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Program of Events Monday, February 4th Short Courses Pre‐registration required. A buffet lunch in the lodge restaurant will be available from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm.
FULL‐DAY COURSES
9:00 am to Viewing, creating and sharing geospatial information in Google Earth 5:00 pm Instructor: Patrick Teti, M.Sc., P.Geo., Research Hydrologist
Moderators: Sandy Allegretto and Janet Oatney
Working with Beaver in Restoration Design
Instructors: Joe Wheaton, Fluvial Geomorphologist, Utah State University Nick Bouwes, Aquatic Ecologist, Utah State University Chris Jordan, Research Fisheries Biologist, NOAA Michael Pollock, Ecosystems Analyst, NOAA
Moderators: Susan Firor and Peter Skidmore
Hydrologic, Hydraulic, and Paleohydrologic Analyses of Mountain River Systems
Instructors: Dr. Robert Jarrett, Research Hydrologist
Moderators: Janet Corsale and Gary Wolff HALF‐DAY AFTERNOON COURSES
Speaking of Science ‐ How to Avoid the Snares and Sand Traps of Public Speaking
Instructor: Dr. Janine Castro, Geomorphologist, US Fish and Wildlife Service & National Marine Fisheries Service
Moderators: Sue Niezgoda Project Management for Planning, Design and Implementation of Restoration Projects (Contracting and Contract Management)
Instructors: Daniel Warren, MBA, PMP, President of D.J. Warren & Associates Inc. Scott Wright, P.E., Principal of River Design Group Inc.
Moderators: Kelley Jorgensen and Doug Pineo Overnight Advanced‐Arrival, Lodge Overnight Accommodations
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12th Annual Stream Restoration Symposium February 5‐7, 2013 Program of Events
Tuesday, February 5th Morning Sessions 7:00 Registration in conference lobby and Continental Breakfast in Cascade Locks Ballroom 8:00 Welcome — Rob Sampson, President RRNW 8:10 Opening Address: Dr. Martin W. Doyle 150 Years of Rivers as Commodities: From Fishing Clubs to the CCC to Mitigation Banks Moderator: Rob Sampson 9:00 Session 1: Management and Policy
Chair: Peter Skidmore
Presentations Beyond Projects: Building Resiliency in Restoration Programs ‐ Kendra Smith Are We Certifiable? Defining the Body of Knowledge for Practicing Stream Restoration and National Certification – Sue Niezgoda Design Guidelines For The Enhancement And Creation Of Estuarine Habitats In The Middle Reaches Of The Lower Columbia River – Jeremy Lowe and Allan Whiting 10:00 Break (30‐minutes) 10:30 Session 2: Salmon Habitat Chair: Kelley Jorgensen Presentations Facts and Fiction about Wood Placement in Streams – Phil Roni, George Pess and Tim Beechie Mobile wood additions: An Effective Tool for Restoring Channel Complexity and Salmonid Habitat – Jim MacCartney, John Field and John Magee Reproductive Success of Chinook and Coho Salmon Colonizing Newly Accessible Habitat – Joseph Anderson, Paul Faulds and Thomas Quinn Using Buried Accelerometers to Measure the Timing of Bed Movement, Scour, and Fill in Gravel‐bedded Rivers – Andrew Gendaszek. Chris Magirl, Matt Marineau and Christiana Czuba
12:00 Lunch – Skamania Lodge Restaurant
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12th Annual Stream Restoration Symposium February 5‐7, 2013 Program of Events
Tuesday, February 5th Afternoon Sessions 1:30
Session 3: Restoration of the Clark Fork River – Milltown Dam
Chair: Susan Firor Presentations Milltown Dam Removal And Floodplain Restoration: A Project Manager's View of Integrated Remediation and Restoration – Douglas Martin Integrated River and Floodplain Restoration on The Clark Fork River Following Removal of Milltown Dam: Engineering Design, Observed Performance, and Lessons Learned – Matt Daniels Milltown Restoration Interdisciplinary Floodplain Restoration and Revegetation Using an Adaptive Management Framework – Tom Parker Challenges Moving Up River – How Lessons Learned from the Restoration of Milltown Dam are Being Applied to the Remediation/restoration of the Upper Clark Fork River – Brian Bartkowiak Break (30‐minutes) Session 4: Strategic Restoration of Incised Streams with Beavers Chair: Will Conley Presentations Modeling the Capacity of Riverscapes to Support Dam‐Building Beaver: Implication for Restoration and Conservation Strategies – William Macfarlane and Joseph Wheaton Adaptively Managing Watershed‐scale Stream Habitat Restoration Experiments: A Case Study of Beaver Assisted Floodplain Reconnection in Bridge Creek (John Day River, OR) – Chris Jordan, J. Wheaton, N. Bouwes, C. Volk, N. Weber and M. Pollock Restoring Stream and Riparian Processes Using Beaver Dams and Beaver Dam Analogues – Michael Pollock, N. Bouwes, C. Volk, N. Weber, J. Wheaton and C. Jordan Can Beaver Dams Aggrade Incised Streams to the Point of Floodplain Reconnection and Recovery – Joseph Wheaton, F. Consolati, N. Bouwes, M. Pollock, C. Volk and C. Jordan The Ecological Impacts of Stream Restoration: Providing Structures to Assist Beavers to Aggrade an Incised Channel to Benefit Endangered Steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) – Nick Bouwes, N. Weber, C. Jordan, J. Wheaton, C. Volk and M. Pollock Hosted Reception – Cascade Locks Ballroom Group Buffet Dinner & Party Theme: Peace, Love & River‐Rock MC: Lodge Overnight Accommodations
3:00 3:30
5:15 6:30
Overnight
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12th Annual Stream Restoration Symposium February 5‐7, 2013 Program of Events
Wednesday, February 6th Morning Sessions 7:00 Continental Breakfast – Cascade Locks Ballroom 8:00 Announcements 8:10 Invited Speaker: Dr. Brian P. Bledsoe Let's Be Honest: Addressing Key Uncertainties in Stream Restoration and Decision‐Making Moderator: Sue Niezgoda 9:00 Session 5: Modeling and Innovations Chair: Gary Wolff Presentations Long‐Term Monitoring of Flow Deflection Structures in Northwest Rivers – Casey Kramer and Thanos Papaanicolaou Examining the Impact of River‐Management Actions on Aquatic Resources Using 2‐D Flow and Bioenergetics Models – Robert Black, Christina Czuba and Christopher Magirl A Stream Evolution Model Integrating Habitat and Ecosystem Benefits – Brian Cluer and Colin Thorne Session 6: Poster Session 10:00 Chair: Janet Oatney Please see the following page for poster and presenter information. PAGE 4
12th Annual Stream Restoration Symposium February 5‐7, 2013 Program of Events
10:00 am 12:00
Session 6: Poster Session
Chair: Janet Oatney Poster Presenters # Title Authors 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
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Understanding Wood‐Pool Dynamics Using Long‐Term Monitoring Data Fun with Foam – Deep Injection Polymer for Scour Repair Monitoring a New Channel for Wasilla Creek Does Invasive Reed Canary Grass (Phalaris arundinacea) Dominance Reduce Stream Flow in Eastern Washington? Low Cost Aerial Imagery for Monitoring River Restoration and Fish Habitat Improving Restoration Efficiency by Using GIS Databases in Assessments Investigating Organic Carbon and Fine‐Grain Sediment Source Dynamics Along Fanno Creek, Oregon Modeling Patterns of Sediment in Restored Streams and Estuaries Mapping the Columbia River Estuary Ecosystem Classification Comparison of Topographic Surveying Techniques in Wadeable Streams Development of a Scalable Monitoring Plan for Salmon Habitat Restoration Projects on Tribal Lands in Eastern Oregon and Washington Merced River Channel and Riparian Vegetation Assessment: Studies to Guide Long‐Term Management Characterization of Habitat Conditions and the Geomorphic Context to Inform Restoration Actions on Sullivan Creek, Pend Oreille County National Manual ‐ Guidelines for Planning, Design, Placement and Maintenance of Large Wood in Rivers Restoring Process and Function What Matters Most: Are Summer Stream Temperatures More Sensitive to Changing Air Temperature, Changing Discharge, or Changing Riparian Vegetation under Future Climates Development and Implementation of Off‐Road Vehicle Stream Crossing Assessments in Anadromous Fish Habitat, Matanuska‐Susitna Borough, Alaska Balancing Act: Restoration of a Creek, a Lake Margin Spring, a Wetland Complex, Interacting in an Agricultural Setting Restoration of a Spring‐fed River Using Modified Bio‐engineering Techniques in a Post Mazama Landscape Relationships Between Watershed, Stream Characteristics and Channel Forming Riparian Vegetation Communities Recover Rapidly From Disturbance Following Grazing Retirement at Spawn Creek, a Northern Utah Headwater Stream Salt River Ecosystem Restoration Project
Lunch – Skamania Lodge Restaurant
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Tami Church Stephen Cruise William Rice Adam Gebauer Austin Jensen, Ian Gowing and Jeremy Gilman Gabe Williams Mackenzie Keith Eliza Ghitis Charles Cannon Sara Bangen Krista Jones Neil Lassettre David Hartley DJ Bandrowski Mousa Diabat
Elizabeth Benolkin Hoda Sondossi Sue Mattenberger Eric Nielesen Nate Hough‐Snee Jeremy Svehla
12th Annual Stream Restoration Symposium February 5‐7, 2013 Program of Events
Wednesday, February 6th Afternoon Sessions 1:30
Session 7: Riparian Revegetation and Stabilization Chair: Doug Pineo Presentations Rapid Riparian Revegetation in Willamette Basin Model Watersheds – Peter Guillozet and Sarah Dyrdahl Riparian Plant Restoration Along an Incised Stream using Deep‐planting and Tree Shelters for the Purpose of Improving Habitat and Providing Food for Beaver – Jason Hall, M. Pollock, S. Hoh, C. Jordan, C. Volk and J. Goldsmith Detecting Changes in Riparian Vegetation Type, Quantity and Location due to Installation of Structures to Assist Beavers in an Incised Arid Stream – Carol Volk, J. Goldsmith, N. Bouwes, J. Wheaton, C. Jordan and M. Pollock 10 years of Bio‐engineered Bank Stabilization in Eastern Idaho – Katie Salsbury and Eric August
3:00 3:30
Break (30‐minutes) Session 8: Restoring Geomorphic and Hydrologic Processes Chair: Pete Klingeman Presentations Geologic and Physiographic Controls on Bed‐Material Yield, Transport and Channel Morphology for Alluvial and Bedrock Rivers of Western Oregon with Implications for Stream Restoration and River Management – Jim O'Connor, R. Wallick, J. Mangano, S.W. Anderson, K. Jones and M. Keith Geomorphic Floodplains and the Use of Process Domains to Guide Restoration Strategy – Rose Wallick, J. O'Connor, K. Jones, C. Cannon and M. Keith Results and Challenges of Restoring Fluvial Processes and Aquatic Habitat in the Alluvial Fan of Newaukum Creek Dan Eastman Living with Fans – Challenges of and Strategies for Rehabilitating Alluvial Fan Processes in Human Modified Settings – Christina Avolio and Ian Mostrenko
5:00 Annual Members Meeting and Elections (Jefferson Meeting Room) –OR– No‐host Bar (Cascade Locks Ballroom) 6:30 Group Buffet Banquet Dinner & Prize Drawing MC’s:
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12th Annual Stream Restoration Symposium February 5‐7, 2013 Program of Events
Thursday, February 7th Morning Sessions 7:00 8:00 8:10
Continental Breakfast – Cascade Locks Ballroom
Announcements Invited Speaker: Dr. Peggy A. Johnson Waterway Transitions and Restoration at Bridges Moderator: Janine Castro 8:50 Session 9: Where Rivers Meet Roads: Sustainable Stream Crossing and Restoration Design Chairs: Colin Thorne and Janine Castro
Presentations
Removing Barriers? The Future of Stream Crossing Streamlining in the Pacific Northwest – Janine Castro Like Water Under Troubled Bridges: The Development and Implementation of ODOT's Fluvial Performance Standard – William Fletcher Stream Crossing Design in Washington State: What's New and What Have We Learned? – Bob Barnard `Stream Stability at Highway Structures’: More Than Just a Bridge Engineers Reference Manual – Lyle Zevenbergen Panel Discussion Led by Colin Thorne ‐ with Peggy Johnson, Janine Castro, William Fletcher, Bob Barnard and Lyle Zevenbergen 10:30 Break (30‐minutes) 11:00 Session 10: Floodplain Connectivity Chair: Mike Miles Presentations Capitalizing on Flooding as Passive Restoration: Hearts and Minds of the Musselshell – Karin Boyd Monitoring Results From the Lower Tolt River Floodplain Reconnection Project: How Effective is the ‘Process‐Based’ Design after 2 years – Josh Latterell, D. Eastman, L. Hartema, H. Berge and R. Timm Quantifying Ecologic Benefits of Floodplain Reconnection on the Lower San Joaquin River – Katie Jagt and Mary Matella
12:00 Lunch – Skamania Lodge Restaurant
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12th Annual Stream Restoration Symposium February 5‐7, 2013 Program of Events
Thursday, February 7th Afternoon Sessions 1:30
Session 11: Surface Water and Groundwater Interactions
Chair: Janet Corsale
Presentations Reconfigured Groundwater Hydrology and Energy Dynamics in a Restored Reach of Meacham Creek, Oregon, USA – Byron Amerson Hydrologic Monitoring Of Physical And Geochemical Characteristics Of Salmonid Spawning Restoration Sites On The American River, CA Shows That High Variance Within The Hyporheic Zone Creates More Suitable Habitat – Katie Janes A Strategic Response to Climate Change: Restoring Complexity, Stability, and Water Storage Capability to Streams and Riparian Ecosystems on Public Lands with the help of Beavers and Wolves – Suzanne Fouty
2:30 3:20
Closing Speaker: Dr. Geoffrey Poole Hydrologic Responses to Stream Restoration: Implications for Riverine Ecosystem Resilience and the Management of Water Quality Moderator: Terrill Stevenson Closing Remarks: Terril Stevenson, Incoming RRNW President
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