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SUMMARY:RRNW Fall 2026 Short Course: Virtual Facilitation Skills for River Restoration Professionals
DESCRIPTION:River Restoration Northwest presents Virtual Facilitation Skills for River Restoration Professionals\n\n\nCourse Description: Fall 2026 Short Course: Virtual Facilitation Skills for River Restoration Professionals – River Restoration NW\n\nMost professionals who convene groups and lead meetings do so as part of their job without formal training in facilitation. They manage agendas\, keep time\, and move through items. The result is often meetings that consume significant organizational resources while running the risk of not producing valuable insights\, clear decisions\, or high participant engagement. \nThis training in virtual facilitation\, led by Maggie Chumbley of Lead Groups Better Inc.\, draws on more than a decade of professional facilitation experience in government\, conservation\, and environmental contexts to offer participants a clear and practical framework for leading groups well in virtual environments. \nThe emphasis of this course is on what works\, and why. Participants will leave with a set of skills and tools they can apply immediately\, grounded in an understanding of how groups actually think and make decisions together. \nInstructor: Maggie Chumbley – Founder\, Lead Groups Better\, Inc.\nDates: Tuesdays & Thursdays September 15\, 17\, 22\, 24\, 2026 (10am–Noon PT)\nLocation: Zoom\nPricing: $600\n \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCourse objective and anticipated skill transfer\n\nParticipants will leave this course with practical skills they can use right away. By the end\, they will be able to design agendas that generate real engagement rather than just organize time; choose and use facilitation tools that fit the situation; read group dynamics as they unfold and adjust on the fly; and run at least five Liberating Structures in a virtual setting. River restoration professionals work in complex\, multi-stakeholder environments — this course is designed with that context in mind. \n\n\n\nMaterial to be covered\n\nA virtual meeting is not an in-person meeting conducted on camera. It is a different medium\, with different rules\, different constraints on attention\, and different opportunities for group engagement. Facilitators who treat it as a lesser version of an in-person experience will consistently underperform what the medium makes possible. \nVirtual environments offer capabilities that in-person settings do not. Every participant has an internet connection and a keyboard. Ideas can be collected simultaneously and anonymously. Responses can be gathered from an entire group in the time it would take one person to speak. Structured written exchanges can surface thinking that would never emerge in live open discussion. These are not workarounds\, but tools with genuine advantages\, and many virtual meetings never use them. \nAt the same time\, virtual environments place particular demands on attention that in-person settings do not. Managing that attention\, designing sessions that work with it rather than against it\, and keeping participants genuinely present and engaged requires a distinct skill set that we will explore. \n\nFoundational facilitation skills for virtual environments – Core competencies for leading virtual sessions effectively\, from routine team meetings to complex\, multi-stakeholder processes.\nPurpose\, clarity\, and agenda design – Methods for clarifying session objectives and designing agendas that support genuine group engagement rather than simply organizing time.\nFacilitator awareness and attunement – Skills for reading group dynamics in real time\, including what to attend to\, how to adjust in the moment\, and how to create conditions for productive thinking.\nHigh-leverage facilitation tools (Liberating Structures) –  Five to six practical structures that change how groups engage\, distributing voice and attention in ways that conventional meeting formats do not. Each technique is demonstrated and practiced during the training.\nAdaptive facilitation for complex systems – Frameworks for working with groups navigating uncertainty\, conflict\, or situations where the path forward is not yet clear. Draws on systems thinking and complexity-informed facilitation practice.\nManaging group dynamics – Practical skills for navigating the situations that most often derail meetings\, including dominant voices\, disengagement\, conflict\, and difficult conversations.\n\n\n\n\nCourse Outline\n\nSession 1 – Sept 15: The Virtual Meeting as a Distinct Medium\nWhat makes virtual facilitation different\, and how to use the medium’s unique advantages rather than work around them. \nSession 2 – Sept 17: Design and Clarity\nHow to clarify purpose\, build agendas that produce real outcomes\, and match structure to context. \nSession 3 – Sept 22: Attention\, Dynamics\, and Difficult Moments\nSkills for keeping participants present and engaged\, and for navigating the situations that most often derail meetings. \nSession 4 – Sept 24: Complexity\, Application\, and Practice\nFacilitation in uncertain and contested situations\, plus hands-on application to the sessions you are actually planning. \n\n\n\nZoom Course Logistics\n\nFour sessions\, two hours each\, delivered via Zoom. Sessions are spaced to allow participants to apply learning between meetings. \nFour hours of office hours are included for individual coaching and meeting design support. Participants are encouraged to bring real sessions they are planning to office hours. Design support is available for any meeting or facilitated process\, not only those related to training content. \n\n\n\nTarget audience and recommended prerequisites\n\nTarget Audience: River restoration professionals including public agencies\, non-governmental organizations\, designers\, and funders. \nRecommended Prereqs: None \n\n\n\nRecommended pre-short-course reading and/or websites\n\n\nhttps://www.liberatingstructures.com/\nLiberating Structures App: https://liberatingstructures.app/en/\n\n\n\n\nParticipant Technology Requirements\n\nLaptops required? Yes \nSoftware to be loaded prior to class: Zoom – https://www.zoom.com
URL:https://pnamp.org/event/virtual-facilitation-skills-for-river-restoration-professionals/2026-09-17/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Non-PNAMP Event
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SUMMARY:RRNW Fall 2026 Short Course: Virtual Facilitation Skills for River Restoration Professionals
DESCRIPTION:River Restoration Northwest presents Virtual Facilitation Skills for River Restoration Professionals\n\n\nCourse Description: Fall 2026 Short Course: Virtual Facilitation Skills for River Restoration Professionals – River Restoration NW\n\nMost professionals who convene groups and lead meetings do so as part of their job without formal training in facilitation. They manage agendas\, keep time\, and move through items. The result is often meetings that consume significant organizational resources while running the risk of not producing valuable insights\, clear decisions\, or high participant engagement. \nThis training in virtual facilitation\, led by Maggie Chumbley of Lead Groups Better Inc.\, draws on more than a decade of professional facilitation experience in government\, conservation\, and environmental contexts to offer participants a clear and practical framework for leading groups well in virtual environments. \nThe emphasis of this course is on what works\, and why. Participants will leave with a set of skills and tools they can apply immediately\, grounded in an understanding of how groups actually think and make decisions together. \nInstructor: Maggie Chumbley – Founder\, Lead Groups Better\, Inc.\nDates: Tuesdays & Thursdays September 15\, 17\, 22\, 24\, 2026 (10am–Noon PT)\nLocation: Zoom\nPricing: $600\n \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCourse objective and anticipated skill transfer\n\nParticipants will leave this course with practical skills they can use right away. By the end\, they will be able to design agendas that generate real engagement rather than just organize time; choose and use facilitation tools that fit the situation; read group dynamics as they unfold and adjust on the fly; and run at least five Liberating Structures in a virtual setting. River restoration professionals work in complex\, multi-stakeholder environments — this course is designed with that context in mind. \n\n\n\nMaterial to be covered\n\nA virtual meeting is not an in-person meeting conducted on camera. It is a different medium\, with different rules\, different constraints on attention\, and different opportunities for group engagement. Facilitators who treat it as a lesser version of an in-person experience will consistently underperform what the medium makes possible. \nVirtual environments offer capabilities that in-person settings do not. Every participant has an internet connection and a keyboard. Ideas can be collected simultaneously and anonymously. Responses can be gathered from an entire group in the time it would take one person to speak. Structured written exchanges can surface thinking that would never emerge in live open discussion. These are not workarounds\, but tools with genuine advantages\, and many virtual meetings never use them. \nAt the same time\, virtual environments place particular demands on attention that in-person settings do not. Managing that attention\, designing sessions that work with it rather than against it\, and keeping participants genuinely present and engaged requires a distinct skill set that we will explore. \n\nFoundational facilitation skills for virtual environments – Core competencies for leading virtual sessions effectively\, from routine team meetings to complex\, multi-stakeholder processes.\nPurpose\, clarity\, and agenda design – Methods for clarifying session objectives and designing agendas that support genuine group engagement rather than simply organizing time.\nFacilitator awareness and attunement – Skills for reading group dynamics in real time\, including what to attend to\, how to adjust in the moment\, and how to create conditions for productive thinking.\nHigh-leverage facilitation tools (Liberating Structures) –  Five to six practical structures that change how groups engage\, distributing voice and attention in ways that conventional meeting formats do not. Each technique is demonstrated and practiced during the training.\nAdaptive facilitation for complex systems – Frameworks for working with groups navigating uncertainty\, conflict\, or situations where the path forward is not yet clear. Draws on systems thinking and complexity-informed facilitation practice.\nManaging group dynamics – Practical skills for navigating the situations that most often derail meetings\, including dominant voices\, disengagement\, conflict\, and difficult conversations.\n\n\n\n\nCourse Outline\n\nSession 1 – Sept 15: The Virtual Meeting as a Distinct Medium\nWhat makes virtual facilitation different\, and how to use the medium’s unique advantages rather than work around them. \nSession 2 – Sept 17: Design and Clarity\nHow to clarify purpose\, build agendas that produce real outcomes\, and match structure to context. \nSession 3 – Sept 22: Attention\, Dynamics\, and Difficult Moments\nSkills for keeping participants present and engaged\, and for navigating the situations that most often derail meetings. \nSession 4 – Sept 24: Complexity\, Application\, and Practice\nFacilitation in uncertain and contested situations\, plus hands-on application to the sessions you are actually planning. \n\n\n\nZoom Course Logistics\n\nFour sessions\, two hours each\, delivered via Zoom. Sessions are spaced to allow participants to apply learning between meetings. \nFour hours of office hours are included for individual coaching and meeting design support. Participants are encouraged to bring real sessions they are planning to office hours. Design support is available for any meeting or facilitated process\, not only those related to training content. \n\n\n\nTarget audience and recommended prerequisites\n\nTarget Audience: River restoration professionals including public agencies\, non-governmental organizations\, designers\, and funders. \nRecommended Prereqs: None \n\n\n\nRecommended pre-short-course reading and/or websites\n\n\nhttps://www.liberatingstructures.com/\nLiberating Structures App: https://liberatingstructures.app/en/\n\n\n\n\nParticipant Technology Requirements\n\nLaptops required? Yes \nSoftware to be loaded prior to class: Zoom – https://www.zoom.com
URL:https://pnamp.org/event/virtual-facilitation-skills-for-river-restoration-professionals/2026-09-15/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Non-PNAMP Event
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SUMMARY:Pacific Salmon Commission-Seminar #28: The 2026 El Niño and state of the Columbia and Fraser River Fisheries​
DESCRIPTION:Pacific Salmon Commission (PSC) invites you to participate in the virtual PSC seminar series: Environmental variation and Pacific salmon management: the view from both sides of the border.\n\n\nREGISTER HERE: Webinar Registration – Zoom\n\nThe 28th seminar is “​​The 2026 El Niño and state of the Columbia and Fraser River Fisheries​” featuring Dr. Guillaume Mauger (UW Climate Impacts Group)​\, ​Shannon Conley (WDFW\, Columbia River)\, and Dr. Catherine Michielsens (PSC Secretariat) on Wednesday\, August 19th from 2:00 – 3:30pm (PDT).\n\nThe monthly seminar series feature noted speakers from the US and Canada to discuss diverse aspects of environmental variation and their impacts to salmon and management. Following each presentation will be an extended Q & A session to allow in-depth discussion of the topic. This seminar series follows from 2021’s workshop on using environmental indicators to inform salmon management. It is intended to provide the latest information on environmental variation\, its effects on salmon across the life cycle\, and approaches to address this variability in salmon management from both Western and Aboriginal perspectives.\n\nSeminars will be recorded and available to watch from the PSC’s website or YouTube channel.\n\nAfter registering\, you will receive an e-mail from Zoom with the link to join the webinar. If you don’t see this e-mail\, try checking your Spam folder.
URL:https://pnamp.org/event/pacific-salmon-commission-seminar-28-the-2026-el-nino-and-state-of-the-columbia-and-fraser-river-fisheries/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Non-PNAMP Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260810T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260814T160000
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SUMMARY:Geospatial Professional Network (GPN) GIS Leadership Academy (virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Five Days of Targeted GIS Leadership Training…Taught by GIS Leaders\n\n\n\n\nElevate your career with world-class training\, an exceptional setting\, and a powerful professional network. Don’t wait—position yourself and your organization for meaningful impact and success. \nGPN’s popular five-day immersive leadership and management training program empowers participants with crucial non‑technical skills\, including strategic planning\, resource allocation\, team building\, change management\, and ROI-driven thinking\, bridging the critical gap between geospatial expertise and effective leadership. \nIn 2026\, the GLA will be presented: \n\nIn Boise\, Idaho June 1-5\, 2026\nHosted virtually August 10-14\, 2026\nIn Nashville\, Tennessee December 7-11\, 2026\n\nWe are pleased to introduce the Advanced GIS Leadership Academy (AGLA) designed for those who have attended the GLA and are ready for more. Click here for details. \nFor information on all of the trainings including in person and virtual\, visit: GIS Leadership Academy \n\n\nGLA Registration – for virtual program (August 10-14\, 2026)\nThe virtual GIS Leadership Academy includes interactive exercises\, small-group discussions\, team-building activities\, and opportunities to delve into topics in a way you cannot do at a large conference. Participation is intentionally limited in order to encourage such interaction. Register soon to reserve your spot. The program will be presented via Zoom. (Note that there are two opportunities to attend the GLA in-person in 2026. The in-person program offers a different experience than the virtual event\, with much more discussion and network-building.) \nSignificant discounts are offered to GPN members. Team registration is not an option for the virtual GLA. Early bird discounts are also not in effect for this program. \nOverview of the Schedule According to Time Zone (periodic 5-10 minute breaks are also included (of course\, take breaks when needed): \nMonday through Thursday: \n\n10:00 AM – 7:00 PM Eastern (lunch break 2-3 PM)\n9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Central (lunch break 1-2 PM)\n8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Mountain (lunch break 12-1 PM)\n7:00 AM – 4:00 PM Pacific Time (lunch break 11-12 PM\n\nOn Friday\, August 14 we will wrap up by 2 PM Eastern/1 PM Central/12 Noon Mountain/11 AM Pacific. Please note the Event Code of Conduct  guidelines. \nCancellation & Refund Policy: All cancellations must be received in writing (via e-mail) at GPN Headquarters on or before July 1 in order to receive a refund\, less a $100.00 processing fee. After that dates\, cancelled registrations will not be refunded nor applied to future conferences.
URL:https://pnamp.org/event/geospatial-professional-network-gpn-gis-leadership-academy-virtual/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Non-PNAMP Event
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260729T120000
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SUMMARY:Salmon Data Discovery Tool - Data Loading Working Session
DESCRIPTION:Are you tired of wasting time searching for data\, or getting emails asking for the same data set? Do you have useful data products you would like to make a public resource? \nSalmon Data Discovery Tool (SDDT) was created as a joint partnership between NOAA’s Northwest Fisheries Science Center and Pacific State Marine Fisheries Commission to create a public repository for all types of salmon related data products. \nThe data discovery tool provides a single location to hold data across ecosystems (freshwater\, estuary\, marine) and data types (documents\, data files\, derived data products\, spatial data\, GitHub links) relevant to Pacific Salmon. Many of these datasets exist in agency reports or databases maintained by external agencies or groups (e.g.\, states\, tribes\, Pacific Salmon Commission\, Pacific Fisheries Management Council)\, but are not centralized\, or generally accessible to the public. SDDT changes this by providing a single centralized hub for the salmon science community. \nPlease visit https://sddt.psmfc.org/ to explore the site and start loading your files! To reach out with more questions\, email SDDT@psmfc.org. We can help with uploading datasets\, reports\, R code\, spatial files\, and others to the Salmon Data Discovery Tool. \nClick here to Join a July virtual working session: \nJuly 9: 10:00am – 11:00am \nJuly 14: 1:00pm – 2:00pm \nJuly 29: 11:00am – 12:00pm \nDuring this one hour working session\, we will help guide you loading data\, documents and/or links to the Salmon Data Discovery Tool. Please come prepared with a dataset\, document or link to upload.
URL:https://pnamp.org/event/salmon-data-discovery-tool-data-loading-working-session-3/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Non-PNAMP Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260714T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260714T140000
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SUMMARY:Salmon Data Discovery Tool - Data Loading Working Session
DESCRIPTION:Are you tired of wasting time searching for data\, or getting emails asking for the same data set? Do you have useful data products you would like to make a public resource? \nSalmon Data Discovery Tool (SDDT) was created as a joint partnership between NOAA’s Northwest Fisheries Science Center and Pacific State Marine Fisheries Commission to create a public repository for all types of salmon related data products. \nThe data discovery tool provides a single location to hold data across ecosystems (freshwater\, estuary\, marine) and data types (documents\, data files\, derived data products\, spatial data\, GitHub links) relevant to Pacific Salmon. Many of these datasets exist in agency reports or databases maintained by external agencies or groups (e.g.\, states\, tribes\, Pacific Salmon Commission\, Pacific Fisheries Management Council)\, but are not centralized\, or generally accessible to the public. SDDT changes this by providing a single centralized hub for the salmon science community. \nPlease visit https://sddt.psmfc.org/ to explore the site and start loading your files! To reach out with more questions\, email SDDT@psmfc.org. We can help with uploading datasets\, reports\, R code\, spatial files\, and others to the Salmon Data Discovery Tool. \nClick here to Join a July virtual working session: \nJuly 9: 10:00am – 11:00am \nJuly 14: 1:00pm – 2:00pm \nJuly 29: 11:00am – 12:00pm \nDuring this one hour working session\, we will help guide you loading data\, documents and/or links to the Salmon Data Discovery Tool. Please come prepared with a dataset\, document or link to upload.
URL:https://pnamp.org/event/salmon-data-discovery-tool-data-loading-working-session-2/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Non-PNAMP Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260709T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260709T110000
DTSTAMP:20260702T232527Z
CREATED:20260625T152334Z
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SUMMARY:Salmon Data Discovery Tool - Data Loading Working Session
DESCRIPTION:Are you tired of wasting time searching for data\, or getting emails asking for the same data set? Do you have useful data products you would like to make a public resource? \nSalmon Data Discovery Tool (SDDT) was created as a joint partnership between NOAA’s Northwest Fisheries Science Center and Pacific State Marine Fisheries Commission to create a public repository for all types of salmon related data products. \nThe data discovery tool provides a single location to hold data across ecosystems (freshwater\, estuary\, marine) and data types (documents\, data files\, derived data products\, spatial data\, GitHub links) relevant to Pacific Salmon. Many of these datasets exist in agency reports or databases maintained by external agencies or groups (e.g.\, states\, tribes\, Pacific Salmon Commission\, Pacific Fisheries Management Council)\, but are not centralized\, or generally accessible to the public. SDDT changes this by providing a single centralized hub for the salmon science community. \nPlease visit https://sddt.psmfc.org/ to explore the site and start loading your files! To reach out with more questions\, email SDDT@psmfc.org. We can help with uploading datasets\, reports\, R code\, spatial files\, and others to the Salmon Data Discovery Tool. \nClick here to Join a July virtual working session: \nJuly 9: 10:00am – 11:00am \nJuly 14: 1:00pm – 2:00pm \nJuly 29: 11:00am – 12:00pm \nDuring this one hour working session\, we will help guide you loading data\, documents and/or links to the Salmon Data Discovery Tool. Please come prepared with a dataset\, document or link to upload.
URL:https://pnamp.org/event/salmon-data-discovery-tool-data-loading-working-session/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Non-PNAMP Event
END:VEVENT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260708T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260708T120000
DTSTAMP:20260520T160307Z
CREATED:20260520T160211Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260520T160307Z
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SUMMARY:Genomic Surveillance of Zebra Mussel Populations Using Genotyping by Sequencing (free webinar)
DESCRIPTION:Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Webinar Series \nWebinar: Genomic Surveillance of Zebra Mussel Populations Using Genotyping by Sequencing\nDate: Jul 8\, 2026 \nTime: 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada) \nRegister here: Webinar Registration – Zoom \nZebra mussels have expanded to at least 32 states in the USA\, and the cost of prevention and mitigation of zebra mussel infestations continues to grow. Timely information on sources of spread is critical for advising prevention efforts. Previous research carried out by our group utilized population genomics to characterize zebra mussels in >60 waterbodies to infer infestation scenarios and source waters among MN lakes. We are expanding this analysis to include newly infested lakes in Minnesota and throughout the Upper Mississippi River Basin\, making this information accessible through an online web app to help inform AIS management strategies.
URL:https://pnamp.org/event/genomic-surveillance-of-zebra-mussel-populations-using-genotyping-by-sequencing-free-webinar/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Non-PNAMP Event
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260616T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260616T153000
DTSTAMP:20260520T151803Z
CREATED:20260520T144850Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260520T151803Z
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SUMMARY:Cumulative Threats\, Collaborative Solutions: Shaping Salmon and Watershed Futures (free virtual workshop)
DESCRIPTION:Announcing the next virtual workshop in the Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)-Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF)-Washington State Governor’s Salmon Recovery Office (GSRO) Knowledge Exchange series:\nCumulative Threats\, Collaborative Solutions: Shaping Salmon and Watershed Futures\nJune 16th\, 2026 \n9am – 3:30pm PST on Zoom \nREGISTER HERE: Webinar Registration – Zoom \nThis virtual workshop explores the challenges of addressing cumulative threats in salmon watersheds and paths toward recovery in a rapidly changing environment. It will feature interdisciplinary research from Simon Fraser University’s Watershed Futures Initiative\, along with case studies where collaborative approaches are supporting the path toward healthier watersheds and salmon runs. The workshop includes expert presentations and panel discussions.
URL:https://pnamp.org/event/cumulative-threats-collaborative-solutions-shaping-salmon-and-watershed-futures-free-virtual-workshop/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Non-PNAMP Event
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260616T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260616T153000
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SUMMARY:2026 Knowledge Exchange Workshop Series: Cumulative Threats\, Collaborative Solutions: Shaping Salmon and Watershed Futures (free virtual workshop)
DESCRIPTION:2026 Knowledge Exchange Workshop Series: Cumulative Threats\, Collaborative Solutions: Shaping Salmon and Watershed Futures \nJune 16th 2026 \n9am – 3:30pm (PST) \nThis free virtual workshop explores the challenges of addressing cumulative threats in salmon watersheds and paths toward recovery in a rapidly changing environment. It will feature interdisciplinary research from Simon Fraser University’s Watershed Futures Initiative\, along with case studies where collaborative approaches are supporting the path toward healthier watersheds and salmon runs. The workshop includes expert presentations and panel discussions. \nRegister here: Webinar Registration – Zoom \nThe Knowledge Exchange Workshop Series is co-presented by Fisheries & Oceans Canada (DFO)\, the Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF)\, and Washington Governor’s Salmon Recovery Office (GSRO). DFO\, PSF\, and GSRO are pleased to provide an opportunity to share knowledge on some of the latest restoration practices and research from researchers\, scientists\, and field professionals working in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. \nTo learn more about the series or for previous workshops or presentations\, head to: Knowledge Exchange Workshop Series | Pacific Salmon Foundation
URL:https://pnamp.org/event/2026-knowledge-exchange-workshop-series-cumulative-threats-collaborative-solutions-shaping-salmon-and-watershed-futures/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Non-PNAMP Event
END:VEVENT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260520T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260521T120000
DTSTAMP:20260326T151450Z
CREATED:20260225T165320Z
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SUMMARY:2026 Effective Estuary Restoration Virtual Workshop Series
DESCRIPTION:Pacific Marine and Estuarine Fish Habitat Partnership (PMEP)\n2026 Effective Estuary Restoration Virtual Workshop Series Symposium\nMay 20 & 21\, 2026 – 9AM to noon\nRestoring ecological functions for multi-species benefits & Jump-starting process-based restoration\nThis will be the 4th of PMEP’s symposiums exploring West Coast estuary restoration guidance and tools for restoration practitioners. This 2-day symposium will be held on consecutive mornings and will feature: \n\nGuidance on integrating multiple species benefits into your projects\nNew research on estuary restoration and beavers and birds\, oh my!\nProcess-based design guidance for estuary restoration\nRestoring unique habitats (swamps\, anyone?)\nCase studies illustrating the practical examples from Washington\, Oregon\, and California\n\nFeel free to attend both days or just one. There is no cost to attend but you must register to receive the symposium link. \nREGISTER HERE FOR MAY 20 & 21 SYMPOSIUM
URL:https://pnamp.org/event/2026-effective-estuary-restoration-virtual-workshop-series/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Non-PNAMP Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260519T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260520T123000
DTSTAMP:20260423T184539Z
CREATED:20260423T184451Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T184539Z
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SUMMARY:PSP's Swimming Upriver: Learning from Our Setbacks to Adapt and Move Forward Forum
DESCRIPTION:Please save the date for Swimming Upriver: Learning from Our Setbacks to Adapt and Move Forward\, a two-day\, virtual forum hosted by the Puget Sound Partnership for practitioners\, planners\, decision-makers\, scientists\, and implementers working in Puget Sound watersheds. \nDate: Tuesday\, May 19 and Wednesday\, May 20\, 2026\nTime: 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. PDT\nLocation: Virtual on Zoom\nRegistration: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/e9DVYjoQRomCGvqif2zebw \nThis collaborative forum will be an opportunity to connect with the broader Puget Sound salmon recovery network\, share lessons learned\, and explore how adaptive management can strengthen our work and recovery efforts across the region. Through case studies\, emerging science\, and facilitated discussion\, they will reflect on challenges\, share on-the-ground experiences\, and identify ideas and tools to support more effective action moving forward. \nPlease mark your calendar and register today!
URL:https://pnamp.org/event/psps-swimming-upriver-learning-from-our-setbacks-to-adapt-and-move-forward-forum/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Non-PNAMP Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260416T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260416T233000
DTSTAMP:20260420T184318Z
CREATED:20260128T194341Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260420T184318Z
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SUMMARY:PNAMP Fish Monitoring Work Group (April 2026)
DESCRIPTION:Join us at 10:00 am (PDT) on Thursday\, April 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. \nTech Talks: WATCH RECORDING \nAlaKaZam – Bringing Pacific Lamprey back to the Tucannon River with Artificially-Propagated Larvae  \nDeveloping Methods to Outplant Larval Pacific Lamprey in the Tucannon River \nPresenters: Zach Seilo (Lab Manager/Biologist\, Pacific Lamprey Research and Restoration Project\, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation) and Mary Moser\, PhD (Fisheries Biologist\, Moserworks LLC\, (retired – National Marine Fisheries Service)) \nAbstracts: \nAlaKaZam – Bringing Pacific Lamprey back to the Tucannon River with Artificially-Propagated Larvae \nAuthors: Zach Seilo\, Aaron Jackson\, Alexa Maine\, Mary Moser\, Jerrid Weaskus\, Kanim Moses-Conner\, Paul Sheoships\, Greg Silver\, Jon Hess \nThe Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation have implemented a reintroduction program for Pacific Lamprey (Entosphenus tridentatus) in the Columbia River Basin due to population declines throughout their historic range. Artificial propagation\, a new frontier in restoration research for Pacific Lamprey\, is one method that is supporting CTUIR reintroduction efforts. Parentage Based Tagging is being used to track artificially propagated larval lamprey in the wild after they are released. \nFrom 2021-2025\, 82 female and 82 male lampreys were cross-fertilized in the lab. The resulting larval lampreys were reared to a minimum of 25 days post-fertilization. Approximately 4.3 million artificially propagated larval lampreys were released into the Tucannon River during the 2021-2025 timeframe. The artificially propagated larvae were released at two sites in 2021 and 2022\, and by 2025 the number of release sites had increased to five sites. Crosses were separated into two release treatments (staggered release and direct release). Electro-fishing surveys were conducted at multiple index sites along the river to assess presence and distribution of larval lampreys. Genetic analysis was conducted on all sampled larvae to determine whether they were from artificial propagation efforts. \nMark–recapture efforts were conducted using electrofishing surveys at 12 index sites systematically distributed throughout the Tucannon River. Larval lampreys collected during these surveys were submitted for genetic analysis. No artificially propagated larval lampreys were identified at the lower river index sites. Three index sites in the upper Tucannon River were located near larval lamprey release locations (river kilometers 50.1 and 60.1). Although no larval lamprey were detected at these sites prior to releases\, artificially propagated larvae were recaptured there after release. In 2025\, 28 larval lamprey and one transformed juvenile from the 2021 release were collected at a screw trap near the mouth of the Tucannon River during emigration from the watershed. Data from the ongoing artificial propagation and mark–recapture efforts in the Tucannon River are expected to significantly improve understanding of Pacific lamprey life history in the coming years. \nDeveloping Methods to Outplant Larval Pacific Lamprey in the Tucannon River \nAuthors: Mary L. Moser1\, Aaron D. Jackson2\, Alexa Maine2\, Jerrid Weaskus2\, Kanim Moses-Connor2\, Greg Silver3\, and Jon Hess3 \nStarting in 2012\, The Fisheries Program of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) developed methods for artificial propagation of Pacific Lamprey (Entosphenus tridentatus) for research and restoration. One of the key objectives of this work was to successfully release artificially-propagated larvae into the Tucannon River following a regionally-established supplementation framework. Over the past five years this research has focused on identification of methods that result in the greatest larval survival after outplanting. Two methods were used to assess survival: 1) direct assessment during the first five days after outplanting in artificial redds\, and 2) parentage analysis to assess relative survival rates of specific treatments. All larvae outplanted were near first feeding (23 – 40 d post fertilization). Survival during the first five days after outplanting artificial redds was uniformly high (>90%)\, except in 2023 when high siltation and larval density resulted in complete mortality when water circulation ceased (day 3)\, resulting in hypoxia. Pre-acclimation in Tucannon River water did not appear to convey any immediate survival advantage. Parentage analysis confirmed that larvae released from artificial redds and via less labor-intensive bucket dumps were both detected in subsequent years. These results will direct future release methods and guide management of Pacific Lamprey in the Tucannon River and other receiving waters. \nAgenda \n\n10:00 – Welcome and Introductions\n10:05 – Task Updates\n10:20 – Tech Talk\n11:10 – Q&A\n11:30 – Adjourn\n\nClick link below to join on April 16th \n\n\nMicrosoft Teams Need help?\n\nJoin: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/24404505535734?p=NP8RNEP7hvgTUJVl6Z\nMeeting ID: 244 045 055 357 34\nPasscode: Hr6rR2TS\n\n\n\nDial in by phone\n+1 207-387-0436\,\,124698601# United States\, Portland\nFind a local number\nPhone conference ID: 124 698 601#\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNever been to a FMWG meeting? This meeting is a perfect time to learn about the project\, join in\, and help guide future work. \nMissed a previous FMWG meeting? Check out our YouTube page for presentations or task meetings. \n\nThe 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@psmfc.org
URL:https://pnamp.org/event/pnamp-fish-monitoring-work-group-april-2026/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:FMWG Event,PNAMP Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260312T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260312T153000
DTSTAMP:20260122T212800Z
CREATED:20260122T165343Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260122T212800Z
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SUMMARY:Low-Tech Approaches for Salmon Habitat Restoration Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Announcing the next virtual workshop in the Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO)-Pacific Salmon Foundation (PSF)-Washington State Governor’s Salmon Recovery Office (GSRO) Knowledge Exchange series:\nLow-Tech Approaches for Salmon Habitat Restoration\nMarch 12th\, 2026 \n9am – 3:30pm PST on Zoom \nLow‑tech restoration approaches are rapidly gaining popularity as practitioners and funders seek affordable\, scalable ways to restore natural processes\, address stream impairments\, and reintroduce structure and habitat complexity in watersheds. Over the past several decades of implementing these projects\, we have monitored their effectiveness\, refined our techniques\, and created a space for innovation to achieve maximum benefit for minimum cost. In many settings\, low‑tech approaches offer a cost‑effective and ecologically grounded way to achieve salmon recovery outcomes. \nThis virtual workshop\, co‑hosted by Fisheries and Oceans Canada\, Pacific Salmon Foundation\, and Washington’s Governor Salmon Recovery Office\, brings together experts to discuss the latest practices and emerging techniques in low‑tech restoration. Presenters will share their expertise and lessons learned from implementing projects at a range of scales and offer guidance on where low‑tech approaches are most effective. Participants will gain practical insights and expert guidance to help advance the use of low‑tech methods in watershed stewardship and salmon recovery.  \nA detailed agenda will be emailed soon. \nREGISTER HERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_M6RQ6cKzTsWkB1VquAUvlg#/registration \nPast workshop recordings and reports: https://psf.ca/knowledge-exchange-workshop-series/ \nQuestions: Laura.Weatherly@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
URL:https://pnamp.org/event/low-tech-approaches-for-salmon-habitat-restoration-workshop/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Non-PNAMP Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260224T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260224T120000
DTSTAMP:20260217T184713Z
CREATED:20260217T184628Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260217T184713Z
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SUMMARY:"Implications of extreme flooding events for dispersal of Reynoutria spp. (knotweeds) in the wake of climate change" Webinar - Free
DESCRIPTION:Of potential interest from Invasives Canada:\n\nFree webinar next week with David Clements on “Implications of extreme flooding events for dispersal of Reynoutria spp. (knotweeds) in the wake of climate change“.\n\nDate: Feb 24\, 2026 9:00 AM Pacific Time\n\nRegistration: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cM4fkpJiRLWmQ7lS-P909g
URL:https://pnamp.org/event/implications-of-extreme-flooding-events-for-dispersal-of-reynoutria-spp-knotweeds-in-the-wake-of-climate-change-webinar-free/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Non-PNAMP Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260127T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260128T170000
DTSTAMP:20251223T205715Z
CREATED:20251223T205715Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251223T205715Z
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SUMMARY:Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board Meeting (January 2026)
DESCRIPTION:Documents and pages for future meetings will be posted as they become available. Visit the OWEB calendar for more information.
URL:https://pnamp.org/event/oregon-watershed-enhancement-board-meeting-january-2026/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Non-PNAMP Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260115T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260115T113000
DTSTAMP:20260420T184435Z
CREATED:20250902T204423Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260420T184435Z
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SUMMARY:PNAMP Fish Monitoring Work Group (January 2026)
DESCRIPTION:Join us at 10:00 am (Pacific) on January 15th 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. \nTech Talk: WATCH RECORDING \nFrom Data to Decisions: RMIS in R at Your Fingertips – Explore how RMIS and R work together to transform raw data into meaningful fisheries management decisions. \nPresenters: Greg Wilke (Database and Application Manager\, Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission) and Kris Warner (Fish and Wildlife Biologist\, Region 5 North- Hatchery Monitoring and Evaluation\, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife) \nSummary: \nFeedback from the 2025 FMWG survey suggested a presentation on how to use the RMIS R package. In this presentation\, RMIS R package users will showcase how they apply the code in their workflows\, followed by a discussion on desired improvements and ways to enhance usability. Developers will be available to provide support and gather feedback\, ensuring the package evolves to better meet user needs. \nAgenda \n\n10:00 – Welcome and Introductions\n10:05 – Task Updates\n10:20 – Tech Talk\n11:10 – Q&A\n11:30 – Adjourn\n\nClick link below to join on January 15th \n\n\nMicrosoft Teams Need help?\n\nJoin the meeting now\nMeeting ID: 233 720 630 552 0\nPasscode: RR9Qf7Tr\n\n\n\n\nDial in by phone\n+1 207-387-0436\,\,64429963# United States\, Portland\nFind a local number\n\nPhone conference ID: 644 299 63#\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNever been to a FMWG meeting? This meeting is a perfect time to learn about the project\, join in\, and help guide future work. \nMissed a previous FMWG meeting? Check out our YouTube page for presentations or task meetings. \n\nThe 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@psmfc.org
URL:https://pnamp.org/event/pnamp-fish-monitoring-work-group-january-2026/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:FMWG Event,PNAMP Event
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251216
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251218
DTSTAMP:20250730T185904Z
CREATED:20250730T185904Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250730T185904Z
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SUMMARY:Northwest Power and Conservation Council Meeting (December 2025)
DESCRIPTION:Agenda\, meeting time\, and other materials will be posted at the NPCC website the week before the meeting here: Council Meeting | Northwest Power and Conservation Council
URL:https://pnamp.org/event/northwest-power-and-conservation-council-meeting-december-2025/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Non-PNAMP Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251209T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251210T140000
DTSTAMP:20251110T204004Z
CREATED:20251110T204004Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T204004Z
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SUMMARY:2nd International Invasive Species and Climate Change Conference
DESCRIPTION:THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL INVASIVE SPECIES AND CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE\nDecember 9-10\, 2025\n10am – 2pm (Pacific)\nThe second International Invasive Species and Climate Change Conference is being organized by the Regional Invasive Species and Climate Change (RISCC) Network and hosted by the North American Invasive Species Management Association (NAISMA). The 1st IISCCC (January 2024) was a smashing success with nearly 1300 attendees from >20 countries and 6 continents. \n This conference is VIRTUAL allowing for more international attendance while reducing our carbon footprint. Please click on the link below to register for both days of this event (a single registration link will be used for the duration of the event). \n\nFREE REGISTRATION\n\n\nConference registration is free and features topics including sessions on: \n\nManagement success stories\nUnderstanding and managing pathways\nRestoring to the future\nEarly career research\nAnd more!\n\nBecause biological invasions and climate change are global issues that know no boundaries\, the IISCCC strives to create space to share research and management practices\, expand networks\, and promote translational experiences.
URL:https://pnamp.org/event/2nd-international-invasive-species-and-climate-change-conference/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Non-PNAMP Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251202T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251202T160000
DTSTAMP:20251104T214434Z
CREATED:20251104T214335Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T214434Z
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SUMMARY:Pulling Together to Prevent and Stop Noxious Weeds in Washington - free webinar
DESCRIPTION:Washington Invasive Species Council – Pulling Together to Prevent and Stop Noxious Weeds in Washington webinar \nJoin the fourth annual Pulling Together to Prevent and Stop Noxious Weeds in Washington webinar on December 2 from 1 – 4 p.m. to learn all about noxious weeds\, identification\, management\, and reporting. There are three approved Washington State Department of Agriculture pesticide recertification credits for those who attend the entirety of this free event. For agenda and registration\, please visit: https://invasivespecies.wa.gov/event/pulling-together-to-prevent-and-stop-noxious-weeds-in-washington/ \nHope to see you there! Please share widely with anyone else who may be interested. Questions can be directed to maria.marlin@rco.wa.gov.
URL:https://pnamp.org/event/pulling-together-to-prevent-and-stop-noxious-weeds-in-washington-webinar/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Non-PNAMP Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251119T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251119T123000
DTSTAMP:20250730T184911Z
CREATED:20250730T184837Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250730T184911Z
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SUMMARY:NAISMA Webinar: Harnessing AI for Invasive Species Detection: Smart Traps\, Drones\, and Machine Learning in Action - FREE
DESCRIPTION:*NOTE-this is not a fisheries specific webinar but using AI and remote sensing is a rapidly evolving technique and can be applied across a variety of sciences. This information could help aquatic specialists explore new ways to detect aquatic invaders. The webinars will highlight how emerging technologies are being adapted and applied to meet the challenges of invasive species detection in the field—providing a glimpse into the future of smart conservation. \nJoin NAISMA this November for a dynamic webinar showcasing how artificial intelligence is transforming invasive species detection and monitoring across ecosystems. Through innovative applications like smart traps\, drones\, and machine learning\, researchers and practitioners are unlocking new tools to manage biological invasions more effectively and efficiently. \n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\nDr. Melissa Miller from the University of Florida will present her work on developing AI-powered smart traps designed to detect and remove invasive tegu lizards—large\, fast-moving reptiles that threaten native wildlife and agriculture in the southeastern U.S. Dr. Thomas O’Shea-Wheller from the University of Exeter will share his team’s research on using deep learning models to detect invasive hornets in real time\, offering critical insights for rapid response and containment. Representing Ducks Unlimited Canada\, Matthew Bolding and Mallory Carpenter will discuss their efforts to integrate drone technology and AI to monitor populations of European water chestnut\, a fast-spreading aquatic invasive plant impacting wetland biodiversity and water quality. \nVespAI: Applying Deep Learning to the Detection of Invasive Hornets presented by Thomas O’Shea-Wheller\nThe invasive hornet Vespa velutina nigrithorax is a rapidly proliferating threat to biodiversity and apiculture in Europe\, East Asia\, and North America. To date\, authorities have struggled to contain the hornets\, as colonies must be detected and destroyed early in the invasion curve if establishment is to be prevented. Current monitoring approaches rely primarily upon visual alerts by the public and surveillance trapping\, however the former yields less than 0.01% accuracy\, while the latter kills substantial numbers of native invertebrates. With the continuing spread of V. velutina\, there is thus a pressing need to develop improved monitoring technologies within a limited timeframe. In this talk\, I outline VespAI\, an automated system for the rapid detection and behavioural quantification of V. velutina\, V. crabro\, and V. orientalis. VespAI leverages a hardware-assisted AI approach\, combining a standardised monitoring station with deep YOLO architecture\, trained on a bespoke end-to-end pipeline. This enables the system to detect hornets in real-time—achieving a precision-recall score of ≥0.99—and send associated image alerts via a compact remote processor. I discuss the development\, performance\, and future deployment of the system\, and highlight its potential to enhance the scope and sustainability of invasive hornet surveillance at a global scale. \nThis webinar will highlight how emerging technologies are being adapted and applied to meet the challenges of invasive species detection in the field—providing a glimpse into the future of smart conservation. \n\n\n\nDr. Thomas O’Shea-Wheller\, University of Exeter\nDr. Thomas O’Shea-Wheller is interested in the complex interactions that govern collective behavior\, ecology\, and self-organization within social insects. As a Research Fellow based at the University of Exeter\, he works with ants\, bees\, hornets\, and termites to explore colony network dynamics\, social plasticity\, and behavioral heterogeneity in invasive contexts. His current research includes projects pertaining to honey bee epidemiology\, collective decision-making in ants\, and the detection of invasive species using artificial intelligence.
URL:https://pnamp.org/event/naisma-webinar-harnessing-ai-for-invasive-species-detection-smart-traps-drones-and-machine-learning-in-action-free/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251119T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251119T120000
DTSTAMP:20251110T203040Z
CREATED:20251110T203040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T203040Z
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SUMMARY:Connecting the Dots from Forest and Estuary Management to Climate-Resilient Salmon - free webinar
DESCRIPTION:Northwest Regional Invasive Species and Climate Change Network\n\nUpcoming Webinar: Connecting the dots from forest and estuary management to climate-resilient salmon\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen: Wednesday\, November 19\, 2025\, 11 AM–12 PM (Pacific) \nWhat: In this Northwest RISCC paired researcher-practicioner webinar\, Michele Buonanduci will present the findings of recent research into the impacts of forest and estuary management on the climate resilience of salmon in Washington’s Willapa basin\, including the impacts of Spartina eradication. Chad Phillips will then provide details about Washington State Department of Agriculture’s Spartina management efforts. \nRegister here! \nTalk descriptions: \n“Willapa basin salmon responses to land management in the context of climate change” — Michele Buonanduci \nAs climate change alters freshwater\, estuarine\, and marine habitats\, Pacific salmon need increasing levels of conservation action to maintain population health. Restoration is implemented within the broad-scale context of changing ocean conditions\, yet we lack an understanding of the relative extent to which land-based actions can contribute to the resilience of salmon populations under climate change. We addressed this challenge using an integrated population model of chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) in the Willapa basin (southwest Washington\, USA). We evaluated how chum population dynamics have varied with watershed-scale forest management\, estuarine invasive species control efforts\, and changing ocean conditions from 1984 to 2022. Overall\, our findings illustrate the capacity for multiple conservation actions to contribute to salmon population health and suggest that watershed-scale forest management has the potential to bolster the persistence of salmon populations under climate change. \n“Washington State’s Invasive Spartina Eradication Effort” — Chad Phillips \nSpartina\, commonly known as cordgrass\, can disrupt the ecosystems of native saltwater estuaries. If left unchecked\, Spartina outcompetes native vegetation and converts ecologically healthy mudflats and estuaries into solid Spartina meadows. As a result\, important habitat for salmon\, forage fish\, invertebrates\, shorebirds and waterfowl are lost\, the threat of flooding is increased\, and the state’s shellfish industry is negatively impacted. Since 1995\, The Washington State Department of Agriculture has served as the lead state agency facilitating the cooperation of local\, state\, federal and tribal governments; universities; interested groups; and private landowners. The Spartina eradication effort has been highly effective — reducing infestations from a high of more than 9\,000 solid acres in 2003 to 6.7 solid acres in 2024. 76 sites infested with Spartina have been successfully eradicated; however\, significant work remains. The remaining infestations are distributed over 126 separate sites\, meaning 62 percent of Washington’s 202 infestations are not yet eradicated. An emerging challenge is Spartina quickly spreading into and negatively impacting important salmon restoration projects in the North Puget Sound.
URL:https://pnamp.org/event/connecting-the-dots-from-forest-and-estuary-management-to-climate-resilient-salmon-free-webinar/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Non-PNAMP Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251118T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251118T153000
DTSTAMP:20251106T163232Z
CREATED:20251006T145642Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251106T163232Z
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SUMMARY:Knowledge Exchange Workshop Series 2025: Rewetting Our Waterways: Floodplain Restoration in an Occupied Landscape
DESCRIPTION:Rewetting Our Waterways: Floodplain Restoration in an Occupied Landscape\nNovember 18th\, 2025 \n9am – 3:30pm PST on Zoom \nAgenda below \nFloodplains 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. \nThis 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! \nREGISTER HERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_L8oTzHGdS2-vfVOb5TknuQ#/registration \nPast workshop recordings and reports: https://psf.ca/knowledge-exchange-workshop-series/ \nQuestions: Laura.Weatherly@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
URL:https://pnamp.org/event/knowledge-exchange-workshop-series-2025-rewetting-our-waterways-floodplain-restoration-in-an-occupied-landscape/
LOCATION:Virtual
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251117T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251117T113000
DTSTAMP:20251114T200840Z
CREATED:20251114T200717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251114T200840Z
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SUMMARY:A Reverence for Rivers: Imagining an Ethic for Running Waters
DESCRIPTION:A Reverence for Rivers: Imagining an Ethic for Running Waters by Kurt Fausch\, Professor Emeritus at Colorado State University.  \nMonday\, November 17th at 10 am Pacific \nA Reverence for Rivers: Imagining an Ethic for Running Waters \nZoom link:  Oregon State University Stream Team Seminar Series – Fall 2025 \nhttps://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/91524892326?pwd=SAjAeKwoJxumyk5GVMlGv8tCFS5IwU.1 \nNow available: A Reverence for Rivers: Imagining an Ethic for Running Waters \nhttps://osupress.oregonstate.edu/book/reverence-for-rivers \nBook trailer video: https://vimeo.com/wemayfly/areverenceforrivers?share=copy
URL:https://pnamp.org/event/a-reverence-for-rivers-imagining-an-ethic-for-running-waters/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Non-PNAMP Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251029T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251029T110000
DTSTAMP:20251023T144434Z
CREATED:20250918T162557Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251023T144434Z
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SUMMARY:Updates on the Emerald Ash Borer in the PNW Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Updates on the Emerald Ash Borer in the PNW\n\n\n\n\n\nDate & Time\nOct 29\, 2025 10:00 AM\nRegister here: Webinar Registration – Zoom\n\n\n\nThe Nature Conservancy and DontMoveFirewood.org is hosting a 2025 Firewood Month Webinar Series! See the registration link above\, or head to (https://www.dontmovefirewood.org/firewood-month-2025-webinar-series/) for more details.\n\nDescription\nHear from invasive species experts and managers out of both Oregon and Washington as they discuss the most recent findings and management efforts regarding the notorious firewood hitchhiker\, emerald ash borer\, in the Pacific Northwest. This talk will focus on recent infestation and quarantine updates across Oregon and Washington. Presentation by Wyatt Williams and others with the Oregon Dept. of Forestry as well as staff of the Washington Invasive Species Council.\n\n\nQuestions? Reach out to Laurel Downs\, laurel.downs@tnc.org
URL:https://pnamp.org/event/updates-on-the-emerald-ash-borer-in-the-pnw-webinar/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Non-PNAMP Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251016T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251016T113000
DTSTAMP:20251023T200545Z
CREATED:20250725T220041Z
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SUMMARY:PNAMP Fish Monitoring Work Group (October 2025)
DESCRIPTION:Join us at 10:00 am (Pacific) on October 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. \nTech Talk: WATCH RECORDING \nSalmon Research and Monitoring Interest Group – Introduction to RDA and Working Group Development \nPresenters: Lara Erikson​ (Program Manager\, Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission) and Tom Bird (Research Scientist\, Fisheries and Oceans Canada) \nSummary: \nThe Salmon Research and Monitoring Interest Group (IG) within the Research Data Alliance (RDA) was formed to address the need for better data sharing and standardization in salmon research\, building on the synthesis paper Salmon Data Mobilization from the International Year of the Salmon (IYS) closing symposium in 2023. The collaborative efforts from an informal group looking to address the challenges of salmon data mobilization gradually evolved and cohered into a more formal Interest Group within the RDA. Salmon data are broad\, multi-disciplinary\, and complex\, encompassing data on salmon at various life stages (freshwater\, sea\, spawning)\, as well as related biological processes (prey\, predators) and physical environments (oceans\, rivers). A key recommendation from the IYS paper was establishing a peer support network to facilitate collaboration\, knowledge sharing\, and skill development in the salmon research community. With several collaborators already being members\, the RDA was chosen for its global community and existing infrastructure. Aims of the IG include expanding the current three chairs to eight across Atlantic and Pacific regions\, serve as a social network to link ideas across time zones\, learn from the existing RDA community’s tools and strategies\, and develop and share their own tools and processes within open spaces such as Zenodo and GitHub. The IG is a larger overarching group of members and collaborators under which smaller more focused Working Groups (WG) are formed which focus on outputs with clear\, short-term and specific goals. Thus far\, proposed WG topics include; salmon ontology\, salmon data paper synthesis\, biochronology of otolith and scale samples\, monitoring methods ontology\, migration timing data\, and long-term monitoring data. The salmon ontology WG in particular has made progress building upon a workshop held at the BC-WA Chapter AFS meeting in March 2025. The IG and the various WGs aim to foster a collaborative environment to tackle the complexities of salmon data for conservation and recovery efforts. \nAgenda \n\n10:00 – Welcome and Introductions\n10:05 – Task Updates\n10:20 – Tech Talk\n11:10 – Q&A\n11:30 – Adjourn\n\n  \nClick link below to join on October 16th \n\n\nMicrosoft Teams Need help?\nJoin the meeting now\nMeeting ID: 269 941 573 156 3\nPasscode: bu3GL9Qr\n\n\n\n\nDial in by phone\n+1 207-387-0436\,\,797278667# United States\, Portland\nFind a local number\n\nPhone conference ID: 797 278 667#\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNever been to a FMWG meeting? This meeting is a perfect time to learn about the project\, join in\, and help guide future work. \nMissed a previous FMWG meeting? Check out our YouTube page for presentations or task meetings. \n\nThe 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@psmfc.org
URL:https://pnamp.org/event/pnamp-fish-monitoring-work-group-october-2025/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:FMWG Event,PNAMP Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251015T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251015T140000
DTSTAMP:20250715T185435Z
CREATED:20250715T185346Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250715T185435Z
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SUMMARY:Organization of Fish and Wildlife Information Managers Annual Conference
DESCRIPTION:OFWIM’s 33rd Annual Conference and Business Meeting will be held virtually on October 15\, 2025. They are holding a virtual conference this year because they understand not everyone would be able to travel. \nRegister here. \nAbstracts can be submitted here. \nOFWIM Innovation Award\, Application Form \nThe Organization of Fish and Wildlife Information Managers (OFWIM) is an international non-profit organization. OFWIM was formally established in 1993 and was granted non-profit status in 1995. \nMission: To promote the management and conservation of natural resources by facilitating technology and information exchange among managers of fish and wildlife information. \nVision: To be a bridge between natural resource and technical disciplines to promote partnering\, collaboration\, sharing of ideas\, and best management practices in order to effectively apply technology to the information and data needs of natural resource management.
URL:https://pnamp.org/event/organization-of-fish-and-wildlife-information-managers-annual-conference/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Non-PNAMP Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250919T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250919T123000
DTSTAMP:20250917T144149Z
CREATED:20250917T144149Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250917T144149Z
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SUMMARY:Puget Sound Partnership Leadership Council to discuss the 2025 State of the Sound Report
DESCRIPTION:The Puget Sound Partnership Leadership Council will meet virtually on Friday\, September 19\, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. \nThey will provide a livestream of this meeting through TVW. \nTVW web link: https://tvw.org/video/puget-sound-partnership-leadership-council-2025091134/?eventID=2025091134 \nPublic Comment: The Leadership Council welcomes written public comment for virtual meetings. You may submit comment in advance of the meeting by emailing Wendy Loosle\, Boards Policy Advisor\, wendy.loosle@psp.wa.gov\, by 12:00 p.m. on Thursday\, September 18. Written comment submitted prior to the meeting will be included in the meeting materials. \nThe agenda and meeting materials are available through our board meetings page: https://psp.wa.gov/board_meetings.php \nMeeting highlights include: \n\nA presentation and discussion about the 2025 State of the Sound report. Presentation by Jon Bridgman\, communications manager at the Puget Sound Partnership. Read more.\n\nThe full Leadership Council agenda and meeting materials are available through our board meetings page at: https://psp.wa.gov/board_meetings.php. \nIf you need special accommodations to participate in this meeting\, please notify Boards Program Coordinator Amber Raney at 564.999.0527\, amber.raney@psp.wa.gov. \n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Leadership Council\nThe Leadership Council is the governing body of the Puget Sound Partnership. Its seven members are leading citizens chosen from around the Sound and appointed by the Governor to serve four-year terms. Dennis McLerran currently chairs the Leadership Council. \nAbout the Puget Sound Partnership\nThe Puget Sound Partnership is the state agency formed to lead the region’s collective effort to restore and protect Puget Sound. Working with hundreds of government agencies\, Tribes\, scientists\, businesses\, and nonprofits\, the Partnership mobilizes partner action around a common agenda\, advances Sound investments\, and tracks progress to optimize recovery. \nFor more information\, go to www.psp.wa.gov.
URL:https://pnamp.org/event/puget-sound-partnership-leadership-council-to-discuss-the-2025-state-of-the-sound-report/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Non-PNAMP Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250910T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250910T163000
DTSTAMP:20251006T145729Z
CREATED:20250826T173040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251006T145729Z
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SUMMARY:Knowledge Exchange Workshop Series 2025 - Opening the Gates: Solutions for Fish Passage and Flood Control
DESCRIPTION:2025 Knowledge Exchange Workshop\nOpening the Gates: Solutions for Fish Passage and Flood Control\nSeptember 10th\, 2025 1pm – 4:30pm \nRegister for the next Workshop on September 10: click here \nWorkshop Agenda\nClick here to Download the Fish Passage and Flood Control Workshop Agenda for September 10th\, 2025 \nDFO\, PSF and Washington’s GSRO are please to bring together experts to present the latest science\, tools and guidance for solutions for fish passage and flood control.  \nThis virtual workshop brings together experts to present the latest science and guidance for solutions for fish passage and flood control. Through informational talks and case studies\, speakers will present on tide gates and floodgates\, Oregon’s tidal gate journey\, and self-regulating flood solutions in the Fraser River. There will also be a panel discussion where workshop participants can raise questions and discuss this important topic. Thank you to all who plan to join!
URL:https://pnamp.org/event/knowledge-exchange-workshop-series-2025-opening-the-gates-solutions-for-fish-passage-and-flood-control/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Non-PNAMP Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250820T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250820T123000
DTSTAMP:20250725T201758Z
CREATED:20250725T201537Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250725T201758Z
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SUMMARY:NAISMA Webinar: Research Spotlight: Managing the European Green Crab Invasion - FREE
DESCRIPTION:North American Invasive Species Management Association (NAISMA) Webinar: \nResearch Spotlight: Managing the European Green Crab Invasion \n\n\nAugust 20\, 2025 @ 11:00 pm – 12:30 pm PDT \nRegister here for the webinar: Webinar: Research Spotlight: Managing the European Green Crab Invasion – NAISMA \n\nThe European green crab is spreading rapidly along the Pacific Coast\, threatening ecosystems and aquaculture. In this webinar\, three experts will share new research on how we can better understand and manage this invasive species. \n\nAbby Keller (UC Berkeley) will explore how decision theory can guide when to try to remove green crabs—or when to adapt to their presence—as populations grow beyond control.\nMary Fisher (UC Davis) will present research from Willapa Bay\, WA\, using DNA metabarcoding tools to uncover what green crabs are eating and how their diet differs between aquaculture sites and natural habitats.\nRikke Jeppesen (Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve) will share findings on how native sea otters may help keep green crab populations in check in California estuaries.\n\nThis webinar is a great opportunity for anyone interested in invasive species\, coastal ecosystems\, and science-based management. This webinar is being jointly hosted by NAISMA and Sea Grant.
URL:https://pnamp.org/event/naisma-webinar-research-spotlight-managing-the-european-green-crab-invasion-free/
LOCATION:Virtual
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