PNAMP is hosting the following meetings during the months of November and December 2009:
o December 1-2 - BPA/NOAA/PNAMP Environmental Conservation and Restoration Project Implementation Tracking Workshop, Portland (Registration is now open (link). For more information, please visit http://pnamp.cbr.washington.edu/imp_wksp)
o December TBD - PNAMP Steering Committee Meeting
Please check the PNAMP calendar for recently added meetings as well as meeting updates, agendas, directions, and contact information.
Other meetings of interest for November and December 2009:
o November 1 - 5 - CERF 20th Biennial Conference: Estuaries and Coasts in a Changing World, Portland (see below for more information)
o November 2 - 5 - 2009 National Forum on Contaminants in Fish, Portland (see below for more information)
o November 4 - 6 - NW Biological Assessment Workgroup Meeting, McCall, ID (see below for more information)
o November 4 - 6 - Salmon Data Access Working Group Informatics Session (at CERF conference), Portland (see below for more information)
o November 4 - 6 - Water and Land Use in the PNW: Integrating Communities and Watersheds, Stevenson, WA (see below for more information)
o November 4 - WA State GIS Strategic Planning Session, Spokane, WA
o November 5 - WA State GIS Strategic Planning Session, Tri-Cities, WA
o November 9 - Pacific Northwest Hydrography Framework Steering Committee meeting, Portland
o November 9 - 12 - 45th AWRA Annual Water Resources Conference, Seattle (See below for more information)
o November 10 - Puget Sound Stormwater Monitoring Workshop: Designing a Monitoring Program for the Future, Federal Way, WA (see below for more information)
o November 12 - 13 - Northwest Power and Conservation Council Meeting, teleconference
o November 17 - LCREP Science Work Group Meeting, Portland
o December 1 - 4 - Anadromous Fish Evaluation Program, Walla Walla, WA
o December 2 - Washington Biodiversity Council Meeting, Olympia
o December 2 - Washington Forum on Monitoring, Olympia
o December 3 - Washington Invasive Species Council
o December 8 - 10 - Northwest Power and Conservation Council Meeting, Portland
o December 10 - 11 - Salmon Recovery Funding Board Meeting, Olympia
o December 10 - 11 - StreamNet Steering Committee Meeting, Portland
o December 15 - LCREP Science Work Group Meeting, Portland
If you would like your meetings posted on the PNAMP calendar or if you would like to be removed from this email list, please reply to jschei@usgs.gov.
Additional information. See below for the following conference information:
· CERF 20th Biennial Conference (November 1 - 5)
· National Forum on Contaminants in Fish (November 2 - 5)
· Northwest Biological Assessment Workgroup (November 4 - 6)
· Salmon Data Access Working Group Informatics Session (November 4 - 6)
· Water and Land Use in the PNW (November 4 - 6)
· 45th AWRA Annual Water Resources Conference (November 9 - 12)
· Puget Sound Stormwater Monitoring Workshop (November 10)
November 1 - 5 - Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) 20th Biennial Conference: Estuaries and Coasts in a Changing World (Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR)
https://www.sgmeet.com/cerf2009/
Join coastal scientists and managers for an outstanding science program and excellent student events. Advance your work by hearing the latest findings, by meeting and exchanging information with the world’s best-known scientists and managers of coasts and estuaries.
Coasts and Estuaries in a Changing World is a very appropriate theme for a conference in the Pacific Northwest where oceanographic conditions and climate changes strongly affect entire watersheds. But, happily we think this theme is appropriate everywhere as many of us are researching and observing change in a variety of coastal and estuarine habitats. This theme captures the important relationships between coastal regions and estuaries over time and spatial scales, and implies on-going change. Plus we think it is plain-spoken and self-explanatory for our non-scientist partners as well.
The Federation advances understanding and wise stewardship of estuarine
and coastal ecosystems worldwide. Its mission is to:
* Promote research in estuarine and coastal ecosystems
* Support education of scientists, decision-makers and the public
* Facilitate communication among these groups
Membership in the Federation is open to all who support these goals. The
Federation currently has approximately 1,650 members, and approximately
1,000 more who are members of the Affiliate Societies.
November 2 - 5 - 2009 National Forum on Contaminants in Fish (The Governor Hotel, Portland, OR)
http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/fish/forum/2009/
This event brings together public health and environmental professionals from governmental agencies, industry, environmental and health advocacy groups and other interested parties to discuss the many issues related to the risks and benefits of fish consumption. Health and environmental officials from state, tribal, and federal agencies and others interested in discussing issues related to assessing, managing and communicating health risks and benefits associated with fish consumption should attend this forum.
General topics for the 2009 Forum will include:
· Sampling and Analysis / Emergent Contaminants
· Risk Assessment / Toxicology / Biomonitoring
· Risk Management
· Risk Communication
· Weighing Risks and Benefits of Fish Consumption
In addition, the Forum will provide an evening Poster Session and Regional Breakout Sessions. Posters Requested: EPA welcomes poster presentations on the topics mentioned above. A brief description of your poster is due by September 15, 2009. If you are interested in presenting a poster, contact Susan Wolf (snw@rti.org), RTI International, 919.541.6799.
November 4 - 6 - Northwest Biological Assessment Workgroup (The Shore Lodge, McCall, ID)
http://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/OEA.NSF/webpage/NW+Biological+Assessment+Workgroup
The purpose of the Northwest Biological Assessment Workgroup (NBAW) is to promote better understanding of the biotic communities in freshwater aquatic ecosystems of the northwest. The NBAW was founded in 1990. The NBAW encourages and facilitates the use of benthic macroinvertebrates and fish assemblages and other biota in the assessment of the condition of freshwater aquatic resources and other environmental and natural resource management decision-making. Membership is open to anyone who is interested in freshwater biotic communities and their role in aquatic ecosystems in the Northwest (generally, but not limited to: Alaska, British Columbia, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and Northern California).
The agenda is under development and will be posted on the website during October. If you are interested in attending or making a presentation, please contact Gretchen Hayslip (hayslip.gretchen@epa.gov).
November 4 - 6 - Salmon Data Access Working Group (SalDAWG) Informatics Session (Session at the CERF Conference, Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR)
http://www.stateofthesalmon.org/agencypartnerships/portland.html
Register with the CERF Conference
The next SalDAWG meeting will be part of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation's 20th Biennial Conference in Portland, Oregon this coming November. We're partnering with the conference conveners and the hosts of an Informatics session in order to broaden and deepen our investigations into shared issues.
We've got a great line up of presentations and discussions to wow us for a day and half, including speakers from Science Commons, HUBzero, the Open Source Lab, FishTrax, NCEAS, Periscopic, among others. And, drum roll please, the first product issuing from the SoS-Agency Partnerships Initiative will be unveiled: Jeff Rodgers of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will demo the beta Coastal Coho Conservation web site.
We'll convene for a closed working meeting on Thursday afternoon, the 5th, to explore the potential of developing a salmon population data ontology. On Friday, November 6th, we'll go looking for some Coho at the coast, maybe check out a monitoring site, and try not to get too wet.
SalDAWG is comprised of scientists, managers, web programmers, database developers, and others working at the intersection of primary research and natural resources management, and its resulting data and data systems. Members hail from the U.S. and Canada, from Alaska to California. The group was formed to guide the development of three projects working to deepen fisheries agency capacity for data management and in so doing, enhance collaboration among practitioners across North America and provide a foundation for increased data interoperability across borders.
November 4 - 6 - Water and Land Use in the PNW: Integrating Communities and Watersheds (Skamania Lodge, Stevenson, WA)
http://capps.wsu.edu/waterland/index.asp
This regional conference merges the best available water science and land-use knowledge to promote collaboration between scientists, planners, and decision-makers on sustainable land-use methodologies. The agenda was developed in response to comments from previous water quality-based conference participants who stressed the need to plan future development in ways that would protect and improve water resources. The conference will include presentations, featured speakers, panel discussions, and a poster session.
Themes:
· Carrying Capacity: The Science of Planning
· Co-management: Surface/Groundwater, Science and Policy
· Intersection of Economics, Land Use, and Water Resources
· Planning for Climate Change: Adaptation and/or Mitigation
· Assessing Effectiveness of Stormwater Mitigation
· Assessing Effectiveness of TMDL Implementation
· Enabling Local Leadership and Action: Optimizing Extension and University Resources
· Transboundaries: Watersheds and Jurisdictions
· Integrating the Built Environment and Watersheds
· Outreach and Education Strategies
· Using Modeling as a Predictor for Future Needs
November 9 - 12 - 45th AWRA Annual Water Resources Conference (Red Lion Hotel, Seattle, WA)
http://www.awra.org/meetings/Seattle2009/
The annual conference of the American Water Resources Association provides a unique opportunity for water resources professionals from all disciplines to meet, exchange information, and find inspiration and friends. This event, which you do not need to be an AWRA member to attend, will bring the latest information on international, national and regional water resource issues to our doorstep!
The AWRA conference will feature over 400 presentations on water resource challenges from around the United States and other countries. Hear how other regions are tackling our shared water resources problems, such as:
· Middle East North Africa Water Governance Benchmarks
· Impressions of the Fifth World Water Forum from Istanbul
· Trans-boundary Integrated Water Resources Management
· Collaboration between Nations
· Developing Nutrient Cap Load Allocations for Chesapeake Bay
· Climate Change impacts on Water Resources in Ontario
· Managing the Lower Colorado River Basin
· Impact of Land Use Changes on Water Quality in Georgia
· Water Quality Monitoring in Northwest Arkansas
Interested more in Northwest water issues? Presentations and posters will highlights scores of projects in Washington and Oregon:
· Development programs to reduce toxics in Oregon
· Restoration of Puget Sound, the role of freshwater science
· Columbia River Treaty: From here to where?
· Evolving Guidelines for more habitat friendly floodplains in Puget Sound
· The Tualitan Basin Water Supply Project, Oregon
· Integrated approach to Resolving Water Use Conflicts in Yakima Basin
· Evaluating Green Infrastructure Options for Seattle CSO Control
· Assessment of Effects of Endocrine Disruptors in Puget Sound
This will be a great opportunity to hear, discuss, and explore new knowledge and issues that directly affect our professional and personal lives. There is no better way to refresh your work and connect with other professionals locally and nationally. There are also field trips, workshops and evening social events that will provide ample opportunity for you to network with your peers.
November 10 - Puget Sound Stormwater Monitoring Workshop: Designing a Monitoring Program for the Future (Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center Banquet Hall, Federal Way, WA)
PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED: Sign up now at http://www.eventbrite.com/event/437897764
As we all know, stormwater is an important contributor to the decline in habitat and water quality in the Puget Sound basin and among the biggest threats to the health and recovery of the Puget Sound ecosystem. We need a better system to monitor stormwater across the region and share results in a way that helps us make better management decisions. The Stormwater Work Group’s job is to create that system. We have been meeting since October 2008 to prioritize objectives for monitoring stormwater and to develop a regional stormwater monitoring strategy that provides needed information about stormwater impacts to beneficial uses and effectiveness of management actions in Puget Sound.
Many of you attended our workshop in May and provided early input for our efforts to develop the strategy. We have accomplished a lot since then and plan to release a draft strategy document for public review on November 4th. Your input at our last workshop endorsed the assessment questions and helped us to set priorities and develop hypotheses to test. Of primary importance on November 10th is getting your input on the draft strategy document and identifying opportunities to make the best use of the existing capacity for monitoring throughout the region to implement the strategy.
Please plan to come give us your feedback and hear about:
· How the Partnership and Ecology plan to use the strategy.
· The proposed scientific framework and experimental design for:
o Regional status and trends monitoring,
o Stormwater management effectiveness studies, and
o Pollutant source identification and characterization.
· How we’re all going to work together to implement the strategy.
· And more.
The intended audience for the workshop is: stormwater managers; engineers and scientists; planners; natural resource managers; industry professionals; non-profit environmental advocates; decision makers; and technical folks engaged in ecosystem and environmental monitoring.
Event Details:
DATE: Tuesday, November 10, 2009
TIME: 8:15 (registration opens), 9:00 presentations start, Close at 3:00 pm
LOCATION: Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center Banquet Hall, 650 SW Campus Drive, Federal Way 98023
COST: Free, lunch provided
PLEASE FORWARD THIS MESSAGE to others you think might be interested in Stormwater Monitoring for the Puget Sound region.
Note: We are aware that the Washington State Department of Ecology recently issued the Industrial Stormwater NPDES permit and want readers to know that this workshop does not directly address that permit or the monitoring requirements therein.
Information about the Stormwater Work Group is available on our webpage at http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/psmonitoring/swworkgroup.html
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Jacque Schei
5501A Cook-Underwood Road
Cook, WA 98605
office: 509.538.2299 x282
cell: 503.201.0880
jschei@usgs.gov
www.pnamp.org
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