Rewetting Our Waterways: Floodplain Restoration in an Occupied Landscape

November 18^th, 2025

9am – 3:30pm PST on Zoom

Agenda below

Floodplains are vital to the health of watersheds and we continue to learn about their role in shaping the habitats and ecosystems that Pacific salmon rely on. With our growing understanding of floodplains has come the emergence of different programs and projects designed to protect and restore floodplains for salmon recovery. Like all emerging practices, floodplain restoration has had successes and failures. Intact floodplains are one of the most endangered habitats in our occupied watersheds and the loss of intact and restorable areas is accelerating.

This virtual workshop, co-hosted by Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Pacific Salmon Foundation and Washington’s Governor Salmon Recovery Office brings together experts to discuss how floodplain function has been altered by human activity and how those changes have led to cascading effects on our river systems. We will explore approaches and opportunities to restore floodplain benefits to Pacific salmon and aquatic ecosystems in modified landscapes and highlight examples where floodplain restoration strategies are succeeding. We hope you will join us!

REGISTER HERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_L8oTzHGdS2-vfVOb5TknuQ#/registration

Past workshop recordings and reports: https://psf.ca/knowledge-exchange-workshop-series/

Questions: Laura.Weatherly@dfo-mpo.gc.ca