Pacific Northwest Aquatic Monitoring Partnership

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.

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.

Salmon Recovery Funding Board Meeting
2024-12-18 08:00 - 2024-12-19 17:00 (America/Denver) | Room 175, Natural Resources Building, 1111 Washington Street, SE, Olympia, WA, 98501, United States
Physical Location: Room 175, Natural Resources Building, 1111 Washington Street, SE, Olympia, WA 98501
Online Zoom Registration Phone Option: (669)900-6833 – Meeting ID: 820 7291 7965
More meeting details and an agenda to come. Check the Salmon Recovery Funding Board website for updates: Meetings – RCO (wa.gov)

RDA Salmon Research and Monitoring Interest Group Kick-Off Meeting
2024-12-12 08:30 - 09:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
A Research Data Alliance (RDA) Interest Group dedicated to the salmon research and monitoring community which will aim to accelerate the uptake of interoperable methods and data from research, management, and monitoring, so as to empower the community to further develop the mechanistic understanding of what drives salmon declines, and importantly develop methods to counter the declines. We will focus on these factors through the development of Working Groups aligned with the RDA methodology, 12 – 18 month focused efforts to tackle specific challenges in adherence to FAIR principles in line with the RDA mission.
The kick-off meeting is now scheduled for 1630GMT to 1730GMT on the 12th December 2024
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The meeting will be recorded and shared here after the meeting. This will be the first of many regular meetings across convenient time slots for everyone, so if you cannot make it this time don’t worry we’ll follow up with another soon after.

100th Meridian Columbia River Basin Aquatic Invasive Species Team Meeting
2024-12-10 10:00 - 2024-12-11 16:00 (America/Denver) | Northern Quest Resort and Casino, Spokane, WA
Registration Open for the 100th Meridian Columbia River Basin Aquatic Invasive Species Team Meeting!
Sign up now for the next meeting of the 100th Meridian CRB AIS Team; scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, December 10 & 11, 2024 at the Northern Quest Resort & Casino in Spokane, WA.
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They anticipate starting at 10am on 10/10 and ending ~ 3pm on 10/11.
HOTEL: Call 1-877-871-6772 to make reservations by November 7. Please request the 100th Meridian CRB AIS Team Meeting rate ($127/night) or you may use the booking ID number 31709 to receive the rate.
Cancellations prior to 72 hours before arrival are required for a refund or credit for future stay. Guest room rates are subject to 0% State Sales Tax, a $2.00 per room night Tourism Promotion Assessment (TPA), and 9% lodging fee.
LUNCH: Please note we are canceling lunch orders due to resort minimum order requirements. Refunds will go out today for those that have already ordered. There are quite a few on-property restaurants, which you can preview here. Northern Quest Restaurants
AGENDA: A draft agenda is on the registration website here and on Westernais.org. Please contact Leah Elwell for agenda questions at: leah@conservationcollaborations.com.
LOGISTICS: This will be a hybrid meeting. Meeting materials such as minutes and presentations will be made available post-meeting.
QUESTIONS: You may contact Amy Stark at (astark@psmfc.org) or call her at (503) 595-3112.

Restoring Watershed Resilience Virtual Workshop
2024-11-14 09:00 - 15:30 (America/Denver) | Virtual
Restoring Watershed Resilience
November 14th, 2024
9:00am – 3:30pm PST on Zoom
As climate change and land-use practices alter the disturbance regime of river corridors, there is growing awareness of the need to increase watershed resilience as part of Pacific salmon recovery efforts. This virtual workshop will bring together experts in watershed science to discuss habitat restoration approaches to increasing watershed resilience. Strategies for increasing the absorbing capacity of the watershed, restoring connectivity, project planning and implementation, and bridging project-scale actions to a watershed-scale response will all be discussed through practical case study examples and the most current science. Morning and afternoon panel discussions will invite participants to raise questions and discuss this important topic. We hope you will join us!​
REGISTER HERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VEaOB9zXQ9eEsqsHJsZRMg
Past workshop recordings: https://psf.ca/knowledge-exchange-workshop-series/
For more information: laura.weatherly@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Willamette Waters Symposium 2024
2024-11-12 08:00 - 2024-11-13 14:00 (America/Denver) | Corvallis, Oregon
Willamette Waters Symposium 2024
Our Willamette Waters: Science in Service of Policy, Management and Restoration
November 12-13, 2024
La Sells Stewart Center, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
For more detailed information, visit: Our Willamette 2024 | College of Agricultural Sciences (oregonstate.edu)

What are key river policy and management issues, and how can science best inform these issues?
What is the state of the science for aquatic species, water temperature and other river conditions across the stream network?
This 2-day conference will begin to address these and other topics. Events include all-attendee presentations and workshop-style interactive sessions focusing on biological and geophysical trends, policy issues, and river management.
Conference topics include:

Where have we been and where are we going in the Willamette River basin?
Relationships with river restoration
Current river fish distributions and trends over time
Insights into spring Chinook fish passage
Water law
Stream temperature conditions and considerations for management and policy
Wildfire regimes
Indigenous wildfire and land management

Register Soon! There is an attendance cap of 200!
Registration includes Lunch both days, and appetizers for the Poster Session on November 12.

Early Bird registration (September 1 – October 12): $180
Late registration (October 13 – November 11): $300

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.

Columbia River Basin Restoration Working Group Virtual Fall Meeting
2024-10-31 09:00 - 14:00 (America/Denver) | Virtual
October 31st, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm MT (9:00 am – 2:00 PM Pacific)
Please send Robin Parker, CRBRP Coordinator, any suggestions or requests you have for topics to share about or learn about as a part of this virtual meeting. Some ideas so far:

Science and Monitoring Awards update
Engagement with “non-typical” partners, like property owners, food growers, corporations, railroads, etc.
Communication for and with others in the WG to ask for advice, find partners, etc.

SER North American Conference 2024
2024-10-28 08:00 - 2024-11-01 17:00 (America/Denver) | Pan Pacific Vancouver Hotel, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
The Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) North American 2024 Conference will provide an interactive forum to learn and share about the science and practice of ecological restoration across ecosystems and disciplines to better connect a diverse and engaged restoration community.
The SER 2024 North American Conference Planning Committee is excited to invite you to participate in the first full SER North American Conference, which will be held from 10/28/2024 to 11/1/2024 at the Pan Pacific Vancouver Hotel. We anticipate that approximately 750 attendees, speakers, and exhibitors from across North America will gather for this inaugural event for restoration ecology professionals across the continent.
We invite SER business members, as well as those who are not yet members, to consider sponsoring our event or exhibiting their goods or services. Exhibitors and sponsors will enjoy a lively atmosphere to increase their company profile and inform ecological restoration professionals about quality services, new and innovative products, and leading-edge technology that can be used to further the science, practice, and policy of restoration.
For more information visit the conference website: https://sernac.org/

Society for Freshwater Science: Pacific Northwest Chapter Annual Meeting 2024
2024-10-23 08:00 - 2024-10-24 17:00 (America/Denver) | Red Lion Governor Hotel, Olympia, WA, United States
2024 Annual Meeting of the Pacific Northwest Chapter — October 23-24, 2024, Olympia, Washington, at the Red Lion Inn (Governor Hotel).
Please register through Eventbrite by October 9th. We encourage everyone to pay via card through Eventbrite, however, if you need to pay via check, please contact Oliver Miler (omiler@nwifc.org). Hotel rooms have been blocked out at the Red Lion Governor Hotel until October 9th under group code “PNW SFS”. Please call the hotel (360-352-7700) to reserve your room, or book here: Red Lion Inn & Suites Olympia, Governor Hotel – Reservations – Room Availability (synxis.com)
View the flyer for more details, including program, presentation, and award information.

2024 GEO Sessions (free and virtual)
2024-10-22 06:00 - 2024-10-24 14:00 (America/Denver) | Virtual
OCTOBER 22-24, 2024
Geo Sessions is an online thought leadership event focused on the trends, benefits, techniques, and applications of geospatial data and analysis. Attend this event to gain insights from spectral, SAR, and LiDAR experts from public organizations, academia, and commercial industries and see what the present and future of geospatial data looks like from their perspectives.
There will be a dedicated 2-hour session for each of the three data modalities (spectral, SAR, LiDAR) over consecutive days, view the agenda in the link below for details. All registrants will receive on-demand recordings of each day after the event concludes.
This event will benefit anyone who is using or considering using spectral, SAR, and LiDAR data.
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Not sure if you can attend the entire event? Register anyway to make sure that you receive access to the recordings.

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

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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Salmon Recovery Funding Board Meeting
2024-09-24 08:00 - 2024-09-25 17:00 (America/Denver) | Room 172, First Floor, Natural Resources Building, 1111 Washington Street, Olympia, WA, United States
This hybrid event will take place September 24-25, 2024
Location In-Person: Room 172, First Floor, Natural Resources Building, 1111 Washington Street, SE,
Olympia, WA. This public meeting location will allow for the public to provide comment and listen to
the meeting as required by the Open Public Meeting Act. This requirement can be waived via HB 1329
if there is declaration of emergency or if an agency determines that a public meeting cannot safely be
held. If an emergency occurs, remote technology will be used instead.
Location Virtually: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mtmdUTKcSNeb1yWr6AIY4A#/registration
Phone Option: (669) 900-6833 – Webinar ID: 823 76308 7848
*Additionally, RCO will record this meeting and would be happy to assist you after the meeting to access the
recording.
Order of Presentation: In general, each agenda item will include a staff presentation, followed by
board discussion. The board only makes decisions following the public comment portion of the
agenda decision item. AGENDA
Public Comment: General public comment is encouraged to be submitted in advance to the meeting
in written form. Public comment on agenda items is also permitted. If you wish to comment, you may
e-mail your request or written comments to Julia.McNamara@rco.wa.gov. Comment for these items
will be limited to three minutes per person.

Washington Salmon Recovery Funding Board Meeting (August 2024)
2024-08-07 13:00 - 17:00 (America/Denver) | Room 175, Natural Resources Building, 1111 Washington Street, SE, Olympia, WA, 98501, United States
For meeting details, visit Meetings – RCO (wa.gov)
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Phone Option: (669)900-6833 – Meeting ID: 871 9671 5409
Physical Location: Room 175, Natural Resources Building, 1111 Washington Street, SE, Olympia, WA 98501

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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Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board Meeting
2024-07-23 09:00 - 2024-07-24 17:00 (America/Denver) | Springfield, Oregon, Springfield, OR, United States
Documents and pages for future meetings will be posted as they become available. Visit the OWEB calendar for more information.

Northwest Power and Conservation Council Meeting (July 2024)
2024-07-09 12:00 - 2024-07-10 12:00 (America/Denver) | Portland, Oregon
Agenda and other materials will be posted at the NPCC website the week before the meeting here: Council Meeting | Northwest Power and Conservation Council (nwcouncil.org)

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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Washington Salmon Recovery Funding Board Meeting
2024-06-12 09:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
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Northwest Power and Conservation Council Meeting (June 2024)
2024-06-11 12:00 - 2024-06-12 12:00 (America/Denver) | Helena, Montana, Helena, MT, United States

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

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

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

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 (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

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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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 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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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.
