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Hydrographic Data Harmonization Phase III Workshop: Alaska-British Columbia-Yukon Juneau June 1-5, 2015

IJC Hydrographic Data Harmonization Phase III Workshop: Alaska-British Columbia-Yukon

 June 1-5, 2015, Juneau, Alaska

US Contact:                Karen Hanson: 801-908-5038 khanson@usgs.gov

Canadian Contact:      Judy Kwan: 604-664-9153 judy.kwan@ec.gc.ca

International Contact: Mike Laitta: 202-736-9022 Laittam@Washington.ijc.org

Start Time:                  1:00 p.m. Monday, June 1, 2015

End Time:                   12:00 p.m. Friday, June 5, 2015

The goal of this workshop is to populate the new subset of Subbasins (US8-CAN4units) that constitute the boundary region along the Alaska-British Columbia border  with seamless Watersheds (US 10-digit, WSC 6-digit codes) and Subwatersheds (US 12-digit, WSC 7- digit codes), standardized and interoperable with both Canadian and U.S. Federal, State and Provincial drainage area interpretations. All recommended delineations are based on standard topographic, hydrographic base layers and local data holdings. The structure of the workshop is interactive; IJC Task Force members prepare an ArcMap edit session and table in order  to capture comments and suggested edits for each of these aggregations. Particular focus is placed on confluences and ridgeline placement.

Harmonization of the 10-digit, and all 12-digit within a shared 10-digit is the focus of the workshop. Proposed delineations will be posted for participant review one month prior to the workshop.

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American Water Resources Association Spring Conference May 13-15

Registration and a call for abstracts is now open for the American Water Resources Association-Alaska Chapter’s Conference, “Water Resource Remote Sensing Applications in Alaska”.  The conference will be held in Fairbanks on May 13-May 15, 2015.  Please see the conference website for more details:
The conference will be a mixture of Keynote Speakers, hands-on workshops, catered poster sessions, and field trips focused on remote sensing applications in water resources research and managment.  A number of field trips have also been organized to sites around Fairbanks hosted by experts in water resources and remote sensing.
There will be a limited number of student travel scholarships and poster awards!  Please see the website for more details.
Remote sensing has tremendous application in Alaska!  This conference will provide great information for all levels of interest and application.

 

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Upcoming restoration courses taking place in Juneau next week!

Two river restoration oriented courses taking place in Juneau next week – check out the registration and course details below.

April 14, 2015 – Beavers as Restoration Tools Workshop – http://noncredit.pdx.edu/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&courseId=39681371 
April 15, 2015 – RiverRat: River Restoration and Analysis Tools – http://noncredit.pdx.edu/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&courseId=29231122  (be sure to register for the class ending in -002)
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FLOW 2015 – “Protecting Rivers and Lakes in the Face of Uncertainty”

Plan on attending and register for the third international workshop on flow and water level conservation for fish, wildlife, ecological processes and uses: “Protecting Rivers and Lakes in the Face of Uncertainty“.

The April 28-30, 2015 workshop/conference will be hosted by the Instream Flow Council (IFC) at the Red Lion Jantzen Beach Hotel, Portland, OR and is open to all water use stakeholders and interests.

See links below to access program and related information:

– Program: http://www.instreamflowcouncil.org/flow-2015/flow-2015-program/

– Link to Online Registration for Attendees: http://www.instreamflowcouncil.org/flow-2015/event-registration/

– Link to Hotel Reservation Conference Rates: https://resweb.passkey.com/Resweb.do?mode=welcome_ei_new&eventID=11366820

– Link to Call for Posters: http://www.instreamflowcouncil.org/flow-2015/flow-2015flow-2015-call-for-posters/ 

– Link to Conference Overview- all categories: http://www.instreamflowcouncil.org/flow-2015/       

– Link to Speaker Profiles: http://www.instreamflowcouncil.org/flow-2015/flow-2015-speaker-profiles/

– Becoming a Sponsor and/or Exhibitor Online Processing (online processing confirmation can take 24 to 72 hours): http://www.instreamflowcouncil.org/flow-2015/flow2015-sponsors-and-exhibitors/

– Instream Flow Council (IFC) Overview  http://www.instreamflowcouncil.org/about/

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2 River Restoration Courses taking place in Juneau in April 2015

Two river restoration oriented courses taking place in Juneau this spring – check out the registration and course details below.

April 14, 2015 – Beavers as Restoration Tools Workshop – http://noncredit.pdx.edu/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&courseId=39681371 
April 15, 2015 – RiverRat: River Restoration and Analysis Tools – http://noncredit.pdx.edu/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&courseId=29231122  (be sure to register for the class ending in -002)
EPP726 Beaver Restoration Workshop
Course Description

Using beaver to restore streams is rapidly gaining acceptance as a cost-effective technique to improve aquatic habitat, especially for salmonids. Regulatory and institutional obstacles are being reduced or removed as scientific advances continue to demonstrate that beaver can restore stream habitat far more effectively, and at a much lower cost, than many traditional stream restoration approaches.

Join us for an intensive 1-day workshop symposium for the beta release of a state-of-the-science manual regarding the use of beaver to restore streams. Work shops are taking place across the western US and they will be interactive with the audience as we walk through the manual describing its use to facilitate the restoration of streams. We will provide assessment tools for determining how, where, and when to use beaver in stream restoration. Also included will be a discussion of the regulatory process and how to maximize the probability of successfully obtaining permits.

These workshops will be offered for a nominal fee through a partnership with US Fish and Wildlife Service, NOAA Fisheries, and Portland State University, Environmental Professional Program.

EPP233 RiverRAT: River Restoration and Analysis Tools

Course Description

The Pacific Northwest continues to be an international leader in the field of stream restoration, and as such, regulatory reviewers are often faced with novel project types that are not yet supported by industry standards.  While appropriate and necessary given the state of our river systems, this does pose unique challenges when reviewers are faced with evaluating a stream restoration project. 

To address this challenge, NOAA Fisheries and USFWS collaboratively commissioned research in 2008-09 to develop a Science Document and accompanying tools to support more consistent and comprehensive reviews of stream management and restoration proposals.  The Science Documentsynthesizes the body of knowledge in fluvial geomorphology and river management, and presents it in a way that is accessible to a broad scientific and management audience.  Accompanying theScience Document are three tools: (1) a Screening Matrix that relatively ranks risks due to project and stream response potential; (2) a Project Information Checklist to assist in evaluating whether a proposal includes all the information necessary to allow critical and thorough project evaluation; and (3) a project evaluation tool named RiverRAT that guides reviewers through the steps necessary to critically evaluate the quality of the information submitted, the goals and objectives of the project, project planning and development, project design, geomorphic-habitat-species relevance, and risks to listed species.  The tools and supporting Science Document are publically available at www.restorationreview.com, and are now being commonly used for review by various state and federal agencies. 

This course will provide an overview of the physical science underpinning river restoration, use of the Screening Matrix, overview of the Project Information Checklist, and in class use of RiverRATutilizing a real restoration project.  This course is intended for anyone involved in the planning, design, implementation, monitoring, funding, and/or review of stream restoration or management actions.

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America’s Fish and Fisheries – Shared through the Camera Lens – A 2015 AFS Film Festival – Film Submission Guidance Now Available!

America’s Fish and Fisheries – Shared through the Camera Lens – A 2015 AFS Film Festival

The Southeast Alaska Fish Habitat Partnership, Western Native Trout Initiative, Sitka Conservation Society, Southeast Sustainable Partnership, and The Salmon Project all invite you to submit a fishy-film to be showcased as part of America’s Fish and Fisheries – Shared through the Camera Lens a film festival taking place during the American Fisheries Society’s 145th Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon this August.

Film Submissions DUE – Thursday, March 12, 2015

Check out the film submission guidance and online submission form here

Festival films will focus in on an aspect of the connections between people and fish, the unique life cycles and habitat needs of different species, advances in fisheries science, or how resource practitioners and ordinary people are helping conserve fish and their habitats across the nation; films are anticipated that reflect the American Fisheries Society mission statement and strengthen the fisheries profession.

The film festival will take place during the American Fisheries Society’s 145th Annual Meeting over a two-day period. Films will be shown continuously during this time to allow meeting attendees to drop in to see films at their convenience.  Film submitters are encouraged to attend the conference and film festival.  Details on the conference can be found at http://2015.fisheries.org/.

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If you have any questions regarding the film festival please contact Deborah Hart, Southeast Alaska Fish Habitat Partnership Coordinator, at coordinator@sealakafishhabitat.org.

(And a big thanks to Therese Thompson from Western Native Trout Initiative, Katrina Mueller, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Alaska Region), and Bethany Goodrich, Sitka Conservation Society/Sustainable Southeast Partnership for their help as festival organizers!)

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41st annual meeting of the Alaska Chapter of the American Fisheries Society – October 20-24

The 41st annual meeting of the Alaska Chapter of the American Fisheries Society will be in Juneau at Centennial Hall from October 20-24

The theme of the meeting is:

Bridging disciplines to solve today’s challenges in resource management

The 2014 Alaska Chapter Meeting is a joint meeting between AFS, the American Water Resources Association (http://state.awra.org/alaska/) and the Southeast Alaska Fish Habitat Partnership (https://www.seakfhp.org/).

Online Registration is OPEN – Register NOW! 


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SE Alaska Estuaries Discussion – Celebrating National Estuaries Week Sept 20-27

SEAKFHP is co-hosting a discussion on Southeast Alaska Estuaries in celebration of National Estuaries Week (September 20-27)Berners Bay Shorezone Mapping.

Please join us during the Alaska Coastal Rainforest Center’s Brown Bag Seminar – this Wednesday, Sept 24th from 12-1pm at the Juneau Forestry Sciences Lab Conference Room (located in their new building next to UAS).

We will have a few brief presentations followed by a group discussion and brain storming session. I will share a brief overview of the Southeast Alaska Fish Habitat Partnership and recent strategy work we are doing for nearshore areas.  We will also have folks from Southeast Alaska Land Trust share an update on their recent acquisition of tidal lands in Auke Nu Cove, and others from the Nature Conservancy and NOAA there to share activities they are working on. We encourage other colleagues to join us and share in the discussion.

Wednesday September 24, 12:00 pm

ACRC Brown Bag Seminar

Southeast Alaska Estuaries: why they are important and how we keep them healthy and productive. In celebration of National Estuaries Week.

Discussion

Juneau Forestry Sciences Lab Conference Room

Please visit the ACRC Home page (http://www.uas.alaska.edu/acrc/index.html) and the Events page (http://www.uas.alaska.edu/acrc/acrc_events/index.html) for more information, including talk abstracts and other upcoming events.