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Thank you to all our speakers and poster presenters for being part of our conference!
Climate Change and Riparian Ecosystems: Session Chair: Ellie Cohen, Executive Director PRBO Conservation Science
Talk #: 1 Climate change: A global perspective on riparian systems Primary Author: Jeff Price PhD
Talk #: 2 The Delta climate change and the role of public lands: Adaptation strategies Primary Author: Caryl Hart State Parks and Recreation Commission, Former Chair
Talk #: 3 Likely effects of climate change on migrating birds in mediterranean habitats Primary Author: Mark Reynolds PhD, Senior Ecology, The Nature Conservancy
Talk #: 4 Climate Change and Riparian Corridors: Restoring Resiliency as an Adaptive Watershed Response Primary Author: Brock Dolman Water Institute Director, Occidental Arts and Ecology Center
Talk #: 5 California Department of Water Resources: Challenges and opportunities Primary Author: Ted Frink Resources Restoration Director, Department of Water Resources
Talk #: 6 Dams and levees as climate change maladaptation Primary Author: Patrick McCully Executive Director, International Rivers Network
Flood Control and Fisheries/Aquatic Wildlife: Session Chair: Josh Israel, Salmonid Restoration Federation
Talk #: 1 Floodplain aquatic habitat assessment model for the lower Feather River (Yuba River Basin Project) Primary Author: Bill Mitchell
Talk #: 2 Salmon, floods, and food: A decade of fisheries research on the Yolo Bypass floodplain Primary Author: Ted Sommer DWR
Talk #: 3 The Sacramento River bank protection project, protecting the public and the environment Primary Author: Michael Dietl
Talk #: 4 Salmon grow on trees! Presenter: Paola Bouley and Todd Steiner Primary Author: Paola Bouley
Talk #: 5 Juvenile Chinook salmon use of sandbar willows in a large-scale, simulated floodplain: Microhabitat selection and energetics Primary Author: Joseph Cech, Jr.
Flood Control and Terrestrial Wildlife: Session Chairs: Barbara E. Kus, USGS Western Ecological Research Center and Geoff Geupel, PRBO Conservation Science
Talk #: 1 Design considerations for riparian brush rabbit habitat restoration Primary Author: Stacy Small River Partners
Talk #: 2 Habitat relationships of breeding landbirds along the San Joaquin River Primary Author: Julian K. Wood PRBO Conservation Science
Talk #: 3 Endangered species response to re-watering: Factors influencing the recovery of the Willow Flycatcher in the Mono Basin Primary Author: Chris McCreedy
Talk #: 4 If you build it, who will come? Landbird response to riparian restoration at the San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge Primary Author: Karl Kraft
Talk #: 5 Indicators, umbrellas, and endangered species: What is our monitoring goal? Primary Author: Christine A. Howell PRBO Conservation Science
Talk #: 6 Response of Least Bell's Vireos to flood control channel maintenance along the San Luis Rey River, California Primary Author: Barbara E. Kus USGS Western Ecological Research Center
Talk #: 7 The Santa Ana River watershed program, 2007 - Integrating habitat and migratory bird recovery with flood control Primary Author: Richard Zembal Orange County Water District
Talk #: 8 The role of flood control project design in the conservation of floodplain ecosystems and wildlife: Creating ecological networks Primary Author: Steven E. Greco Dept. of Environmental Design, University of California
Talk #: 9 Habitat-friendly levee rehabilitation on a Delta island, the McCormack-Williamson Tract Primary Author: Ramona O. Swenson The Nature Conservancy, Cosumnes River Preserve
Talk #: 10 Water management considerations for conserving native herpetofauna in southern California Primary Author: Cheryl Brehme USGS Western Ecological Research Center
Talk #: 11 Impacts of flooding on riparian songbirds: An 11-year study of the Cosumnes River floodplain Primary Author: Nadav Nur PRBO Conservation Science
Talk #: 12 Restoring riparian habitat on altered floodplains by integrating vegetation and avian monitoring Primary Author: Ryan D. Burnett PRBO Conservation Science
Talk #: 13 Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) population and habitat trends along the Sacramento River, Red Bluff to Colusa Primary Author: Joe Silveira U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex
Talk #: 14 Flood timing affects nest predation rates in a breeding riparian songbird population Primary Author: Stacy Small River Partners
Talk #: 15 Primary Author: Panel Discussion
Floodplains: Session Chair: Cheryl Carrothers, Wildlife Program Leader, U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region
Talk #: 1 The Importance of floodplains to riverine ecosystems and flood management Primary Author: Chris Bowles PWA, Ltd.
Talk #: 2 In-channel vegetation management in Sonoma County, CA Primary Author: Kenneth Schwarz Jones & Stokes
Talk #: 3 Multiscale controls on the distribution of blue elderberry (Sambucus mexicana) in California’s central valley Primary Author: Theresa S. Talley Dept of Environmental Science and Policy, University of California
Talk #: 4 Effects of long-duration flooding on a San Joaquin Valley riparian restoration site Primary Author: Lauren A. Singleton
Talk #: 5 Flood control, irrigation district facilities protection, and riparian restoration: Meeting multiple objectives on the Sacramento River Primary Author: Daniel S. Efseaff River Partners
Talk #: 6 Wildlife response to a large scale riparian restoration project at San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge Primary Author: Kenneth M. Griggs USFWS, San Luis NWR Complex
Talk #: 7 Flood corridor and riparian restoration at the Big Bend project along the Tuolumne River, California. Primary Author: Patrick Koepele Tuolumne River Trust
Talk #: 8 Reconnection: Habitats and floods Presenter: Pamela Tuft and Dean Eckerson Primary Author: Pamela Tuft, AICP
Talk #: 9 Primary Author: Discussion
Maintenance and Vegetation Management: Session Chairs: Howard Brown, National Marine Fisheries Service and Lester Tong, Senior Environmental Resources Manager, South Pacific Division, USACE
Talk #: 1 Decker Island riparian habitat restoration Primary Author: David Showers
Talk #: 2 Use of vegetated levees as flood refugia Primary Author: Kim Forrest San Luis NWR Complex
Talk #: 3 A literature review of vegetation on levees Primary Author: Maureen K. Corcoran
Talk #: 4 The environmental impacts of the USACE Actions for Change Primary Author: Boniface Bigornia
Talk #: 5 Primary Author: Panel Discussion
Talk #: 6 Properties of native riparian vegetation to support flood management. Primary Author: Daniel Efseaff
Talk #: 7 Potential effects on riparian habitat in the Sacramento River flood control project without implementation of a regional variance to the USACE vegetation management policy Presenter: Noah Hume Primary Author: Michael Dietl U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District
Talk #: 8 Hydraulic characteristics of California native riparian plant species under flood conditions in a large-scale flume: Sandbar Willows Primary Author: M.L. Kavvas Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Davis
Talk #: 9 Integrating fish and wildlife habitat in levee repairs Primary Author: E.J. Koford
Talk #: 10 Habitat Restoration at SAFCA Primary Author: P. Buck
Talk #: 11 Primary Author: Panel Discussion
Multiple Objectives with Levee Set-Backs: Session Chair: Michael Perrone, Department Water Resources
Talk #: 1 The Bear River levee setback project - A case study in opportunities and challenges of setback levees Primary Author: Anne King
Talk #: 2 Multi-objective floodplain management: The Bear River levee setback project Primary Author: Chris Bowles PWA, Ltd.
Talk #: 3 Bear River setback levee restoration project: Designing for ecological and hydraulic objectives Primary Author: Helen Swagerty
Talk #: 4 Bear River levee setback project - Restoration design Primary Author: Debra Bishop
Talk #: 5 Feather and Bear River levee setback project – Balancing flood protection and river restoration in the California Central Valley Primary Author: Chris Fitzer
Talk #: 6 Primary Author: Discussion
Talk #: 7 Agency collaboration can resolve the enviromental vs maintenance concern Primary Author: Michele Ng California Department of Water Resources, Division of Flood Management
Talk #: 8 A test of a flood-neutral riparian revegetation design Primary Author: Tom Griggs
Talk #: 9 Habitat restoration and improved flood management through floodplain reconnection on Lower Deer Creek, California Primary Author: G. Mat Kondolf University of California
Talk #: 10 Primary Author: Discussion
Regulatory Solutions: Session Chair: Wade Eakle, Ecologist & Regulatory Program Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Talk #: 1 A Programmatic Safe Harbor Agreement for Wildlife Habitat Restoration in the Lower Mokelumne River Watershed, Central California Primary Author: Kent A. Reeves East Bay Municipal Utility District, Fisheries and Wildlife Division, Yolo County Department of Parks & Natural Resources
Talk #: 2 Conservation Banking-An economic tool for the private landowner-The Fish and Wildlife Service perspective on emerging issues Primary Author: Kenneth Sanchez
Talk #: 3 Upping the performance bar for flood control projects: Potential new regulatory tools Primary Author: Richard McMurtry
Talk #: 4 Regulation of non-wetland riparian areas in the arid and semi-arid southwest: Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and bank stabilization Primary Author: Matthew Vandersande, Dr.
Talk #: 5 Section 404 of the clean water act and protection of riparian habitat Primary Author: Jae Chung D.Env, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, Regulatory Division
Restoration Partnerships: Session Chair: Greg Werner, Project Director, The Nature Conservancy Northern Central Valley Office - Sacramento River
Talk #: 1 Feasibility studies using native seed in restoration Primary Author: Matthew R. Grabau
Talk #: 2 Evaluation of urban stream restoration projects in the greater San Francisco Bay Area Primary Author: Jason Maas-Baldwin
Talk #: 3 Flood protection and habitat enhancement by collaboration - Adobe Creek Upper Reach 5 restoration project Primary Author: Kristen O'Kane
Talk #: 4 The 4 step approach to Himalayan Blackberry control: Biological, mechanical, chemical and native species planting Primary Author: Tad Alexander
Talk #: 5 Professional restoration with school children: Presenter: Emily Allen Primary Author: John Parodi
Talk #: 6 Financing aquatic and riparian habitat in flood projects-Napa and Truckee River case studies Primary Author: David G. Dickson
Talk #: 7 Restoring creeks in an urban area – Challenges and opportunities Primary Author: Sheri J. Emerson Santa Rosa Public Works Dept.
Talk #: 8 A community organizing strategy for integrating stream restoration and flood control Primary Author: Richard McMurtry
Talk #: 10 Primary Author: Discussion
Riparian Mapping and Modeling: Session Chair: Ann Chrisney, RHJV Coordinator
Talk #: 1 Terrestrial vegetation communities along the Lower Mokelumne River Primary Author: James S. Jones
Talk #: 2 Sacramento River 2007 riparian map Primary Author: Chuck Nelson CSU, Chico Geographical Information Center
Talk #: 3 The Sacramento River ecological flows tool Primary Author: Ryan Luster
Talk #: 4 A practical method to map riparian areas in California Primary Author: Joshua N. Collins
Talk #: 5 Floodplain restoration on the lower Cosumnes River Primary Author: Larry J. Rodriguez
Talk #: 6 Use of 2-dimensional hydraulic modeling in the planning of riparian restoration within designated floodways and floodplains Primary Author: Thomas W. Smith PE, GE
Riparian Restoration on Agricultural and Rangelands: Session Chairs: Tom Moore, Natural Resource Conservation Service, Rodd Kelsey, Audobon –CA and Vance Russell, Audobon - CA
Talk #: 1 Large-scale connectivity and small-scale restoration Primary Author: Jack Alderson USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Talk #: 2 Restoring stream bank and riparian function to irrigation canals and drainages in California agricultural landscapes Primary Author: John Anderson Hedgerow Farms
Talk #: 3 Riparian restoration on Lower Putah Creek Primary Author: Rich Marovich
Talk #: 4 Incentives for restoring and managing riparian areas on private lands in California agricultural landscapes Primary Author: Thomas Moore NRCS
Talk #: 5 Floodplain restoration on private lands through NRCS programs Primary Author: Jessica Groves
Talk #: 6 Riparian songbird respond to conservation actions on Primary Author: Ryan DiGaudio
Talk #: 7 Rangeland restoration projects in western Yolo County Primary Author: Scott Stone
Talk #: 8 Upper watershed restoration on private agricultural land: a landowner perspective Primary Author: Bruce Rominger
Talk #: 9 Riparian revegetation outcomes on North Coast ranches Primary Author: Michael Lennox
Talk #: 10 Primary Author: Panel Discussion
Talk #: 11 Slough restoration in agricultural areas in the central valley of California Primary Author: Chris Rose Audubon California Landowner Stewardship Program
Talk #: 12 Landowner incentive program riparian habitats: Perspectives from post-restoration management Primary Author: Marc Kenyon
Talk #: 13 20 years of riparian restoration on the South Fork Kern River and the importance of private landowner cooperation Primary Author: Reed Tollefson Audubon California’s Kern River Preserve
Talk #: 14 Integrating riparian habitat restoration and conservation on private lands in the Upper Klamath River Basin Primary Author: Heather L. Ray
Talk #: 15 Building partnerships for restoration in a working landscape: The Lower Mokelumne River Watershed Stewardship Program, Central California Primary Author: Kent A. Reeves
Talk #: 16 Primary Author: Panel Discussion
Poster Presentations:
Talk #: 1 Linking flood control and riparian restoration in the Santa Clara Valley Primary Author: Charles Battaglia Biologist, EDAW Inc.
Talk #: 2 Managed wetland areas in the Sacramento Valley Primary Author: Dona Calder
Talk #: 3 The restoration of Gover Ranch: Balancing the needs of humans and wildlife Primary Author: Christiana Conser
Talk #: 4 Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge– Restoring and managing riparian and floodplain habitats for natural resources conservation and wildlife-oriented public use Primary Author: Kevin Foerster U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex
Talk #: 5 Conservation objectives for riparian birds in the Central Valley Primary Author: Geoffrey R. Geupel PRBO Conservation Science
Talk #: 6 The effects of host plant quality, soil composition and associated vegetation on colonization rates by the Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle Primary Author: Meghan Gilbart Department of Biological Sciences, California State University
Talk #: 7 Survey and habitat use of the Western Yellow-Billed Cuckoo at Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge Primary Author: Jessica Hammond Program in Biological Sciences, California State University
Talk #: 8 Effect of grass competition and overstory cover on restoring understory riparian forest plants along the Sacramento River Primary Author: Prairie Johnston Department of Biological sciences, California State University Chico
Talk #: 9 Steelhead trout crossing Interstate 5 Primary Author: Wendy Katagi
Talk #: 10 Revegetation at Sacramento River and American River bank protection projects: Are mitigation revegetation designs self-sustaining? Primary Author: Megan Keever Stillwater Sciences
Talk #: 11 Observations and future research on Great Valley riparian meadow habitat Primary Author: Colleen Martin
Talk #: 12 Assessing recovery of understory plants at riparian restoration sites along the Sacramento River Primary Author: Charles D. McClain Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, Chico
Talk #: 13 Linking riparian vegetation dynamics with physical processes, a key step in developing restoration and management strategies for a semi-arid river and its floodplain Primary Author: Bruce Orr Stillwater Sciences
Talk #: 14 Setback levees and wildlife habitat: First-year observations on large-scale riparian restoration Primary Author: Nick Pacini
Talk #: 15 Integrated regional water management planning Primary Author: Patrick J. Parsons
Talk #: 16 Customizing conservation plans for the local level Primary Author: Melissa Pitkin
Talk #: 17 Wildlife habitats of the lower Mokelumne River watershed, San Joaquin County, California, USA Primary Author: Kent A. Reeves
Talk #: 18 Goethe East compensation project Primary Author: Jane Rinck/Liz Holland
Talk #: 19 La Barranca – A case study in integrated restoration design Primary Author: Michael Rogner
Talk #: 20 Riparian restoration and bird monitoring: What are the tools and how can they be improved? Primary Author: Nathaniel E. Seavy PRBO Conservation Science
Talk #: 21 Status, Trends and Conservation of the Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) along the Sacramento River from Red Bluff to Colusa Primary Author: Joe Silveira U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex
Talk #: 22 Evaluating methods to determine riparian buffer widths Primary Author: Barbara Washburn OEHHA
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