Audio segments from Trees Radio Hour! Interview with Dana Stolzman, Executive Director of the Salmonid Restoration Federation December, 2003 Bridging the grassroots restoration movement and government management agencies, SRF provides networking and education opportunities for the statewide restoration community. The annual conference each March is a unique opportunity to explore the art and science of watershed and fisheries restoration.

SRF was founded in 1987 by members of several restoration groups to create an information clearinghouse and to organize an annual conference. Two main objectives of the SRF are to improve the effectiveness of California's salmonid restoration efforts and to develop the public and political support essential for the maintenance and expansion of restoration program efforts. The Federation's activities are generally habitat restoration and enhancement, fish population improvements, and community outreach and public education programs, but they also include participation in the development of state and federal salmonid fishery restoration plans, objectives, and policies; promotion of public involvement in the restoration of California's salmonid fisheries; and advocating changes in key government policies and regulations that hinder or obstruct restoration of California's salmonid fisheries. SRF's annual conference offers a wide variety of workshops and attracts participants from throughout the state.


SRF Reports from the 22nd Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference
Salmonid Restoration Federation hosted our 22nd Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference, March 17-20, in Davis in coordination with the 14th International Salmonid Enhancement Workshop. The focus of this year's conference was "Collaborative Watershed Efforts for Salmonid Recovery." (read more)

Salmon Recovery and Habitat Restoration Featured in Annual SRF Conference
May 11, 2010
In March, Salmonid Restoration Federation (SRF) and the California-Nevada American Fisheries Society (AFS) chapter hosted a historic joint 28th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference and 44th Annual Cal-Neva AFS Conference in Redding, California. This was a truly collaborative effort that engaged both the habitat restoration community and fisheries scientists. More than 700 people attended the conference from all over the Pacific Northwest. Its theme was "Fisheries Restoration and Science in a Changing Climate" since the talks and workshops addressed the challenge of recovery and restoration efforts in the face of global climate change and water shortages, among other issues. In this era of climate uncertainty, a California state budget crisis that has paralyzed the restoration field, and diminishing salmon returns, it is more important than ever for fisheries scientists and restorationists to gather together to share resources, techniques, strategies, and methodologies to restore habitat and recover wild salmon populations. (read more)


28th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference March 10-13, 2010 in Redding, CA
December 18, 2009
In 2010 the Salmonid Restoration Federation and the California-Nevada American Fisheries Society chapter will co-host the 28th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference and the 44th Annual Cal-Neva AFS Conference in Redding, California. We are truly excited about this new collaborative effort. The theme of the conference is Fisheries Restoration and Science in a Changing Climate. The first two days of the conference will be filled with symposia, full-day workshops continuing education classes, and field tours. A half-day plenary session will be followed by 1.5 days of technical, biological, and policy-related concurrent sessions. This conference will focus on a broad range of salmonid, fisheries, and watershed restoration topics of concern to restoration practitioners, and the scientific fisheries community. (read more)


Educational Trainings Offered in 2009
April 15, 2009
During this time of economic downturn and water droughts in California, it is more important than ever for restorationists, fisheries biologists, and planners to come together to learn about pioneering habitat restoration techniques and to create long-term sustainable solutions to climate and policy issues that affect the restoration field and salmonid recovery. The Salmonid Restoration Federation (SRF) is planning a full season of restoration field school and symposia. (read more)


27th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference: Elements of Watershed Restoration
December 31, 2008
The 27th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference will be held March 4-7, 2009, in Santa Cruz, California. This year the conference will feature workshops on topics including estuary restoration, fish passage design and implementation, coho use and restoration of off-channel habitat, and watershed monitoring and management. (read more)


26th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference
December 10, 2007
The 26th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference will be held March 5-8, 2008, in the northern San Joaquin Valley. The conference will feature all-day field tours of Tuolumne and Stanislaus River restoration projects, a Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Systems Tour, a Fisheries Monitoring and Management tour, and half-day workshops and tours of fish-friendly vineyards and the Cosumnes River Preserve. Workshops will include Fins and Zins: Sustainable Agriculture and Watershed Management; Fish Passage: Managing Flows on Regulated Rivers and Streams; Floodplain Restoration; and Invasive Species. (read more)


Salmonid Restoration Federation: 25th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference March 7-10, 2007, in Santa Rosa, California
November 15, 2006
The Salmonid Restoration Federation will hold the 25th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference at the Wells Fargo Arts Center in Santa Rosa, California, March 7-10, 2007. The conference includes full-day workshops on dam removal and FERC relicensing, fish passage barrier removal tools, estuary restoration, and an urban creek restoration workshop and tour. Field tours include visits to sustainable grazing sites in southern Sonoma and western Marin counties, Sonoma vineyards with salmon-friendly agricultural practices, restoration and ecologically-sustainable water projects in Dutchbill Creek watershed, steelhead habitat restoration projects on Upper Sonoma Creek, bioengineering and in-stream restoration projects, and roads and up-slope restoration sites in western Sonoma. (read more)


Salmonid Restoration Federation
April 5, 2006
First Annual Spring-Run Chinook Confab--Butte Creek, July 27-29, 2006 (read more)


Salmonid Restoration Federation: 24th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference--February 22-25, 2006, Santa Barbara, California
December 1, 2005
The Salmonid Restoration Federation will hold the 24th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference, "Rediscovering Urban Creeks and Creating Healthy Watersheds," at the Santa Barbara Veterans Memorial Center, February 22-25. This premiere restoration conference offers full-day workshops including Water Conservation, Fisheries and Wildlife-Friendly Agriculture: A Workshop on Sustainability; Removing Coastal California's Fish Passage Barriers: From Prioritization to Implementation; and Reestablishing Salmonids in Cities: The Next Generation of Urban Stream Restoration Projects. Field tours include visits to the Ventura River and Matilija Dam, Native Chumash restoration sites, Urban Creek projects, and fish passage sites on the Santa Clara River as well as tours to urban creek restoration projects and to a local vineyard and ranch that have restored steelhead habitat. (read more)


Salmonid Restoration Federation: Conference Announced for 2005
December 8, 2004
The Salmonid Restoration Federation will hold the 23rd Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference in Fortuna, California from Wednesday, March 30 through Saturday, April 2, 2005. It is entitled "Thinking Like a Watershed: From the Headwaters to the Sea." (read more)


Save The Date For SRF:
September 6, 2004
The 23rd Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference (read more)


Salmonid Restoration Federation
August 4, 2001
In the 1970?s, concerns over declining salmonid populations led to increased citizen involvement in fisheries restoration. This trend in citizen involvement grew in the 1980?s and led to the development of many new and unique restoration approaches, a process that is still ongoing. (read more)


Salmonid Restoration Federation: 3rd Annual Spring-run Salmon Watershed Symposium, July 10-12, 2008 in Nevada City, CA
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. (read more)



Contact Information

Email: srf@northcoast.com
Web Site: www.calsalmon.org
Phone: (707) 268-8182 - Fax: (707) 268-8182
PO BOX 4260 Arcata, CA 95518