Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference

Climate Science 2: Water

Climate Impacts to Groundwater Ponding and Salinity – Stillaguamish and Snohomish

Daniel Elefant, PE

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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Climate Science 2: Water

Projecting Future Climate States for the Salish Sea in Support of the Management of local Ecosystems and Fisheries

Dr. Amber Holdsworth

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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Climate Science 2: Water

Phase 2 Development of a Hydrologic Condition Index for the Puget Sound Basin

Colin Hume

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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Climate Science 2: Water

Downscaling future climate models for local flood and socioeconomic exposure across the Salish Sea with the Coastal Storm Modeling System (CoSMoS)

Dr. Patrick Barnard

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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Climate Science 2: Water

Tracking Salish Sea Environmental Changes in Real-Time

Dr. John Mickett

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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Communities and Ecosystems

One Island, One Earth: Exploring Island Ecological Footprints and Fingerprints

Michelle Thompson
Adam Huggins

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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Communities and Ecosystems

Urbanization reduces understory kelp abundance, macroalgal function, and biogenic complexity in the Salish Sea

Dr. Eliza Heery

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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Communities and Ecosystems

Neighbourhood-Scale Coastal Adaptation with Green Shores: Challenges and Opportunities

Jessica Wilson

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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Communities and Ecosystems

The Living Dike – Pilot Project Phase Technical Development from multiple Multi-Discipline Walkabouts.

John Readshaw
Gary Williams

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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Conservation Through Different Ways of Knowing

Improving the Use of Science in Collaborative Ecosystem Restoration: Government and Non-government knowledge brokers

Tom Koontz

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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Conservation Through Different Ways of Knowing

Developing the Ka:’yu:’k’t’h’/Che:k’tles7et’h’ First Nations Stewardship Program

Erica Olson

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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Conservation Through Different Ways of Knowing

Collaborative Restoration of Boundary Bay for Traditional Shellfish Harvest: Shared Waters Alliance

Christy Juteau
Harley Chappell

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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Conservation Through Different Ways of Knowing

Boundary spanning in support of ecosystem-based management

Dr. Tessa Francis

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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Conservation Through Different Ways of Knowing

Incorporating Indigenous Methodologies for Assessing Conservation Risk

Reiley Terbasket
Jason Straka

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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Innovations and Emerging Science 1

Oceanographic conditions and harmful algae in the Strait of Georgia, Canada – outcomes of seven years of monitoring with the citizen science program.

Svetlana Esenkolova

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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Innovations and Emerging Science 1

Deriving Phytoplankton Community Composition in the Salish Sea using CHEMTAX and OLCI Sentinel 3 data

Vishnu P. Suseelan

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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Innovations and Emerging Science 1

Profiling marine biotoxins in the Salish Sea

Dr. Andrew R.S. Ross

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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Innovations and Emerging Science 1

Bioretention for Lakes: Washington's search to replace compost in our stormwater filters

Dr. Dylan Ahearn

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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Innovations and Emerging Science 1

Initial sensitivity analysis of nutrient loading to understand hypoxia in the Salish Sea sub-basins

Su Kyong Yun

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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Nearshore Restoration and Shoreline Management

Shoreline armor removal to restore variability in intertidal ecosystems

Dr. Simone Des Roches

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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Nearshore Restoration and Shoreline Management

Neighbourhood vs. Individual Property Scale Coastal Protection: A Case Study in Qualicum Beach, British Columbia

Jessica Wilson
Grant Lamont

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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Nearshore Restoration and Shoreline Management

Scaling shoreline restoration to improve nearshore marine habitat for salmon and forage fishes

Emily Bishop

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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Nearshore Restoration and Shoreline Management

Holistic restoration at Dabob Bay: A case study of restoring a stream, floodplain, pocket estuary and low bank shoreline system

Peter Bahls
Michele Zukerberg

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Nearshore Restoration and Shoreline Management

Birch Bay - The Story of the Region's Largest Beach Nourishment/Restoration Project

Jim Johannessen

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Salmon Management & Marine Survival

Region-wide declines in size at age for BC Chinook salmon: Trends and causes in space and time.

Dr. Ravi Maharaj

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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Salmon Management & Marine Survival

Salish Sea Marine Survival Project: Putting Findings into Action for the Future of Salmon

Jacques White

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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Salmon Management & Marine Survival

Impacts of Predation on Pacific Herring Egg Survival in the Southern Salish Sea

Heidi Stewart

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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Salmon Management & Marine Survival

Density-dependent habitat limitations for juvenile Chinook salmon in large river deltas of Puget Sound

Dr. Correigh Greene

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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Setting the Table for Collaboration, Communication, & Planning Together

Upholding diverse knowledge systems to identify marine areas of high ecological, socio-economic, and cultural value in Howe Sound/Átl'ka7tsem, British Columbia

Fiona Beaty
Myia Antone

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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Setting the Table for Collaboration, Communication, & Planning Together

Planning, Engagement and Construction of Blue-Green Systems: Creating Connected and multi-beneficial solutions for the Road Right-of-Way in Vancouver

Dr. Tugce Conger
Connor Redman

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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Setting the Table for Collaboration, Communication, & Planning Together

Finding Common Ground: Communicating Across Borders to Restore the Salish Sea

Jessica Rose
Jade Dudoward
David Sway-La Duenas

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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Setting the Table for Collaboration, Communication, & Planning Together

Indigenous Knowledge and Salmon-Safe Certification at Vancouver International Airport

Wendy Avis
Theresa Fresco

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Setting the Table for Collaboration, Communication, & Planning Together

Setting the table for diversity through understanding harmful algae in the Salish Sea: collaboration of diverse backgrounds and viewpoints.

Teri King

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Southern Resident Killer Whales and Vessel Science (Panel)

Southern Resident Killer Whales and Vessels: Recent Science and Future Trends

Tim Ragen
Dr. Rob Williams
Dr. Joseph Gaydos
Lovel Pratt
John Durban
Holly Fearnbach

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Sunflower Sea Star - Roadmap to Recovery (Panel)

The sunflower sea star (Pycnopodia helianthoides): a roadmap to recovery following a disease-driven mass mortality

Dr. Walter Heady
Vienna Saccomanno
Dr. Jason Hodin
Dr. Dave Duggins
Dr. Alyssa-Lois Gehman
Dr. Drew Harvell
Dr. Lauren Schiebelhut
Dr. Sarah Gravem
Sara Hamilton

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Dungeness Crab in the Salish Sea: Highlight Recent Research in Changing Waters (Panel)

Dungeness Crab in the Salish Sea: Highlight Recent Research in Changing Waters

Emily Buckner
Heather Earle
Dr. Matthew Whalen
Dr. Paul McElhany
Allison Brownlee
Margaret Homerding
Katie Houle
Mary Fisher
Daniel Sund
Dr. James Dimond

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Eelgrass and Nearshore Management Plans

Shoreline Management Plans: A hindrance or a help to kelp conservation in Puget Sound?

Katherine Conroy

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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Eelgrass and Nearshore Management Plans

Intertidal eelgrass decline under combined effects of wasting disease and warming

Dr. Lillian Aoki

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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Eelgrass and Nearshore Management Plans

Pathogen Filtration: an untapped ecosystem service

Corinne Klohmann

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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Eelgrass and Nearshore Management Plans

The 2021 Puget Sound Nearshore Summit and Synthesis: Proceedings and key outcomes

Dr. Letitia (Tish) Conway-Cranos

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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Environmental Education

St. George Rainway: Integrating Environmental Education into Public Engagement

Julie McManus

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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Environmental Education

Bringing Virtual Reality to the Classroom: Friends of the San Juans Immersive Education Program

Jess Newley

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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Environmental Education

Bring your estuary expertise to students outdoors! SeaDoc Society’s free Explore the Salish Sea curriculum for grade 5 - Just add water...and community partners.

Mira Lutz Castle
Leigh Ann Gilmer

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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Environmental Education

Getting the youth back to the land: Community-based collaborative Archaeology at Tl’ches

Dr. Darcy Mathews

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Innovations in Regulatory Permit Processes (Panel)

Innovations in Regulatory Permit Processes for Aquatic Habitat Protection and Restoration in Washington

Diane Hennessey
Paul Cereghino
Stephanie Ehinger
Sydney Fishman
Kelly Still
Hannah Faulkner
Josh Peters

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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Oil Spills and Road-based Contaminants

Predicting the Ecotoxicological Impacts of Microplastics in the Salish Sea using GIS

Melina Sorensen

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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Oil Spills and Road-based Contaminants

A statistical representation of oil spill fate in the Salish Sea based on AIS ship traffic, oil transfer data, and a Monte Carlo model framework.

Dr. Rachael Mueller

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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Oil Spills and Road-based Contaminants

California's Regulation of Motor Vehicle Tires Containing 6PPD

Dr. Anne-Cooper Doherty

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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Oil Spills and Road-based Contaminants

Occurrence and Fate of 6PPD-Quinone in Urban Receiving Waters

Dr. Edward Kolodziej

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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Oil Spills and Road-based Contaminants

Modelling long-term multi-species impacts from oil spill scenarios using Salish Sea Atlantis

Dr. Raisha Lovindeer

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Social Science for the Salish Sea: An Interactive Discussion to Build a Research Agenda (Panel) (Panel)

Social Science for the Salish Sea: An Interactive Discussion to Build a Research Agenda

Dr. Sara Breslow
Dr. David Trimbach
Leah Kintner
Heather Cole
Dr. Nathan Bennett
Dr. Leif Anderson
Erin Hanson
Dr. Jamie Donatuto

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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Southern Resident Killer Whales Vessel Impacts & Foraging Success

The Variety and Value of Grassroots, Ground-up Recovery Efforts

Jess Newley
Donna Sandstrom
Dr. Frances Robertson
Susie Washington-Smyth
Jessica Scott

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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Southern Resident Killer Whales Vessel Impacts & Foraging Success

Interactive threats reduce foraging and prey capture effort by endangered killer whales

Dr. Marla Holt

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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Southern Resident Killer Whales Vessel Impacts & Foraging Success

Utilizing sound and movement biologging tags to investigate predictors of foraging behavior in two at-risk populations of fish-eating killer whales

Dr. Jennifer Tennessen

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Southern Resident Killer Whales Vessel Impacts & Foraging Success

Exploring protection priorities for Southern Resident killer whale foraging areas

Frances Robertson

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Transformative Partnerships for Ocean Science and Engagement (Panel)

Transformative partnerships for ocean science and engagement

Dr. Matthew Whalen
Dr. Marco Hatch
Dr. Isobel Pearsall
Dr. Kylee Pawluk
Dr. Margot Hessing-lewis
Eugenia Bertulis

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Hatchery, Habitat, & Survival

Utilizing new PIT tag technology to assess juvenile Chinook migration patterns, residence time, and survival in the lower Green River.

Chris Gregersen

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1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Hatchery, Habitat, & Survival

Explorations into the assessment of hatchery effectiveness and interactions between hatchery and wild fish: challenges and results.

Andy Rosenberger

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1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Hatchery, Habitat, & Survival

Assessing Futures of Two Cowichan River Pacific Salmon Species, Chinook and Coho, Using Scenario Analysis for Cumulative Effects Assessment

Dr. Arman Ospan

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1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Hatchery, Habitat, & Survival

Improving Salmon Access to Inland Habitat can also Reduce Risk to Human Safety and Property

Ken Cousins

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1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Hatchery, Habitat, & Survival

Hatchery release strategy effects on production outcomes for Chinook and Coho

Sam James

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1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Innovations and Emerging Science 3 (Panel)

Acartia: a decentralized data cooperative for sharing animal occurrence data across the Salish Sea, from orcas to zooplankton

Scott Veirs
Maria Baron Palamar
Nick Byrne
Peter Ince
Virgil Zetterlind
Alisa Lemire Brooks
Susan Berta
Val Veirs

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Integrating Climate Science into Flood Plain Management

Modeling the effects of projected climate warming on stream temperatures in the Stillaguamish River basin

Emily Smoot

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1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Integrating Climate Science into Flood Plain Management

Modeling the effects of climate change on peak flows in the Nooksack River, North Cascades, WA

Evan Paul

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1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Integrating Climate Science into Flood Plain Management

Floodplains by Design: Introductory Guidance and Resources for the Integration of Climate Information in Floodplain Management

Tess Wrobleski

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1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Integrating Climate Science into Flood Plain Management

Floodplains by Design: Linking community perspectives to climate services for adaptive, multi-benefit floodplain management

Erica Asinas

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Integrating Climate Science into Flood Plain Management

Floodplains By Design: Technical Guidance and Resources for the Integration of Climate Information in Floodplain Management

Matthew Rogers

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Maplewood Marine Restoration Project (Panel)

Maplewood Marine Restoration Project - Panel Session

Charlotte Olson
Vanessa Koo
Lindsey Ogston
Hillary Hyland
Cora Den Hartigh
Jemma Scoble
Neil Snowball
Ravi Chatterji
Cynthia Durance

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1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Microplastics in the Salish Sea (Panel)

Microplastics in the Salish Sea: A wholistic approach

Dr. Lyda Harris
Nora Nickum
Dr. Shawn Larson
Julie Masura
Heather Trim

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Puget Sound Federal Task Force (Panel)

Puget Sound Federal Task Force: Coordinating, leveraging and prioritizing diverse federal programs toward a healthy and sustainable Puget Sound

Erik Peterson
Peter Murchie
Elizabeth Babcock
Diane Hennessey
Richard Vacirca
Nathaniel Scholz
Catherine Gockel
Bill Labiosa
Dakota Badawy

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1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Salish Sea Education in Public Schools (Panel)

Salish Sea education in public schools breaks barriers to science, traditional knowledge, and a culture of evidence-based decision-making. How can we elevate access?

Mira Lutz Castle
Dr. Bert Weber
Leonard Merriman
Sally Hanft
Ardi Kveven
Elizabeth Schmitz
Anna Booker
Rosie Cayou James

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1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Sea Urchin Populations in the Salish Sea (Panel)

Sea urchin populations in the Salish Sea: recent findings regarding invertebrates that support a prized fishery and play an important role in nearshore ecosystems.

Helen Berry
Dr. Daniel Okamoto
Dr. Ole Shelton
Taylor Frierson
Cynthia Catton

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1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Transboundary Programs to Quiet the Seas (Panel)

Transboundary Programs to Quiet the Seas: Successes, Challenges, and the Road Ahead

Krista Trounce
Rachel Aronson
Dr. Julie Watson
Sonja Henneman
Grace Ferrara
Alanna Frayne
Isabel Deutsch
Donna Sandstrom

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1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

Restoration Implementation Planning for Salish Sea Stream Mouths Impacted by the Railroad

Paul Schlenger, Environmental Science Associates

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

PREVALENCE, DISTRIBUTION, AND CONTROL OF SHELL-BORING POLYCHAETES ON OYSTER FARMS FROM CALIFORNIA TO ALASKA

Dr. Julieta Martinelli, University of Washington

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

RECONSTRUCTING THE ECOLOGICAL HISTORY AND PAST ENVIRONMENTS OF NATIVE OLYMPIA OYSTERS TO INFORM THEIR CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION IN THE SALISH SEA

Dr. Julieta Martinelli, University of Washington

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

Long-term water quality monitoring trends and drivers of change in marine and fresh waters of the Swinomish Reservation, WA

Shannon Stewart, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community
Nicole Casper, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

Eelgrass Correlation to Pseudo-nitzschia Population

Kyle Peterson, Ocean Research College Academy at EvCC

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

A 13-year temporal and spatial analysis of nutrient levels in Possession Sound and their seasonal relationship with river discharge

Sheamin Kim, Everett Community College

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

How will climate change affect estuarine nursery quality? Findings from a spatially explicit bioenergetics model in the Nisqually River Delta

Dr. Melanie Davis, U.S. Geological Survey

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

Exploring Temporal Patterns in Temperature and Current Speed at the Mouth of the Snohomish River

Sergei Avetisyan, Everett Community College

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

An assessment of Blue Carbon sources and potential in the Nisqually Estuary using biomarkers and compound-specific isotopes of marsh plants, eelgrass, and sediment

Dr. Renee Takesue, U.S. Geological Survey

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

How does stuff wash ashore in the Salish Sea?

Rich Pawlowicz, University Of British Columbia

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

Tidal Influence on the Fraser River Plume

Shumin Li, Ubc

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

Variations in pH and Nutrients in Relation to Snohomish River Discharge in Possession Sound

Emma Lesueur, Everett Community College

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

Analyzing Trends of Dissolved Oxygen and Abundance of Crab Zoea in Possession Sound

Thunder Lambright, Ocean Research College Academy at EvCC

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

Estuary Acidification: A five-year perspective on pH in Possession Sound, Washington

Alexa Haucke, Everett Community College

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

SEDIMENTOLOGY AND CITIZEN SCIENCE: ECOLOGICAL MONITORING IN CARPENTER CREEK, KINGSTON, WA.

Quinn Habedank, University Of Washington

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

Oceanographic properties and effects of Deep Renewals in the Strait of Georgia

Mina Masoud, The University of British Columbia

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

WATER CURRENTS AND THEIR EFFECT ON POSSESSION SOUND

Nadia Brainerd, Everett Community College

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

Genetic risk assessment model for native shellfish aquaculture

Natalie Lowell, WA Sea Grant

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

Effects of hypoxia and acidification on the swimming behavior of Calanus pacificus: Lethal and sublethal responses to stressors

Amy Wyeth, University Of Washington

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

Cyst Mapping of Alexandrium catenella in Surface Sediments of Puget Sound from 2013-2021

Dr. Cheryl Greengrove, University Of Washington Tacoma

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

The presence of Alexandrium catenella harmful algal bloom cysts in Port Gardner, WA in 2019

Caitlyn McFarland, University Of Washington Tacoma

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

Experimental Olympia Oyster Restoration at Penrose Point State Park

Stena Troyer, Harbor Wildwatch

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

2021 Particle Grain-Size and Total Organic Content Analyses of Surface Sediments from Puget Sound and Elliot Bay near Seattle, WA

Jessica Wolford, University Of Washington Tacoma
Ethan Hoang, University Of Washington Tacoma
Julie Masura, University Of Washington Tacoma

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

A five year look at the impacts of pH Seasonally and Spatially within Possession Sound

Maxwell Bauccio-Teschlog, Ocean Research College Academy @ EvCC

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

Plankton biomass decomposition enriches for methanogenic archaea in near-shore waters of Puget Sound

Clarissa Troutman, University Of Puget Sound

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

Monitoring Overwintering Shorebird Use of Agricultural and Intertidal Habitats in the Fraser River Delta Key Biodiversity Area

James Casey, Birds Canada

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

Earthquakes, ecological change, and human modification: records in sediments of the Duwamish delta at Seattle, Washington

Elizabeth Davis, University Of Washington

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

West Whidbey Island beach and bluff change between 2015, 2018, and 2021 from boat-based lidar

Amanda Hacking, Wa State Dept. Of Ecology

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

Northern Salish Sea Vital Kelp Project - Cultivation and Out-plant of Kelp for Fish Habitat. Timing and Use by Fish.

Lee-Ann Ennis, BCCF Vital Kelp Project

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

A persistent mid-water column hypoxic zone with low pH and CaCO3 saturation state in Toba Inlet

Dr. Alex Hare, Hakai Institute

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

The impacts of historical wood storage on nearshore eelgrass (Zostera marina) habitat (Won't present live)

Sonia Domarchuk-white, Pacific Salmon Foundation, Seachange Marine Conservation

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

Plankton Presence and Gradients along the Merge between Estuary and River Water

Casandra Jade Laney, Everett Community College

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

Examining changes in abundance and distribution of Zostera marina (eelgrass) within the San Juan Islands.

Robert Hoekendorf, University Of Washington

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

Delineating and monitoring bluff toe positions from boat-based lidar to quantify morphology change at Edgewater Beach, WA

PhD, PE George Kaminsky, Washington State Department Of Ecology
Heather Weiner, Washington State Department Of Ecology
Hannah Drummond, Washington State Department Of Ecology

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

Coastal erosion hazard assessment results along Clallam County, WA

Hannah Drummond, Washington Department Of Ecology

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

Restoring damaged and declining eelgrass in the San Juan Archipelago: a pioneering program using seeds

Yuki Wilmerding, Friday Harbor Labs
Sandy Wyllie-Echeverria, Friday Harbor Labs

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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

Squamish Estuary Restoration Project - Restoring Chinook Salmon Populations

Edith Tobe, Squamish River Watershed Society

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 3: Land - Water Connections

Coastal structure relocation/managed realignment example projects in the Puget Sound region

Jim Johannessen, Coastal Geologic Services

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

Tahlequah Soft Shore Project Tahlequah Ferry Terminal

Rick Huey, Wa State Ferries

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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

Impacts of Combined Sewer Outflow Overflows on Dissolved Oxygen and Turbidity in Possession Sound

Katie Shaw, Everett Community College

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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

River Field Studies Network: Connecting People, Rivers, and Science through Immersive Education

Dr. John Mclaughlin, Western Washington University

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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

PAH Removal, Fate and Transport in Stormwater Bioretention Systems Amended with Biochar and Fungi

Chelsea Mitchell, Washington State University

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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

Here’s what to know about the new Puget Sound Vital Signs!

Corinne Noufi, Wa Sea Grant
Mary Ramirez, Wa Sea Grant
Nathalie Hamel, Wa Sea Grant

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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

Monitoring xenoestrogen exposure and endocrine disruption in a Puget Sound benthic flatfish, English sole (Parophrys vetulus)

Dr. Louisa Harding, Washington Department Of Fish And Wildlife

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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

Salish Sea Initiative Interactive Map

Tamara Fraser, Fisheries And Oceans Canada
Dr. Kathryn Berry, Fisheries And Oceans Canada

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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

A community collaboration striving for a Plastic Free Salish Sea

Karin Roemers-Kleven, San Juan County

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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

Sentinels of Change: Engaging communities to monitor marine invertebrates in the Salish Sea

Heather Earle, Hakai Institute
Dr. Matthew Whalen, Hakai Institute

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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

Resilient Coasts for Salmon - Empowering Communities with Nature-based Solutions to Adapt to Climate Change

Kyla Sheehan, Pacific Salmon Foundation

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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

The Importance of Plankton-the base of the Salish Sea's food chain, beautiful organisms, usually invisible, presented in an ongoing series of my paintings. (Will not present live)

Susan Taylor

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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

Characterizing Contaminant Concentrations in Priority Chinook Salmon Stocks Consumed by Resident Killer Whales in the Northeastern Pacific Ocean

Stephanie Holbert, Simon Fraser University

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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

Microchemical techniques to evaluate priority contaminant sources along the migration routes of Chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) and Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)

Micah Quindazzi, Uvic

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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

Pollution Tracker: Long-term Monitoring of Priority Contaminants in Coastal British Columbia

Kelsey Delisle, Ocean Wise Conservation Association (OWCA)

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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

Investigating contaminant-related health effects in killer whales in British Columbia using omics

Dr. Bethany DeCourten, Ocean Wise

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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

Mapping of Microplastics in Surface Sediments of Puget Sound to Determine Impacts on Benthic Communities from 2014-2021

MaggieJo Baer, University of Washington Tacoma

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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

2021 Mapping of Microplastics in Surface Sediments of Elliot Bay near Seattle, WA to Determine Impacts on Benthic Communities

Sade McNight, University Of Washington Tacoma
Olivia Kirby, University Of Washington Tacoma

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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

Indigenous-led Cumulative Effects & Bridging the Informational Gap for Informed Decision Making

Marian Ngo, Salish Sea Indigenous Guardians Association (SSIGA)
Bridget Dunne, Salish Sea Indigenous Guardians Association (SSIGA)

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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

Six Years of Adult Education about the "Wonders of the Salish Sea"

Deborah Simpson, Nature Vancouver

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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

Establishing a baseline for Northern Anchovy populations by ichthyoplankton sampling in Puget Sound, WA.

Katie Olson, Washington Department Of Fish And Wildlife

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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

Monitoring vegetation response to culvert removals in a salt marsh: education for college interns, citizen scientists and the local community.

Dr. Melissa Fleming, Stillwaters Environmental Center

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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

A preliminary ranking of contaminants of concern in juvenile Harrison Chinook and their habitat in the Fraser River, British Columbia.

Bonnie Lo, DFO/SFU

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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

Reporting on the Health of the Salish Sea via transboundary ecosystem indicators: Reflecting on twenty years and mobilizing for the future

Sarah Bartnik, Government of Canada
Michael Rylko, Government of Canada

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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

Transboundary Cooperation in the Salish Sea: 2021-2024 Action Plan of the US Environmental Protection Agency and Environment and Climate Change Canada

Ian Rogalski, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Dr. Lisa Chang, Environment and Climate Change Canada

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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

Citizen science and collaborative programs help reveal coastal waterbird trends and understand the mechanisms underlying those trends in the Salish Sea and Pacific coast

Dr. Remi Torrenta, Birds Canada

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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

Salish Sea Certified Program as a Way to Focus Consumer Energy on Protecting the Salish Sea

Riley Starks, Salish Center For Sustainable Fishing Methods

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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

Salish Sea Pigeon Guillemot Breeding Surveys

Terence Lee, Nisqually Reach Nature Center

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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

Community Science In the Salish Sea: Intertidal Monitoring in the Cherry Point and Fidalgo Bay Aquatic Reserves

Rondi Nordal, Re Sources
Eleanor Hines, Re Sources

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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Poster Session 4: People Working Together to Protect the Salish Sea

Community Science Project: Exploring Plastic Pollution With Undergraduate Researchers and Aspiring Girl Scientists

Julie Masura, University Of Washington Tacoma
Amy Kovacs, University Of Washington Tacoma
Jenny Huntley, University Of Washington Tacoma

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4:30 PM - 5:00 PM