Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference

Restoring Connectivity in Estuaries and Floodplains

Mapping Restored Tidal Connectivity in West Coast Estuaries

Joan M. Drinkwin, Natural Resources Consultants

9:00 AM - 4:45 PM

Restoring Connectivity in Estuaries and Floodplains of the Salish Sea

Biophysical Baseline Monitoring of the Skwelwil’em Estuary Restoration in Squamish, British Columbia/ Juvenile Chinook Accessing a Segregated Estuary

Lora Tryon, Lake Trail Environmental Consulting

9:00 AM - 4:45 PM

Toward a vision for Ecological Resilience in the Lower Fraser River

Areas of high water residence time are critical to pelagic secondary production in the Fraser River Estuary

Joanne Breckenridge, EOAS department, UBC

9:00 AM - 4:45 PM

Track: Shorelines, Estuaries & Rivers – Posters

Effects of Shoreline Armoring on Physical Beach Characteristics in the Salish Sea, WA

Hannah Drummond, Washington Department of Ecology

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9:00 AM - 4:45 PM

Track: Shorelines, Estuaries & Rivers – Posters

Elliott Bay Seawall Habitat Features -- Initial Monitoring Results for Nearshore Ecosystem

Merri Martz, Anchor QEA, LLC

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9:00 AM - 4:45 PM

Track: Shorelines, Estuaries & Rivers – Posters

Examples of Puget Sound Soft Shore and Armor Alternative Projects

Sydney Fishman, Washington Department of Ecology

9:00 AM - 4:45 PM

Track: Shorelines, Estuaries & Rivers – Posters

Fungi distribution in the Elwha restoration ecosystem

Colter Lemons, Huxley College of the Environment, Western Washington University

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9:00 AM - 4:45 PM

Track: Shorelines, Estuaries & Rivers – Posters

Large woody debris protects woody plants from browsing in restoration following Elwha dam removal.

Caelan Johnson, Western Washington University

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9:00 AM - 4:45 PM

Track: Shorelines, Estuaries & Rivers – Posters

Measuring the effectiveness of Seattle’s seawall enhancements on juvenile salmon-an acoustic perspective

Kerry Accola, University of Washington

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9:00 AM - 4:45 PM