IEP Stakeholders News

Greetings IEP Stakeholders,

A reminder that our next quarterly IEP Project Work Team Chairs & Stakeholder Group meeting will be Wednesday, May 8, 2024 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The meeting will be hybrid (in-person + MS Teams) and held at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife office (1010 Riverside Parkway, West Sacramento) in the Garibaldi Conference Room. If coming in person, please send an email to iep@wildlife.ca.gov so we can provide your name to the front desk personnel.

• May 8 meeting agenda (pdf)

We look forward to seeing you all there.

If you have an item you would like to present at a future meeting, send us an email at iep@wildlife.ca.gov.

Kind regards,
IEP Program Support

Happy 2024 IEP Stakeholders!

Here is information on our upcoming February 14, 2024 PWT Chair & Stakeholder Group meeting as well as some other announcements on new publications and datasets and the IEP Annual Workshop.

February 14 IEP PWT Chair & Stakeholder Meeting

• February 14 meeting agenda (PDF)

New Publications and Updated Datasets

Several new publications and updates of datasets came out in 2023 along with some recent publications in 2024. Below is a subset of the information. To find more recent publications of interest, check out the monthly refresh of the IEP Home page to see our featured surveys, publications and datasets. If you have any to share with the IEP community, send us an email at iep@wildlife.ca.gov.

• USFWS paper on seventy years of Central Valley hatchery steelhead data
  • Huber, E. R., Ryan, R. E., Johnson, R. C., Sturrock, A. M., Lusardi, R. A., & Carlson, S. M. (2024). Seventy years of diminishing biocomplexity of California Central Valley hatchery steelhead, Oncorhynchus mykiss (PDF). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.
• USGS paper "Physics to Fish: Understanding the Factors that Create and Sustain Native Fish Habitat in the San Francisco Estuary"
  • Brown, L.R., Ayers, D.E., Bergamaschi, B., Burau, J.R., Dailey, E.T., Downing, B., Downing-Kunz, M., Feyrer, F.V., Huntsman, B.M., Kraus, T., Morgan, T., Lacy, J.R., Parchaso, F., Ruhl, C.A., Stumpner, E., Stumpner, P., Thompson, J., and Young, M.J., 2024, Physics to fish—Understanding the factors that create and sustain native fish habitat in the San Francisco Estuary: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2023–1087, 150 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20231087.
• USFWS Delta Juvenile Fish Monitoring Program (DJFMP) dataset update on EDI
  • Interagency Ecological Program (IEP), J. Stagg, R. McKenzie, J. Speegle, A. Nanninga, E. Holcombe, A. Arrambide, E. Huber, D. Marcetti, and G. Steinhart. 2023. Interagency Ecological Program: Over four decades of juvenile fish monitoring data from the San Francisco Estuary, collected by the Delta Juvenile Fish Monitoring Program, 1976-2023 ver 12. Environmental Data Initiative.
• USFWS Delta Juvenile Fish Monitoring Program (DJFMP) electrofishing dataset update on EDI
  • Interagency Ecological Program (IEP), J. Stagg, R. McKenzie, J. Speegle, A. Nanninga, E. Holcombe, E. Huber, D. Marcetti, G. Steinhart, and A. Arrambide. 2023. Interagency Ecological Program: USFWS Delta Boat Electrofishing Survey, 2018-2023 ver 4. Environmental Data Initiative.
• NCEAS dataset from the previous year's group study of the links between floodplain connectivity and productivity. The companion analysis and report are in preparation and should be completed later in 2024.
  • Pien, C., E. Stumpner, P. Goertler, R. Peek, D. Chapple, L. Yamane, M. Berglund, and S. Khanna. 2023. Discrete water temperature, flow, solar radiation, chlorophyll-a and inundation, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, CA, 1999-2019 ver 4. Environmental Data Initiative.
• The Adult Striped Bass Survey ended in 2023. The data is now publicly available on EDI.
  • Stompe, D.K. and J.A. Hobbs. 2024. California Department of Fish and Wildlife Adult Striped Bass Study, Sacramento-San Joaquin Watershed, California, 1969-2022 ver 1. Environmental Data Initiative.
• USGS dataset on the harmful algal blooms in Franks Tract.
  • Bouma-Gregson, K., O'Donnell, K., Uebner, M. Q., Sturgeon, C. L., Cone, Katrina (Kat) M, Jaegge, A. C., Brinkman, J. D., Bergamaschi, B., & Kraus, T. (2023). Water quality, nutrient, and phytoplankton data from Franks Tract, Mildred Island, and neighboring channels in the California Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta: 2022 and 2023 High-resolution mapping surveys [Data set]. U.S. Geological Survey.
• New paper on the multi-year landscape efficacy of fluridone treatment on SAV in the Delta
  • Khanna, S., J. W. Gaeta, J. L. Conrad, & E. S. Gross, Multi-year landscape-scale efficacy analysis of fluridone treatment of invasive submerged aquatic vegetation in the Sacramento – San Joaquin Delta. Biological Invasions, 25(6): 1827-1843. 
• New paper on the harmful algal blooms in Stockton.
  • Preece, E. P., J. Cooke, H. Plaas, A. Sabo, L. Nelson, and H. W. Paerl. 2024. Managing a cyanobacteria harmful algae bloom “hotspot” in the Sacramento – San Joaquin Delta, California. Journal of Environmental Management 351:119606.

IEP Annual Workshop

Save the Dates April 18 and April 23-25, 2024 for the IEP Annual Workshop!

On April 18, IEP will be hosting a remote data training course as part of the IEP Workshop. Then, on April 23-25 the workshop will be held at the California Natural Resources Agency building (715 P Street, Sacramento). The workshop is a free, hybrid event (in-person + virtual). More information on registration and the program can be found on the IEP Annual Workshop page. Updates will be sent to our list subscribers, so make sure to subscribe to get updated information!

Registration for the workshop opens March 15!

Virtual Early Career Luncheon at the IEP Workshop - Looking for Volunteers!

This year we would like to expand the reach of the early career luncheon to our virtual attendees of the annual workshop. Generally, we have an in-person luncheon for a small group of participants during the workshop. We'd like to offer the luncheon to our virtual participants as well this year, but we need volunteers to help run the virtual event. The event will be held on Tuesday, April 23 from 12:25 p.m. to 1:55 p.m. As a volunteer, your participation will primarily involve hosting a Teams or a Zoom meeting with breakout rooms and helping people move between the rooms, as needed.

If interested in volunteering, please contact Kristi Arend at karend@usbr.gov.

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 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,

Our next IEP PWT Chair & Stakeholder Group meeting is Wednesday, August 9, 2023 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

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

This will be a hybrid meeting (MS Teams + in-person). Meeting location is the CDFW West Sacramento office (1010 Riverside Parkway, West Sacramento) in the CA Poppy 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 know 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,

Our next IEP PWT Chairs & Stakeholders Group meeting is Wednesday, May 10, 2023, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

This will be a virtual MS Teams meeting only. The link to join the meeting is included in the Meeting Agenda (pdf).

If you have any questions, send an email to iep@wildlife.ca.gov.

We look forward to seeing you at the meeting!

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

Greetings IEP Community Members,

Our next IEP PWT Chairs & Stakeholders Group meeting is Wednesday, February 8, 2023 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

• The link to join the meeting remotely is included in the Meeting Agenda (PDF).
• This is a hybrid (in-person + MS Teams) meeting.
• Meeting location is the California Department of Fish and Wildlife 1010 Riverside Parkway, West Sacramento Office
• More information on the facility can be found in this guide (PDF).
• Send an email to iep@wildlife.ca.gov if you plan to attend in-person. Your name will be placed on a list at the front desk.

We look forward to seeing you!

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

Greetings IEP PWT Chairs and Stakeholders,

Below is the meeting schedule for 2023. Please mark your calendars for these dates.

• February 8, 2023
• May 10, 2023
• August 9, 2023
• November 8, 2023

Meetings will be held from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the California Poppy Conference Room #154 at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife West Sacramento facility. This facility is located at 1010 Riverside Parkway, West Sacramento, 95814.

If you plan to attend in-person, please send an email to iep@wildlife.ca.gov so we can place your name on a list for the front desk personnel. More information on the facility location, parking, and building access can be found in this guide (pdf).

Meetings will be held in a hybrid format (i.e., in-person + MS Teams link). Meeting link and materials will be sent in an update as we get closer to each meeting.

Questions regarding the IEP PWT Chairs & Stakeholder meetings can be directed to iep@wildlife.ca.gov.

Kind regards,
IEP Program Support

Greetings IEP PWT Chairs and Stakeholders,

The PWT and Stakeholder meeting will take place December 7 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. as an MS Teams meeting.

Agenda

• Synthesis Update Fall 2022
  • Review synthesis efforts undertaken in 2022
  • Provide recommendations for synthesis projects in 2023
• 2023 IEP Annual Work Plan (DRAFT)
  • Overview of Work Plan (pdf) including changes from previous plan
  • Provide comments on Work Plan

IEP Synthesis Update Fall 2022 (Video)

In preparation for the IEP Synthesis discussion, Rosemary Hartman (IEP Synthesis Lead) has pre-recorded her presentation "IEP Synthesis Update Fall 2022 (video) " . She is kindly requesting participants watch the 13 minute video prior to the meeting. This will allow more time for discussion and recommendations for synthesis projects in 2023. For those unable to attend the December 7 meeting, you can send your comments and recommendations to iep@wildlife.ca.gov. We'll continue the conversation of potential new synthesis projects at our February 8, 2023 meeting.

December 7 Meeting Link Info

MS Teams December 7: PWT & Stakeholder Meeting Link
Meeting ID: 230 823 257 795
Passcode: iV2GDP
Call-In (audio only): +1 (916) 535-0984
Audio ID: 536216289#

2023 IEP PWT & Stakeholder Meeting Calendar

Mark your Calendar - we have meeting dates for 2023!

The PWT & Stakeholder meetings occur quarterly on the 2nd Wednesday of February, May, August, and November. The meetings will be hybrid (in-person + MS Teams) from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and will be held at the CDFW West Sacramento facility (1010 Riverside Parkway, West Sacramento) in the California Golden Poppy Conference Room #154.

• February 8
• May 10
• August 9
• November 8

Review the CDFW West Sacramento facility guide for more information on location, parking, and access to the building. If you'll be attending in person, send an email to iep@wildlife.ca.gov so we can provide your name to the front desk.

Kind regards,

IEP Program Support Team

Greetings IEP PWT Chairs and IEP Stakeholders,

Sorry for the last minute notice, but we are canceling the November 9, 2022 IEP PWT & Stakeholder meeting due to conflicts in speaker and participants schedules.

New Meeting Date – Mark Your Calendar!
December 7 (Wednesday) from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Microsoft Teams meeting info:
Join on your computer, mobile app or room device
Meeting Link to join the meeting
Meeting ID: 230 823 257 795
Passcode: iV2GDP

Or call in (audio only)
+1 (916) 535-0984 (United States, Sacramento)
Phone Conference ID: 536 216 289#

In lieu of a November meeting, we would like to host a 1-hour meeting in December to get your feedback and comments on the draft 2023 IEP Work Plan.

• DRAFT 2023 Annual IEP Work Plan (PDF)

Also, at the December 7 meeting, Dr. Rosemary Hartman (DWR) will provide a 20-minute overview on the IEP Synthesis efforts and will be looking for feedback on management questions and priorities. Your feedback and comments on both the work plan and synthesis efforts will be shared with the Directors at their December and March meeting. The planned presentation by Eric Huber and Bryan Matthias on their project “Estimating Abundance of Juvenile Winter-run Chinook Salmon Entering and Exiting the Delta (SAIL)” will be provided at the February 8, 2023 meeting.

If you have any questions regarding this meeting, send an email to iep@wildlife.ca.gov.

OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Save the Dates – March 21-24, 2023 for the Annual IEP Workshop!

The workshop will be a FREE hybrid (in-person and virtual event) held at the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) Headquarters at 715 P Street, Sacramento, CA.
The workshop will focus on research done by the IEP Project Work Teams highlighting the efforts of community-based science. Workshop presentations will take place March 21-23 in the CNRA’s 300-seat auditorium and posters will be showcased in the 2nd floor conference rooms. Presentations in the auditorium will be live streamed for remote participants. The fourth day of the workshop (March 24) will be reserved for three computer-based training courses. Registration will be required for the in-person events and will open in February 2023.

Student-Mentor Luncheon
A Student-Mentor Luncheon will be held March 21 and is being sponsored by the State Water Contractors. The lunch will pair students and early career scientists with established career professionals to discuss their research interests and career building pathways. Registration is required as seating is limited.

Open Calls – Lightning Talks and Poster Abstracts
Currently, there is an open call for the Lightning Talk Session and the Poster Session. See the links below for more information on these calls.

• Call for Lightning Talks (PDF) – Deadline November 30, 2022
• Call for Poster Abstracts (PDF) – Deadline February 10, 2023

Questions?
Information on the workshop will be posted on the IEP website under the IEP Annual Workshop web page. Additional announcements will be sent via the IEP workshop email listserv, so make sure you are subscribed.
Additional questions on the workshop can be sent to iep@wildlife.ca.gov.

Kind regards,
IEP Program Support Team