways but also traditionally remove productive land from agricultural production. With already slim profit margins, the resulting decrease in production and income …2024Patrick Shultsecology human-connections human-elementsriparian2024-04-restoring-riverscapes-as-complex-habitats-that-include-humans
Learning from repeat green LiDAR surveys to monitor/plan floodplain restoration in Tucannon RiverYear: 2024 Presenter/s: Kris Fischer Symposium Session: 2024 – 03 Learning from Our Past: Lessons on Monitoring from Tribal Restoration Programs Now and in the Future Topics covered: modeling ABSTRACTRestoration work in the Tucannon River started in the mid-90’s with the listing of spring Chinook. Over the past 30 years …2024Kris Fischertechnologymodeling2024-03-learning-from-our-past-lessons-on-monitoring-from-tribal-restoration-programs-now-and-in-the-future
Skokomish Estuary Restoration MonitoringYear: 2024 Presenter/s: Lisa Belleveau, MES Symposium Session: 2024 – 03 Learning from Our Past: Lessons on Monitoring from Tribal Restoration Programs Now and in the Future Topics covered: estuary ABSTRACTThe purpose of this presentation is to share the results from monitoring the Skokomish Estuary Restoration Project and highlight some …2024Lisa Belleveau, MESecologyestuary2024-03-learning-from-our-past-lessons-on-monitoring-from-tribal-restoration-programs-now-and-in-the-future
Remote sensing applications to support tribal efforts in riverine & floodplain assessment monitoring, Year: 2024 Presenter/s: Mischa Hey Symposium Session: 2024 – 03 Learning from Our Past: Lessons on Monitoring from Tribal Restoration Programs Now and in the Future Topics covered: modeling and traditional ecological knowledge ABSTRACTAs tribes continue to adopt and leverage remote sensing to guide and inform riverine monitoring and assessment, …2024Mischa Heytechnologymodeling tek2024-03-learning-from-our-past-lessons-on-monitoring-from-tribal-restoration-programs-now-and-in-the-future
Biogenetics & Landscape Connectivity to Plan Tidal Delta Restoration Projects for Chinook Salmon, Year: 2024 Presenter/s: Emily Howe, PhD Symposium Session: 2024 – 02 Restoring Puget Sound Estuaries: Insights from Monitoring and Lessons Learned from Construction Topics covered: estuary and fish-salmon ABSTRACTConnected and resilient landscapes are beneficial for Chinook salmon recovery, yet we lack a framework for assessing the potential effectiveness of estuarine …2024Emily Howe, PhDconstructionestuary fish-salmon2024-02-restoring-puget-sound-estuaries-insights-from-monitoring-and-lessons-learned-from-construction
Restoration of Puget Sound and Columbia River Estuaries: Lessons Learned/Challenges/Opportunities, Year: 2024 Presenter/s: Sky Miller, PE Symposium Session: 2024 – 02 Restoring Puget Sound Estuaries: Insights from Monitoring and Lessons Learned from Construction Topics covered: estuary and lessons learned ABSTRACTAll of our large estuary restoration projects are intended to maximize salmon habitat restoration. However, each project has neighbors or stakeholders …2024Sky Miller, PEconstructionestuary lessons-learned2024-02-restoring-puget-sound-estuaries-insights-from-monitoring-and-lessons-learned-from-construction
Successful Stillaguamish River Estuary Restoration, Year: 2024 Presenter/s: Dan Elefant, PE Symposium Session: 2024 – 02 Restoring Puget Sound Estuaries: Insights from Monitoring and Lessons Learned from Construction Topics covered: estuary and tidal ABSTRACTIsland biogeography and conservation biology support the necessity for larger and more connected habitat restoration. Based on over 10 years of experience …2024Dan Elefant, PEconstructionestuary tidal2024-02-restoring-puget-sound-estuaries-insights-from-monitoring-and-lessons-learned-from-construction
Where Managing Stream Power Improves Habitat and Builds Infrastructure Resilience, , , Year: 2024 Presenter/s: Nora Boylan, PG Symposium Session: 2024 – 01 Urban River Restoration Topics covered: flow augmentation, instream structure (culvert/bridge/dam), and urban ABSTRACTHydromodification, the change in flow regime due to land development, increases erosivity of streamflows and degrades streams. Stream degradation, in turn, diminishes habitat and exposes critical infrastructure …2024Nora Boylan, PGconstruction engineeringflow-augmentation instream-structure-culvert-bridge-dam urban2024-01-urban-river-restoration
Chinook Wind – Creating an Intertidal Wetland in an Urban Landscape, , , , , Year: 2024 Presenter/s: Mason Bowles, PWS Symposium Session: 2024 – 01 Urban River Restoration Topics covered: estuary, lessons learned, riparian, and tidal ABSTRACTThe Chinook Wind project created 4 acres of new estuarine wetland, aquatic, and riparian habitat area to provide transitional off-channel rearing habitat for juvenile Chinook on the Duwamish …2024Mason Bowles, PWSconstruction ecology engineeringestuary lessons-learned riparian tidal2024-01-urban-river-restoration
Best Practices Nationwide of Aquatic Organism Passage – aopMAP and the FHWA National Culvert Removal, , , , , , , Year: 2024 Presenter/s: Casey Kramer Symposium Session: 2024 – 01 Urban River Restoration Topics covered: _other, fish passage, hydraulics, instream structure (culvert/bridge/dam), stormwater, and urban ABSTRACTAOP (Aquatic Organism Passage) water crossing design is an evolving field that combines the built environment with the natural world to produce resilient infrastructure while …2024Casey Kramerconstruction engineering technologyother fish-passage hydraulics instream-structure-culvert-bridge-dam stormwater urban2024-01-urban-river-restoration
Learning from the Indigenous Connection to the Land, , , , , Year: 2023 Presenter/s: Jeremy FiveCrows Symposium Session: 2023 – 00 Invited Speakers Topics covered: community involvement, equity and inclusion, and fish-salmon ABSTRACTLearning from the Indigenous Connection to the Land2023Jeremy FiveCrowsbiology ecology human-connections planning-prioritizationcommunity-involvement equity-and-inclusion fish-salmon2023-00-invited-speakers
Dredging for New Ideas for Salmon Recovery: Habitat Reconnection and Restoration in Dredge Materials, , , , , , , , , Year: 2023 Presenter/s: Laura Brown Symposium Session: 2023 – 12 All that glitters is not Gold: Restoring Dredged Rivers Topics covered: adaptive management and monitoring, dredged rivers, fish-salmon, lessons learned, riparian, temperature, and tidal ABSTRACTIn 2019, WDFW and partners carved a ¼ mile channel through dredged material to restore off …2023Laura Brownbiology ecology engineering geomorphologyadaptive-management-monitoring dredged-rivers fish-salmon lessons-learned riparian temperature tidal2023-12-dredged-rivers
Not “If” but “When”- Lessons Learned from Adaptive Management of Restoration in Portland Harbor, , , Year: 2023 Presenter/s: Lauren Senkyr Symposium Session: 2023 – 11 Foresight in Adaptive Management Topics covered: adaptive management and monitoring, lessons learned, riparian, and wood ABSTRACTRestoration requirements associated with the Portland Harbor Superfund Site spurred the construction of several habitat restoration projects on the mainstem of the Willamette River in …2023Lauren Senkyrplanning-prioritizationadaptive-management-monitoring lessons-learned riparian wood2023-11-adaptive-management
Digging into a dredge project: How the work begins, , , , , , , , Year: 2023 Presenter/s: Erin Plue Symposium Session: 2023 – 12 All that glitters is not Gold: Restoring Dredged Rivers Topics covered: dredged rivers, floodplain, idaho, riparian, and sediment transport ABSTRACTFrom 1917 through 1926, a floating bucket dredge turned over five miles of the floodplain of Prichard Creek, a tributary to …2023Erin Pluebiology ecology engineering geomorphology landscape-architecturedredged-rivers floodplain idaho riparian sediment-transport2023-12-dredged-rivers
Restoring Regulated Rivers Impacted by Historic Gold Dredge Mining, , , , , Year: 2023 Presenter/s: Fred Meyer Symposium Session: 2023 – 12 All that glitters is not Gold: Restoring Dredged Rivers Topics covered: california, dredged rivers, floodplain, and riparian ABSTRACTFloodplain connectivity on many California rivers have been impacted by the combination of historic gold dredge operations and flow regulation. Flow regulation typically …2023Fred Meyerecology engineering geomorphologycalifornia dredged-rivers floodplain riparian2023-12-dredged-rivers
Scalable Construction: Engineering of Stream and Wetland Enhancement in Fine-grained Systems, , , , , , , Year: 2023 Presenter/s: Abbey Rhode Symposium Session: 2023 – 11 Foresight in Adaptive Management Topics covered: adaptive management and monitoring, floodplain, lessons learned, temperature, urban, water quality, and wetlands ABSTRACTEngineering plays an important role in many stream and wetland enhancement projects, especially in heavily impacted urban and agricultural areas. The …2023Abbey Rhodeengineering planning-prioritizationadaptive-management-monitoring floodplain lessons-learned temperature urban water-quality wetlands2023-11-adaptive-management
Canary in the coal mine: what can cottonwoods tell us about our PNW floodplains and waterways, , , , Year: 2023 Presenter/s: Nate Hough-Snee Symposium Session: 2023 – 10 Charismatic Megaflora: Cottonwoods Restoration Topics covered: beavers, cottonwoods, floodplain, groundwater, and riparian ABSTRACTCottonwood (Populus species) are considered an obligate riparian species whose biology and life cycle are tied to the seasonal movement of water and sediment through floodplains. In many …2023Nate Hough-Sneeecologybeavers cottonwoods floodplain groundwater riparian2023-10-charismatic-megaflora
Modernizing the Columbia River Treaty: River and Reservoir Regulation for Riparian Enhancement, , , , , Year: 2023 Presenter/s: Stewart Rood Symposium Session: 2023 – 10 Charismatic Megaflora: Cottonwoods Restoration Topics covered: canada, cottonwoods, flow augmentation, and riparian ABSTRACTThe transboundary Columbia River system is one of North America’s most extensively dammed watersheds. The 1961 Columbia River Treaty between Canada and the United States was intended to …2023Stewart Roodecology planning-prioritization regulationscanada cottonwoods flow-augmentation riparian2023-10-charismatic-megaflora
Flow & landform dependencies & potential adaptations for recovery of riparian cottonwood trees, , , , , , Year: 2023 Presenter/s: Michael Burke Symposium Session: 2023 – 10 Charismatic Megaflora: Cottonwoods Restoration Topics covered: cottonwoods, flow augmentation, idaho, montana, mountain west, and riparian ABSTRACTRiparian cottonwoods play an essential role in the ecology of riparian ecosystems in western rivers. Yet their recruitment, establishment, and succession are susceptible to a …2023Michael Burkeecology geomorphologycottonwoods flow-augmentation idaho montana mountain-west riparian2023-10-charismatic-megaflora
Planting cottonwoods in harsh California environments-concepts, practice, and lessons learned, , , , , Year: 2023 Presenter/s: John Bair Symposium Session: 2023 – 10 Charismatic Megaflora: Cottonwoods Restoration Topics covered: adaptive management and monitoring, california, cottonwoods, dredged rivers, lessons learned, and riparian ABSTRACTMany large rivers in Northern and Central California were transformed through hydraulic mining, dredge mining, and streamflow regulation. Cottonwood trees are a …2023John Bairecologyadaptive-management-monitoring california cottonwoods dredged-rivers lessons-learned riparian2023-10-charismatic-megaflora
GIS-based Prioritization of Steelhead Stream Reaches for Spawning Gravel and Large Wood Augmentation, , , Year: 2023 Presenter/s: Steven McNeely Symposium Session: 2023 – 09 – An Open Toolbox: Tools and Assessments to Tackle Complex Questions Topics covered: modeling, sediment transport, and wood ABSTRACTIn streams that support salmonid populations, reservoir operations and other anthropogenic activities reduce the natural supply and transport of gravel and large …2023Steven McNeelyplanning-prioritization technologymodeling sediment-transport wood2023-09-open-toolbox
Large wood hydraulics: Using structure from motion to estimate flood depths, , , Year: 2023 Presenter/s: Michal Tutka Symposium Session: 2023 – 09 – An Open Toolbox: Tools and Assessments to Tackle Complex Questions Topics covered: hydraulics, modeling, and wood ABSTRACTThe design of large wood (LW) is limited by a lack of mechanistic tools for predicting how LW features (e.g. porosity, orientation, frontal …2023Michal Tutkaengineering technologyhydraulics modeling wood2023-09-open-toolbox
Long-term changes in species & geomorphology following passive restoration in Middle Fork John Day, , , , Year: 2023 Presenter/s: Matthew Goslin Symposium Session: 2023 – 09 – An Open Toolbox: Tools and Assessments to Tackle Complex Questions Topics covered: adaptive management and monitoring, lessons learned, passive restoration, and riparian ABSTRACTThe Middle Fork of the John Day River (MFJDR), Oregon, has been the focus of both active …2023Matthew Goslinecology geomorphologyadaptive-management-monitoring lessons-learned passive_restoration riparian2023-09-open-toolbox
Planning implementing & evaluating valley bottom restoration: lessons from the Grande Ronde, , , , , , , Year: 2023 Presenter/s: Phil Roni Symposium Session: 2023 – 09 – An Open Toolbox: Tools and Assessments to Tackle Complex Questions Topics covered: adaptive management and monitoring, fish-salmon, hydraulics, lessons learned, and modeling ABSTRACTThe restoration of floodplain habitats is now one of the most common approaches to restoring a variety …2023Phil Ronibiology ecology engineering geomorphologyadaptive-management-monitoring fish-salmon hydraulics lessons-learned modeling2023-09-open-toolbox
Fires & floodplains: the Holiday Fire vs. restored and unrestored areas of the South Fork Mckenzie, , , , , , , , , , Year: 2023 Presenter/s: Colin Thorne Symposium Session: 2023 – 08 – Restoration as Risk Reduction: Wildfire Topics covered: adaptive management and monitoring, climate change, fish-salmon, floodplain, riparian, risk and resilience, wildfire, and wood ABSTRACTThis presentation is directly relevant to river restoration science, as well as being of wider interest to …2023Colin Thornebiology ecology engineering geomorphologyadaptive-management-monitoring climate-change fish-salmon floodplain riparian risk-resilience wildfire wood2023-08-risk-reduction-wildfire
Beaver-Modified Riverscapes Resist Burning During Megafires, , , , , , , , Year: 2023 Presenter/s: Emily Fairfax Symposium Session: 2023 – 08 – Restoration as Risk Reduction: Wildfire Topics covered: beavers, california, climate change, colorado, idaho, mountain west, risk and resilience, and wildfire ABSTRACTMegafires, defined as fires with burn areas greater than 100,000 acres (404.7 square kilometers), are partially the result of …2023Emily Fairfaxbiology ecologybeavers california climate-change colorado idaho mountain-west risk-resilience wildfire2023-08-risk-reduction-wildfire
How burn scar hydrology can inform river restoration efforts: Lessons from the code line, , , , , , , , , , , Year: 2023 Presenter/s: Natalie Collar Symposium Session: 2023 – 08 – Restoration as Risk Reduction: Wildfire Topics covered: california, colorado, groundwater, idaho, modeling, mountain west, risk and resilience, stream, and wildfire ABSTRACTThe impact of wildfire on water availability and stream function are critical issues in the western United States. Because …2023Natalie Collarengineering geomorphology planning-prioritization technologycalifornia colorado groundwater idaho modeling mountain-west risk-resilience stream wildfire2023-08-risk-reduction-wildfire
Designing, Implementing & Managing Restoration Projects in the Face of Wildfire, , , , , , , , , , , Year: 2023 Presenter/s: Brian Bartell Symposium Session: 2023 – 08 – Restoration as Risk Reduction: Wildfire Topics covered: adaptive management and monitoring, california, climate change, fish-salmon, flood, lessons learned, riparian, risk and resilience, wildfire, and wood ABSTRACTHundreds of millions of dollars are spent each year on restoration of rivers, creeks, …2023Brian Bartellengineering geomorphology human-elementsadaptive-management-monitoring california climate-change fish-salmon flood lessons-learned riparian risk-resilience wildfire wood2023-08-risk-reduction-wildfire
Wildfire Ready Watersheds, , , , , , , , Year: 2023 Presenter/s: Chris Sturm Symposium Session: 2023 – 08 – Restoration as Risk Reduction: Wildfire Topics covered: climate change, colorado, community involvement, drought, flood, mountain west, risk and resilience, and wildfire ABSTRACTThe Colorado Water Conservation Board, an agency within Colorado’s Department of Natural Resources, has developed a strategy and …2023Chris Sturmhuman-elements planning-prioritizationclimate-change colorado community-involvement drought flood mountain-west risk-resilience wildfire2023-08-risk-reduction-wildfire
Design and validation of two flood risk reduction driven restoration projects on the Oregon coast, , , , , , Year: 2023 Presenter/s: Vaughn Collins Symposium Session: 2023 – 07 – Restoration as Risk Reduction: Flooding Topics covered: climate change, community involvement, flood, floodplain, lessons learned, and risk and resilience ABSTRACTMany restoration projects involve removal or modification of infrastructure such as roads and levees, due to the ecological impacts of …2023Vaughn Collinsengineering human-elementsclimate-change community-involvement flood floodplain lessons-learned risk-resilience2023-07-risk-reduction-flooding
Lessons across research and design: Decadal-scale evaluations of river restoration projects, , , , , Year: 2023 Presenter/s: Derek Booth Symposium Session: 2023 – 07 – Restoration as Risk Reduction: Flooding Topics covered: adaptive management and monitoring, lessons learned, riparian, and wood ABSTRACTKing County (Washington State) has undertaken a variety of large-river restoration projects for over a decade, with an associated commitment to monitor their …2023Derek Boothengineering geomorphology human-elementsadaptive-management-monitoring lessons-learned riparian wood2023-07-risk-reduction-flooding
Changing course – one City’s dedication to urban floodplain restoration., , , , , , Year: 2023 Presenter/s: Steve Winter Symposium Session: 2023 – 07 – Restoration as Risk Reduction: Flooding Topics covered: flood, floodplain, risk and resilience, sediment transport, and urban ABSTRACTThe City of Sumner is advancing a 200-acre floodplain restoration project as the first step to create a new river corridor through the …2023Steve Winterengineering human-elements landscape-architectureflood floodplain risk-resilience sediment-transport urban2023-07-risk-reduction-flooding
Five years of measuring the multiple benefits of a flood protection project: the Lower White River, , , , , , , , , , Year: 2023 Presenter/s: Alex Lincoln Symposium Session: 2023 – 07 – Restoration as Risk Reduction: Flooding Topics covered: adaptive management and monitoring, fish-salmon, flood, floodplain, geology, lessons learned, risk and resilience, sediment transport, and urban ABSTRACTIn 2009, extensive flooding on the White River impacted homes and caused flood damage in …2023Alex Lincolnengineering geomorphology landscape-architectureadaptive-management-monitoring fish-salmon flood floodplain geology lessons-learned risk-resilience sediment-transport urban2023-07-risk-reduction-flooding
Communicating the Economic Outcomes of Urban Floodplain Restoration to Decision Makers, , , Year: 2023 Presenter/s: Brandon Parsons Symposium Session: 2023 – 07 – Restoration as Risk Reduction: Flooding Topics covered: flood, lessons learned, and urban ABSTRACTFloodplain restoration has proven to reduce flood risk, increase ecosystem services and has the potential to create high quality public space which can drive economic growth. However, …2023Brandon Parsonshuman-elements planning-prioritizationflood lessons-learned urban2023-07-risk-reduction-flooding
Climate Change and Rivers in the Pacific Northwest: What does it mean and what can you do about it?, , , , , , Year: 2023 Presenter/s: Guillaume Mauger Symposium Session: 2023 – 00 Invited Speakers Topics covered: climate change, drought, fish-salmon, flood, and modeling ABSTRACTClimate Change and Rivers in the Pacific Northwest: What does it mean and what can you do about it?2023Guillaume Maugerbiology ecology human-elementsclimate-change drought fish-salmon flood modeling2023-00-invited-speakers
Where’s the water? Integrating instream flow restoration into habitat projects at multiple scales, , , , , , , Year: 2023 Presenter/s: Kate Fitzpatrick Symposium Session: 2023 – 05 Restoration as Risk Reduction: Climate Resilience Topics covered: climate change, drought, fish-salmon, fish-steelhead, flow augmentation, and traditional ecological knowledge ABSTRACTWater is the base element of functioning river systems, yet tools and methods to restore streamflows to dewatered and hydrologically-altered streams, …2023Kate Fitzpatrickhuman-connections human-elements regulationsclimate-change drought fish-salmon fish-steelhead flow-augmentation tek2023-05-risk-reduction-climate
Market-based Multi-benefit Approaches to Streamflow Restoration in the Yakima Basin, , , , Year: 2023 Presenter/s: Justin Bezold Symposium Session: 2023 – 05 Restoration as Risk Reduction: Climate Resilience Topics covered: drought, flow augmentation, and risk and resilience ABSTRACTIn Washington’s Yakima Basin, water has been a source of conflict due to competing demands. The Yakima Basin Integrated Plan offers a collaborative approach to …2023Justin Bezoldhuman-elements regulations technologydrought flow-augmentation risk-resilience2023-05-risk-reduction-climate
“Slow Water” Movement Is Harnessing the Power of Systems to Protect Us from Droughts and Floods, Year: 2023 Presenter/s: Erica Gies Symposium Session: 2023 – 00 Invited Speakers Topics covered: _other ABSTRACT“Slow Water” Movement Is Harnessing the Power of Systems to Protect Us from Droughts and Floods2023Erica Gieshuman-connections human-elementsother2023-00-invited-speakers
Connection, Disconnection, and Reconnection: Sharing cultural values in a clean water outreach, , Year: 2023 Presenter/s: Roy Iwai Symposium Session: 2023 – 00 Invited Speakers Topics covered: environmental justice and equity and inclusion ABSTRACTConnection, Disconnection, and Reconnection: Sharing cultural values in a clean water outreach campaign2023Roy Iwaihuman-connections human-elementsenvironmental-justice equity-and-inclusion2023-00-invited-speakers
EcoFIP: A Framework for Identifying & Assessing MultiObjective Floodplain Rehabilitation Opportunity, , , , , , , , Year: 2023 Presenter/s: Luke Tillmann Symposium Session: 2023 – 05 Restoration as Risk Reduction: Climate Resilience Topics covered: climate change, flood, floodplain, groundwater, hydraulics, and modeling ABSTRACTIn riverine ecosystems throughout the Western United States, the convergence of water scarcity, competing land use priorities, climate change, and aging flood infrastructure requires …2023Luke Tillmannecology engineering planning-prioritization technologyclimate-change flood floodplain groundwater hydraulics modeling2023-05-risk-reduction-climate
Integrating Climate Change, Flood Hazard Risk and Restoration, , , , , , , , , Year: 2023 Presenter/s: Aaron Kopp Symposium Session: 2023 – 05 Restoration as Risk Reduction: Climate Resilience Topics covered: climate change, fish-salmon, flood, floodplain, hydraulics, modeling, and risk and resilience ABSTRACTA flood hazard risk study was conducted on the Lower Skykomish River. The study provided not only the assessment of flood …2023Aaron Koppengineering geomorphology human-elements planning-prioritizationclimate-change fish-salmon flood floodplain hydraulics modeling risk-resilience2023-05-risk-reduction-climate
Beyond Believing: Strategic Communication for Engaging Every Community, , , , , Year: 2023 Presenter/s: Sarah Koenigsberg Symposium Session: 2023 – 04 Cultural Values and Inclusion: Walking the Talk Topics covered: _other, climate change, community involvement, equity and inclusion, and lessons learned ABSTRACTAsk yourself: do you feel it’s more important for you to be right or to be effective? Climate change is …2023Sarah Koenigsberghuman-connections human-elementsother climate-change community-involvement equity-and-inclusion lessons-learned2023-04-cultural-values
Starting the Conversation: The Upper Snoqualmie Resilient River Corridor Management Plan, , , , , , Year: 2023 Presenter/s: Matthew Baerwalde Symposium Session: 2023 – 04 Cultural Values and Inclusion: Walking the Talk Topics covered: community involvement, equity and inclusion, fish-salmon, flood, floodplain, and risk and resilience ABSTRACTIn the Snoqualmie River Valley, there are clear areas of overlap between sacred places and areas planned for urban …2023Matthew Baerwaldehuman-connections human-elementscommunity-involvement equity-and-inclusion fish-salmon flood floodplain risk-resilience2023-04-cultural-values
Design principles for maximizing water quality performance of restoration via the hyporheic zone, , , , , , , , , Year: 2023 Presenter/s: Skuyler Herzog Symposium Session: 2023 – 03 Water Quality Considered in Restoration Design & Watershed Management Topics covered: adaptive management and monitoring, groundwater, lessons learned, temperature, urban, water quality, and wood ABSTRACTWater quality is a common motivation or ancillary benefit of stream restoration, but many projects fail …2023Skuyler Herzogbiology construction ecology engineeringadaptive-management-monitoring groundwater lessons-learned temperature urban water-quality wood2023-03-water-quality
Beavers improve water quality, temperatures, and stream complexity in an urban watershed, , , , , , , Year: 2023 Presenter/s: Katie Holzer Symposium Session: 2023 – 03 Water Quality Considered in Restoration Design & Watershed Management Topics covered: amphibians, beavers, fish passage, instream structure (culvert/bridge/dam), urban, and water quality ABSTRACTBeaver populations have been returning to urban watersheds in the Pacific Northwest, bringing with them both benefits and …2023Katie Holzerbiology ecology human-elementsamphibians beavers fish-passage instream-structure-culvert-bridge-dam urban water-quality2023-03-water-quality
Water Quality Considerations in Restoration, , , , , , Year: 2023 Presenter/s: Ken Vigil Symposium Session: 2023 – 03 Water Quality Considered in Restoration Design & Watershed Management Topics covered: lessons learned, stormwater, temperature, urban, and water quality ABSTRACTMany of our restoration efforts in the Northwest and beyond are focused on fish (salmonids, in particular) and their habitat. However, …2023Ken Vigilbiology ecology engineeringlessons-learned stormwater temperature urban water-quality2023-03-water-quality
The impact of Yellowstone Hotspot track on drainage reorganization of the Northern Rockies & PNW, , , Year: 2023 Presenter/s: Lydia Staisch Symposium Session: 2023 – 01 Exploring Deep Geologic Time and Relevance to River Processes Topics covered: geology, idaho, mountain west, and outside PNW ABSTRACTThe details and mechanisms for Neogene river reorganization in the U.S. Pacific Northwest and northern Rocky Mountains have been debated for over …2023Lydia Staischgeomorphologygeology idaho mountain-west outside-pnw2023-01-deep-geologic-time
Helping Beavers Help Us Restore Riverscapes: Insight from Beaver-based Restoration in WA & CO, , , , , , , , , , , Year: 2023 Presenter/s: Alexa Whipple Symposium Session: 2023 – 02 One Species to Restore them All: Beaver-based Watershed Restoration Topics covered: adaptive management and monitoring, beavers, colorado, fish-salmon, fish-steelhead, floodplain, lessons learned, mountain west, and wildfire ABSTRACTRiverscapes in North America were formed and maintained by the broad influence of hydrology, …2023Alexa Whipplebiology ecology geomorphology human-elementsadaptive-management-monitoring beavers colorado fish-salmon fish-steelhead floodplain lessons-learned mountain-west wildfire2023-02-beaver-based-watershed-restoration
Ready…Set…Go Beavers! Process Based Wetland Restoration at Triple Creek, , , , , , Year: 2023 Presenter/s: Jennifer Weddle Symposium Session: 2023 – 02 One Species to Restore them All: Beaver-based Watershed Restoration Topics covered: adaptive management and monitoring, beavers, floodplain, lessons learned, and wetlands ABSTRACTThe Triple Creek Wetland Restoration Project (the Project), located near Chesaw, WA, is intended to restore a functional and …2023Jennifer Weddlebiology ecology human-elementsadaptive-management-monitoring beavers floodplain lessons-learned wetlands2023-02-beaver-based-watershed-restoration
Beavers and People and Fish, Oh My: Exploring beaver coexistence flow device innovation, , , , , , , , Year: 2023 Presenter/s: Elyssa Kerr Symposium Session: 2023 – 02 One Species to Restore them All: Beaver-based Watershed Restoration Topics covered: adaptive management and monitoring, beavers, community involvement, fish passage, instream structure (culvert/bridge/dam), and urban ABSTRACTIn urban and rural environs, beavers working to engineer ecosystems often encounter pushback from humans. …2023Elyssa Kerrbiology ecology human-connections human-elementsadaptive-management-monitoring beavers community-involvement fish-passage instream-structure-culvert-bridge-dam urban2023-02-beaver-based-watershed-restoration
Eroding Cascadia—Sediment and Solute Transport and Landscape Denudation, , Year: 2023 Presenter/s: Jim O’Connor Symposium Session: 2023 – 01 Exploring Deep Geologic Time and Relevance to River Processes Topics covered: california and sediment transport ABSTRACTRiverine measurements of sediment and solute transport give empirical basin-scale estimates of bedload, suspended sediment, and silicate solute fluxes for 100,000 km2 of northwestern California …2023Jim O'Connorgeomorphology planning-prioritizationcalifornia sediment-transport2023-01-deep-geologic-time
Interpreting geological setting and history as a foundation for stream restoration, , , , , , Year: 2023 Presenter/s: Gordon Grant Symposium Session: 2023 – 01 Exploring Deep Geologic Time and Relevance to River Processes Topics covered: climate change, floodplain, geology, and sediment transport ABSTRACTGeology may or may not be destiny, but it does provide a useful and deeply informative framework for stream restoration. Specifically, most …2023Gordon Grant_other geomorphology human-elements planning-prioritizationclimate-change floodplain geology sediment-transport2023-01-deep-geologic-time
How An Innovative Approach to Procurement and Risk Management Saved the Project, , , Year: 2022 Presenter/s: Ian Machan Symposium Session: 2022 – 10 Complex, High-Risk, Climate-Resilient Floodplain Restoration Topics covered: fish-salmon, floodplain, lessons learned, and risk and resilience ABSTRACTThe Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership (Estuary Partnership) embarked on the planning and design of the high profile, high risk Steigerwald Reconnection Project nearly a decade …2022Ian Machanconstructionfish-salmon floodplain lessons-learned risk-resilience2022-10-complex-high-risk-climate-resilient-floodplain-restoration
Lessons Learned from 9 Years Managing a $31M Project with 10 Landowners, 5 Funders, & 11 Regulators, , , , , , , , Year: 2022 Presenter/s: Chris Collins Symposium Session: 2022 – 10 Complex, High-Risk, Climate-Resilient Floodplain Restoration Topics covered: climate change, community involvement, fish-salmon, floodplain, instream structure (culvert/bridge/dam), lessons learned, and risk and resilience ABSTRACTThe dire prospects for many imperiled salmonid runs combined with the increasing need for climate resilient infrastructure necessitates …2022Chris Collinsconstruction planning-prioritization regulationsclimate-change community-involvement fish-salmon floodplain instream-structure-culvert-bridge-dam lessons-learned risk-resilience2022-10-complex-high-risk-climate-resilient-floodplain-restoration
Back to the Future: Restoration in RetrospectYear: 2022 Presenter/s: Janine Castro Symposium Session: 2022 – 00- Invited Speaker Topics covered: lessons learned ABSTRACTRRNW is 20 — and hindsight is 20/20! This retrospective will cover where we’ve been, where we are, and where we might be going with stream restoration in the Pacific Northwest. When River Restoration …2022Janine Castro_otherlessons-learned2022-00-invited-speaker
Navigating the National Flood Insurance Program and Floodplain Regulations-Panelist 1, , , , , Year: 2022 Presenter/s: Ted Perkins Symposium Session: 2022 – 03 Navigating the National Flood Insurance Program and Floodplain Regulations Topics covered: fish-salmon, floodplain, hydraulics, modeling, permits, and stream ABSTRACTThe National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) was created in 1968 to provide federally backed flood insurance to communities in response to major …2022Ted Perkinsregulationsfish-salmon floodplain hydraulics modeling permits stream2022-03-navigating-the-national-flood-insurance-program-and-floodplain-regulations
Climate-smart grantmaking in Oregon, , , , Year: 2022 Presenter/s: Jessi Kershner Symposium Session: 2022 – 01 Addressing Climate Science + Environmental Justice Topics covered: climate change, estuary, fish-salmon, and permits ABSTRACTClick to watch the Presentation Recording Watershed restoration and protection projects provide many climate benefits, both directly and indirectly. Addressing climate change requires a coordinated approach …2022Jessi Kershner_other planning-prioritizationclimate-change estuary fish-salmon permits2022-01-addressing-climate-science-environmental-justice
Floating Wetlands as a Cost-Effective Way to Achieve Ecosystem Services in Urban Rivers, , , , , Year: 2022 Presenter/s: Rob Zisette Symposium Session: 2022 – 01 Addressing Climate Science + Environmental Justice Topics covered: climate change, community involvement, tidal, urban, and wetlands ABSTRACTGlobal populations have become increasingly urban and as cities expand so have water quality and aquatic habitat impacts. Over half of the major urban …2022Rob Zisetteecology landscape-architectureclimate-change community-involvement tidal urban wetlands2022-01-addressing-climate-science-environmental-justice
Rainbow Bend: Lots of Change with Little Intervention, , , , , , , , , , , Year: 2022 Presenter/s: Michael Thai Symposium Session: 2022 – 02 Big Challenges Need Adaptive Management Topics covered: adaptive management and monitoring, floodplain, hydraulics, lessons learned, modeling, riparian, risk and resilience, sediment transport, stream, and wood ABSTRACTThe unpredictable dynamism of the riverine environment makes it challenging for restoration professionals to decide …2022Michael Thaiconstruction engineering geomorphologyadaptive-management-monitoring floodplain hydraulics lessons-learned modeling riparian risk-resilience sediment-transport stream wood2022-02-big-challenges-need-adaptive-management
Unexpected Partnerships: Working with aggregate mines to restore salmonid habitat, , , , , , , Year: 2022 Presenter/s: Aaron Zettler-Mann Symposium Session: 2022 – 02 Big Challenges Need Adaptive Management Topics covered: fish-salmon, floodplain, lessons learned, permits, riparian, and stream ABSTRACTDuring the California gold rush, hydraulic mining was prevalent throughout the Sierra Nevada. In the Yuba River watershed alone, three times more material was washed …2022Aaron Zettler-Mannconstruction ecology engineeringfish-salmon floodplain lessons-learned permits riparian stream2022-02-big-challenges-need-adaptive-management
Southport Sacramento River Levee Setback: Adaptive Management of a Floodplain Restoration Project, , , , , , , , , , , Year: 2022 Presenter/s: John Stofleth Symposium Session: 2022 – 02 Big Challenges Need Adaptive Management Topics covered: adaptive management and monitoring, fish-salmon, floodplain, hydraulics, lessons learned, modeling, outside PNW, riparian, risk and resilience, sediment transport, and urban ABSTRACTMany flood control levees along rivers in the California Central Valley originated as …2022John Stoflethconstruction engineeringadaptive-management-monitoring fish-salmon floodplain hydraulics lessons-learned modeling outside-pnw riparian risk-resilience sediment-transport urban2022-02-big-challenges-need-adaptive-management
Permitting Adaptations for a Multi-jurisdictional Multi-phased Project, , , , Year: 2022 Presenter/s: Christina Merten Symposium Session: 2022 – 02 Big Challenges Need Adaptive Management Topics covered: fish-salmon, lessons learned, permits, and wetlands ABSTRACTPermitting is a major obstacle to implementing multi-phase, large-scale restoration projects. These projects often involve numerous agencies all operating under an evolving “rule book”. An excellent study …2022Christina Mertenplanning-prioritization regulationsfish-salmon lessons-learned permits wetlands2022-02-big-challenges-need-adaptive-management
What defines our current practice of river restoration in the Pacific Northwest?, , , , , Year: 2022 Presenter/s: Gardner Johnston Symposium Session: 2022 – 02 Big Challenges Need Adaptive Management Topics covered: community involvement, fish-salmon, floodplain, lessons learned, riparian, and stream ABSTRACTThe first National Stream Restoration Conference will be held in Nashville, TN this August. Gardner Johnston, former President of the RRNW Board, will be …2022Gardner Johnston_othercommunity-involvement fish-salmon floodplain lessons-learned riparian stream2022-02-big-challenges-need-adaptive-management
Navigating the National Flood Insurance Program and Floodplain Regulations-Panelist 2, , , , Year: 2022 Presenter/s: Erin Cooper Symposium Session: 2022 – 03 Navigating the National Flood Insurance Program and Floodplain Regulations Topics covered: fish-salmon, floodplain, hydraulics, modeling, and permits ABSTRACTMany stream, river, and floodplain restoration projects in the PacNW and nationwide are focused on increasing floodplain connectivity due to the beneficial habitat …2022Erin Cooperregulationsfish-salmon floodplain hydraulics modeling permits2022-03-navigating-the-national-flood-insurance-program-and-floodplain-regulations
Navigating the National Flood Insurance Program and Floodplain Regulations-Panelist 3, , , , Year: 2022 Presenter/s: Kaz Guillozet Symposium Session: 2022 – 03 Navigating the National Flood Insurance Program and Floodplain Regulations Topics covered: fish-salmon, floodplain, hydraulics, modeling, and permits ABSTRACTThis presentation will describe the efforts of a Washington State working group convened by the Floodplains by Design network to understand and respond …2022Kaz Guillozetregulationsfish-salmon floodplain hydraulics modeling permits2022-03-navigating-the-national-flood-insurance-program-and-floodplain-regulations
Highway to Resilience – WSDOT Climate Adaptation, , , , , Year: 2022 Presenter/s: Simon Page Symposium Session: 2022 – 04 Stream Restoration from the (WSDOT) Transportation Perspective Topics covered: climate change, fish passage, fish-salmon, hydraulics, risk and resilience, and stream ABSTRACTRecognizing the vulnerability of our transportation system and the value of the system to the community it serves, WSDOT has …2022Simon Pageplanning-prioritizationclimate-change fish-passage fish-salmon hydraulics risk-resilience stream2022-04-stream-restoration-from-the-wsdot-transportation-perspective
Lost in Translation: Insights from WSDOT in Communication in Fish Passage Projects, , , , , , , Year: 2022 Presenter/s: Piper Petit Symposium Session: 2022 – 04 Stream Restoration from the (WSDOT) Transportation Perspective Topics covered: community involvement, fish passage, instream structure (culvert/bridge/dam), and lessons learned ABSTRACTFish Passage is not new to WSDOT, we have been working to retrofit and replace barriers under our highways since the …2022Piper Petitbiology construction ecology engineering geomorphologycommunity-involvement fish-passage instream-structure-culvert-bridge-dam lessons-learned2022-04-stream-restoration-from-the-wsdot-transportation-perspective
Evolution and Process Improvements to Support Fish Passage & Stream Restoration at WSDOT, , , , , , Year: 2022 Presenter/s: Gabe Ng Symposium Session: 2022 – 04 Stream Restoration from the (WSDOT) Transportation Perspective Topics covered: fish passage, fish-salmon, instream structure (culvert/bridge/dam), lessons learned, stream, and wood ABSTRACTThe Washington State Department of Transportation is the steward of a multimodal transportation system and responsible for ensuring that people …2022Gabe Ngengineering geomorphologyfish-passage fish-salmon instream-structure-culvert-bridge-dam lessons-learned stream wood2022-04-stream-restoration-from-the-wsdot-transportation-perspective
Invited Speaker: Bryan Mercier (Grand Ronde), NW Regional Director Bureau of Indian Affairs, , Year: 2022 Presenter/s: Bryan Mercier Symposium Session: 2022 – 00- Invited Speaker Topics covered: climate change, community involvement, and environmental justice ABSTRACTTribal Leadership in Fish and Wildlife Management Indigenous Tribes of the NW have been building capacity in Fish and Wildlife management for decades. Their capacity (i.e., staff and resources) …2022Bryan Mercier_otherclimate-change community-involvement environmental-justice2022-00-invited-speaker
Klamath River Dam Removal – Resilient Planning to Ensure Resilient Project Outcomes, , , , , , , Year: 2022 Presenter/s: Michael Belchik Symposium Session: 2022 – 06 Klamath River Dam Removal is the Largest and Most Complex Fish Restoration Project Ever Attempted Topics covered: fish passage, fish-salmon, instream structure (culvert/bridge/dam), lessons learned, permits, risk and resilience, and stream ABSTRACTRestoration projects are subject to regulatory scrutiny similar to …2022Michael Belchikplanning-prioritization regulationsfish-passage fish-salmon instream-structure-culvert-bridge-dam lessons-learned permits risk-resilience stream2022-06-klamath-river-dam-removal-is-the-largest-and-most-complex-fish-restoration-project-ever-attempted
Repopulation of anadromous fishes in the Upper Klamath Basin following dam removal, , , , Year: 2022 Presenter/s: Mark Hereford Symposium Session: 2022 – 06 Klamath River Dam Removal is the Largest and Most Complex Fish Restoration Project Ever Attempted Topics covered: adaptive management and monitoring, fish passage, fish-salmon, fish-steelhead, and instream structure (culvert/bridge/dam) ABSTRACTAnadromous fishes have been eliminated from over 400 miles of stream …2022Mark Herefordbiologyadaptive-management-monitoring fish-passage fish-salmon fish-steelhead instream-structure-culvert-bridge-dam2022-06-klamath-river-dam-removal-is-the-largest-and-most-complex-fish-restoration-project-ever-attempted
Use of Fish-Habitat Models in Restoration Planning, Design, and Evaluation, , , Year: 2022 Presenter/s: Phil Roni Symposium Session: 2022 – 07 Putting the Fish into Fish Habitat Restoration Topics covered: fish-salmon, fish-steelhead, and modeling ABSTRACTAdvances in remote sensing, monitoring, and data analysis have results in numerous approaches to quantify current and future fish habitat and fish abundance and capacity at multiple …2022Phil Ronibiology technologyfish-salmon fish-steelhead modeling2022-07-putting-the-fish-into-fish-habitat-restoration
Juvenile Anadromous Salmonid Habitat Density Relationships Using Interagency Databases & SSN Models, , , , , , Year: 2022 Presenter/s: Dan Isaak Symposium Session: 2022 – 07 Putting the Fish into Fish Habitat Restoration Topics covered: adaptive management and monitoring, climate change, fish-cutthroat, fish-salmon, fish-steelhead, modeling, and riparian ABSTRACTSignificant investments have been made by numerous agencies to monitor anadromous salmonids by conducting thousands of density surveys within …2022Dan Isaakbiologyadaptive-management-monitoring climate-change cutthroat fish-salmon fish-steelhead modeling riparian2022-07-putting-the-fish-into-fish-habitat-restoration
History & Intricacies of Habitat Suitability Indices: What are We Measuring in Habitat Restoration, , , , , Year: 2022 Presenter/s: Paul DeVries Symposium Session: 2022 – 07 Putting the Fish into Fish Habitat Restoration Topics covered: fish-cutthroat, fish-salmon, fish-steelhead, lessons learned, modeling, and stream ABSTRACTThe Habitat Suitability Index (HSI) concept has a long history of application in habitat assessment and instream flow studies, and is more recently …2022Paul DeVriesbiologycutthroat fish-salmon fish-steelhead lessons-learned modeling stream2022-07-putting-the-fish-into-fish-habitat-restoration
Measured fish-habitat relationships to drive restoration prioritization, , , Year: 2022 Presenter/s: Kevin See Symposium Session: 2022 – 07 Putting the Fish into Fish Habitat Restoration Topics covered: adaptive management and monitoring, fish-salmon, fish-steelhead, and modeling ABSTRACTEstimating habitat capacity is an effective way to evaluate deficits, prioritize watersheds, and focus restoration efforts based on watershed, location, and life stage …2022Kevin Seebiologyadaptive-management-monitoring fish-salmon fish-steelhead modeling2022-07-putting-the-fish-into-fish-habitat-restoration
20 Years Back, 20 Years Forward, Lessons Learned PanelYear: 2022 Presenter/s: Kris Fischer Symposium Session: 2022 – 09 20 Years Back, 20 Years Forward Topics covered: lessons learned ABSTRACTWhere were you in your river restoration career 20 years ago? Or 30 years ago? Or dare we say, even 40 years ago? Have you attended RRNW 10 times? 15 …2022Kris Fischer_otherlessons-learned2022-09-20-years-back-20-years-forward
Restoration with living shorelines, stage 0 alluvial fans, and other measures for climate resilience, , , , , , , Year: 2022 Presenter/s: Curtis Loeb Symposium Session: 2022 – 10 Complex, High-Risk, Climate-Resilient Floodplain Restoration Topics covered: climate change, fish-salmon, floodplain, groundwater, risk and resilience, temperature, and wood ABSTRACTThe Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership, Port of Camas-Washougal, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bonneville Power Administration, and others have partnered to reconnect …2022Curtis Loebengineering geomorphologyclimate-change fish-salmon floodplain groundwater risk-resilience temperature wood2022-10-complex-high-risk-climate-resilient-floodplain-restoration
New Frontier for Alluvial Fans, , , , , , , , , Year: 2022 Presenter/s: Cygnia Rapp Symposium Session: 2022 – 04 Stream Restoration from the (WSDOT) Transportation Perspective Topics covered: fish passage, fish-salmon, floodplain, hydraulics, instream structure (culvert/bridge/dam), risk and resilience, sediment transport, stream, and wood ABSTRACTImplementing a region-wide fish passage restoration program offers opportunities for innovating floodplain restoration design, particularly …2022Cygnia Rappengineering geomorphologyfish-passage fish-salmon floodplain hydraulics instream-structure-culvert-bridge-dam risk-resilience sediment-transport stream wood2022-04-stream-restoration-from-the-wsdot-transportation-perspective
Predicting the Future-Steigerwald: Innovative & Cost-effective Approaches to Floodplain Monitoring, , , , , , , , , Year: 2022 Presenter/s: Sarah Kidd Symposium Session: 2022 – 10 Complex, High-Risk, Climate-Resilient Floodplain Restoration Topics covered: adaptive management and monitoring, floodplain, lessons learned, modeling, riparian, water quality, and wetlands ABSTRACTUnderstanding how our restoration actions change the landscape and benefit the ecology of a system are critical to both accounting …2022Sarah Kiddbiology ecology engineering geomorphologyadaptive-management-monitoring floodplain lessons-learned modeling riparian water-quality wetlands2022-10-complex-high-risk-climate-resilient-floodplain-restoration
Trinity River, CA: Restoration in transition on the largest tributary to the Klamath, , , , , , , , , , Year: 2022 Presenter/s: Kyle De Juilio Symposium Session: 2022 – 08 Beyond Dam Removal: Ecological Restoration of the Klamath Basin Topics covered: adaptive management and monitoring, fish-salmon, flow augmentation, instream structure (culvert/bridge/dam), lessons learned, riparian, sediment transport, stream, and temperature ABSTRACTWatch the recorded presentation here: https://youtu.be/y3iZf7d8e8M The Trinity River is …2022Kyle De Juiliobiology ecology geomorphologyadaptive-management-monitoring fish-salmon flow-augmentation instream-structure-culvert-bridge-dam lessons-learned riparian sediment-transport stream temperature2022-08-beyond-dam-removal-ecological-restoration-of-the-klamath-basin
Tribal Stewardship and Ridge-to-River Restoration of the Lower Klamath and Blue Creek Sanctuary, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Year: 2022 Presenter/s: Sarah Beesley Symposium Session: 2022 – 08 Beyond Dam Removal: Ecological Restoration of the Klamath Basin Topics covered: climate change, community involvement, environmental justice, fish-salmon, fish-steelhead, floodplain, groundwater, riparian, temperature, terrestrial species, traditional ecological knowledge, uplands, water quality, wetlands, wildfire, and wood ABSTRACTThe Yurok Tribe is the …2022Sarah Beesleybiology ecology geomorphology planning-prioritizationclimate-change community-involvement environmental-justice fish-salmon fish-steelhead floodplain groundwater riparian temperature terrestrial-species tek uplands water-quality wetlands wildfire wood2022-08-beyond-dam-removal-ecological-restoration-of-the-klamath-basin
Restoring Fire Processes in the Klamath Mountains to Protect and Restore Critical Salmon Habitat, , , , , , , , , Year: 2022 Presenter/s: Will Harling Symposium Session: 2022 – 08 Beyond Dam Removal: Ecological Restoration of the Klamath Basin Topics covered: climate change, community involvement, fish-cutthroat, fish-salmon, risk and resilience, traditional ecological knowledge, uplands, and wildfire ABSTRACTThe Western Klamath Mountains in far northern California have experienced megafires (wildfires over 100,000 …2022Will Harlingbiology ecology planning-prioritizationclimate-change community-involvement cutthroat fish-salmon risk-resilience tek uplands wildfire2022-08-beyond-dam-removal-ecological-restoration-of-the-klamath-basin
Lessons Learned from Klamath Basin Stream Temperature Studies: Drivers & Climate Change Implications, , , , , , , , , , , , Year: 2022 Presenter/s: Eli Asarian Symposium Session: 2022 – 08 Beyond Dam Removal: Ecological Restoration of the Klamath Basin Topics covered: adaptive management and monitoring, climate change, fish-cutthroat, fish-salmon, fish-steelhead, instream structure (culvert/bridge/dam), lessons learned, riparian, stream, temperature, and wildfire ABSTRACTFor the past few decades, Native American Tribes, federal and …2022Eli Asarian_other biology ecologyadaptive-management-monitoring climate-change cutthroat fish-salmon fish-steelhead instream-structure-culvert-bridge-dam lessons-learned riparian stream temperature wildfire2022-08-beyond-dam-removal-ecological-restoration-of-the-klamath-basin
Post Dam Removal Restoration of the Klamath Reservoirs: Channel, Riparian & Upland Ecology Planning, , , , , , , Year: 2022 Presenter/s: Joshua Chenoweth Symposium Session: 2022 – 08 Beyond Dam Removal: Ecological Restoration of the Klamath Basin Topics covered: adaptive management and monitoring, community involvement, instream structure (culvert/bridge/dam), riparian, terrestrial species, and uplands ABSTRACTThe removal of four dams on the Klamath River will expose nearly 2,000 acres of …2022Joshua Chenowethbiology ecology planning-prioritizationadaptive-management-monitoring community-involvement instream-structure-culvert-bridge-dam riparian terrestrial-species uplands2022-08-beyond-dam-removal-ecological-restoration-of-the-klamath-basin
Fine sediment in a coarse-bedded river: geomorphic response of the Klamath River to dam removal, , , , , , Year: 2022 Presenter/s: Chauncey Anderson Symposium Session: 2022 – 06 Klamath River Dam Removal is the Largest and Most Complex Fish Restoration Project Ever Attempted Topics covered: fish passage, fish-salmon, hydraulics, instream structure (culvert/bridge/dam), modeling, risk and resilience, and sediment transport ABSTRACTThe USGS is engaged in a multi-phase study to …2022Chauncey Andersongeomorphologyfish-passage fish-salmon hydraulics instream-structure-culvert-bridge-dam modeling risk-resilience sediment-transport2022-06-klamath-river-dam-removal-is-the-largest-and-most-complex-fish-restoration-project-ever-attempted
Hydraulic and Other Complexities of WSDOT Fish Passage and Stream Restoration Design Projects, , , , , , Year: 2022 Presenter/s: John Monahan Symposium Session: 2022 – 04 Stream Restoration from the (WSDOT) Transportation Perspective Topics covered: fish passage, fish-salmon, hydraulics, instream structure (culvert/bridge/dam), modeling, and stream ABSTRACTIn March 2013 the State of Washington was required, by Federal injunction, to correct hundreds of fish passage barriers in the …2022John Monahanconstruction engineeringfish-passage fish-salmon hydraulics instream-structure-culvert-bridge-dam modeling stream2022-04-stream-restoration-from-the-wsdot-transportation-perspective
Embracing wood at highway stream projects- the WSDOT story, , , , , , , Year: 2022 Presenter/s: Garrett Jackson Symposium Session: 2022 – 04 Stream Restoration from the (WSDOT) Transportation Perspective Topics covered: fish passage, fish-salmon, instream structure (culvert/bridge/dam), risk and resilience, stream, and wood ABSTRACTAlthough many aspects of wood behavior in streams are still being studied, the value of wood to habitat and …2022Garrett Jacksonbiology ecology engineeringfish-passage fish-salmon instream-structure-culvert-bridge-dam risk-resilience stream wood2022-04-stream-restoration-from-the-wsdot-transportation-perspective
A GIS-based framework for centering environmental justice in watershed-scale project planning, , , , Year: 2022 Presenter/s: Jennifer Schmidt Symposium Session: 2022 – 01 Addressing Climate Science + Environmental Justice Topics covered: climate change, environmental justice, risk and resilience, and urban ABSTRACTCentering environmental justice in restoration project identification and planning requires thinking beyond technical, outcome-driven considerations. This session will focus on a GIS-based framework …2022Jennifer Schmidtplanning-prioritization technologyclimate-change environmental-justice risk-resilience urban2022-01-addressing-climate-science-environmental-justice
Pre-Dam Removal Topographic Base-Line Data Collection on the Klamath River – Collaboration in Action, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Year: 2020 Presenter/s: David (DJ) Bandrowski Symposium Session: 2020 – 11 Dam removal in the Pacific Northwest Topics covered: beavers, community involvement, fish passage, floodplain, hydraulics, instream structure (culvert/bridge/dam), riparian, risk and resilience, sediment transport, and stream ABSTRACTFour dams on the Klamath River are planned for removal in 2022 to …2020David (DJ) Bandrowskibiology construction ecology engineering geomorphology landscape-architecture planning-prioritizationbeavers community-involvement fish-passage floodplain hydraulics instream-structure-culvert-bridge-dam riparian risk-resilience sediment-transport stream2020-11-dam-removal-in-the-pacific-northwest
Replacing Low Head Dams with Nature-like Fishways to Improve Fish Passage, , , , , , , Year: 2020 Presenter/s: Matthew Prociv Symposium Session: 2020 – 11 Dam removal in the Pacific Northwest Topics covered: beavers, fish passage, hydraulics, instream structure (culvert/bridge/dam), stream, and urban ABSTRACTImpoundment structures, such as dams, are a reliable method to divert water from otherwise naturally flowing water courses to other locations and …2020Matthew Procivconstruction engineering geomorphologybeavers fish-passage hydraulics instream-structure-culvert-bridge-dam stream urban2020-11-dam-removal-in-the-pacific-northwest
MF Nooksack River Dam Removal Planning: A Smart Infrastructure and Fish Passage Project, , , , , , , , Year: 2020 Presenter/s: April McEwen Symposium Session: 2020 – 11 Dam removal in the Pacific Northwest Topics covered: beavers, fish passage, hydraulics, instream structure (culvert/bridge/dam), risk and resilience, and sediment transport ABSTRACTThe Middle Fork Nooksack River Fish Passage Project, near Bellingham, WA, will reestablish access to approximately 16 miles of …2020April McEwenengineering geomorphology landscape-architecture planning-prioritizationbeavers fish-passage hydraulics instream-structure-culvert-bridge-dam risk-resilience sediment-transport2020-11-dam-removal-in-the-pacific-northwest
Using stream restoration to complement conventional stormwater flow control BMPs, , , , , , , , , Year: 2020 Presenter/s: Steve Thompson Symposium Session: 2020 – 10 Prioritizing restoration Topics covered: beavers, floodplain, hydraulics, permits, riparian, stormwater, and urban ABSTRACTThis talk presents the case for using stream restoration to achieve the same goals and objectives as conventional stormwater flow control BMPs (i.e. detention/infiltration/Low Impact Development) in certain …2020Steve Thompsonconstruction engineering planning-prioritization regulationsbeavers floodplain hydraulics permits riparian stormwater urban2020-10-prioritizing-restoration
Data-Driven Decision Making: An Innovative Prioritization Tool for Restoration (and more!), , , , , , , , Year: 2020 Presenter/s: Robyn Pepin Symposium Session: 2020 – 10 Prioritizing restoration Topics covered: beavers, fish passage, floodplain, instream structure (culvert/bridge/dam), modeling, riparian, and risk and resilience ABSTRACTThe Upper Columbia has over 2,000 miles (3,200 km) of salmon, steelhead, and bull trout habitat, a substantial portion of which is inaccessible …2020Robyn Pepinengineering planning-prioritization technologybeavers fish-passage floodplain instream-structure-culvert-bridge-dam modeling riparian risk-resilience2020-10-prioritizing-restoration
Tucannon River Geomorphic Analysis and Restoration Prioritization – Take II, , , , , , , , , Year: 2020 Presenter/s: Tracy Drury Symposium Session: 2020 – 10 Prioritizing restoration Topics covered: beavers, fish passage, fish-salmon, floodplain, hydraulics, lessons learned, modeling, and sediment transport ABSTRACTThe Tucannon River was identified as a priority watershed in the 2008 BiOp and determined to be critical to recovery of Snake River Spring …2020Tracy Druryengineering geomorphology planning-prioritizationbeavers fish-passage fish-salmon floodplain hydraulics lessons-learned modeling sediment-transport2020-10-prioritizing-restoration
Planning for Recovery – Filling the Salmonid Rearing Habitat Deficit on the Lower American River, Ca, , , , , , , , , , , , , Year: 2020 Presenter/s: Nick Southall Symposium Session: 2020 – 10 Prioritizing restoration Topics covered: beavers, fish passage, fish-cutthroat, fish-salmon, fish-steelhead, floodplain, hydraulics, lessons learned, modeling, and riparian ABSTRACTToday’s salmon runs in California’s Central Valley have decreased to a small fraction of their historic abundance (Yoshiyama, 1998). Salmonid populations have suffered …2020Nick Southallbiology construction engineering planning-prioritization technologybeavers fish-passage cutthroat fish-salmon fish-steelhead floodplain hydraulics lessons-learned modeling riparian2020-10-prioritizing-restoration
From Source Assessment to Implementation Success – Water Cleanup Planning and the East Fork Lewis Ri, , , , , , , , , , , , Year: 2020 Presenter/s: Jennifer Riedmayer Symposium Session: 2020 – 09 A watershed in transition: Salmon recovery in the East Fork Lewis River Topics covered: adaptive management and monitoring, beavers, community involvement, floodplain, lessons learned, riparian, risk and resilience, stormwater, and stream ABSTRACTThe East Fork Lewis River and its tributaries are …2020Jennifer Riedmayerbiology ecology geomorphology landscape-architecture planning-prioritizationadaptive-management-monitoring beavers community-involvement floodplain lessons-learned riparian risk-resilience stormwater stream2020-09-a-watershed-in-transition-salmon-recovery-in-the-east-fork-lewis-river
Assessing recovery partner implementation of Lower Columbia recovery plan programs: an EF Lewis Rive, , , , , , , , , , Year: 2020 Presenter/s: Katie Blauvelt Symposium Session: 2020 – 09 A watershed in transition: Salmon recovery in the East Fork Lewis River Topics covered: beavers, fish-cutthroat, fish-salmon, fish-steelhead, lessons learned, modeling, riparian, sediment transport, stream, and urban ABSTRACTThe Washington Lower Columbia Salmon Recovery and Fish & Wildlife Subbasin Plan was …2020Katie Blauveltbiology planning-prioritizationbeavers cutthroat fish-salmon fish-steelhead lessons-learned modeling riparian sediment-transport stream urban2020-09-a-watershed-in-transition-salmon-recovery-in-the-east-fork-lewis-river
Adaptively Managing the WA Lower Columbia River Recovery Plan: Linking Salmon and Landscape-Scale Th, , , , , , , , , , Year: 2020 Presenter/s: Amelia Johnson Symposium Session: 2020 – 09 A watershed in transition: Salmon recovery in the East Fork Lewis River Topics covered: adaptive management and monitoring, beavers, community involvement, fish-cutthroat, fish-salmon, fish-steelhead, floodplain, lessons learned, and risk and resilience ABSTRACTSalmon and steelhead recovery in the Lower Columbia River …2020Amelia Johnsonbiology planning-prioritization regulationsadaptive-management-monitoring beavers community-involvement cutthroat fish-salmon fish-steelhead floodplain lessons-learned risk-resilience2020-09-a-watershed-in-transition-salmon-recovery-in-the-east-fork-lewis-river
Modernizing the Columbia River Treaty – Opportunities and Challenges, , , , , Year: 2020 Presenter/s: Kathy Eichenberger Symposium Session: 2020 – 00 Invited Speaker Topics covered: beavers, canada, climate change, community involvement, and permits ABSTRACTThe Columbia River Treaty was ratified in 1964 and has been implemented collaboratively by the U.S. and Canada for over 50 years, much of the time under the …2020Kathy Eichenbergerplanning-prioritization regulationsbeavers canada climate-change community-involvement permits2020-invited-speaker
Incentivizing Channel Migration: Channel Migration Zone Easements along the Yellowstone River, , , , , , , , , , , , Year: 2020 Presenter/s: Wendy Weaver Symposium Session: 2020 – 08 Pre-Disaster: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure Topics covered: beavers, climate change, community involvement, floodplain, outside PNW, permits, riparian, risk and resilience, and stream ABSTRACTThe expansion of bank armor on the Yellowstone River in Montana has …2020Wendy Weaverecology geomorphology landscape-architecture planning-prioritization regulationsbeavers climate-change community-involvement floodplain outside-pnw permits riparian risk-resilience stream2020-08-pre-disaster-an-ounce-of-prevention-is-worth-a-pound-of-cure
Fluvial Hazard Mapping in Colorado, , , , , , , , Year: 2020 Presenter/s: Katie Jagt Symposium Session: 2020 – 08 Pre-Disaster: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure Topics covered: beavers, community involvement, lessons learned, outside PNW, risk and resilience, and urban ABSTRACTIn order to recognize and assess the hazards associated with erosion, sediment deposition and other …2020Katie Jagtgeomorphology landscape-architecture planning-prioritization technologybeavers community-involvement lessons-learned outside-pnw risk-resilience urban2020-08-pre-disaster-an-ounce-of-prevention-is-worth-a-pound-of-cure
Financing the risk of catastrophic wildfire reduction: The Forest Resilience Bond, , , , , , , , Year: 2020 Presenter/s: Nick Wobbrock Symposium Session: 2020 – 08 Pre-Disaster: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure Topics covered: _other, beavers, community involvement, outside PNW, riparian, risk and resilience, and stream ABSTRACTIn 2018, wildfires in the United States caused an estimated $24 billion in economic losses—a …2020Nick Wobbrock_other ecology planning-prioritizationother beavers community-involvement outside-pnw riparian risk-resilience stream2020-08-pre-disaster-an-ounce-of-prevention-is-worth-a-pound-of-cure
Opportunities from the Ashes: Pursuing Multiple Benefit Community and Landscape Resilience Following, , , , , , , , , , Year: 2020 Presenter/s: Virginia Mahacek Symposium Session: 2020 – 08 Pre-Disaster: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure Topics covered: beavers, climate change, floodplain, lessons learned, outside PNW, riparian, risk and resilience, and sediment transport ABSTRACTRecent catastrophic wildfires have caused devastating human impacts including deaths, injuries, health …2020Virginia Mahacekecology geomorphology planning-prioritization regulationsbeavers climate-change floodplain lessons-learned outside-pnw riparian risk-resilience sediment-transport2020-08-pre-disaster-an-ounce-of-prevention-is-worth-a-pound-of-cure
Stream and Floodplain Restoration on North Touchet River: Designing and Building on Private Lands Wi, , , , , , , , Year: 2020 Presenter/s: Paul DeVries Symposium Session: 2020 – 07 Selling the solution: Piloting projects and stakeholder engagement Topics covered: beavers, community involvement, fish-salmon, fish-steelhead, floodplain, and riparian ABSTRACTThis talk is a case study of implementing reach scale restoration projects while working under changing physical conditions and landowner perspectives, and …2020Paul DeVriesconstruction ecology geomorphology technologybeavers community-involvement fish-salmon fish-steelhead floodplain riparian2020-07-selling-the-solution-piloting-projects-and-stakeholder-engagement
Planning “total restoration” of a pilot watershed, , , , , , , , , , Year: 2020 Presenter/s: Reid Camp Symposium Session: 2020 – 07 Selling the solution: Piloting projects and stakeholder engagement Topics covered: adaptive management and monitoring, beavers, community involvement, estuary, fish-cutthroat, fish-salmon, fish-steelhead, lessons learned, riparian, and stream ABSTRACTReid Camp The Middle Nemah River drains approximately 6,000 hectares (nearly 15,000 acres) into …2020Reid Campecology planning-prioritizationadaptive-management-monitoring beavers community-involvement estuary cutthroat fish-salmon fish-steelhead lessons-learned riparian stream2020-07-selling-the-solution-piloting-projects-and-stakeholder-engagement
Southern Resident Killer Whales – Top Predators in need of a Restored Ecosystem, , , , , Year: 2020 Presenter/s: Kenneth Balcomb Symposium Session: 2020 – 00 Invited Speaker Topics covered: _other, adaptive management and monitoring, estuary, lessons learned, and tidal ABSTRACTKiller whales have been known since antiquity as voracious marine predators in all oceans, and they have played an iconic role in the mythology of indigenous …2020Kenneth Balcombbiology ecologyother adaptive-management-monitoring estuary lessons-learned tidal2020-invited-speaker
Floods, Drought, and Alternate States in Algal-based River Food Webs, , , , , , Year: 2020 Presenter/s: Mary E. Power Symposium Session: 2020 – 00 Invited Speaker Topics covered: adaptive management and monitoring, beavers, floodplain, hydraulics, sediment transport, and stream ABSTRACTIn sunlit western rivers, winter and summer flows determine the production, types, and fate of algae in summertime food webs. Ecologically critical flows depend …2020Mary E. Powerbiology ecologyadaptive-management-monitoring beavers floodplain hydraulics sediment-transport stream2020-invited-speaker
Quantitative Food Web Analysis to Detangle Restoration Effectiveness in Co-limited Habitats, , , , , , , , , Year: 2020 Presenter/s: John Jorgensen Symposium Session: 2020 – 05 Assessing biotic response to environmental change Topics covered: adaptive management and monitoring, amphibians, beavers, fish-cutthroat, fish-salmon, fish-steelhead, riparian, and stream ABSTRACTQuantifying carrying capacity in lotic ecosystems is central to identifying limiting factors and prioritizing restoration actions for native anadromous salmonid …2020John Jorgensenbiology ecology geomorphologyadaptive-management-monitoring amphibians beavers cutthroat fish-salmon fish-steelhead riparian stream2020-05-assessing-biotic-response-to-environmental-change
Aquatic Organism Passage for Boreal Toads – Stream Restoration for Species other than Fish, , , , , , , Year: 2020 Presenter/s: Daniel March Symposium Session: 2020 – 05 Assessing biotic response to environmental change Topics covered: adaptive management and monitoring, amphibians, instream structure (culvert/bridge/dam), lessons learned, outside PNW, stream, and terrestrial species ABSTRACTTreatment of stream channels, and the environment in general, half a century ago was much different …2020Daniel Marchbiology ecologyadaptive-management-monitoring amphibians instream-structure-culvert-bridge-dam lessons-learned outside-pnw stream terrestrial-species2020-05-assessing-biotic-response-to-environmental-change
On Patients and Patience: Stream Restoration as a Healing Process, , , , , , , , , Year: 2020 Presenter/s: Mark Beardsley Symposium Session: 2020 – 05 Assessing biotic response to environmental change Topics covered: adaptive management and monitoring, beavers, community involvement, floodplain, lessons learned, riparian, risk and resilience, and stream ABSTRACTBiotic processes are now recognized as key drivers of stream form and function that work in …2020Mark Beardsleybiology ecology geomorphologyadaptive-management-monitoring beavers community-involvement floodplain lessons-learned riparian risk-resilience stream2020-05-assessing-biotic-response-to-environmental-change
Perspectives in the Mitigation of Rockslides affecting Fish Migration, , , , , , , , , , Year: 2020 Presenter/s: Barry Chilibeck Symposium Session: 2020 – 00 Invited Speaker Topics covered: beavers, canada, fish passage, hydraulics, lessons learned, risk and resilience, sediment transport, and stream ABSTRACTLandslides are a physical process that had an undeniable effect on the landscapes within the Pacific Northwest. Recently, they have been experienced …2020Barry Chilibeckconstruction ecology engineering geomorphologybeavers canada fish-passage hydraulics lessons-learned risk-resilience sediment-transport stream2020-invited-speaker
Multi-Year Monitoring of Stage 0 Restoration Using a Geomorphic Complexity Approach, , , , Year: 2020 Presenter/s: Daniel Scott Symposium Session: 2020 – 04 Observe Stage 0 Topics covered: adaptive management and monitoring, beavers, lessons learned, and sediment transport ABSTRACTStage 0 Restoration seeks to restore natural fluvial processes to valley bottoms to sustain a spatially heterogeneous and dynamic morphologic state that can then support …2020Daniel Scottecology geomorphologyadaptive-management-monitoring beavers lessons-learned sediment-transport2020-04-observe-stage-0
Towards a Programmatic Monitoring Plan for Restoration to Stage 0, , , , , , , , Year: 2020 Presenter/s: William Brignon Symposium Session: 2020 – 04 Observe Stage 0 Topics covered: adaptive management and monitoring, beavers, hydraulics, lessons learned, riparian, and stream ABSTRACTStage 0 is the initial, pre-disturbance condition in the Stream Evolution Model described by Cluer and Thorne (2013). Recently, a group of US Forest …2020William Brignonbiology ecology geomorphology planning-prioritizationadaptive-management-monitoring beavers hydraulics lessons-learned riparian stream2020-04-observe-stage-0
Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration Design Principles, , , , , , Year: 2020 Presenter/s: Joe Wheaton Symposium Session: 2020 – 04 Observe Stage 0 Topics covered: _other, beavers, instream structure (culvert/bridge/dam), and stream ABSTRACTThe scope of riverscape degradation far exceeds the modest footprint and scalability of most traditional restoration techniques with expensive price tags. Modern restoration practice borrows from a design …2020Joe Wheatonecology engineering geomorphology landscape-architectureother beavers instream-structure-culvert-bridge-dam stream2020-04-observe-stage-0
A restoration program which the planning team will never live to see the result, San Juan River, , , , , , , , Year: 2020 Presenter/s: Neil Goeller Symposium Session: 2020 – 03 An ecological approach to restoration Topics covered: adaptive management and monitoring, canada, floodplain, riparian, stream, and wetlands ABSTRACTA restoration program which the planning team will never live to see the result, San It is said that “The true meaning of …2020Neil Goellerbiology ecology landscape-architecture planning-prioritizationadaptive-management-monitoring canada floodplain riparian stream wetlands2020-03-an-ecological-approach-to-restoration
Considering Sediment Dynamics in River Restoration Design, , , , , Year: 2020 Presenter/s: Travis Stroth Symposium Session: 2020 – 02 Considering sediment dynamics in river restoration design Topics covered: modeling, outside PNW, and sediment transport ABSTRACTThe complex nature of river systems presents many challenges to understanding, analyzing, and designing in the context of stream management and restoration. River science and …2020Travis Strothconstruction engineering geomorphology technologymodeling outside-pnw sediment-transport2020-02-considering-sediment-dynamics-in-river-restoration-design
Managing Stream Corridor Evolution in the Sierra Foothills, , , , , , , , , , Year: 2020 Presenter/s: Damion Ciotti Symposium Session: 2020 – 04 Observe Stage 0 Topics covered: beavers, floodplain, hydraulics, lessons learned, outside PNW, riparian, sediment transport, and stream ABSTRACTDevelopments in our understanding of stream channel evolution and application of ecological design have changed not only the restoration approach in degraded valley …2020Damion Ciotticonstruction ecology engineering geomorphologybeavers floodplain hydraulics lessons-learned outside-pnw riparian sediment-transport stream2020-04-observe-stage-0
Protecting and Restoring Cold Water Refuges in the Columbia River, , , , , , , , , , Year: 2020 Presenter/s: John Palmer Symposium Session: 2020 – 01 Protecting critical flows Topics covered: adaptive management and monitoring, climate change, estuary, fish passage, fish-cutthroat, fish-salmon, fish-steelhead, floodplain, hydraulics, and stream ABSTRACTCold water refuges (CWR) in the Columbia River provide important resting areas for threatened and endangered species, steelhead and …2020John Palmerbiology ecologyadaptive-management-monitoring climate-change estuary fish-passage cutthroat fish-salmon fish-steelhead floodplain hydraulics stream2020-01-protecting-critical-flows
Into the multiverse: River restoration versus the Anthropocene, , , , , , , , , , Year: 2020 Presenter/s: Peter Downs Symposium Session: 2020 – 00 Invited Speaker Topics covered: adaptive management and monitoring, climate change, floodplain, lessons learned, sediment transport, and stream ABSTRACTThe (inter)discipline of river restoration has now been practiced for 30 years. Following several decades of growing environmental awareness and scientific recognition of …2020Peter Downs_other biology ecology engineering geomorphology planning-prioritizationadaptive-management-monitoring climate-change floodplain lessons-learned sediment-transport stream2020-invited-speaker
Designing for failure – Rethinking how we can restore ecosystem resilience, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Year: 2020 Presenter/s: Marjorie Wolfe Symposium Session: 2020 – 03 An ecological approach to restoration Topics covered: adaptive management and monitoring, beavers, climate change, estuary, fish passage, floodplain, hydraulics, risk and resilience, sediment transport, and stream ABSTRACTIn a future featuring climate and land-use changes, enduring success in delivering ecosystem resilience …2020Marjorie Wolfebiology construction ecology engineering geomorphology planning-prioritization regulationsadaptive-management-monitoring beavers climate-change estuary fish-passage floodplain hydraulics risk-resilience sediment-transport stream2020-03-an-ecological-approach-to-restoration
Quantifying and predicting the role of in-stream wood on general bed scour and the implications to s, , , , , , , , , , , Year: 2020 Presenter/s: Tim Abbe Symposium Session: 2020 – 02 Considering sediment dynamics in river restoration design Topics covered: adaptive management and monitoring, estuary, fish passage, fish-salmon, floodplain, hydraulics, lessons learned, riparian, sediment transport, and wood ABSTRACTWood material can directly influence fluvial processes that control channel planform, substrate characteristics, alluvial …2020Tim Abbebiology ecology geomorphologyadaptive-management-monitoring estuary fish-passage fish-salmon floodplain hydraulics lessons-learned riparian sediment-transport wood2020-02-considering-sediment-dynamics-in-river-restoration-design
Channel Width as a Proxy for Bed Material Transport Rate: Evidence from Morphologic Sediment Budgets, , , , , , , , Year: 2020 Presenter/s: Andrew Nelson Symposium Session: 2020 – 02 Considering sediment dynamics in river restoration design Topics covered: adaptive management and monitoring, floodplain, hydraulics, modeling, outside PNW, sediment transport, and stream ABSTRACTBed material transport rate is a first-order control over channel morphology and geomorphic processes in alluvial rivers—but reliable …2020Andrew Nelsonecology engineering geomorphologyadaptive-management-monitoring floodplain hydraulics modeling outside-pnw sediment-transport stream2020-02-considering-sediment-dynamics-in-river-restoration-design
Restoration of Incised Streams: Recognizing gravel as a limited resource using a simple metric…, , , , , , , , , , , Year: 2020 Presenter/s: Nick Legg Symposium Session: 2020 – 02 Considering sediment dynamics in river restoration design Topics covered: adaptive management and monitoring, fish passage, fish-salmon, floodplain, hydraulics, lessons learned, riparian, sediment transport, and stream ABSTRACTRestoration of incised alluvial streams is a common yet still challenging problem faced throughout the …2020Nick Leggecology engineering geomorphology planning-prioritizationadaptive-management-monitoring fish-passage fish-salmon floodplain hydraulics lessons-learned riparian sediment-transport stream2020-02-considering-sediment-dynamics-in-river-restoration-design
Application of stream heat budget modelling to assess thermal mitigation options – case study, , , , , , , , , Year: 2020 Presenter/s: David West Symposium Session: 2020 – 01 Protecting critical flows Topics covered: canada, climate change, fish passage, floodplain, hydraulics, modeling, and stream ABSTRACTStream temperatures have been rising in many streams of the Pacific Northwest due to land use and flow regime alterations and climate change. Fish species …2020David Westbiology ecology planning-prioritization technologycanada climate-change fish-passage floodplain hydraulics modeling stream2020-01-protecting-critical-flows
Passive restoration through flow augmentation: the lower North Fork Skokomish River, , , , , , , , , , , , , Year: 2020 Presenter/s: Florian Leischner Symposium Session: 2020 – 01 Protecting critical flows Topics covered: adaptive management and monitoring, fish passage, fish-cutthroat, fish-salmon, fish-steelhead, hydraulics, instream structure (culvert/bridge/dam), lessons learned, and stream ABSTRACTacoma Power completed construction of the Cushman Hydroelectric Project on the Olympic Peninsula in 1930. The Project includes …2020Florian Leischnerbiology construction ecology engineering geomorphology technologyadaptive-management-monitoring fish-passage cutthroat fish-salmon fish-steelhead hydraulics instream-structure-culvert-bridge-dam lessons-learned stream2020-01-protecting-critical-flows