Last updated on 08/05/2025

2023: Agenda

Tuesday, May 2

8:00 am
Doors open / registration
8:30 am
Welcome / logistics
8:45 am
Opening Remarks

Dr. Donald Portz, Bureau of Reclamation

9:15 am
Panel: Water Whiplash: What's ahead for the San Joaquin River?

Michael Jackson, Bureau of Reclamation; Eric Quinley, Delano-Earlimart Irrigation District; Eric Limas, Lower Tule River and Pixley Irrigation Districts; Greg Reis, The Bay Institute; Tom Johnson, Restoration Administrator. Moderator: Chad Moore, Bureau of Reclamation

10:30 am
Break (15min)
10:45 am
Mendota Pool Bypass Project and Reach 2B Improvements Project

Jessica Andrieux, Bureau of Reclamation

11:15 am
Arroyo Canal and Sack Dam Project Update

Logan Howard, Bureau of Reclamation

11:45 am
Keynote

Dr. Jeffery Mount, Public Policy Institute of California

12:30 pm
Lunch on your own (1 hr)
1:30 pm
Eastside Bypass Control Structure Fish Passage Improvement Project

Alexis Phillips-Dowell, California Department of Water Resources

2:00 pm
Defining Success for San Joaquin River Fish Populations

Dr. Oliver Burgess, Bureau of Reclamation

2:30 pm
Panel: Other Perspectives - River Restoration Outside of the San Joaquin

James Lee, Trinity River Restoration Program; DJ Bandrowski, Yurok Tribe; Rene Henery, Trout Unlimited; John Hannon, Bureau of Reclamation. Moderator: Dr. Donald Portz, Bureau of Reclamation

3:30 pm
Final panel concludes
4:00 pm
Science Poster Session
5:00 pm
Session Ends

Wednesday, May 3

8:30 am
Opening Day 2

Panel: The Past, Present and Future of the SJRRP

 

Donald Portz, Bureau of Reclamation; Erin Strange, US Fish and Wildlife Service; Jonathan Ambrose, NOAA Fisheries; Gerald Hatler, California Department of Fish and Wildlife; and Alexis Phillips-Dowell, California Department of Water Resources. Moderator: Josh Newcom, Bureau of Reclamation

9:45 am
Break (15min)
10:00 am
Complexity of Land Subsidence in the Central Valley, California

Dr. Claudia Faunt, US Geologic Survey

10:30 am
Part III Projects: What Have We Done, And What's Next?

lan Buck-Macleod, Friant Water Authority

11:00 am
Groundwater Seepage: Managing Groundwater Levels in the Restoration Area

Regina Story, Bureau of Reclamation

11:30 am
Genetic Management of Spring-run Chinook Salmon in the San Joaquin River: Lessons Learned and the Path Ahead

Dr. Carlos Garza, Southwest Fisheries Science Center

12:00 pm
Lunch on your own (1 hr)
1:00 pm
San Joaquin River Parkway & Conservation Trust Update

Sharon Weaver, Executive Director

1:30 pm
San Joaquin River Spawning Surveys

Austin Demarest, US Fish and Wildlife Service; Andy Shriver, California Department of Fish and Wildlife

1:45 pm
Adult Spring-run Chinook from the SJRRP Outside the Restoration Area

Hilary Glenn, NOAA Fisheries

2:00 pm
Juvenile Spring-Run Chinook Salmon Production, Survival, and Emigration in the San Joaquin River Restoration Area

Jarod Hutcherson, Bureau of Reclamation

2:15 pm
Vegetation Pilot Study

Dr. Scott O’Meara, Bureau of Reclamation

2:30 pm
Salmon Conservation and Research Facility Development

Matt Bigelow, California Department of Fish and Wildlife

2:45 pm
Captive Broodstock Management and Production for the SJRRP

Paul Adelizi, California Department of Fish and Wildlife

3:00 pm
Closing Comments and Adjourn