Salmonid Coalition

The Sonoma County Water Agency is participating in the Salmonid Coalition, and is hosting this web page to provide information about the group to the public. The Salmonid Coalition is comprised of a variety of organizations that represent a broad range of interests including agencies, public entities, private stakeholders, and members of the conservation/environmental community.

Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Enhancement Alexander and Dry Creek Valleys, Russian River Watershed

Mission Statement:

The mission of the Salmonid Coalition is: to protect and enhance existing habitat, and to restore historic habitat; to promote the recovery and maintenance of salmonid fish populations in the Alexander, Dry Creek and Knights Valleys of the Russian River Watershed; and to create sustainable partnerships, both public and private that allow property owners, public agencies and conservation groups the ability to contribute to these efforts while balancing the need to provide for regional economic viability and regulatory certainty.

• Final Comments AB 2121 Policy
• Cal Ag Vineyard White Paper - Water Security for Coastal Vineyards and Salmon and Figures to accompany White Paper
• DRAFT: Habitat Restoration and Conservation Plan for Anadromous Salmonid Habitat in Selected Tributaries of the Russian River Basin
• RRPOA Management Plan
• View the Salmonid Coalition Work Plan (Draft)
• View the Salmonid Coalition Mission and Participant List
• View Meeting notes from the June 11, 2007 meeting
• View Meeting notes from the April 19, 2007 meeting
• View Meeting notes from the March 28, 2007 meeting
• View Meeting notes from the February 28, 2007 meeting
• View Meeting notes from the November 2, 2006 meeting
• View Meeting notes from the October 12, 2006 Agriculture Subcommittee meeting
• View Meeting Notes from the March 10, 2006 meeting
• View Meeting Notes from the May 10, 2006 meeting
• View Meeting Notes from the June 1, 2006 meeting
• View Meeting Notes from the July 12, 2006 meeting
• View Meeting Notes from the July 10, 2004 Agriculture subcommittee meeting
• View Meeting Notes from the August 4, 2006 Urban subcommittee meeting
• View Meeting Notes from the August 25, 2006 Urban subcommittee meeting
• View Meeting Notes from the September 21, 2006 Urban subcommittee meeting

Goals:

• Identify the root causes of habitat degradation within the Watershed
• Identify specific practices which can be changed or eliminated and Best Management Practices that can be implemented to address the root causes of habitat degradation
• Develop a community outreach and education program to inform landowners and land managers about the potential impacts of land management practices and the benefits of implementing Best Management Practices.
• Identify specific watershed and in-stream demonstration projects for salmonid, and other native species, habitat protection, restoration and enhancement.
• Identify projects that contribute to the recovery of the salmon populations that are proportional to individual stakeholder impacts
• Identify criteria for recovery and the collective, comprehensive measures that will meet that criterion
• Identify watershed management actions that promote, and are not deleterious to, salmon populations
• Provide conservation benefits that without this partnership could not be achieved. If the benefits result in a quantifiable positive conservation outcome, then private and public stakeholders will seek regulatory certainty. Regulatory certainty may include removal of the Alexander. Dry Creek and Knights Valley from critical habitat designation or provide other forms of assurance that performance of the conservation strategy will constitute compliance with the Endangered Species.
• Utilizing best available science, provide for ongoing research and an Adaptive Management mechanism
• Identify appropriate funding sources
• Strengthen and cultivate partnerships

Salmonid Coalition Member Organizations:

• Board of Public Utilities
• Ca. Dept. Fish & Game
• Home Builders Association
• Kelley Wasem
• Kendall Jackson
• National Marine Fisheries Service
• Natural Resources Conservation Service
• Northern California Homebuilders
• Regional Resource Conservation District
• Russian River Property Owners
• Russian River Watershed Council
• Sonoma County Grape Growers
• Sonoma County Water Agency
• Syar Industries, Inc.
• United Winegrowers
• US Fish and Wildlife Service Partners Program
• Water Advisory Committee

Photos courtesy Paul F. Gill.

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