Klamath Basin Collaborative
Klamath Basin monitoring practitioners are collaborating to develop a holistic fisheries monitoring strategy that describes existing monitoring activities and critical gaps to be addressed that are critical to assess fish populations, restoration efforts, track progress towards the IFRMP core performance indicators, and inform management decisions to further benefit the Klamath Basin fish and fisheries during this post-dam era.
Upcoming Strategy Meetings
Purpose
- further refine the approach and products for the 5-yr monitoring strategy and to support ongoing coordination.
Past Meetings
May 14 and 15, 2025
Ashland Springs Hotel
212 East Main St
Ashland, OR 97520
Meeting Documents
Purpose: Coordinating and prioritizing fisheries monitoring in the Klamath Basin and creating a strategy to conduct necessary monitoring with efficiency and cost savings.
This first meeting will serve to:
- share information on ongoing monitoring activities,
- exchange perspectives on the need to collaboratively develop a strategy that will document necessary monitoring activities (existing and new),
- discuss development of a 5-year monitoring strategy and whether the IFRMP Framework can be leveraged,
- explore frameworks to identify new work that should be prioritized for funding.
- funding status and options to fund this work,
- develop an approach to support ongoing coordination among practitioners over the next 5-years.
- identify participants to serve on Technical Steering Committee
Steering Committee
Representatives of local Tribes, state agencies, non-profits and interested parties who will assist in guiding the meeting logistics and agenda.
Eric Peterson – BOR
Eric Reiland – BOR
Morgan Knechtle – CDFW
Domenic Guidice – CDFW
Rosemary Romero CDFW
Dave Herring – Crater Lake National Park
Karl Seitz- Hoopa Tribe
Justin Alvarez – Hoopa Tribe
Alex Corum – Karuk Tribe
Randy Turner – KBMP
Alta Harris – Klamath Tribes
Shahnie Rich – Klamath Tribes
Tommy Williams – NOAA
Nate Bickford – Oregon Tech
Stephanie Quinn-Davidson – Ridges to Riffles
Betsy Stapleton – SRWC
Steve Gough – USFWS
Jacob Krause – USGS
Summer Burdick – USGS
Sarah Beesley – Yurok Tribe
Mike Belchik – Yurok Tribe
Past Planning Committee
Betsy Stapleton -SRWC
Crystal Robinson- CDFW
Toz Soto and Alex Corum – Karuk
Mike Belchik – Yurok
Nell Scott and alternate- TU
Ben Ramirez and potential alternate Mark Hereford – ODFW
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