26th Annual Coho Confab in  the South Fork Smith River – September 13-15, 2024

“The purpose of us coming out was to simply commemorate the next phase of restoring health to the river,” stated Clayton Creager

Thinking Like a Salmon Stronghold Salmonid Restoration Federation (SRF) is coordinating the 26th Annual Coho Confab on September 13-15 on the South Fork Smith River in Del Norte County. This year’s Coho Confab will be held at Rock Creek Ranch, a beautiful riverfront property owned by Smith River Alliance. The Coho Confab is a field…

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The Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference, March 2024

The Garcia River tour, at the SRF Conference, will visit habitat enhancement sites in the Garcia River estuary. Photo courtesy The Nature Conservancy Test

Holding Space: Creating Habitat and a Platform for Innovation Salmonid Restoration Federation Salmonid Restoration Federation (SRF) produces the largest salmon restoration conference in California, convening a diverse range of people in the watershed restoration field including planners, engineers, policy makers, students, Watershed Stewards Program members, consultants, academics, tribal members, on-the-ground practitioners, and landowners. It is…

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If You Build It, Will Coho Run? Marshall Ranch Ponds Constructed to Maintain Redwood Creek Summer Flows

Joel Monschke (Stillwater Sciences Senior Engineer and Technical Lead), Elizabeth Marshall Maybee (landowner), and Logan Edwards (Edwards Excavation) from left to right at the lower pond site. Photo by David Sanchez (General Manager of the Marshall Ranch)

By Dana Stolzman, Executive Director, Salmonid Restoration Federation The Build Up Coho salmon persist in scattered watersheds throughout the North Coast of California, especially in forested tributaries that provide habitat refugia. Redwood Creek is a rare example of a human-populated watershed that still retains intrinsic potential for coho salmon recovery. For over 10 years, the…

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Marshall Ranch Flow-Enhancement Implementation Project Underway

David Sanchez (General Manager of The Marshall Ranch), Dana Stolzman (SRF ED), Dorothy Hoaglin (Wailaki Tribe), Tim Metz (Restoration Forestry and Property Manager of Lost Coast Forestlands), and Joel Monschke (Stillwater Sciences engineer) during the tribal consultation on Lost Coast Forestland property near the headwaters of Redwood Creek. Photo courtesy SRF

Innovative Flow-Augmentation Project to Restore Flows in Redwood Creek By Salmonid Restoration Federation This summer Salmonid Restoration Federation (SRF), Stillwater Sciences, and Edwards Excavation will build an innovative flow-augmentation restoration project on the historic Marshall Ranch to improve instream flows in Redwood Creek (a tributary of the South Fork Eel River) for threatened salmon and…

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40th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference

The view near the Fortuna River Lodge, location of the 40th Annual Coho Confab

April 25-28, 2023 at the Fortuna River Lodge Salmonid Restoration Federation (SRF) is excited to host the 40th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference in Fortuna, CA, where participants will have the opportunity to explore innovative restoration projects and participate in technical workshops. The conference will highlight various estuary projects, dam removal, process-based strategies, and a wide…

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Marshall Ranch Flow-Enhancement Implementation Project Gets Green Light

The flow enhancement project includes two off-channel ponds, one on this upper terrace and the other on a lower terrace adjacent to Redwood Creek. photo courtesy SRF

Innovative water storage and release plans aim to connect and cool Redwood Creek in late summer Salmonid Restoration Federation South Fork Eel residents may enjoy a seemingly endless summer, but this long dry season impairs water quality for aquatic species and water reliability for landowners. Since 2013, Salmonid Restoration Federation (SRF) has been monitoring flows…

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24th Annual Coho Confab on the South Fork Eel River

Cedar Creek and the South Fork Eel.
The Coho Confab will be held at the confluence of Cedar Creek and the South Fork Eel. Cal Trout is leading a fish passage barrier removal project on Cedar Creek that will open up nine miles of habitat. Photo courtesy SRF

Evolving Strategies to Enhance Coho Salmon Habitat Salmonid Restoration Federation Salmonid Restoration Federation (SRF) is coordinating the 24th Annual Coho Confab that will take place September 9–11, 2022 on the South Fork Eel River in Mendocino County. This year’s Coho Confab will be held at the Rangjung Gomde Buddhist Retreat Center, which is nestled in…

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24th Annual Coho Confab on the Navarro River

Evolving Strategies to Enhance Coho Salmon Habitat September 9-11, 2022 Salmonid Restoration Federation Salmonid Restoration Federation (SRF) is coordinating the 24th Annual Coho Confab that will take place September 9-11 in the South Fork Eel River watershed. This year’s Coho Confab will be held at Rangjung Yeshe Gomde Buddhist Retreat Center which is a forested…

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SRF Erosion and Sediment Control Field School

SRF Filed Tour

June 13-14, 2022 Salmonid Restoration Federation Salmonid Restoration Federation is hosting an Erosion and Sediment Control Field School. This technical field course is part of our Northern California Best Management Practices Education Series funded by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Fisheries Restoration Grant Program. SRF is partnering with Pacific Watershed Associates, Five Counties…

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