Past Workshops
Past Workshops
See documents table at the bottom of the page for slides, agendas, and further documentation of workshops.
June 16-17, 2026
Hybrid Workshop
Ashland Springs Hotel
212 East Main St
Ashland, OR 97520
Purpose:
- Discuss elements and the draft 5-year plan
- Refine criteria and approach for the 5-year plan
- Presentation of AI application to fish monitoring
- Discuss Sucker and Salmonid Strategic Initiatives (including potential applications of AI, video cameras, and genetics program)
- Approval of the proposed new IFRMP website design and content (the url will remain ifrmp.org)
Total Attendees: 20 Entities represented: Bureau of Reclamation, CDFW, Karuk Tribe, Klamath Basin Monitoring Program, Klamath Tribes, Klamath Falls USFWS, Mid Klamath Watershed Council, National Park Service, NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center, ODFW, PSMFC, Salmon River Restoration Council, Scott River Watershed Council, The Essex Partnership, USFWS, USGS, Yurok Tribe
April 1-2, 2026
Hybrid Workshop
Ashland Hills Hotel
2525 Ashland St
Ashland, OR 97520
Purpose:
- Review 2025 monitoring efforts and discuss 2026 monitoring activities
- Discuss funding status and elements of a 5-year plan
- Final review of the comprehensive draft package including the Monitoring Strategy report, 10 recommendations, Straw Fish Monitoring Framework and monitoring activity inventory
Total Attendees: 24 Entities represented: Bureau of Reclamation, CDFW, California Trout, CDFW, Hoopa Valley Tribe, general public, Karuk Tribe, Mid Klamath Watershed Council, National Park Service, NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center, ODFW, PSMFC, Salmon River Watershed Council, Scott River Watershed Council, Shasta Valley RCD, The Essex Partnership, US FWS, USGS, Yurok Tribe
December 11, 2025
Virtual Workshop
MS Teams
Purpose:
- Review draft Klamath Basin Straw Fish Monitoring Framework, which organizes monitoring activities around fundamental management questions identified in the September workshop
- Review the draft Monitoring Strategy report and 10 broad recommendations that will accompany the Strategy report
- Final comments on the draft Monitoring Strategy report, 10 recommendations and Straw Fish Monitoring Framework are due by December 31, 2025.
Total Attendees: 31 Entities represented: CDFW, FlowWest, general public, Hoopa Valley Tribe, Karuk Tribe, Klamath Tribes, Mid Klamath Watershed Council, National Park Service, NOAA Fisheries, ODFW, Oregon State University- Corvallis, Oregon Water Resources Department, PSMFC, Ridges to Riffles, Salmon River Restoration Council, USBR, USFWS, USGS, Yurok Tribe
September 22-23, 2025
Hybrid Workshop
Ashland Springs Hotel
212 East Main St
Ashland, OR 97520
Purpose:
- Review and evaluate list of basin-wide fisheries monitoring activities
- Create a list of fundamental questions that reflect partner-identified priorities for research and monitoring activities
- Begin developing a draft Klamath Basin Straw Fish Monitoring Framework based on partner feedback. This structured approach integrates fundamental questions, objectives, and monitoring activities to guide immediate funding decisions and long-term planning, with flexibility to adapt to changing management contexts
Total Attendees: 25 Entities represented: California North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board, general public, Klamath Basin Monitoring Program, NOAA Fisheries, Oregon Institute of Technology, Oregon Water Resources Department, PSMFC, Pulikla Tribe of Yurok People, Ridges to Riffles, Salmon River Restoration Council, Scott River Restoration Council, USBR, USFWS, USGS, Yurok Tribe
August 27-28, 2025
Virtual Workshop
MS Teams
Purpose:
- Review basin-wide funding survey responses to better understand the financial landscape
- Discuss regional monitoring and research priorities, including critical surveys to maintain and why, opportunities to scale or modify existing efforts for cost savings, surveys that could be discontinued if necessary and their potential management impacts, and innovative technologies to enhance efficiency
Total Attendees: 24 Entities represented: CDFW, California Trout, general public, Hoopa Valley Tribe, Klamath Basin Monitoring Program, Klamath Tribes, NOAA Fisheries, PSMFC, Pulikla Tribe of Yurok People, Ridges to Riffles, Salmon River Restoration Council, Scott River Restoration Council, USBR, USFWS, USGS, Yurok Tribe
June 24-25, 2025
Hybrid Workshop
Ashland Hills Hotel
2525 Ashland St
Ashland, OR 97520
Purpose:
- Update participants on the Monitoring Strategy report and activities matrix, and request feedback to improve accuracy and completeness
- Discuss priority monitoring activities and explore opportunities to reduce costs and increase efficiency
Total Attendees: 53 Entities represented: CDFW, California North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board, California Trout, Department of the Interior, Solicitor’s Office, EPA, Exponent, Hoopa Valley Tribe, Klamath Bird Observatory, Klamath County, Klamath Water Users Association, Mid Klamath Watershed Council, National Park Service, NOAA Fisheries, ODEQ, ODFW, Oregon Water Resources Department, Pacific Watershed Associates, PSMFC, Pulikla Tribe of Yurok People, RES, Ridges to Riffles, Salmon River Restoration Council, Shasta Valley Resource Conservation District, The Freshwater Trust, USBR, USFWS, USGS, Yurok Tribe
May 14-15, 2025
In-person Workshop
Ashland Springs Hotel
212 East Main St
Ashland, OR 97520
Purpose:
- Share information on ongoing monitoring activities and exchange perspectives on collaboratively developing a strategy to document necessary monitoring activities (existing and new)
- Discuss development of a 5-year monitoring strategy, including how to leverage the IFRMP framework and approaches to support ongoing coordination among practitioners
- Explore frameworks to identify and prioritize new work for funding
- Discuss funding status and options to fund priority work
Total Attendees: 58 Entities represented: CDFW, California North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board, FlowWest, Hoopa Valley Tribe, Karuk Tribe, Kearns & West, Klamath Irrigation District, Mid Klamath Watershed Council, National Park Service, Native Fish Society, NOAA Fisheries, ODFW, Oregon Institute of Technology, Oregon Water Resources Department, Pacific Coast Federation of Fisherman’s Associations, Pacific Watershed Associates, PSMFC, Pulikla Tribe of Yurok People, Quartz Valley Indian Reservation, Real Time Research, RES, Ridges to Riffles, Salmon River Restoration Council, Scott River Watershed Council, The Freshwater Trust, University of California-Berkeley, USBR, USFS, USFWS, USGS, Yurok Tribe
Past Workshop Agendas, Presentations, and Documentation
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