Pacific Salmonid Recovery Conference
Science - Policy - Assessment - Restoration - Monitoring

February 15 - 17, 2006, 8:30 A.M. to 5 P.M.
Mountaineers Conference Center

300 Third Avenue West
Seattle, Washington

INFORMATION FOR 2006 SALMON CONFERENCE PRESENTERS

We are currently seeking presentations for the this year's conference in the following subject areas:

Stock Status, Recovery Science, and Recent Developments
Wednesday, February 15, 2006, 8:30 A.M. - 5 P.M.

Habitat and Population Assessment and Monitoring
Thursday, February 16, 2006, 8:30 A.M. -5 P.M.
Restoration Strategies, Tools, and Monitoring
Friday, February 17, 2006, 8:30 A.M. - 5 P.M.

Status of Listed Pacific Salmonid Populations

Ecological Indicators, Indices, and Protocols

Protocols for Prioritizing Restoration and Monitoring

ESA and Other Policy Updates

Assessing Salmonid Escapement

Urban and Rural Restoration Case Studies

Tribes, Treaty Rights, and Opportunities

Sampling Strategies for Spawning Populations

Large Woody Debris and Engineered Logjams

Salmonid Toxicology and Water Quality

Counting and Characterizing Anadromous Populations

Habitat Mitigation Case Studies

Species Interactions and Competition

Stock Assessment and Setting Sustainable Harvest Levels

Nearshore and Estuarine Restoration Case Studies

TMDLs

Riparian Corridor Inventories

Channel Realignments and Hyporheic Zone Restoration

Instream Flows

Salmonid Refugia Studies

Improving Fish Ladders, Culverts, and Weirs

Shoreline Management Hyporheic Zone Assessment Nutrient Enrichment and Management
Genetics Water Quality Monitoring Methods and Technologies Dike Removal and Flood Plain Enhancement
Temperature and Growth Effects Understanding Stream Health: Getting Beyond the Basics Restoring Agricultural Land and Changing Land Practices
Approaches to Viability Criteria for Listed Species Riparian and Wetland Habitat Assessment Restoring Juvenile Salmonid Habitat
Forest Practices and Salmonid Recovery Assessing Habitat Utilization in Streams and Estuaries Restoring Instream Flows
Role of Fish Hatcheries and their Impacts on Listings and Salmonid Recovery Juvenile Fish Passage Assessment Ecological Response to Dam Removal
Impacts of Global Climate Change Electrofishing and other Fish Capture Techniques Management Tools for Restoration Success

Click here to view the conference agenda from last year's regional conference

Proposal Information:

- Proposals will be reviewed and accepted on a continual basis - early submittal is strongly encouraged.
- Each presentation will be approximately 45 minutes and will be followed by time for questions and discussion.
- Each confirmed speaker is invited to attend the entire conference for free as our honored guest.
- We prefer that speakers at least attend the full day of their presentation to give continuity to the conference.

If you are interested in proposing a presentation, please click here: Submit Presentation Proposal Online

Feel free to contact Erick McWayne with session ideas and questions at 206-762-1976 or emcwayne@nwetc.org.

 

 

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Northwest Environmental Training Center
650 S. Orcas Street, Suite 220
Seattle, Washington 98108
Phone: 206-762-1976

Fax: 206-762-1979