Russian River Watershed Council	Full Council Meeting
Want Fish? Russian River Fisheries - Past and Present Saturday September 13, 2008 Lake Sonoma Visitor Center 3288 Skaggs Springs Road Geyserville, CA Free Admission PURPOSE: To raise awareness of issues surrounding Russian River fisheries and water quality & quantity FISH HATCHERY TOUR: 10:30 Registration 11:00 Tour Begins CONFERENCE AGENDA: 12:00 Welcome Introductions by Scot Stegeman, Russian River Watershed Council, President 12:15 A Brief History of the Russian River and an overview of the Fish Friendly Farming Certification program Laurel Marcus, California Land Stewardship Institute, Executive Director 12:45 The Russian River Coho Salmon Captive Broodstock Program Ben White, Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission 1:15 Central California Coast Coho salmon Recovery Plan Dick Butler, National Marine Fisheries Service, Southwest Region, Santa Rosa Office Supervisor 1:45 Break 2:00 Panel Discussion: The Question of Fish Vicky Whitney, State Water Board, Deputy Director for Water Rights Matthew J. Deitch, Ph.D., Center for Ecosystem Management and Restoration Kent MacIntosh, Trout Unlimited Redwood Empire Chapter, President David J. Manning, Sonoma County Water Agency, Senior Environmental Specialist-Fisheries, 4:00 Adjourn for Informal Discussion Refreshments will be provided Directions: HWY 101, take Dry Creek Rd. Exit at Healdsburg; west on Dry Creek Rd.; Dry Creek Rd becomes Skaggs Springs Rd; follow it to the Lake Sonoma Visitor Center. SPONSORS: Russian River Watershed Council, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, State Resources Agency, Sonoma County Water Agency