IEP Stakeholders News

Greetings IEP Community Members,

Our next IEP PWT Chair & Stakeholder- Group meeting is Wednesday, December 6, 2023 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

• Meeting Agenda (PDF) - the MS Teams link to join the meeting is included in the agenda

This will be a hybrid meeting (in-person + MS Teams). Meeting location is the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, West Sacramento office (1010 Riverside Parkway, West Sacramento) in the Garibaldi Conference Room.

Note: In-person attendees must sign-in at the front desk. Also, no guest WiFi is available, so bring your own mobile hotspot, if needed.

Send an email to iep@wildlife.ca.gov to let us now if you'll be attending in-person or if you have questions.

Kind regards,
IEP Program Support Unit
iep@wildlife.ca.gov

Greetings IEP Community Members,

The IEP Workshop Planning Committee is planning a Data Management Workshop for either the same week as the IEP Workshop (April 23-25, 2024), or the week before or after the workshop. The workshop will be remote and approximately 4 hours. We would like to tailor the topics to everyone’s interests and thus are soliciting feedback on which topics we should cover.

Please fill out a short survey by Thursday 11/30/2023: Data Management Workshop Questionnaire.
Please share this survey with your staff or other colleagues who may not be on this distribution list.

Reach out to Catarina Pien (cpien@usbr.gov) or Dave Bosworth (David.Bosworth@water.ca.gov) if you have any questions.

Thanks!
Cat

Catarina Pien (she/her)
Fish Biologist
Science Division | Bay-Delta Office
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Region 10
Email: cpien@usbr.gov

Greetings IEP Community Members,

There are several upcoming workshops, symposiums, and other events focused on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta that you might be interested in attending.

CNRA Secretary Speaker Series
October 30, 2023

Secretary Crowfoot will be discussing "Where the Rivers Meet: Stewarding California's Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta" on October 30, 2023 from Noon to 1 p.m. The event is public and will be live-streamed on You Tube and recorded for later viewing. Registration is required.

• Registration for the Secretary Speaker Series

Delta-Suisun Tidal Wetland Restoration Symposium: State of the Science and Future Directions
November 1, 2023

The State Water Contractors and California Department of Water Resources are jointly hosting a science symposium to discuss the latest research on tidal wetland restoration for support of native fishes in the Delta and Suisun Marsh.

• This is a hybrid event. In-person attendance is limited to the first 150 registrants.
• Wetland Symposium Registration Form
• View the Flyer (PDF) for more information, including the agenda.

Delta Restoration Forum
November 2, 2023

Join the Delta Plan Interagency Implementation Committee's Restoration Subcommittee at the historic Ryde Hotel in Walnut Grove for the second Delta Restoration Forum. Meet project leads and learn about restoration in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and Suisun Marsh, recent and potential projects, funding programs, and opportunities for landowners to implement wildlife-friendly practices.

• Review the Delta Restoration Forum Flyer (PDF) for more information

Delta Independent Science Board Meeting (Food-webs Workshop)
November 8-9, 2023

The Delta Independent Science Board s hosting a two-day hybrid workshop as part of its food-webs review. A poster session will also be a feature of this event.

• Review the Food-Webs Workshop Flyer (PDF) for more information on the event.
• Register to attend in-person or virtually via Zoom.

Delta Invasive Species Symposium - Making Connections: Understanding Connectivity in an Invaded Estuary
November 30, 2023

Registration is now open for the fifth biennial Delta Invasive Species Symposium at the California Natural Resources Agency headquarters in downtown Sacramento on November 30, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. and streamed on Zoom. Please register by November 15 to secure your complimentary catered lunch.

• In-Person Registration
• Zoom (virtual attendance) Registration

The biennial Symposium is a forum for Delta managers, researchers, and decision-makers to meet, share and synthesize information, and communicate best practices and lessons learned. The Symposium theme this year is “Making Connections: Understanding Connectivity in an Invaded Estuary.” Presentations will focus on how connections within and among estuaries impact invasive species movement, how connectivity of different types can both help and hinder invasive species control, and how making connections among disciplines, policies, and actors is critical to effective invasive species management.

The Symposium is free to attend and open to anyone interested in the impacts of invasive species in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta region. Talks will be streamed via Zoom. View the preliminary agenda (PDF) and the one-page summary (PDF) of the Symposium concept on the Delta Interagency Invasive Species Coordination (DIISC) Team’s web page.

Greetings IEP Community Members,

The agenda and registration link are now available for the Delta-Suisun Tidal Wetland Restoration Symposium: State of the Science and Future Directions. Don't forget to bookmark your calendar for November 1, 2023. See below for more details.

Registration Required: Wetland Symposium Registration Form

Details:

• Date: November 1, 2023
• Location: Hybrid Event
  • In-person: Capitol Event Center (1020 11th Street, Sacramento). In-person attendance is limited to the first 150 registrants.
  • Online: This will be a hybrid event and virtual attendance information will follow. Online participants will not be able to participate in break-out rooms, but they will be able to contribute through a poll.
• Flyer with Agenda (PDF)

Greetings IEP PWT Chair & Stakeholder Group members,

The November 8 PWT Chair & Stakeholder Group is being rescheduled to December 6. See below for the meeting details.

NEW MEETING DETAILS

• What: December IEP PWT Chair & Stakeholder Group Meeting
• When: December 6 (Wednesday) from 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
• Where: Hybrid (in-person + TEAMS) meeting
• In-Person portion*: CDFW West Sacramento (Garibaldi Conference Room) 1010 Riverside Parkway, West Sacramento, CA 95605
  *Please let us know if you will be attending in person. Check-in required at the security desk.

MEETING DURATION, FREQUENCY & CONTENT SURVEY
At the August 9 meeting, Steve Culberson and Stephanie Fong presented an item on the schedule and format for future PWT Chair & Stakeholder Group meetings. Attendees requested a survey be sent to solicit input from Group members regarding future meetings. Don’t forget to complete the survey by November 10, 2023. Results will be discussed at the December 6 meeting.

Survey Link: PWT Chair & Stakeholder Questionnaire

Greetings IEP Community Members,

SAVE THE DATE! NOVEMBER 1, 2023
The State Water Contractors and California Department of Water Resources are jointly hosting a science symposium to discuss the latest research on tidal wetland restoration for support of native fishes in the Delta and Suisun Marsh.

Details:

• Date: November 1, 2023
• Location: Hybrid
• In-person: Capitol Event Center (1020 11th Street, Sacramento)
• Online: This will be a hybrid event and virtual attendance information will follow.
• Save the Date Flyer (PDF)

Workshop Goals:

• Provide a forum for wetland researchers and restoration managers to collaboratively discuss the state of the science.
• Identify high-priority science activities needed to fill knowledge gaps.
• Identify high-priority adaptive management activities needed to maximize effectiveness of wetland restoration.

Full agenda and registration will be available mid-October.

Greetings PWT Chair & Stakeholder Group,

At the August 9, 2023 meeting, Steve Culberson and Stephanie Fong presented an item on the schedule and format for future PWT Chair & Stakeholder Group meetings. Attendees requested a survey be sent to solicit input from Group members regarding future meetings.

Please complete the PWT Chair & Stakeholder Questionnaire by October 20, 2023. Results will be discussed at November 8, 2023 meeting.

Questions regarding the questionnaire can be directed to Steve Culberson at Steve.Culberson@deltacouncil.ca.gov.

Kind regards,
IEP Program Support
iep@wildlife.ca.gov

Greetings IEP Stakeholders,

We wanted to share two news announcements with the broader IEP community members.

Call for Experts: National Academies Review of the Long-Term Operations of the Central Valley Project

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine have asked us to spread the word! See the announcement below for committee member nominations for their upcoming Review of the Long-Term Operations of the Central Valley Project. Please distribute widely.

Nominate an Expert!

Review of the Long-Term Operations of the Central Valley Project
Submit nominations by: September 22, 2023

Along with the State Water Project, the Central Valley Project consists of coordinated federal-state water operations that annually move millions of acre-feet of water south from Northern California to a wide variety of water users throughout the state, including municipalities, agriculture, industries and wildlife refuges.

The National Academies are building a committee of approximately 16-18 volunteer experts to evaluate the long-term operations of the Central Valley Project. In addition, nominations will also inform the selection of potential speakers, participants, and peer reviewers for any publications resulting from the activity.

Nominations are requested for individuals with expertise in areas and disciplines such as fisheries science, freshwater and stream ecology, habitat restoration, and water resources management. For a more comprehensive list, view the nomination form.

• More Information: Review of the Long-Term Operations of the Central Valley Project
• Nomination Form: About the Activity & the Call for Experts

If you have a question about this study, email Miles Lansing at mlansing@nas.edu.

New IEP Digital Datasheet Best Practices Document from the IEP DUWG

The Data Utilization Work Group's (DUWG) QA Subcommittee has released a new IEP Digital Datasheet Best Practices (PDF) document. The purpose of this document is to provide guidance and recommendations on development and use of digital data sheets for staff in the IEP. The scope of the document is limited to the development of developing data sheet templates, general use of digital data sheets, quality control, archiving and data reporting. It is intended for users to take the document’s recommendations that are most applicable for use in their respective program and apply as appropriate. Not all recommendations in the document may be applicable or appropriate to every application. The document, which was developed in the Data Utilization Work Group’s (DUWG) QA Subcommittee and reviewed by the DUWG and Science Management Team (SMT), can be found on the IEP website under the DUWG web page below the Templates and Guidelines section.

Kind regards,
IEP Program Support Unit
iep@wildlife.ca.gov

The Delta Science Program has published two new blogs written in coordination by Interagency Ecological Program Lead Scientist Dr. Steve Culberson and Senior Environmental Scientist Tricia Lee. The blogs focus on a growing problem in the San Francisco Estuary, harmful algal blooms, and the urgent need for tracking and monitoring efforts to protect California’s water and public health.

Dive into “Digitizing Data: Tracking Harmful Algal Blooms” by Steve and “Bloom or Bust: Navigating the Wild Waters of Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring” by Tricia Lee.

Greetings IEP Stakeholders,

The Culture and Supplementation of Smelt (CASS) steering committee has released their annual memo (pdf) to solicit proposals for the use of cultured Delta Smelt originating from the FCCL for the 2024-year class. Please review the annual memo (pdf) to familiarize yourself on the process of how to submit a proposal for CASS review.

Please note the following: there will only be one solicitation for proposals for the 2024 brood year fish. Requests must be submitted to the director of the FCCL, Dr. Tien-Chieh Hung at thung@ucdavis.edu on or before September 30, 2023.

Please share this announcement with others, as appropriate.

Kind regards,
IEP Program Support Unit
iep@wildlife.ca.gov