PNAMP Remote Sensing Forum
2022-03-16 11:00 - 12:30 (America/Denver) | Virtual
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Featured Presentations
Kurt D. Carpenter (USGS) Use of remote sensing to detect algae in rivers, lakes, and reservoirs
Dr. Emily Fairfax (CSUCI) Smokey the Beaver: how beaver dams keep riparian corridors green during droughts and wildfires

PNAMP Fish Monitoring Work Group Meeting (April 2022)
2022-04-21 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Denver) | Virtual
The PNAMP Fish Monitoring Work Group (FMWG), meets quarterly to update participants on current FMWG tasks, share expertise through presentations on innovative fish monitoring, and provides you with opportunities to engage regional managers and experts. These meetings are an opportune time to discuss tasks and get input from members on where they see importance or could use facilitated support. The FMWG is also interested in your work; if you would like to present your innovative fish monitoring ideas or any recent publications at a future meeting please contact Meg Dethloff, mdethloff@usgs.gov
Tech Talk: WATCH RECORDING
Common Metrics Used in the PNW Salmonid “Viability Report”
Eli Holmes, a data analyst with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), will present the common metrics used in the PNW Salmonid “Viability Report”. She will discuss the common metric methods for ESU/DPS trends and status, and other analysis involved in writing in NOAA’s 2022 Biological Viability Assessment.
Agenda

10:00 – Welcome and Introductions
10:05 – Task Updates
10:20 – Tech Talk
11:10 – Q&A
11:30 – Adjourn

Missed a previous FMWG meeting? Check out our YouTube page for presentations or task meetings.

Stream Habitat Metric Integration Project Team Meeting
2022-10-19 13:00 - 14:30 (America/Denver) | Virtual
Project Team Meeting. For more information, please contact Jen Bayer jbayer@usgs.gov.

PNAMP Fish Monitoring Work Group Meeting (October 2022)
2022-10-20 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Denver) | Virtual
The PNAMP Fish Monitoring Work Group (FMWG), meets quarterly to update participants on current FMWG tasks, share expertise through presentations on innovative fish monitoring, and provides you with opportunities to engage regional managers and experts. These meetings are an opportune time to discuss tasks and get input from members on where they see importance or could use facilitated support. The FMWG is also interested in your work; if you would like to present your innovative fish monitoring ideas or any recent publications at a future meeting please contact Meg Dethloff, mdethloff@usgs.gov
Meeting: WATCH RECORDING
Instead of having a tech talk during this meeting, we covered the past 2 years of the PNAMP Fish Monitoring Work Group progress and planning for future work. We discussed completed tasks and their products or actions that were taken from the tasks, and then we covered task still in progress and expected outcomes. Planning for the new PIT Tag Array Data and Related Analyses Task has begun. Marika Dobos (IDFG) and Russell Scranton (BPA) are part of the leadership team and introduced the task and led a discussion on what products they are proposing to accomplish. Gabriel Brooks (NOAA, PTAGIS IPTDS Subcommittee) gave an overview of the charter and goals of the subcommittee.
Agenda

10:00 – Welcome and Introductions
10:05 – FMWG Background
10:20 – Task Team Updates (completed and in progress tasks)
11:10 – PIT Tag Array Data and Related Analyses introduction and discussion
11:30 – Adjourn

Missed a previous FMWG meeting? Check out our YouTube page for presentations or task meetings.

Emerging Technologies Information Sessions (ETIS) 2022 Hybrid Event
2022-11-14 12:00 - 2022-11-16 12:00 (America/Denver) | Hood River, Oregon, Hood River, OR, United States
PNAMP and StreamNet are teaming up once again to bring together monitoring professionals, project managers, field data collectors, data managers, and data consumers for a three-day event focused on emerging technologies in aquatic monitoring.
This is the perfect event for you if you want to…

Learn about the latest technologies in aquatic monitoring for data collection, data management, and data visualization.
Share how you’ve improved your work with technology.
Network with other monitoring professionals implementing technologies in new ways.

Whether you attend in person or virtually from your office, we hope to see you there!

When: November 14th, 12:30 pm – November 16th 12:00 pm (½ day, full day, ½ day)
Where: In person in Hood River, Oregon or virtually from your office

PNAMP Fish Monitoring Work Group Meeting (January 2023)
2023-01-19 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Denver) | Virtual
The PNAMP Fish Monitoring Work Group (FMWG), meets quarterly to update participants on current FMWG tasks, share expertise through presentations on innovative fish monitoring, and provides you with opportunities to engage regional managers and experts. These meetings are an opportune time to discuss tasks and get input from members on where they see importance or could use facilitated support. The FMWG is also interested in your work; if you would like to present your innovative fish monitoring ideas or any recent publications at a future meeting please contact Meg Dethloff, mdethloff@usgs.gov
Tech Talk: WATCH RECORDING
PIThy: PTAGIS for the Unwashed Masses
Brian Maschhoff with Salmonetics presented on the PIThy (PIT-tag Hypertool) is a web-based utility for processing and analysis of PIT-tag data from PTAGIS and (eventually) other sources. PTAGIS query export files are readily loaded and automatically processed, removing extraneous information and adding derived and correlated attributes (such as temperature data etc. where available), and the processed data is presented to the user as interactive filter charts, maps, and fishtrack charts. The fully attributed data (or a subset) can then be exported for further analysis or archiving, with metadata (such as PTAGIS and internal queries used) included. The design goals of PIThy include a) useability – requiring no installation and no programming, b) reusability – facilitating PTAGIS data reuse and reproducibility within the broader community, and c) facilitating the exploration and interpretation of complex and heterogeneous query result sets. PIThy development is at an early stage, and many concepts in data attribution and archiving are not set in concrete but are rather put forward as starting points for further discussion.
Agenda

10:00 – Welcome and Introductions
10:05 – Task Updates
10:20 – Tech Talk
11:10 – Q&A
11:30 – Adjourn

Missed a previous FMWG meeting? Check out our YouTube page for presentations or task meetings.

CRBRP Toxics Monitoring Subgroup Meeting
2023-03-23 13:30 - 15:00 (America/Denver) | Virtual
Agenda
1:30—1:50 PM, Welcome and Updates

Introductions
Toxics Monitoring Subgroup meeting schedule
Tasks for the next year

1:50—2:40 PM, Lightning Talks

The Crayfish Mercury Project, Alan Kolok (University of Idaho)
Soil Matters: Testing Biochar Composition in a Green Stormwater Installation, Sarah Whitney (Long Tom Watershed Council)
Sampling for Toxic Trout in the Clark Fork River, David Brooks (Montana Trout Unlimited)
Columbia River Mainstem Fish Tissue and Water Quality Monitoring Program, Sherrie Duncan (Sky Environmental)
Evaluating and Prioritizing Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Lower Columbia River, Andy James (University of Washington, Tacoma)

2:40—3:00 PM, QAPP Q&A with Meghan Dunn, EPA

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PNAMP Remote Sensing Forum
2023-04-06 13:00 - 14:30 (America/Denver) | Virtual
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Featured Presentations
Dr. Sarah Hoffmann (Merck Animal Health): Smart Salmon Database: A collaborative platform for salmon habitat data sharing and insights

The Smart Salmon Database is a scalable remote-sensing, imagery-based (e.g., drones, satellite, LiDAR, etc.) monitoring tool where salmon habitat data can be uploaded, downloaded, analyzed, and shared. Advances in the accessibility and application of remote sensing techniques to environmental monitoring have greatly broadened the geographical scope and inference of habitat programs, directly benefitting the recovery of endangered species. With the launch of the Smart Salmon Database, we aim to (1) provide a solution for reliable, long-term imagery data storage and access; (2) prevent duplicative efforts by democratizing access to imagery across space and time; and, (3) foster collaboration and innovation in the remote sensing and conservation communities. By making these data accessible and reliable, we are one step further in the recovery of these culturally, economically, and ecologically important salmon species.
Sarah graduated with a B.S. in Biological Sciences from Clemson University and a M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Integrative Biology from Florida Atlantic University. In her graduate degrees, she focused on exploring the interplay between fish biology (biomechanics, physiology), habitat use, and phylogenetic context. She also worked to develop novel methods for quantifying free-swimming kinematics of large fishes to better quantify volitional habitat interaction. After receiving her degrees, she worked as a fisheries scientist for the applied biological services division of Biomark before it was acquired by Merck Animal Health. She currently leads scientific marketing efforts to support Merck Animal Health’s biopharmaceutical and technology portfolio for aquaculture, conservation, and fisheries.

Chris Crosby (OpenTopography): OpenTopography: Enabling Access to High Resolution Topography

Topographic data such as lidar and structure from motion photogrammetry have transformed geoscience research and education. OpenTopography is an initiative supported by the National Science Foundation that strives to streamline hosting, discovery, and processing of topographic data, with web-based tools for data visualization, custom product generation, and advanced analysis such as hydrologic routing and topographic differencing. Presently, lidar covering >85% of the Lower 48 US states, as well as lower resolution global topographic data are available through OpenTopography. This presentation will provide an overview of OpenTopography, available data and resources, and examples of OpenTopography data in action.
Chris Crosby manages day-to-day operations of the OpenTopography Facility. Trained as a geologist, he has worked on paleoseismology, earthquake geology, and active tectonics research in the western US, Caribbean, and Central Asia. He is interested in utilization of cyberinfrastructure to manage and improve access to earth science data and processing tools. Chris is an expert in the management, distribution, processing, and application of high-resolution topography acquired via lidar (Light Detection and Ranging) technology and has guided the development of OpenTopography since its inception. In addition to his work on OpenTopography, Chris also manages Geodetic Imaging (Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS), photogrammetry, and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)) at EarthScope Consortium in Boulder, CO.

Coordinated Assessments Partnership 2023 Workshop
2023-04-12 10:00 - 2023-04-13 11:00 (America/Denver) | Edith Green – Wendell Wyatt Federal Building, Portland, Oregon, Portland, OR, United States
We invite you participate in the 2023 CAP Workshop. This workshop will be hybrid, connecting online and in person participants for maximum accessibility. Please help us plan by registering for each day indicating how you will attend.
Workshop Purpose
Participants in this workshop will support CAP in providing quality data for regional assessments and reporting through efficient data exchanges.
What to expect at the 2023 CAP Workshop

Recap of progress since our last workshop in 2017
Facilitated discussion via break out groups to gather feedback on specific challenges submitting, accessing, and understanding data, such as:
Information is reported but not used: are we seeking the right information to be submitted? Are data consumers aware of the available data? Are improvements needed to the user interface aspect of the data portal to make it easier to access the data?
Information anticipated but not reported: when we see a “hole” is it due to fact that those data were never collected? Or is it due to lack of staff capacity to provide the data to the portal? Or some other reason?
Information reported but not documented sufficiently for reuse: how can we improve metadata documentation? How can we improve communication between data providers (biologists and analysts) and data managers responsible to publicize those data so that metadata are sufficient for data reuse and provenance is clear?
Discussion of the future of data sharing: how can we stay abreast of technological changes, manage increasing demands for information, and plan to engage with a broader community to develop and promote best practices at broad scales?

Outcomes

Recommend solutions to address data submittal and retrieval challenges (provider/user perspectives)
Identify strategies for collaborative approaches and funding to address needs and challenges

Agenda
April 12th, 10 am – 4:30 pm

Welcome & Introductions
Refresher on the CAP structure and processes
Results from the past 6 years and current tasks
Data Submittal issues: Discussion of challenges and solutions
Data Retrieval/Data User issues: Discussion of challenges and solutions

April 13th, 8:30 am – 11:15 am

Welcome & Introductions
Preparing for the future of efficient data exchanges
Future of data mobilization

For more information on the Coordinated Assessments Partnership, visit:
https://www.pnamp.org/project/coordinated-assessments-for-salmon-and-steelhead
https://www.streamnet.org/cap/
Contact Jen Bayer, jbayer@usgs.gov, or Nancy Leonard, nleonard@psmfc.org, for questions or feedback.

Cultural Competency & Relevancy, and Indigenous Knowledge Workshop
2023-04-13 12:30 - 16:30 (America/Denver) | Edith Green – Wendell Wyatt Federal Building, Portland, Oregon, Portland, OR, United States
Cultural Competency & Relevancy, and Indigenous Knowledge Workshop
Presented by ​Sammy Matsaw Jr., PhD​​ Pronouns: he/him
Tribal affiliations: Shoshone-Bannock and Oglala Lakota
Research Scientist for the Fish and Wildlife Department of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes
In the sciences so much is lost in communication, when communicating is the heart of the work scientists do as managers and researchers in natural resources. ​The nuance in language is not lost in nomenclature, taxonomy, and so on; however, in everyday speaking with people from different ideas, backgrounds, and ways of knowing there is a lack of understanding. In this workshop we will enhance awareness of biases, communication skills, and the disparities between cultural knowledges. This workshop is not a be-all and end-all rather a starting point for ongoing self-work and labor to sustainably lift one’s own awareness evolving towards social and environmental justice. Especially important when standardizing data that intersects with tribal data sovereignty, and intellectual property based in Indigenous Knowledges.

Sammy is a father, husband, grandfather, and extended family member amongst the Shoshone-Bannocks (enrolled), and Oglala Lakota. He is a pipe-carrier and Sundancer with both his mother and father’s tribes as a result of needing traditional healing from being a combat veteran. He brings ten years of military experience and leadership. Sammy is a co-founder of River Newe—an Indigenous owned non-profit that aims to reconnect intergenerational learning on land with tribal youth. He has a PhD with 10 plus years of science and management experience involved in Indigenous sovereignty and treaties with the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes’ Fish and Wildlife department.

PNAMP Fish Monitoring Work Group Meeting (April 2023)
2023-04-20 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Denver) | Virtual
The PNAMP Fish Monitoring Work Group (FMWG), meets quarterly to update participants on current FMWG tasks, share expertise through presentations on innovative fish monitoring, and provides you with opportunities to engage regional managers and experts. These meetings are an opportune time to discuss tasks and get input from members on where they see importance or could use facilitated support. The FMWG is also interested in your work; if you would like to present your innovative fish monitoring ideas or any recent publications at a future meeting please contact Meg Dethloff, mdethloff@usgs.gov
Tech Talk: WATCH RECORDING
Integrated Population Modeling of Grande Ronde Spring Chinook Salmon: Linking Dynamics and Habitat to Monitoring Data via SSMs
Ben Staton, a Quantitative Fisheries Scientist covered some integration modeling he does with Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission. Salmon populations in the Columbia River basin are monitored throughout their life cycle, however many analyses that might inform policy decisions involve analyses of single or consecutive life stages. Taking this “separated” approach to life cycle analyses has several pros and cons, but an important detriment is the hindrance of uncovering linkages, correlations, feedbacks, and delayed effects among outcomes occurring at various scales. We developed an integrated statistical life cycle model for Grande Ronde spring Chinook salmon that simultaneously fits to multiple sources of information generated by routine monitoring programs including PIT tag-derived survival estimates, screw trap passage estimates, and adult return abundance. We simultaneously estimate the historical population dynamics of two juvenile life history strategies and two rearing origin types for each of four spawning populations. In doing so, we have uncovered patterns of density-dependent growth and growth-mediated survival for freshwater juveniles, as well as nontrivial correlations in process noise among populations at many life stages (i.e., better/poorer-than-expected years coincide among populations). Further, the model estimates the effect of weighted usable habitat on parr rearing capacity, which will be useful for modeling effects of habitat restoration. The presentation will give a high-level overview of the modeling framework, the types of data it fits to, the processes it attempts to capture, and some preliminary findings.
Agenda

10:00 – Welcome and Introductions
10:05 – Task Updates
10:20 – Tech Talk
11:10 – Q&A
11:30 – Adjourn

Missed a previous FMWG meeting? Check out our YouTube page for presentations or task meetings.

CRBRP Toxics Monitoring Subgroup Meeting
2023-07-11 12:30 - 14:00 (America/Denver) | Virtual
Agenda
12:30 – 12:35 PM, Welcome and Introductions
12:35 – 12:45 PM, Monitoring Matrix

Review purpose, current content
Discuss plans to provide access and update over time

12:45 – 1:00 PM, Winter Workshop Planning

Get feedback on topic(s), date, and location

1:00 – 2:00 PM, Lightning Talks

River TALC: Toxics Assessment of the Lower Columbia, Kelli Daffron (North Coast Watershed Association)
TLC: Tracking Toxics in the Lower Columbia (Phase I), Catherine Corbett (LCEP)
Lower Wenatchee River PCB Source Investigation, Abby Hendrickson (Chelan County)
Crayfish as indicators of 6PPD-quinone contamination, Mary Engels (University of Idaho)
Transboundary Impacts of Mining on US Waters, Travis Schmidt (US Geological Survey)

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PNAMP Remote Sensing Forum
2023-07-12 10:30 - 12:00 (America/Denver) | Virtual
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Featured Presentations
Natasha Nahirnick (Ecofish Research): Mapping with confidence; delineating seagrass habitats using Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems (RPAS)

Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems (RPAS) are valuable tools for mapping and monitoring seagrass habitats because of their acquisition flexibility, relatively low cost, and ability to capture very high-resolution imagery. However, seagrass habitats can be extremely difficult to image, particularly when submerged. Various environmental and site-specific factors interfere with the image quality outcomes, ultimately leading to mapping products that are less dependable. In this talk, we will explore the variables that impact the quality of RPAS imagery in coastal British Columbia, Canada, and other temperate regions, and discuss the optimal parameters in which to collect imagery to confidently map submerged seagrass meadows.
Natasha Nahirnick is an environmental scientist with Ecofish Research Ltd. specializing in coastal and aquatic habitat mapping. Her experience includes extensive work with NGOs, First Nations, and academia mapping eelgrass, saltmarsh, and kelp habitats on the BC coast, using a variety of platforms including aerial photography, satellite imagery, and RPAS. Before joining Ecofish, her graduate research involved long-term eelgrass change assessment in the Salish Sea using historic aerial photography and identifying watershed land use and other anthropogenic stressors on the coastal environment.

Tara Blackman and Tulley Mackey (Mount Hood Environmental): Oregon Spotted Frog Habitat Suitability Monitoring in Central Oregon Wetlands

Mount Hood Environmental is using UAV derived photogrammetry paired with on-the-ground vegetation surveys to map Oregon Spotted Frog suitable habitat. This data will be used for status and trend monitoring related to water use practices in the Deschutes watershed in central Oregon.
Tara Blackman is a senior scientist at Mount Hood Environmental, specializing in aquatic ecology and fisheries research. Tara holds a M.S. in Fisheries Science from Oregon State University and has conducted ecological research throughout the Pacific Northwest and in Southern Chile. Her interests include life-history responses of salmonids to environmental disturbance and population dynamics across environmental gradients.
Tulley Mackey is a fisheries biologist at Mount Hood Environmental and is currently earning a M.S. in Water Resources Science and Engineering from the University of Idaho. Tulley enjoys working with spatial data to assess aquatic habitats and inform restoration efforts.

CRBRP Toxics Monitoring Subgroup Meeting
2023-09-26 10:30 - 12:30 (America/Denver) | Virtual
Agenda
10:30—10:40 AM, Welcome and Introductions
10:40—10:55 AM, WQX 101

Brief overview
Orientation to online resources

10:55—11:20 AM, CRB Toxics Monitoring Dashboard(s)

Background and initial ideas
Get feedback on utility and potential features

11:20—11:35 AM, Ask the Audience

Tap into the collective knowledge of the group to see if we can help answer a TMS member’s question about how best to report on fish tissue toxicity data and criteria to measure it against

11:35—12:20 PM, Lightning Talks

Lake Chelan DDT Conceptual Site Model, Clay Patmont (Anchor QEA)
PFAS Monitoring at Public Water Systems in Washington State, Stan Hoffman (WA DOH, Office of Drinking Water)
Development of Tools to Site-specifically Monitor Exposure and Effects of Lead in the Tundra Swan, Mark Jankowski (US EPA)

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Fish Monitoring Work Group Meeting (October 2023)
2023-10-19 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Denver) | Virtual
The PNAMP Fish Monitoring Work Group (FMWG), meets quarterly to update participants on current FMWG tasks, share expertise through presentations on innovative fish monitoring, and provides you with opportunities to engage regional managers and experts. These meetings are an opportune time to discuss tasks and get input from members on where they see importance or could use facilitated support. The FMWG is also interested in your work; if you would like to present your innovative fish monitoring ideas or any recent publications at a future meeting please contact Meg Dethloff, mdethloff@usgs.gov
Tech Talk: WATCH RECORDING
An Update on NOAA-F Stormwater Science in Puget Sound
Nat Scholz, an Ecotoxicology Program Manager with NOAA Fisheries at their Northwest Fisheries Science Center, presented his research on fish health contaminants in the region. This presentation will briefly review critical information gaps in the context of regional development, increasing toxic runoff, and associated conservation implications for Puget Sound salmon and marine forage fish. For recent publications on these and related topics, see Google Scholar (link to publications).
Agenda

10:00 – Welcome and Introductions
10:05 – Task Updates
10:20 – Tech Talk
11:10 – Q&A
11:30 – Adjourn

Missed a previous FMWG meeting? Check out our YouTube page for presentations or task meetings.

CRBRP Toxics Monitoring Subgroup Workshop
2023-12-05 09:00 - 12:15 (America/Denver) | Virtual
Agenda (Updated 12/1/2023)
9:00-9:10 AM, Welcome and Introductions
9:10-9:15 AM, Columbia River Basin Restoration Program Overview

Short overview presentation of the Columbia River Basin Restoration Program by Michelle Wilcox (EPA)

9:15-9:35 AM, Toxics Monitoring Project Information Summary

Presentation on Columbia River Basin (CRB) toxics monitoring project information by Patrick Moran (USGS)

9:35-10:05 AM, CRB Toxics Monitoring Dashboard

Review of project tracking information dashboard prototype by Katia Rar (EPA) followed by participant feedback

10:05-10:45 AM, Methods Comparison

Review of methods comparison analysis by Meghan Dunn (EPA) followed by group discussion of challenges and ideas for solutions

10:45-11:00 AM, Break
11:00 AM-11:40 AM, Identifying Needs and Building Synergy

Group brainstorm and discussion of future monitoring program needs and potential areas of synergy

11:40 AM-12:10 PM, Monitoring Project Reporting

Discussion about information and analyses TMS members would value seeing in monitoring project reports lead by Lisa Kusnierz (EPA)

12:10-12:15 PM, Help Shape ethe Future of TMS

Survey link will be shared to gather feedback on the first year of TMS meetings and how to improve going forward

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PNAMP Fish Monitoring Work Group Meeting (January 2024)
2024-01-18 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Denver) | Virtual
The PNAMP Fish Monitoring Work Group (FMWG), meets quarterly to update participants on current FMWG tasks, share expertise through presentations on innovative fish monitoring, and provides you with opportunities to engage regional managers and experts. These meetings are an opportune time to discuss tasks and get input from members on where they see importance or could use facilitated support. The FMWG is also interested in your work; if you would like to present your innovative fish monitoring ideas or any recent publications at a future meeting please contact Meg Dethloff, mdethloff@usgs.gov
Tech Talk: WATCH RECORDING
Passage, Predation, Contamination and Supplementation: The Importance of Collaborative and Creative Research in Restoring Pacific Lamprey
Ralph Lampman, the Lamprey Project Lead for Yakama Nation Fisheries, will present “Passage, Predation, Contamination and Supplementation: The Importance of Collaborative and Creative Research in Restoring Pacific Lamprey”. Although awareness and support has generally increased in recent years for Pacific Lamprey restoration and research, there are still many challenges for their recovery and numerous hurdles to fully understand the threats they face throughout their life history. In this presentation, Ralph will share a few examples of recent collaborative research (in regard to passage / collection techniques, molecular analysis of predation, eDNA / eRNA / bile acid, sourcing of contamination) that the Yakama Nation Fisheries and other Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission member tribes are currently working on to help make timely progress towards their recovery. Collaboration and innovation are essential in realizing this goal and we ask all entities and partners to seek and discover creative ways in which they can each contribute towards these efforts.
Agenda

10:00 – Welcome and Introductions
10:05 – Task Updates
10:20 – Tech Talk
11:10 – Q&A
11:30 – Adjourn

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CRBRP Toxics Monitoring Subgroup Meeting
2024-02-29 09:30 - 11:00 (America/Denver) | Virtual
Agenda
9:30 – 9:35 AM, Welcome and Introductions
9:35 – 10:15 AM, Screening Values

Presentation and discussion of a proposed process to select Columbia Basin wide screening values for contaminants.

10:15 – 10:55 AM, Lightning Talks

Mercury Exposure and Bioaccumulation in the Salmon and Lower Snake Rivers, Austin Baldwin (US Geological Survey) ​
Freshwater Fish Contaminants Monitoring: Columbia River, Jakub Bednarek (WA Ecology)​
Engaging Communities to Monitor Mercury Risk in the Columbia River Basin: Intensive Application of a National Biosentinel Network at a Regional Scale, Tiffany Garcia (Oregon State University)

10:55 – 11:00 AM, Online Resources

A brief reminder of online resources that are available for current and future EPA grantees for help with QAPPs, WQX, and more.

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PNAMP Fish Monitoring Work Group Meeting (April 2024)
2024-04-18 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Denver) | Virtual
The PNAMP Fish Monitoring Work Group (FMWG), meets quarterly to update participants on current FMWG tasks, share expertise through presentations on innovative fish monitoring, and provides you with opportunities to engage regional managers and experts. These meetings are an opportune time to discuss tasks and get input from members on where they see importance or could use facilitated support. The FMWG is also interested in your work; if you would like to present your innovative fish monitoring ideas or any recent publications at a future meeting please contact Meg Dethloff, mdethloff@usgs.gov
Tech Talk: WATCH RECORDING
A New Approach to Spatially Characterize Water Temperature in Wadable Streams
Andy Tranmer, a research Professor for the Center for Ecohydraulics Research, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, at University of Idaho will present on a new method for gathering temperature data. Water temperature is a primary driver of biological processes and metabolic rates that exhibits high spatial variation in aquatic systems. However, accurately measuring water temperatures and characterizing its associated variability in the field is an ongoing challenge that constrains our understanding of seasonal timing of processes, chemical reaction rates, and habitat availability. Here we present a new, simple method of measuring spatially distributed water temperatures and depths in wadable streams by combing low-cost sensors and RTK GPS units. We also demonstrate its application for capturing temperature heterogeneity and identifying thermal refuge in a recently restored gravel-bed reach of the Grande Ronde River in Oregon. The field data were used to evaluate which restored morphologic features (alcoves, side channels, riffles, pools, and plane beds) aid in maintaining appropriate thermal habitat conditions.
Agenda

10:00 – Welcome and Introductions
10:05 – Task Updates
10:20 – Tech Talk
11:10 – Q&A
11:30 – Adjourn

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2024 HCAX Project Workshop
2024-05-21 10:30 - 11:30 (America/Denver) | Virtual
Please join the final HCAX Project workshop, which will provide:

a brief recap of HCAX progress to date
an overview of HCAX data standard development and implementation testing
discussion of query system to retrieve data from HCAX
review of the updated Data Use Agreement
discussion of any remaining tasks and when we can expect to data published
planning for future tasks: check-in with data consumers to inform further refinements for analysis and reporting needs

A detailed agenda will be provided two weeks before the workshop.
Background Material Links

HCAX DES

CRBRP Toxics Monitoring Subgroup Meeting
2024-06-18 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Denver) | Virtual
Agenda
15 min, Welcome, Introduction, and Short Updates
20 min, Columbia River Mainstem Fish Tissue and Water Quality Monitoring Program Development

Presentation by Laura Shira and Sherrie Duncan (Yakama Nation Fisheries Program) on program development, pilot study progress, and next steps, followed by Q&A.

30 min, Upper Mississippi River Monitoring Programs

Presentation by Jeff Houser (USGS), Kathi Jo Jankowski (USGS), and Kirsten Wallace (UMRBA) on two complementary multi-state monitoring programs on the Upper Mississippi River – the Upper Mississippi River Restoration Program’s Long Term Resource Monitoring element (UMRR LTRM) and the Upper Mississippi River Basin Association water quality monitoring program, followed by Q&A.

30 min, Prioritizing Contaminants of Ecological Concern in Great Lakes Tributaries

Presentation by Steve Corsi (USGS) and Dan Villeneuve (EPA) on integrated chemical and biological effects monitoring in Great Lakes tributaries, associated prioritization strategies, and some lessons learned from a 10 year, multi-agency research effort. Followed by Q&A.

15 min, Open Discussion

Discussion of strategies to link tributary monitoring to mainstem Columbia River and estuary monitoring

10 min, Round Robin

Meeting participants are invited to share 1-2 minute updates about new monitoring on the horizon.

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MonitoringResources.org Tutorial for CORs
2024-07-31 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Denver) | Virtual
An overview and quick tutorial of the MonitoringResources.org metadata documentation tool for BPA CORs and any other contractors interested in attending.
BPA Workflow Navigation and Guidance

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CRBRP Toxics Monitoring Subgroup Meeting
2024-10-01 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Denver) | Virtual
Agenda
5 min, Welcome and Introductions
60 min, Lightning Talks

Clearwater River Watershed Baseline Monitoring and Toxics Assessment, Sierra Higheagle (Nez Perce Tribe Water Resource Division)
Oregon PFAS Wastewater Monitoring in Small and Mid-Size Cities within the Columbia Basin, Kevin Masterson (Oregon Association of Clean Water Agencies, Contractor)
Montana’s PFAS Response, Abbie Ebert (MT DEQ)
CTUIR Toxics Strategic Plan: Aligning Chemicals Management Towards Tribal Knowledge and Values, Negonnekodoqua Blair (Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Indian Reservation)

10 min, Updates

Brief update by Patrick Moran (USGS) on progress and next steps for identifying screening values for the CRBRP
Brief update by Bryson Finch (WA Ecology) on Washington State Department of Ecology’s recently adopted revised aquatic life criteria for 16 toxic parameters, including 14 new substances

15 min, June Meeting Follow Up

The June TMS meeting featured three talks intended to stimulate discussion of ways to collaborate, coordinate, and share information and move towards a more integrated monitoring approach in the Columbia River Basin (review the notes here). At this meeting we will have a short recap of the June presentations followed by discussion and feedback on next steps.

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Fish Monitoring Work Group Meeting (October 2024)
2024-10-17 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Denver) | Virtual
Join us at 10:00 am (Pacific) on October 17th for the next meeting of the PNAMP Fish Monitoring Work Group (FMWG). During the meeting, we will update participants on current tasks, hear a presentation about innovative fish monitoring, and provide you with opportunities to engage regional managers and experts. These meetings are an opportune time to discuss tasks and get input from members on where they see importance or could use facilitated support.
Tech Talk: WATCH RECORDING
Flowing Forward: Key Insights from the Middle Fork John Day River Intensively Monitored Watershed 2024 Summary Report
The Middle Fork John Day River Intensively Monitored Watershed (Middle Fork IMW) Working Group (comprised of multiple agencies and entities, with funding from PSMFC, NOAA and OWEB) dedicated 2023 to completing a summary report that builds off the Middle Fork IMW’s 2017 10-Year Summary Report. The 2024 report represents additional years of work and voluntary reporting by numerous agencies and individuals, conducting restoration, research, and monitoring activities in the upper Middle Fork John Day River. On a voluntary basis, principal investigators and their co-authors wrote eight individual chapters, describing their recent research and findings. The 2024 Summary Report also provides key insights into the intensity and types of restoration actions completed on the landscape, an assessment of the application of previous recommendations provided in 2017, a compilation of new lessons learned and recommendations, and recommendations for future restoration to target limiting factor(s) and achieve the goals of the Middle Fork IMW. The 2024 Middle Fork John Day IMW Summary Report can be found at this link: 2024 Middle Fork John Day River IMW Summary Report. Kasey Bliesner (ODFW and the Middle Fork IMW co-coordinator) and other members of the Middle Fork IMW Working Group will present key insights from the 2024 Summary Report.
Agenda

10:00 – Welcome and Introductions
10:05 – Task Updates
10:20 – Tech Talk
11:10 – Q&A
11:30 – Adjourn

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Never been to a FMWG meeting? This meeting is a perfect time to learn about the project, join in, and help guide future work.
Missed a previous FMWG meeting? Check out our YouTube page for presentations or task meetings.

The PNAMP Fish Monitoring Work Group (FMWG), meets quarterly to discuss task progress, share expertise through guest presentations, and support collaboration, communication, and coordination among fish monitoring practitioners for effective monitoring and efficient data sharing. The FMWG is also interested in your work; if you would like to present your innovative fish monitoring ideas or any recent publications at a future meeting please contact Meg Dethloff, mdethloff@usgs.gov

2024 Joint Session of StreamNet Executive Committee and PNAMP Steering Committee
2024-11-06 09:00 - 2024-11-07 11:00 (America/Denver) | Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, 700 NE Multnomah St, Portland, OR, 97232, United States
PNAMP Steering Committee and StreamNet Executive Committee Joint Session Meeting Notes for November 6-7, 2024.
Join us on Wednesday, November 6th and Thursday, November 7th for the 2024 joint session between the StreamNet Executive Committee and PNAMP Steering Committee. The overlapping work of StreamNet and PNAMP makes this meeting format beneficial for both communities and creates efficiency in participants’ time and travel.
Everyone is welcome to attend all sessions in Portland or virtually. In person will be held at the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission 700 NE Multnomah St, Portland, OR 97232 in the 5th floor Commission/conference room.
Timelines for Day 1 and Day 2.

DAY 1, Wednesday, November 6th
8:30 am – Breakfast Social – Join us for PNAMP’s 20-year Celebration with coffee, donuts, and apples (in-person only)
9:00 am – PNAMP Steering Committee
10:30 am – Joint Session of StreamNet Executive Committee and PNAMP Steering Committee
Lunch break around 11:45 am
1:00-4:30 – reconvene both committees
Day 2, Thursday, November 7th
9:00 am -11:00 am – StreamNet Executive Committee

PNAMP is an open forum, but these meetings are specifically focused on gathering feedback from our Steering Committee and courtesy partners. All others are welcomed to come, learn, and listen, but please contain your comments to the in-meeting chat or a follow up email. We will reach out one to one to discuss your thoughts and questions after the meeting.
Contact Meg Dethloff, mdethloff@usgs.gov, if you have any questions or suggestions.

Modeling and Analysis Session - ETIS 2025 Webinar Series
2025-01-08 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Modeling and Analysis Session: Watch the Recording

(Slide Deck) An Overview of GitHub for Data Analysis Projects – Ben Staton; Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
(Slide Deck) Utilizing R Shiny Within the Likely Suspects Framework – Graeme Diack, Jon Emery, Colin Bull; Missing Salmon Alliance
(Slide Deck) Models facilitate comparison of the social-ecological tradeoffs among Puget Sound management alternatives – Caitlin Magel; University of Washington Puget Sound Institute

See the ETIS 2025 Webinar Program for presentation abstracts.

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Session - ETIS 2025 Webinar Series
2025-01-15 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Session: Watch the Recording

AI for capture recapture data: individual instance pattern recognition tools and the GrouperSpotter platform – Brice Semmens; Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego
(Slide Deck) Exploring monitoring methods using text clustering and LLMs – Tomas Bird and Minh Doan; Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada
Improving Hydroelectric Dam Operations Through AI-Powered Fish Monitoring – Aaron Legge; Innovasea

See the ETIS 2025 Webinar Program for presentation abstracts.

Fish Monitoring Work Group Meeting (January 2025)
2025-01-16 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Denver) | Virtual
Join us at 10:00 am (Pacific) on January 16th for the next meeting of the PNAMP Fish Monitoring Work Group (FMWG). During the meeting, we will update participants on current tasks, hear a presentation about innovative fish monitoring, and provide you with opportunities to engage regional managers and experts. These meetings are an opportune time to discuss tasks and get input from members on where they see importance or could use facilitated support.
Tech Talk: RECORDING AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST, send email to mdethloff@psmfc.org
Putting Time Back into Space-for-Time Mark-Recapture Models
Authors: Russell W. Perry, Dalton J. Hance, and Adam C. Pope (U.S. Geological Survey)
Summary:
Russell Perry, a Research Fish Biologist in the Quantitative Ecology Section at the US Geological Survey with the Western Fisheries Research Center will present Putting Time Back into Space-for-Time Mark-Recapture Models. Mark-recapture models such as the Cormack-Jolly-Seber and multi-state models are widely used to estimate survival of PIT- and acoustic-tagged fish migrating through stream and river networks. Although mark-recapture models were designed to estimate survival over time between discrete sampling occasions, when applied to migratory animals space can be swapped for time by using the discrete sampling locations to form detection “gates” along the migratory corridor. However, space-for-time models pose significant challenges when interest centers on understanding the effect of time-varying covariates on survival. This is because the environmental conditions that fish experienced upon passing a detection gate is unknown when individuals are not detected. In this presentation, we describe Time-Integrated Migration and Survival (TIMS) models that overcome this limitation of space-for-time mark-recapture models. TIMS models combine a migration model with a mark-recapture model to explicitly model travel times between detection gates and to account for probable arrival times and environmental conditions experienced by undetected fish. We provide example applications of these models to both acoustic- and PIT-tagged juvenile salmon to illustrate how the TIMS modeling framework allows for estimating effects of daily covariates such as flow and temperature on migration and survival.
Agenda

10:00 – Welcome and Introductions
10:05 – Task Updates
10:20 – Tech Talk
11:10 – Q&A
11:30 – Adjourn

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Never been to a FMWG meeting? This meeting is a perfect time to learn about the project, join in, and help guide future work.
Missed a previous FMWG meeting? Check out our YouTube page for presentations or task meetings.

The PNAMP Fish Monitoring Work Group (FMWG), meets quarterly to discuss task progress, share expertise through guest presentations, and support collaboration, communication, and coordination among fish monitoring practitioners for effective monitoring and efficient data sharing. The FMWG is also interested in your work; if you would like to present your innovative fish monitoring ideas or any recent publications at a future meeting please contact Meg Dethloff, mdethloff@usgs.gov

WA-BC AFS Workshop-Tracking Hatchery Data from Eggs to Spawners Across Regions
2025-03-10 12:30 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Pinnacle Hotel Harbourfront, 1133 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC, V6E 3T3, Canada
Tracking Hatchery Data from Eggs to Spawners Across Regions
We hope you are planning to attend the Washington-British (WA-BC) AFS Chapter meeting this year because PNAMP is co-hosting two workshops with partners. While each workshop has a different goal, both workshops are related to sharing important data needed for salmon recovery work.
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If you are in the need for hatchery data specifically, join us for our half-day workshop Tracking Hatchery Data From Eggs to Spawners Across Regions (sponsored by PSMFC StreamNet and PNAMP). In this session, you will learn about the Coordinated Assessments data exchange (CAX), a data-sharing network supported by the Coordinated Assessments Partnership (CAP). CAX provides a system for sharing important hatchery data, including hatchery program details, SARs for hatchery runs, and hatchery releases. The CAX was initially created to share high level indicator data, like Natural Origin Spawner Abundance (NOSA), Recruits per Spawner (R/S) and Smolt to Adult Returns (SAR). Recently, the system has been expanded to include hatchery data, building on its original foundation.

In this workshop, you will gain an understanding of the development process and key elements of data standards, using CAP’s Hatchery Coordinated Assessment (HCA) to explore technical specifications for data storage and exchange. You will also learn about hatchery data availability, how to access data via CAX, and how to use the metadata within records for proper data citation and attribution. This workshop will also provide the opportunity to actively inform the collaborative development of CAX to meet the needs of data providers and users throughout our region.

You could join us in the morning for the first half of the Fishing for Clarity: Knowledge Modeling to Support Cross-Organizational Collaboration and Data Sharing About Salmon Escapement workshop and then jump over to the Hatchery Data workshop! See link above to register for the conference and workshops.

Fish Monitoring Work Group Meeting (April 2025)
2025-04-17 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Join us at 10:00 am (Pacific) on April 17th for the next meeting of the PNAMP Fish Monitoring Work Group (FMWG). During the meeting, we will update participants on current tasks, hear a presentation about innovative fish monitoring, and provide you with opportunities to engage regional managers and experts. These meetings are an opportune time to discuss tasks and get input from members on where they see importance or could use facilitated support.
Tech Talk: WATCH RECORDING
Development of a Mid-Sized River Habitat Sampling Protocol
Tyler Hessler (PhD student in the Missouri Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit in Columbia, MO)
The use of technology is increasing in natural resources field and there is a need to determine how these technologies can be utilized to advance our respective fields. In this study, we propose the use of several advanced technologies (acoustic doppler current profilers, ADCPs; unmanned aerial systems, UASs; side scan sonar; 360 cameras) to better standardize and streamline the collection of fish-relevant habitat data in non-wadeable rivers. UASs and 360 cameras allow for efficient capture of important habitat metrics (canopy cover, riparian land use, etc.) with greater accuracy than traditional observational methods that often include a great deal of subjectivity. ADCPs and side scan sonar have seen use in fisheries but are not used as often as they could be to quickly assess habitat. Although the amount of data these technologies collect can be daunting, the use of AI and other software may streamline the implementation of these data and provide another option for managers that can increase confidence associated with making informed decisions that rely on accurate habitat data. Developing a standardized protocol using these technologies could significantly increase the quality of data collected in non-wadeable rivers and also decrease the costs associated with extended time in the field.
Agenda

10:00 – Welcome and Introductions
10:05 – Task Updates
10:20 – Tech Talk
11:10 – Q&A
11:30 – Adjourn

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Never been to a FMWG meeting? This meeting is a perfect time to learn about the project, join in, and help guide future work.
Missed a previous FMWG meeting? Check out our YouTube page for presentations or task meetings.

The PNAMP Fish Monitoring Work Group (FMWG), meets quarterly to discuss task progress, share expertise through guest presentations, and support collaboration, communication, and coordination among fish monitoring practitioners for effective monitoring and efficient data sharing. The FMWG is also interested in your work; if you would like to present your innovative fish monitoring ideas or any recent publications at a future meeting please contact Meg Dethloff, mdethloff@usgs.gov
