Tribal Salmon Reintroduction Workshop
February 2-4, 2010 at Tamástslikt Cultural Institute, Pendleton, Oregon

Workshop attendees...Tribal Fisheries agencies have been at the forefront in efforts to reintroduce salmon species to river systems within the Columbia basin, where the native populations were previously extirpated due to over-fishing, migration blockage or increased mortality from dam construction, freshwater habitat degradation, and/or poor fisheries management. These programs include ongoing efforts to reintroduce coho salmon in the Yakima, Wenatchee, Methow, Umatilla and Clearwater rivers, and spring Chinook in the Hood, Umatilla, Walla Walla, and Clearwater rivers, and Lookingglass Creek (Grande Ronde). Also, reintroduction efforts have recently been initiated for sockeye and summer Chinook salmon in the Yakima River, and steelhead, Chinook and sockeye upstream of Round Butte Dam on the Deschutes River.

The Tribal Salmon Reintroduction Workshop is being organized by CRITFC to provide a venue for scientists, biologists and technicians from the four Treaty Tribes to share information on their respective programs - via PowerPoint presentations, and one-on-one conversations. The focus of the discussions will be on the commonalities in the biological issues associated with broodstock choice and management of reintroduced stocks, and with hatchery rearing, acclimation and monitoring methodologies.

Below is the agenda of this workshop. Click on highlighted presentation titles to view the abstract for that presentation.

Click on the icon to download the Powerpoint presentation associated with that presentation

Agenda

Tuesday - February 2
Introduction (256 KB)
Welcome - Kat Brigham (CTUIR)
Introduction and Workshop Objectives– Peter Galbreath (CRITFC) (260 KB)
Fish Management vs. Coho - Extinction of Coho in the Columbia Basin Above Bonneville Dam - Doug Dompier
Progress Towards Anadromous Fish Restoration Following Dam Removals in the Clearwater Subbasin - Catherine Bradley (NPT) (3 MB)

Coho Reintroduction Programs
Yakima River Coho Re-Introduction Feasibility Study - Todd Newsome (YN) (22.6 MB)
Coho Reintroduction in Mid-Columbia Tributaries– Cory Kamphaus (YN) (36.2 MB)
Coho Reintroduction in the Umatilla River – Brian Zimmerman (CTUIR) (488 KB)
Clearwater Coho Restoration Project– Michael Bisbee (NPT) (15.4 MB)
Dinner Banquet with First Foods Presentation – Eric Quaempts (CTUIR)

Wednesday - February 3
Spring Chinook Reintroduction Programs
Spring Chinook Salmon Re-Introduction in the Hood River – Chris Brun (CTWSRO) (12.4 MB)
Shitike Creek Spring Chinook Outplanting Project (Deschutes River) – Jens Lovtang (CTWSRO) (8 MB)
Reintroduction of Spring Chinook Salmon into the Umatilla River Basin – Craig Contor (CTUIR) (32.2 MB)
Spring Chinook Salmon Reintroduction in the Walla Walla River – Brian Mahoney (CTUIR) (720 KB)
Reintroduction of spring Chinook salmon into Lookingglass Creek, Oregon - Steve Boe (CTUIR) (5.5 MB)

Field Site visit (click camera to see tour photos)
Minthorn Springs Acclimation Facility (Umatilla basin)
Iskuulpa Creek weir (Umatilla basin)
Imeques Juvenile Acclimation/Release Facility (Umatilla basin)
South Fork Walla Walla Holding & Spawning Facility

Thursday - February 4
New Reintroduction Programs
Sockeye in the Cle Elum River (Yakima River) – Brian Saluskin (YN) (4.1 MB)
Summer Chinook in the Yakima River – Dave Fast (YN) (2.6 MB)
Sockeye/Steelhead/Spring Chinook in Deschutes River above Round Butte Dam – Jens Lovtang (CTWSRO) (4.2 MB)
Guided tour of Tamástslikt Museum

Summary
Follow-up to workshop - Peter Galbreath (CRITFC) (3 MB)
Joint manuscript on tribal coho reintroduction programs?
Regionwide Conference on Salmon Reintroductions?
Participation, Poster at "Ecological Interactions between Wild and Hatchery Salmon" conference?
Tribal hatchery public relations campaign- Sara Thompson (CRITFC)