Join us starting next week as we kick off our 2023 Winter Speakers Series.

On Wednesday, January 18, Arden Thomas, Kittitas County Water Resources Manager and Joel Freudenthal, Yakima County Water Resources Strategic Manager will discuss work to enhance floodplain function, reduce flood risk, remove fish passage barriers, restore riparian habitat and improve water security in their respective counties connected by the Yakima River.  All of this work benefits water quality, improves sustainability and resiliency of the river’s floodplain/channel complex, and provides needed habitat for fish and wildlife.

Register here. All the talks are free. Donations to support our work are encouraged.

We are hiring for a new position: Operations & Grants Coordinator and we are hiring seasonal Restoration Technicians! Details here.

Sponsored by Populus: The Columbia Basin Riparian Planting Partnership

A full agenda and registration information will be sent out by mid-February. For more information click here.

Please email Tori Wood at Tori@midcolumbiafisheries.org to be added to the Symposium mailing list for registration information and updates.

Please submit your proposal via the link below.

Here are topics we are interested in covering at this year's symposium:

• Climate Change and Restoration: Examples - Flood/fire/drought, BDA's/rewetting the landscape, seed sourcing, etc.
• Permits and Water Rights: Examples - Updates in permitting as of 2023, permitting challenges/lessons learned
• Crack Willow: Examples - Impacts, removal, and/or challenges, success stories.
• Riparian Restoration Workforce and Education: Examples - Staffing restoration projects, educating, training, and recruiting (potential) future riparian professionals
• Case Studies/Lessons Learned: Examples - project failures and challenges, successes, etc.
• Traditional Ecological Knowledge
• Pollinators/Wildlife of Riparian Areas (in the High Desert and/or Eastern WA)

Proposals are due by January 27. You will be notified if you have been chosen to speak at the symposium by February 3rd. Email Tori Wood with any questions: tori@midcolumbiafisheries.org

Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group is dedicated to protecting and restoring wild salmonid populations, their habitats, and ecosystem functions that support native fish species through restoration, protection, education, and community involvement throughout our region.