Ecosystem Management, Policy, and Protection

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Wednesday, April 4th
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2018
1:30 PM	Elwha Ecosystem Restoration: Emerging Lessons from a Comprehensive Project Lessons from Elwha Ecosystem Restoration: Integrating science, policy, and management Pat Crain, Olympic National Park, United States Mike McHenry, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, United States George Pess, NOAA, United States Roger J. Peters, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, United States Joseph H. Anderson, Washington State Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, United States Sam Brenkman, Olympic National Park, United States Jeffrey Duda, U.S. Geological Survey, United States PDF 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
1:45 PM	Elwha Ecosystem Restoration: Emerging Lessons from a Comprehensive Project Planning, implementation, and monitoring Pacific salmonid recovery following the removal of two hydroelectric dams on Washington's Elwha River Roger J. Peters, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, United States Jeff Duda, U.S. Geological Survey, United States George Pess, NOAA, United States Martin Liermann, NOAA, United States Sam Brenkman, National Park Service, United States Pat Crain, National Park Service, United States Brian Winter, National Park Service, United States Mike McHenry, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, United States Joseph H. Anderson, Washington (State). Department of Fish and Wildlife Tim Randle, Bureau of Reclamation, United States PDF 1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM	Elwha Ecosystem Restoration: Emerging Lessons from a Comprehensive Project Monitoring and adaptation management of revegetation in the former Elwha Reservoirs Joshua Chenoweth, Olympic National Park, United States Mike McHenry, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, United States PDF 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
2:15 PM	Elwha Ecosystem Restoration: Emerging Lessons from a Comprehensive Project Policy, science, economics and culture at a crossroads: restoring the Deschutes River estuary Dave Peeler, Deschutes Estuary Restoration Team, United States Sue Patnude, Deschutes Estuary Restoration Team, United States PDF 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM	Elwha Ecosystem Restoration: Emerging Lessons from a Comprehensive Project Recognizing and integrating wildlife as Elwha restoration agents John F. McLaughlin, Western Washington University Kim Sager-Fradkin, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, United States Kurt Jenkins, U.S. Geological Survey, Olympic Field Station, United States Rebecca McCaffery, U.S. Geological Survey, Olympic Field Station, United States Patti Happe, National Park Service, Olympic National Park, United States PDF 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
3:30 PM	Achieving an Integrated Watershed Approach for Freshwater Ecosystems in the Salish Sea Using climate modeling and collaborative planning to develop adaptation actions across Salish Sea watersheds Michael Burnham, Thurston Regional Planning Council, United States PDF 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
3:30 PM	Session Description: Shorebird Monitoring in the Salish Sea Shorebird Monitoring in the Salish Sea Todd Hass, Puget Sound Partnership, United States Trina Bayard, Audubon Washington David Hope, Simon Fraser University PDF 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
3:45 PM	Achieving an Integrated Watershed Approach for Freshwater Ecosystems in the Salish Sea Integrated watershed planning for freshwater sustainability on Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada William Shulba, Islands Trust, Canada Justine C. Starke, Islands Trust, Canada PDF 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM	Achieving an Integrated Watershed Approach for Freshwater Ecosystems in the Salish Sea Using a watershed approach to identify protection and restoration actions in the Blackjack Creek watershed, Kitsap County, Washington Steve Todd, Suquamish Tribe, United States Ilon Logan, Environmental Science Associates, United States PDF 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
4:15 PM	Achieving an Integrated Watershed Approach for Freshwater Ecosystems in the Salish Sea Hydrologic and habitat assessment in False Bay Creek watershed, San Juan county, Washington Jennifer Thomas, Water and Land Natural Resource Consulting, LLC, United States David Hartley, Northwest Hydraulic Consultants, United States Andrew Wones, Essency Environmental, United States Scott Rozenbaum, Rozewood Environmental Services, United States PDF 4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
4:30 PM	Achieving an Integrated Watershed Approach for Freshwater Ecosystems in the Salish Sea Constructing a multi-jurisdictional watershed-scale stormwater and habitat recovery plan for Bear Creek Jeff Burkey, King County DNRP, United States Timothy Clark, King County DNRP, United States PDF 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM
4:45 PM	Achieving an Integrated Watershed Approach for Freshwater Ecosystems in the Salish Sea Watershed assessment modelling to identify critical sources of pollution and evaluate effectiveness of conservation management practices Nichole Embertson, Whatcom Conservation District, United States Meagan Harris, Whatcom Conservation District, United States Andrew Phay, Whatcom Conservation District, United States PDF 4:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Thursday, April 5th
12:00 AM	Session Description: Ecosystem Management, Policy, and Protection Tribal and First Nations leadership on trans-boundary shipping safety and cultural resource protection Elise DeCola, Nuka Research & Planning Group, LLC PDF 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
10:00 AM	Seagrass Cross-border Connections: Status and Trends Latitudinal variation in seagrass wasting disease from Puget Sound to Alaska Olivia Graham, Cornell Univ., United States Corinne Klohmann, Cornell Univ., United States Emily Adamcyzk, Univ. of British Columbia, Canada Margot Hessing-Lewis, Hakai Institute, Canada Angeleen Olson, Hakai Institute, Canada Nick Tolimieri, NOAA, United States Tiff Stephens, Univ. of Alaska Fairbanks, United States Colleen Amy Burge, Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, United States Drew Harvell, Cornell Univ., United States PDF 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
10:15 AM	Seagrass Cross-border Connections: Status and Trends North to south: ecosystem features determine seagrass community response to sea otter foraging Margot Hessing-Lewis, Hakai Institute, Canada Erin U. Rechsteiner, Hakai Institute, Canada Brent Hughes, Duke Univ., United States M. Tim Tinker, Univ. of California, Santa Cruz, United States Zachary L. Monteith, Hakai Institute, Canada Angeleen M. Olson, Hakai Institute, Canada Mathew Morgan Henderson, Hakai Institute, Canada Jane C. Watson, Vancouver Island Univ., Canada PDF 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM	Seagrass Cross-border Connections: Status and Trends Examining sources of sediment carbon stored in seagrass habitats across the Skagit Delta and Padilla Bay Erin Murray, Univ. of Washington, United States PDF 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
10:45 AM	Seagrass Cross-border Connections: Status and Trends Regional patterns in seagrass distribution, and their implications for management in greater Puget Sound Bart Christiaen, Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources, United States Pete Dowty, Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources, United States Lisa Ferrier, Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources, United States Jeff Gaeckle, Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources, United States Helen Berry, Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources, United States PDF 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM	Seagrass Cross-border Connections: Status and Trends Eelgrass (Zostera marina) restoration in Puget Sound: restoration tools, successes and challenges Jeff Gaeckle, Washington (State). Department of Natural Resources John Vavrinec, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.) Kate Buenau, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.) A. B. (Amy B.) Borde, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.) Lara Aston, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.) Ronald M. Thom, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.) Jim Shannon, Hart Crowser (Firm) PDF 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM	Seagrass Cross-border Connections: Status and Trends Development of an interactive web map to visualize a complex dataset Lisa Ferrier, Washington State Dept of Natural Resources, United States PDF 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
1:30 PM	Seagrass Cross-Border Connections: Stressors and Disturbance Warm water temperature regimes in eelgrass beds (Z. marina and Z. japonica) of Padilla Bay, WA Heath Bohlmann, Padilla Bay Research Reserve, United States Jude K. Apple, Padilla Bay Research Reserve, United States Nicole Burnett, Padilla Bay Research Reserve, United States Suzanne Shull, Padilla Bay Research Reserve, United States PDF 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM
1:45 PM	Seagrass Cross-Border Connections: Stressors and Disturbance Is local adaptation a factor in planning eelgrass restoration? Initial assessment of responses to temperature by eelgrass growing across a stressor gradient Kate Buenau, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.) Celia Thurman, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.) John Vavrinec, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.) A. B. (Amy B.) Borde, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.) Ronald M. Thom, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.) PDF 1:45 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM	Seagrass Cross-Border Connections: Stressors and Disturbance The environmental effects of diluted bitumen on eelgrass (Zostera marina) Jessica Banning, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada Saira Butter, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada Christopher Kennedy, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada PDF 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
2:15 PM	Seagrass Cross-Border Connections: Stressors and Disturbance Tipping the balance: the impact of eelgrass wasting disease in a changing ocean Morgan Eisenlord, Cornell University Colleen Amy Burge, University of Maryland at Baltimore Phoebe D. Dawkins, Cornell University Reyn Yoshioka, University of Oregon Tyler Tran, Western Washington University Natalie Rivlin, University of Maryland at Baltimore Miranda Winningham, Cornell University Clio Jensen, Bryn Mawr College Kathy Van Alstyne, Western Washington University Drew Harvell, Cornell University PDF 2:15 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM	Seagrass Cross-Border Connections: Stressors and Disturbance Seagrass nursery function enhanced by habitat connectivity Angeleen Olson, Hakai Institute, Canada Margot Hessing-Lewis, Hakai Institute, Canada Francis Juanes, Univ. of Victoria, Canada PDF 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
3:30 PM	Seagrass Cross-Border Connections: Management Prioritizing seagrass meadows for biodiversity conservation based on landscape connectivity John Cristiani, Univ. of British Columbia, Canada Mary O'Connor, Univ. of British Columbia, Canada PDF 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
3:45 PM	Seagrass Cross-Border Connections: Management Identifying nutrient thresholds for sustainable local management of British Columbia seagrass beds Sarah Bittick, Univ. of British Columbia, Canada Matthew Christensen, Ducks Unlimited, Canada Mary I. O'Connor, Univ. of British Columbia, Canada Nikki Wright, SeaChange Marine Conservation Network, Canada PDF 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM	Seagrass Cross-Border Connections: Management Eelgrass donor sites: potentially overlooked impacts of restoration in Puget Sound John Vavrinec, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.) A. B. (Amy B.) Borde, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.) Jeffrey Gaeckle, Washington (State) Department of Natural Resources Valerie Cullinan, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.) Susan Southard, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.) Kate Hall, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.) Lara Aston, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.) PDF 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
4:15 PM	Seagrass Cross-Border Connections: Management Hydrodynamic regime determines the magnitude of surface sediment 'blue carbon' stocks in British Columbia eelgrass meadows Carolyn Prentice, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada Margot Hessing-Lewis, Hakai Institute, Canada Rhea Sanders-Smith, Hakai Institute, Canada Anne K. Salomon, Simon Fraser University PDF 4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
4:30 PM	Seagrass Cross-Border Connections: Management A search for eelgrass blue carbon across Skagit County bays Mira Lutz, Western Washington University Katrina L. Poppe, Western Washington University John M. Rybczyk, Western Washington University Mason Lanphear, Western Washington University Meriel Kaminsky, Western Washington University Chelsea Johnson, Western Washington University 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM
4:45 PM	Seagrass Cross-Border Connections: Management Blue carbon: Port of Seattle’s kelp, eelgrass and shellfish enhancement pilot project Jon Sloan, Port of Seattle, United States PDF 4:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Friday, April 6th
8:30 AM	Lessons from Management Approaches Community engagement: planning successful public shoreline access and habitat restoration in urban industrial areas Matthew Mateo, Port of Seattle, United States Christina Billingsley, Port of Seattle, United States George Blomberg, Port of Seattle, United States Jon Sloan, Port of Seattle, United States 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
8:30 AM	The Application and Creation of Knowledge that Leads to Action to Restore and Protect an Ecosystem The Puget Sound green infrastructure summit: convening and coordinating across a region and across sectors (.com, .gov, .org. .edu) Aaron Clark, Stewardship Partners, United States PDF 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
8:45 AM	Lessons from Management Approaches A watershed approach to recovering salmon in changing climate conditions Beth LeDoux, King County (Wash.) Jessica Engel, King County (Wash.) Morgan Schniedler Ruff, Tulalip Tribes Colin Wahl, Tulalip Tribes PDF 8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
8:45 AM	The Application and Creation of Knowledge that Leads to Action to Restore and Protect an Ecosystem Sound impacts: building an impact metrics portal for tracking collective positive impacts of restoration and green infrastructure across the Puget Sound Aaron Clark, Stewardship Partners, United States PDF 8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
9:00 AM	Lessons from Management Approaches Agriculture-watershed characterization and mapping to support a marketplace approach for implementing planning priorities in Whatcom County Heather MacKay, FHB Consulting Services Inc., United States 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
9:00 AM	The Application and Creation of Knowledge that Leads to Action to Restore and Protect an Ecosystem Groundwater availability for summer low flows: co-production and shared application of hydrogeologic tools and information Rick Dinicola, U.S. Geological Survey, United States Lonna Frans, U.S. Geological Survey, United States Wendy Welch, U.S. Geological Survey, United States PDF 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
9:15 AM	Lessons from Management Approaches Accelerating watershed protection in the central Puget Sound region Maria Sandercock, Puget Sound Regional Council, United States PDF 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM
9:15 AM	The Application and Creation of Knowledge that Leads to Action to Restore and Protect an Ecosystem The community engagement process: inclusivity, integration across cultures and fostering boundary permeability Don Castleden, Comox Valley Project Watershed Society, Canada PDF 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM
9:30 AM	Lessons from Management Approaches Assessment of floodplain condition across Puget Sound: an emerging tool for tracking investments and communicating status Jennifer Burke, Puget Sound Partnership, United States Colin Hume, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States Ilon Logan, Environmental Science Associates, United States Scott McKinney, Washington State Dept. of Ecology, United States PDF 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
9:30 AM	The Application and Creation of Knowledge that Leads to Action to Restore and Protect an Ecosystem Samish Indian Nation Department of Natural Resources' efforts to remove marine debris and creosote using GIS in the San Juan Archipelago, Washington State Casey Palmer-McGee, Samish Indian Nation, United States PDF 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
9:45 AM	Lessons from Management Approaches What's working to restore Puget Sound? Connecting investments, actions, and outcomes Leska S. Fore, Puget Sound Partnership Keith Dublanica, Washington (State). Governor's Salmon Recovery Office Jennifer Johnson, Washington (State). Governor's Salmon Recovery Office Jessica Archer, Washington (State). Department of Ecology PDF 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
9:45 AM	The Application and Creation of Knowledge that Leads to Action to Restore and Protect an Ecosystem The center for creative conservation: fostering novel collaborations for regional sustainability Sara J. Breslow, Univ. of Washington, United States Joshua Lawler, Univ. of Washington, United States Julian Olden, Univ. of Washington, United States Spencer Wood, Univ. of Washington, United States PDF 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
10:30 AM	Strategic Recovery Part I: Managing Recovery at Different Scales Successes and lessons learned: supporting organizations' capacity to protect and restore Puget Sound Taylor Biaggi, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, United States PDF 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
10:30 AM	The Lower Fraser River: A Wildlife Hotspot on the Brink Prioritizing management actions for the Fraser River estuary Laura Kehoe, Univ. of Victoria, Canada Jessie Lund, Univ. of Victoria, Canada Julia Baum, Univ. of Victoria, Canada Lia Chalifour, Univ. of Victoria, Canada Tara Martin, Univ. of British Columbia, Canada PDF 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
10:45 AM	Strategic Recovery Part I: Managing Recovery at Different Scales City Habitats: thriving people, thriving nature and solving stormwater collaboratively as a region Aaron Clark, Stewardship Partners, United States Chirstin Hilton, The Nature Conservancy of Washington, United States Jessie Israel, The Nature Conservancy of Washington, United States Hannah Kett, The Nature Conservancy of Washington, United States Danielle Shaw, Washington Environmental Council, United States Sean Watts, Seattle Parks Foundation, United States Pam Emerson, City of Seattle, United States PDF 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
10:45 AM	The Lower Fraser River: A Wildlife Hotspot on the Brink Survival of the Lower Fraser and People of the River Murray Ned, Lower Fraser Fisheries Alliance, Canada Ken Malloway, Lower Fraser Fisheries Alliance, Canada Sally Hope, Lower Fraser Fisheries Alliance, Canada Janson Wong, Lower Fraser Fisheries Alliance, Canada Dalton Silver, Lower Fraser Fisheries Alliance, Canada PDF 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM	Strategic Recovery Part I: Managing Recovery at Different Scales Coastal and indigenous community access to marine resources in Canada Nathan Bennett, Univ. of British Columbia, Canada 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
11:00 AM	The Lower Fraser River: A Wildlife Hotspot on the Brink Research into the cause of brackish marsh recession in the Fraser River estuary Brent Gurd, British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, Canada Sean Boyd, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canada Eric Balke, British Columbia Conservation Foundation, Canada Richard Marijnissen, Delft Univ. of Technology, Netherlands Brad Mason, Community Mapping Network, Canada Kathleen Moore, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canada PDF 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM	Strategic Recovery Part I: Managing Recovery at Different Scales Designing data collection for decision-making: shaping the coastal First Nations regional monitoring system to meet the needs of the Nations Erica Olson, ESSA Technologies Ltd., Canada Brendan Connors, ESSA Technologies Ltd., Canada Lara Hoshizaki, Coastal First Nations - Great Bear Initiative, Canada Jana Kotaska, Coastal First Nations - Great Bear Initiative, Canada Darcy Pickard, ESSA Technologies Ltd., Canada Marc Nelitz, ESSA Technologies Ltd., Canada Amy Groesbeck, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada Jordan Benner, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada Katherine Kellock, ESSA Technologies Ltd., Canada Anton Pitts, Coastal First Nations - Great Bear Initiative, Canada PDF 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
11:15 AM	The Lower Fraser River: A Wildlife Hotspot on the Brink Characterizing juvenile Chinook salmon outmigration timing, size and population origin in the Fraser River estuary David Scott, Raincoast Conservation Foundation, Canada 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM	Strategic Recovery Part I: Managing Recovery at Different Scales A collaborative approach for evaluating agricultural contributions to nonpoint source pollution in the Deschutes watershed, south Puget Sound Stephen Bramwell, Washington State Univ., United States Nicole Warren, Thurston Conservation District, United States PDF 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
11:30 AM	The Lower Fraser River: A Wildlife Hotspot on the Brink How 19 years of BC coastal waterbird citizen science data is informing conservation planning Karen Devitt, Bird Studies Canada, Canada James Casey, Bird Studies Canada, Canada PDF 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
11:45 AM	Strategic Recovery Part I: Managing Recovery at Different Scales Restoration of ecosystem processes in Puget Sound nearshore habitats: what we have lost, where we are going, and how we are learning along the way Tish Conway-Cranos, Washington State Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, United States 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
11:45 AM	The Lower Fraser River: A Wildlife Hotspot on the Brink Suggestions for rethinking governance in the Fraser estuary Deborah Carlson, West Coast Environmental Law, Canada Daniel Sinclair, Univ. of British Columbia, Canada 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

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