Schedule of Concurrent Technical Sessions
Monday, March 12 – Afternoon A
Session 1: Stream Corridor Processes I
Session Chair: Terry Kaplan-Henry
USDA Forest Service, Sequoia National Forest
Room: Edgewater A
1:00-1:20 p.m. Restoring floodplain and channel functions to incised and leveed stream systems. Jeffrey Haltiner
1:20-1:40 p.m. Process vs. form in riparian and stream restoration: past experience and future opportunities. M.R. Tompkins and G.M. Kondolf
1:40-2:00 p.m. Hydrology and floodplain ecology, Mill Creek, McKinleyville, Humboldt County. R.C. Roberts
2:00-2:20 p.m. Channel-floodplain disconnection on the Stanislaus River: a hydrologic and geomorphic perspective. Katrina Schneider, Anthony Falzone, and G. Mathias Kondolf
Session 2: Floodplains and Fish – Concepts, Linkages, and Restoration I
Session Chair: Scott Spaulding
USFWS, Anadromous Fish Restoration Program
Room: Edgewater B
1:00-1:20 p.m. Geomorphic linkages between floodplains, channel morphology, and aquatic habitat: examples and applications for rehabilitating low gradient alluvial rivers. Scott McBain
1:20-1:40 p.m. Floodplain as habitat for native fish: lessons from California’s Yolo Bypass. Ted R. Sommer, Bill Harrell, Matt Nobriga, and Ryon Kurth
1:40-2:00 p.m. Patterns of adult fish use on California’s Yolo Bypass Floodplain. William C. Harrell and Ted R. Sommer
2:00-2:20 p.m. Predator population abundance, habitat associations, and potential management measures on the Tuolumne River, CA. Jennifer Vick and Darren Mierau
Session 3: Status of California Rivers
Session Chairs: Elise Holland, Trust for Public Lands
Nelson Mathews, Trust for Public Lands
Room: Edgewater C
1:00-1:20 p.m. Degradation of a riparian system: the Santa Clara River. Bertin W. Anderson and Phillip E. Russell
1:20-1:40 p.m. Current trends in low water channel encroachment by riparian hardwoods along the Trinity River, California. John Bair
1:40-2:00 p.m. Using geomorphic, ecologic, and water quality issues to direct restoration efforts in two tributaries to the Calaveras River, California. J. Romeis, C. Davis, and J. Cornelius
2:00-2:20 p.m. Historical changes and restoration prospects along the San Joaquin River below Friant Dam. J.R. Cain and G. M. Kondolf
Session 4: Status and Habitat Associations of Riparian Birds I
Session Chair: Barbara Kus
USGS-BRD, San Diego State University
Room: Edgewater D
1:00-1:20 p.m. Update on the yellow-billed cuckoo’s status in California.
Mary Halterman, David Gilmer, Stephen Laymon, Gary Falxa, and John Gustafson
1:20-1:40 p.m. Source/sink status of the black-headed grosbeak in three regions of California. Stacy L. Small, Thomas Gardali, and Nadav Nur
1:40-2:00 p.m. Current policies and programs affecting tricolored blackbird (Agelaius tricolor) restoration. William J. Hamilton III
2:00-2:20 p.m. Status of sensitive riparian birds in southern California.
Barbara E. Kus
Session 5: Fire and Fuels Management in Riparian Areas
Session Chair: Robin Wills
National Park Service
Room: Edgewater E
1:00-1:20 p.m. Songbird response to wildfire in a coastal riparian system. Thomas Gardali, Geoffrey R. Geupel, Aaron L. Holmes, and Diana L. Humple
1:20-1:40 p.m. Fire history of riparian reserves in the Klamath Mountains, Northwestern California. Carl N. Skinner
1:40-2:00 p.m. Watersheds, fire, and salmonids. Zeke Lunder
2:00-2:20 p.m. Sierra Nevada Framework Project.
Monday, March 12 – Afternoon B
Session 6: Stream Corridor Processes II
Session Chair: Terry Kaplan-Henry
USDA Forest Service, Sequoia National Forest
Room: Edgewater A
2:50-3:10 p.m. Developing tools for large-scale restoration on the Merced River. Jennifer Vick, Yantao Cui, and John Stella
3:10-3:30 p.m. Assessing functionality of riparian vegetation processes on the Merced River and developing restoration strategies and project designs: a case of interdisciplinary detective work. John Stella, Bruce Orr, and Jennifer Vick
3:30-3:50 p.m. Determinants of southern California riparian communities. K. Ross and C. Swift
3:50-4:10 p.m. Stream temperature in the Garcia River: the relationships of air temperature, canopy, stream flow, and watershed position to stream thermodynamics. David J. Lewis, Linda Vance, Kenneth W. Tate, and John Harper
Session 7: Floodplains and Fish – Concepts, Linkages, and Restoration II
Session Chair: Scott Spaulding
USFWS, Anadromous Fish Restoration Program
Room: Edgewater B
2:50-3:10 p.m. Salmon habitat enhancement of the Merced River Mining Reach: salmon population and riparian habitat considerations. Rhonda J. Reed, Gerald Hatler, Randy Mager, and Woody Moise
3:10-3:30 p.m. Salmon habitat enhancement of the Merced River Mining Reach: design and implementation considerations. Kevin Faulkenberry
3:30-3:50 p.m. Using permeability as a tool to monitor salmon changes in spawning substrate quality in the Tuolumne River, CA. Jennifer Vick, Peter Baker, and Darren Mierau
3:50-4:10 p.m. Biological evaluation of stream enhancement: a comparison of large woody debris and an engineered alternative. Jennifer S. O’Neal
Session 8: Bay and Coastal Riparian Conservation Initiatives
Session Chair: Gregg Elliott
Point Reyes Bird Observatory
Room: Edgewater C
2:50-3:10 p.m. Restoring the estuary and its urban creeks: the role of the San Francisco Bay Joint Venture in implementing regional habitat goals and building partnerships. John Steere
3:10-3:30 p.m. Restoring polluted waterways of the San Francisco Bay Area: mitigating the impacts of motor vehicles and supporting infrastructure. BC Capps and John Woodbury
3:30-3:50 p.m. Moving from the past into the future: a functional approach for protecting California streams. Jill Marshall
3:50-4:10 p.m. Incorporating the use of riparian function as green infrastructure in the planning process for local governments. D. W. Swenk
Session 9: Bats in the Riparian Zone
Session Chair: Linda Angerer
USDA Forest Service, Mendocino National Forest
Room: Edgewater D
2:50-3:10 p.m. Bats and riparian habitats in California. William E. Rainey, Elizabeth D. Pierson, and Mary E. Power
3:10-3:30 p.m. Bat activity along intermittent streams in northwestern California. Victoria M. Seidman and Cynthia J. Zabel
3:30-3:50 p.m. Bats in the redwood riparian. Paul A. Heady III and Winifred F. Frick
3:50-4:10 p.m. The western red bat (Lasiurus blossevillii) – its association with riparian floodplain habitat. Elizabeth D. Pierson, William E. Rainey, and Chris J. Corben
Session 10: Non-native Invasive Plants
Session Chair: Carla Bossard
St. Mary’s College
Room: Edgewater E
2:50-3:10 p.m. The effects of saltcedar (Tamarix spp.) on the distribution and abundances of resident bird species in riparian habitats of the Salton Sea. M.E. Flannery, A. L. Holmes, and G. R. Geupel
3:10-3:30 p.m. Influence of giant reed on floodplain riparian plant communities – implications for invasive plant control and habitat restoration at the watershed level. Karen Gaffney
3:30-3:50 p.m. A comparison of control methods for Lepidium latifolium L. and the resulting impacts on resident plants. M. J. Renz and J. M. DiTomaso
3:50-4:10 p.m. Afton Canyon riparian restoration project: fourth year status report. Thomas B. Egan
Tuesday, March 13 – Morning A
Session 11: Riparian Habitat Restoration through Cultivated Revegetation
Session Chairs: John Stanley, Desert Research Institute
Tom Griggs, Chico State University
Room: Edgewater A
8:30-8:50 a.m. Incorporating native grass planting into riparian restoration on the Sacramento River. D.S. Efseaff, J.G. Silveira, F.T. Griggs, and F.L. Thomas
8:50-9:10 a.m. Restoration of riparian, upland riparian, and oak savannah habitat along the South Fork of Putah Creek in Davis, CA. John DiGregoria
9:10-9:30 a.m. New design approaches for floodplain restoration and riparian revegetation on Clear Creek, California. John Bair and Jeff Souza
9:30-9:50 a.m. Effects of stand thinning on water relations, growth, and condition of three tree species in a riparian restoration planting. T.J. Swiecki and E.A. Bernhardt
Session 12: Integrated Floodplain Management I
Session Chairs: Tim Ramirez, The Resources Agency
Pete Rabbon, Department of Water Resources
Diana Jacobs, California Department of Fish and Game
Room: Edgewater B
8:30-8:50 a.m. The development and implementation of integrated floodplain management on the Sacramento River. Michael D. Roberts , Daryl R. Peterson, Sam A. Lawson, Marlyce A. Myers, Dawit M. Zeleke, Amy F. Hoss, and Gregory H. Golet
8:50-9:10 a.m. The evaluation of a non-structural flood management and habitat enhancement alternative at the San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge. C. B. Bowles and E. S. Andrews
9:10-9:30 a.m. Interdisciplinary research and monitoring in support of adaptive floodplain management and restoration: the Cosumnes Research Group. J. F. Mount and R. O. Swenson
9:30-9:50 a.m. Balancing floodplain restoration with flood protection. Jeffrey E. Twitchell
Session 13: Tools for Restoration and Assessment I
Session Chair: Tim Eisler
Ducks Unlimited
Room: Edgewater C
8:30-8:50 a.m. Using science to evaluate restoration efforts and ecosystem health on the Sacramento River Project, California. G. H. Golet, M. Roberts, D. R. Peterson, D. L. Brown, E. E. Crone, G. R. Geupel, S. L. Small, K. D. Holl, M. E. Power, W. E. Rainey, J. G. Silveira, D. S. Wilson, D. M. Wood
8:50-9:10 a.m. Calleguas Creek watershed wetlands restoration planning. D. L. Magney
9:10-9:30 a.m. Aquatic insect diversity in a restored urban stream. Elizabeth Braker, Jasmin Gonzalez, and Bonita Thibault
9:30-9:50 a.m. Forest road construction technologies to restore and maintain riparian area function. Carolyn Napper, Roy Jemison, and Anthony Edwards
Session 14: Status and Habitat Associations of Riparian Birds II
Session Chair: Barbara Kus
USGS-BRD, San Diego State University
Room: Edgewater D
8:30-8:50 a.m. Habitat management for selected neotropical migrant songbirds in cottonwood/willow patches, Lower Colorado River. Suellen Lynn, Annalaura Averill, and Michael L. Morrison
8:50-9:10 a.m. The response of riparian bird species to vegetation and habitat features in the Central Valley: patterns of abundance, species richness and the utility of indicator species. Nadav Nur, Grant Ballard, and Geoffrey R. Geupel
9:10-9:30 a.m. Environmental relationships of riparian birds in southern California. Mark Borchert
9:30-9:50 a.m. Nest success and causes of nest failure in riparian songbirds in the Central Valley. G. R. Geupel, S. Small, G. Ballard, T. Gardali, and N. Nur
Session 15: Riparian Vegetation Management I
Session Chairs: Jay Harris, CDF/The Wildlife Society
Brad Valentine, CDFG/The Wildlife Society
Room: Edgewater E
8:30-8:50 a.m. Vegetation in water courses of the eastern Mojave desert, California. Julie M. Evens
8:50-9:10 a.m. California Riparian archaeobotany. John King
9:10-9:30 a.m. Trends in vegetation and seed bank succession in riparian forests along the Cosumnes River, California. Mandy Tu
9:30-9:50 a.m. Effects of inundation on riparian vegetation along the South Fork Kern River, Kern County, CA. Niall McCarten and Edward C. Beedy
Tuesday, March 13 – Morning B
Session 16: Bird Responses to Restoration I
Session Chair: Geoffrey Geupel
Point Reyes Bird Observatory
Room: Edgewater A
10:20-10:40 a.m. Spatial scale and inter-annual variance in the measurement of avifaunal change on a riparian restoration site. John C. Lovio and Peter P. Beck
10:40-11:00 a.m. Riparian restoration and nest success: what can we learn from the Modesto Song Sparrow? T.M. Haff
11:00-11:20 a.m. Songbird richness, diversity and abundance in mature and early successional stage riparian habitat on the Cosumnes River. R.T. DiGaudio
11:20-11:40 a.m. An approach for monitoring bird communities to assess development of restored riparian habitat. Barbara E. Kus and Peter P. Beck
Session 17: Integrated Floodplain Management II
Session Chairs: Tim Ramirez, The Resources Agency
Pete Rabbon, Department of Water Resources
Diana Jacobs, California Department of Fish and Game
Room: Edgewater B
10:20-10:40 a.m. Wildcat Creek Restoration Project: a case study in adaptive management. A.L. Riley
10:40-11:00 a.m. The Los Angeles River: lost and found. Kathleen Bullard
11:00-11:20 a.m. The development of integrated floodplain restoration: experiences in Europe and potential for application in California. Peter W. Downs and G. M. Kondolf
11:20-11:40 a.m. Previous presenters will serve as a panel to lead discussion on similarities/differences among the 7 examples and take questions.
Session 18: Tools for Restoration and Assessment II
Session Chair: Tim Eisler
Ducks Unlimited
Room: Edgewater C
10:20-10:40 a.m. Multi-resource monitoring of riparian systems in the California State Park System. Roy A. Woodward
10:40-11:00 a.m. Riparian mapping in Sonoma Creek watershed: pilot study. Caitlin Cornwall, Rich Hunter, and Amy Goldstien
11:00 – 11:20 a.m. A system for mapping riparian areas in the western United States. Dennis D. Peters
11:20 – 11:40 a.m. Assessing arid riparian landscapes using remote sensing: the first step. N. G. Tallent-Halsell, M. E. Hamilton, and L. A. Bice
Session 19: Partners for Planning
Session Chair: Debra Schlafmann
USFWS
Room: Edgewater D
10:20-10:40 a.m. Managing riparian systems for water quality in the agriculture/urban interface. James R. Vilkitis, Kimberly J.Busby, and Melissa Pinno
10:40-11:00 a.m. Jewett Creek integrated farm plan. Ron Unger, Gus Yates, Daryl Peterson, and Dawit Zeleke
11:00-11:20 a.m. An ecological approach to restoring riparian forests at the Llano Seco Unit, Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge. J. G. Silveira, F. T. Griggs, D. S. Efseaff, D. W. Burkett, K. Buer, S. L. Small, G. H. Golet, and R. Vega
11:20-11:40 a.m. Restoring riparian habitat to benefit songbirds. G. R. Geupel, S. Small, D. Peterson, D. Zeleke, and J. Silveira
Session 20: Riparian Vegetation Management II
Session Chairs: Jay Harris, CDF/The Wildlife Society
Brad Valentine, CDFG/The Wildlife Society
Room: Edgewater E
10:20-10:40 a.m. Riparian forest regeneration patterns and floodplain processes at the Pine Creek Wildlife Area on the Sacramento River, California. Steven E. Greco
10:40-11:00 a.m. Ecological studies of streams with regulated and unregulated flow: South Fork American River basin, California. Richard R. Harris and Donna Lindquist
11:00-11:40 a.m. Assessing and monitoring the efficacy of mitigation measures designed to protect small forest streams on managed timberlands. Lowell V. Diller, Matthew R. House, Brian D. Michaels, and Trent L. McDonald
Tuesday, March 13 – Afternoon A
Session 21: Riparian Habitat Restoration through Managing River Processes
Session Chairs: John Stanley, Desert Research Institute
Tom Griggs, Chico State University
Room: Edgewater A
1:00-1:20 p.m. Riparian and floodplain restoration at the Cosumnes River Preserve. Ramona Swenson and Keith Whitener
1:20-1:40 p.m. Calibration of an integrative ecological model for process-based restoration of cottonwood recruitment at one pilot study site, on the Sacramento River. Michael D. Roberts, Daryl R. Peterson, Vicky L. Snowden, and David E. Jukkola
1:40-2:00 p.m. A process based approach to floodplain revegetation. D.R. Peterson
2:00-2:20 p.m. Managed flows to promote cottonwood and willow recruitment on the Truckee River. Chad Gourley, Lisa Heki, and Stewart Rood
Session 22: Recovery of Endangered Species in Riparian Areas I
Session Chair: Catherine Hibbard, USFWS
Karen Miller, USGS
Room: Edgewater B
1:00-1:20 p.m. Distribution and abundance of California freshwater shrimp (Syncaris pacifica) in the Lagunitis Creek watershed, Marin County. Darren Fong and Larry Serpa
1:20-1:40 p.m. California red-legged frog. Maria T. Boroja
1:40-2:00 p.m. The ecology and status of riparian brush rabbits. Daniel F. Williams and Patrick A. Kelly
2:00-2:20 p.m. The ecology and status of riparian woodrats. Patrick A. Kelly and Daniel F. Williams
Session 23: Tools for Restoration and Assessment III
Session Chair: Tim Eisler
Ducks Unlimited
Room: Edgewater C
1:00-1:20 p.m. A comparative analysis of three computer trout stream models. Philip Harrison
1:20-1:40 p.m. Adding tributaries to the Napa River model. Robert E. Zlomke, Julie A. Haas, and Jesper T. Kjelds
1:40-2:00 p.m. Integrating a watershed GIS database into an urban stream restoration project: Steamboat Creek, Nevada. M. L. Blum and S. R. Swanson
2:00-2:20 p.m. Using GIS data layers, an interactive model and community outreach as tools for land use planning decisions in the Central Valley of California. Fritz Reid and Tim Eisler
Session 24: Community and Socio-economic Linkages to Riparian Ecosystems I
Session Chair: Michelle Stevens
Jones & Stokes Associates
Room: Edgewater D
1:00-1:20 p.m. Economic feasibility of riparian buffer implementation – case study: Sugar Creek, Caddo County OK. Scott Stoodley, Michael D. Smolen, and Arthur Stoecker
1:20-1:40 p.m. Toward improved agricultural systems: stakeholder opinions of environmental buffers in a research landscape. Olin Anderson and William Sullivan
1:40-2:00 p.m. "We’re here from the government and we’re here to help": the changing role of agencies in watershed groups. Rhonda J. Reed
2:00-2:20 p.m. Partners for fish and wildlife – using a federal habitat restoration funding program for multiple species conservation in riparian habitats. Daniel Strait
Session 25: Grazing Management and Riparian Resources I
Session Chair: Kenneth W. Tate
U.C. Davis
Room: Edgewater E
1:00-1:20 p.m. Passive restoration of degraded riparian corridors in the Russian River basin: consideration of hydrology, livestock and deer herbivory. J.J. Opperman and A.M. Merenlender
1:20-1:40 p.m. Influence of timing and intensity of defoliation on end of season stubble height in a mountain meadow. David F. Lile and Kenneth W. Tate
1:40-2:00 p.m. Landbird distribution in grazed and ungrazed montane basins of the Marble Mountain Wilderness Area. John D. Alexander and Glenn E. Johnson
2:00-2:20 p.m. Spring-fed riparian plant diversity and variability influenced by livestock grazing. Randall D. Jackson and Barbara Allen-Diaz
Tuesday, March 13 – Afternoon B
Session 26: Bird Responses to Restoration II
Session Chair: Geoffrey Geupel
Point Reyes Bird Observatory
Room: Edgewater A
2:50-3:10 p.m. Long term trends and habitat associations of birds using a riparian restoration site. Alvaro Jaramillo and Sherry Hudson
3:10-3:30 p.m. Avian community response to sediment removal in tidal and non-tidal creeks. Thomas P. Ryan, Robert W. Henry III, Gale Rankin, Janell Hillman, Kim Briones, and W. Douglas Padley
3:30-3:50 p.m. Avian diversity in small restored wetlands: mitigation and regulatory implications. Susan Lee Miles
Session 27: Recovery of Endangered Species in Riparian Areas II
Session Chair: Catherine Hibbard, USFWS
Karen Miller, USGS
Room: Edgewater B
2:50-3:10 p.m. Revisions to the Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Recovery Plan. Lisa G. Heki
3:10-3:30 p.m. Conservation agreement for the Cowhead Lake tui Chub. Antonio Bentivoglio
3:30-3:50 p.m. Golden trout restoration. Stanley J. Stephens
3:50-4:10 p.m. Recovery efforts for the Shasta crayfish (Pacifastacus fortis). Maria J. Ellis and Jeffrey D. Cook
Session 28: Avoiding a Wreck with Recreation
Session Chair: Linda Stonier
National Park Service
Room: Edgewater C
2:50-3:10 p.m. Uniting conservation, education and recreation: the San Joaquin River Parkway. D. North
3:10-3:30 p.m. Wildlife observers: a United States profile for a growing world market. Robert W. Garrison
3:30-3:50 p.m. Recreational trails in riparian corridors: assessing the impact of trail systems on riparian habitat and wildlife and suggested measures for minimizing impacts on riparian and stream ecosystems. John T. Stanley
3:50-4:10 p.m. Recreation developments and riparian environments: a view from the trenches. Marti D. Vigil
Session 29: Community and Socio-economic Linkages to Riparian Ecosystems II
Session Chair: Michelle Stevens
Jones & Stokes Associates
Room: Edgewater D
2:50-3:10 p.m. Wildlife sanctuaries on private land: conservation and stewardship. M. Whilden and K. Smith
3:10-3:30 p.m. Establishing a Sierra Meadows Important Bird Area: safeguarding crucial resources for meadow-dependent birds in the Sierra Nevada. Rodney B. Siegel and David F. DeSante
3:30-3:50 p.m. Social commitments in water management and wetland conservation: La Mancha watershed, Mexico. Laura C. Ruelas-Monjardin and Juan M. Chavez-Cortes
3:50-4:10 p.m. The contribution of traditional resource management by California indians to riparian restoration. Michelle L. Stevens
Session 30: Grazing Management and Riparian Resources II
Session Chair: Kenneth W. Tate
U.C. Davis
Room: Edgewater E
2:50-3:10 p.m. Songbird response to riparian habitat restoration through cattle grazing management. Hilary Cooke and Steve Zack
3:10-3:30 p.m. A cross-sectional survey of California’s grazed rangelands and riparian areas. Theresa A. Ward, Kenneth W. Tate, and Edward R. Atwill
3:30-3:50 p.m. Sierra Nevada Framework Project: managing livestock grazing to meet aquatic, riparian and meadow resource objectives. Stephen Bishop
3:50-4:10 p.m. A method for assessing the ecological condition of mountain meadow sites. Dave A. Weixelman and Desiderio C. Zamudio
Wednesday, March 14 – Morning A
Session 31: New Policy Ideas for the Future I
Session Chair: Gregg Elliott
Point Reyes Bird Observatory
Room: Edgewater A
8:30-8:50 a.m. Riparian restoration and floodplain management: "thinking outside the box". Ernie Ohlin
8:50-9:10 a.m. Riparian habitat and sound floodplain management: new ideas by looking at the past, the flood manager’s perspective. Pete Rabbon
9:10-9:30 a.m. Restoring a free-running river: lessons and challenges. Mike Eaton
9:30-9:50 a.m. Napa River restoration: keys to success in building a self-taxing community coalition. Dave Dickson
Session 32: Reptiles and Amphibians in the Riparian Zone
Session Chair: Betsy Bolster
California Department of Fish and Game
Room: Edgewater B
8:30-8:50 a.m. Restoring habitat for an imperiled amphibian: lessons learned from the Wasatch Front Columbia spotted frog (Rana luteiventris). Elisabeth M. Ammon, Chad Gourley, and Krissy Wilson
8:50-9:10 a.m. Comparative effectiveness of pitfall/funnel arrays with drift fences and visual encounter surveys for measuring community structure of herpetofauna in riparian areas. Dianna M. Beck, Michael L. Morrison, and Joshua P. Stumpf
9:10-9:30 a.m. Vegetation patterns and abundances of amphibians and small mammals along small streams in a northwestern California watershed. Jeffrey R. Waters, Cynthia J. Zabel, Kevin S. McKelvey, and Hartwell H. Welsh, Jr.
9:30-9:50 a.m. Use of headwater amphibians as indicators of watershed health.
Lowell V. Diller
Session 33: Environmental Education: K - 12
Session Chair: Judy Wheatley
Water Education Foundation
Room: Edgewater C
8:30-8:50 a.m. "Kids in Creeks", "Kids in Marshes". Kathy Kramer
8:50-9:10 a.m. Water Conservation Education. Barbara L. Forderhase
9:10-9:30 a.m. Adopt-a-Watershed. Kim Stokely
9:30-9:50 a.m. The STRAW Project: an example of a collaborative environmental project-based learning experience engaging students, teachers, and community members in watershed restoration projects. Melissa Pitkin and Chris Choo
Session 34: Case Studies I
Session Chair: John Carlon
Sacramento River Partners
Room: Edgewater D
8:30-8:50 a.m. Fall River Watershed Restoration Program. Rick Poore, Tim Weaver, Bob Bailey, and Mike Dean
8:50-9:10 a.m. Working in partnership with private landowners: riparian habitat conservation in Marin County. V. Toniolo, G. R. Geupel, and G. Elliott
9:10-9:30 a.m. Preserving and enhancing riparian corridors on private agricultural lands: managing Pierce’s Disease in streamside environments. Karen Gaffney
9:30-9:50 a.m. Shasta View Farms: a case history in floodplain management.
Bernard Flynn
Session 35: Status and Habitat Associations of Riparian Birds III
Session Chair: Barbara Kus
USGS-BRD, San Diego State University
Room: Edgewater E
8:30-8:50 a.m. Bioregional technique to monitor Swainson’s thrush in the Sierra Nevada. Rosemary A. Stefani
8:50-9:10 a.m. Riparian songbird and habitat relationships in the eastern Sierra Nevada. S. K. Heath and G. Ballard
9:10-9:30 a.m. Productivity of Riparian Conservation Plan focal species at constant effort mist netting stations in the Klamath/Siskiyou Province. John D. Alexander, Mario S. Mamone, Gail Rible, Dennis P. Vroman, and Sam Cuenca
9:30-9:50 a.m. Riparian habitat as the major factor in determining landbird density and productivity in conifer forests of the Klamath bioregion of Oregon and California. C. John Ralph
Wednesday, March 14 – Morning B
Session 36: New Policy Ideas for the Future II
Session Chair: Gregg Elliott
Point Reyes Bird Observatory
Room: Edgewater A
10:20-10:40 a.m. The Sacramento-San Joaquin Comprehensive Study: water management scenarios. Steve Tuggle
10:40-11:00 a.m. The Comprehensive Study’s "Issues and Concerns Regarding Flood Damage Reduction and Ecosystem Restoration in Riparian and Floodplain Habitats". Annalena Bronson and Jeannie Blakeslee
11:00-11:20 a.m. CALFED’s perspective on a single blueprint for restoration and species recovery. Rebecca Fawver
11:20-11:40 a.m. New landscape policies and riparian management for the National Forests in the Sierra Nevada, California. Kent Connaughton
Session 37: Recovery of Endangered Species in Riparian Areas III
Session Chair: Catherine Hibbard, USFWS
Karen Miller, USGS
Room: Edgewater B
10:20-10:40 a.m. Using physical stream characteristics to identify potential southwestern willow flycatcher habitat. Grant J. Loomis, W. Mike Ross, Janet L. Johnson, Lynette Mason, and Deborah J. Lutch
10:40-11:00 a.m. Why has the South Fork Kern River willow flycatcher population declined? Mary J. Whitfield
11:00-11:20 a.m. Least Bell’s vireos and southwestern willow flycatchers in Prado Basin of the Santa Ana River watershed, CA. Richard Zembal, James Pike, and Loren Hays
11:20-11:40 a.m. Effects of habitat loss and natural enemies on the persistence of the valley elderberry longhorn beetle. Gary Huxel, Marcel Holyoak, and Theresa Talley.
Session 38: Environmental Education: University and Adult
Session Chair: Judy Wheatley
Water Education Foundation
Room: Edgewater C
10:20-10:40 a.m. A model program for combining education and outreach: the North Platte River Course and Lecture Series. A. MacKinnon and R. S. Seville
10:40-11:00 a.m. Floodplain rehabilitation in the civil engineering curriculum. J. J. Bowders, C. J. Nemmers, and R. D. Hammer
11:00-11:20 a.m. Red Bluff restoration – a success story in partnerships. Fred Bell
11:20-11:40 a.m. Water Education Foundation: a resource for water information in the West. J. Wheatley
Session 39: Case Studies II
Session Chair: John Carlon
Sacramento River Partners
Room: Edgewater D
10:20-10:40 a.m. Carmel River Restoration Program - a case study. Larry Hampson and Thomas Christensen
10:40-11:00 a.m. Monitoring results from the Chorro Flats Enhancement Project. Malcolm McEwen and Scott Robbins
11:00-11:20 a.m. Riparian restoration on the San Joaquin River below Friant Dam to State Highway 99. David M. Koehler
11:20-11:40 a.m. 20 years of riparian protection and restoration efforts on the South Fork Kern River – 1980 to 2000. Reed Tollefson
Wednesday, March 14, Afternoon
Panels, Workshops, and Meetings
Workshop: Biotechnical Streambank Stabilization and Erosion Control
Room: Edgewater B 1:00-5:00 p.m.
Session Chair: John T. Stanley, Desert Research Institute
Workshop Description: Practitioners in the fields of ecological restoration and erosion control will give presentations on a wide variety of biotechnical measures for streambank stabilization and erosion control. Presenters will show examples of both high-tech and low-tech bank stabilization projects ranging from measures for incorporating vegetation into engineered structures to quasi-vegetative (mixed-construction) slope protection techniques to solely vegetative solutions. This workshop will attempt to portray biotechnical streambank stabilization in the larger context of fluvial geomorphic and ecological processes.
Topics and Presenters:
Hydraulic design considerations for biotechnical bank protection. Ed Wallace, Northwest Hydraulic Consultants
Shoreline protection and habitat development: lessons learned in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Jeff Hart, Jeff Hart Habitat Assessment & Restoration
Biotechnical and bioengineering streambank stabilization applications for watershed enhancement projects: defining and integrating appropriate solutions for implementation within changing watersheds. Jorgen Blomberg, Philip Williams & Associates, Ltd., Consultants in Hydrology
Four biotechnical streambank stabilization techniques and a cross-section. Steven Chatham, Prunuske Chatham Inc.
Bioengineering techniques for streambank and floodplain stabilization/revegetation. Evan Engber, Bioengineering Associates
Panel Discussion: Cooperative Planning and Partnership Efforts in Riparian and Floodplain Management
Room: Edgewater A 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Panel Coordinator: Mike Chapel, USDA Forest Service
Moderator: Diana Jacobs, California Department of Game
Panel Description: The purpose for this panel will be to describe and evaluate conservation partnerships operating a different geographic scales and locations in California. Each panelist will describe the goals and objectives of their partnership, their organizational structure, challenges and opportunities facing their group, and accomplishments of the partnerships to date. Following the presentations, the moderator will facilitate an open discussion among the panelists. An open discussion with the audience will follow.
Topics and Panelists:
The Riparian Habitat Joint Venture. Geoff Geupel, Point Reyes Bird Observatory
The CALFED Bay-Delta Project. Tim Ramirez, California Resources Agency
The Sacramento River Conservation Area Program. Burt Bundy, Sacramento River Conservation Area
The Los Angeles and San Gabriel Rivers Watershed Council. Dorthy Green, Los Angeles and San Gabriel Rivers Watershed Council
The Deer Creek Conservancy. Diane Gaumer, Deer Creek Conservancy
Panel Discussion: Regulatory Compliance Challenges for River and Floodplain Restoration
Room: Edgewater A 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Moderator: Curtis Alling, EDAW, Inc., 2022 J Street, Sacramento CA 95814
Panel Description: Projects to restore riparian woodland, shaded riverine aquatic habitat, anadromous fish spawning areas, levee setback areas, and other sensitive river habitats have received substantial funding by California and the Federal government. The beneficial objectives of river restoration projects have enjoyed considerable support from the environmental community, resource agencies, and sponsoring water districts or flood control agencies. Nonetheless, despite this infusion of public funding and extensive constituent support, river restoration projects face challenging regulatory compliance hurdles in the CEQA, NEPA, and permitting arenas. It is very important to understand, anticipate, and quickly resolve regulatory requirements when planning a successful river restoration program.
This panel discussion describes real-world lessons about the regulatory challenges of river restoration projects in the State and Federal environmental review process, based on direct experience with major projects, such as the Tuolumne River Restoration Project in Stanislaus County, and other programs supported by AFRP, CALFED, State Conservancies, and similar public funding sources. Successful approaches will be discussed for common challenges, such as landowner disruption of the CEQA process, Reclamation Board concerns about revegetation in and around floodways, integration of NEPA and CEQA for restoration project review, and State Lands Commission requirements for areas of State fee title and public trust easements. Compliance with the federal Endangered Species Act and California Endangered Species Act must often be addressed for potential take of one species to achieve benefits for another threatened or endangered species. Sharing practical regulatory pointers can help expedite future restoration projects.
Panelists:
Cindy Dean Davis, EDAW, Inc.
Dave Showers, Department of Water Resources
Steve Bradley, Reclamation Board
Bat Working Group Meeting
Room: Edgewater C 1:00-5:00 p.m.
Riparian Habitat Joint Venture Meeting
Room: Edgewater D 3:30-5:00 p.m.
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