Salmonid Restoration Federation

The Salmonid Restoration Federation's (SRF) 3rd Annual Spring-run Salmon Symposium will be held in Nevada City on July 10. This event is being co-hosted by the South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL) and will occur at the beautiful and historic Miner's Foundry. Following this full-day Symposium, field tours will be offered on Friday and Saturday, July 11-12 to provide first-hand investigations of important restoration projects and opportunities concerning the recovery of the California's Spring-run Chinook salmon populations.

SRF and SYRCL are interested in coordinating with salmon recovery scientists, and those who were active in the former Spring-Run Workgroup to produce this dynamic event. The purpose of the symposium is to promote knowledge and advance strategies that most effectively protect and restore threatened spring-run Chinook populations of California. The format will include presentations, discussions, and workshops.

Symposium presentations and breakout groups will address the following topics: the historic range and life history diversity of Spring-run Chinook Salmon, status of Spring-run Chinook populations in California, current and potential actions for recovery, and salmon and water resources of the Sierra-Nevada. Other topics will include evaluating options for providing new habitat and improving freshwater survival, critical differences for recovery of spring-run Chinook and steelhead, and how to build a fact-based and effective campaign for salmon recovery.

Field Tours will include floating the lower Yuba River and viewing Daguerre Point Dam, visiting the Bear-Feather Floodplain Setback project to see restoration opportunities on the lower Yuba River. Participants will learn about restoration through re-licensing on the Bowman-Spaulding canal, Canyon Creek, and the South Yuba River. One tour may focus on direct investigations of South Yuba River habitats and trout as a surrogate for spring-run when planning for reintroduction. Saturday tours will include a tour of Butte Creek where the Spring-run Chinook population has rebounded and potentially tours of Clear Creek and Battle Creek to see restoration efforts to enhance spring-run recovery.

To learn more about this exciting event, please visit www.calsalmon.org


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