May 2008, Doubletree Inn, Portland, OR. Jefferson Fish Society sponsored a special session at the Western Division of the American Fisheries Society Meeting on
Discoveries and Diversity in the State of Jefferson. Brian Barr presented "Effects of Livestock Grazing on Springsnail Presence and Water Quality in Cascade-
Siskiyou National Monument Spring Habitats." Andrew Braugh presented "The Status of McCloud River Redband Trout." Robert Coffan presented
"Discovery of Aquatic Gilled Mushrooms: Psathyrella Fruiting In the Rogue River In Southern Oregon". Heather Hendrixson presented "Larval Sucker Response to Wetlands
Restoration at the Williamson River Delta, Oregon." Tom Hesseldenz presented "Integration of Ecological Functions Into Greenway Development Along Yreka and Greenhorn
Creeks, California." Carson Jeffres presented "Unique Physical Conditions and Resulting Novel Life Histories of Shasta River Salmonids." Curtis Knight
presented "Spring and Groundwater Resources of the Mt. Shasta Region." Robert Lusardi presented "Defining Trophic Relationships On the Shasta River:
Variability In Space and Time." Tara Putney, Steel Maloney, and Scott English presented "The Removal of Brownsville Dam: Significant
for Fish and Human Communities." Stewart Reid presented "Peculiar Catfishes In the Modoc Triangle." and Jeannine Rossa presented "Population
Characteristics of Jenny Creek Suckers (Catostomus rimiculus): Age-Size Relationships, Age Distribution, Apparent Densities, and Management Implications." To see the full abstracts from this
exciting JFS session, visit WDAFS.com.
February 2008, Yreka, CA, Silver Spoon Restaurant. Speaker: Carson Jeffres, University of Califronia, Davis, cajeffres@usdavis.edu,
"Swimming With the Fishes ... the Bugs ... and All Other Life Forms of the Shasta River."
November 2007, Ashland, OR, Standing Stone Brewery. Speaker: Mark Buktenica, National Park Service, "Bull trout, strange lake-bottom algae, and other aquatic wonders
from North America's second deepest lake."
April 2007, Roseburg, OR, China Palace On The Hill. Speaker: Dave Simon, Oregon State University, simond@onid.orst.edu,
"Umpqua Chub, Smallmouth Bass, and other Fishes of the Umpqua Basin." Special Thanks to Rich Grost
(rgrost@richardgrost.com) for providing the perfect backdrop to our
social hour. A non-stop stream of high quality images culled from Rich's extensive collection of fish and
river-related photographs demanded our attention for the hour-and-a-half leading up to Dave's presentation. For
a closer look at Rich's work, visit his website at RichardGrost.com.
March 2007, Klamath Falls, OR, Dynasty Restaurant. Speaker: Rip Shively, U.S. Geological Survey, rip_shively@usgs.gov,
"Klamath Basin Suckers: It Takes One to Know One."
December 2006, Medford, OR, Casa Ramos restaurant. Speaker: Dan VanDyke, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Daniel.J.Vandyke@state.or.us, "Rogue Spring Chinook Salmon: Current Status and Conservation Plan for the
Species Management Unit (SMU)."
February 2006, Jacksonville, OR, Bella Union restaurant. Speakers: Robert Coffan, Cascade Earth Sciences, robert.coffan@cascade-earth.com,
"Empty Stormwater Detention: What Good Is It?"; and Stewart
Reid, Western Fishes, WesternFishes@opendoor.com,
"Lampreys in The State of Jefferson."
November 2005, Mt. Shasta, CA, Lalo's Mexican restaurant. Speakers:
Brian Barr, World Wildlife Fund, brian@nccsp.org,
"Klamath River Flow Issues: A Brief Summary;" Curtis Knight,
California Trout, caknight@jps.net,
"Restoration Opportunities in the Shasta River."
May 2005, Jacksonville, OR, Bella Union restaurant. Speaker: Bob Lackey, Oregon State University, "The Salmon 2100
Project: Alternative Futures for Pacific Salmon."
February 2005, Klamath Falls, OR, Antonio's Italian restaurant. Speakers: Bill Tinniswood, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife,
"Redband trout and sucker movement in the Klamath River";
Steve Mason, Watershed Systems Consulting, "Update on the Rogue
Valley's WISE Project."
October 2004, Ashland, OR, La Casa del Pueblo Mexican restaurant. Speaker: Michael McCain, U.S. Forest Service, "Smith River Cutthroat
Trout Life History;" and members "announcement round robin."
May 2004, Grants Pass, OR, Wild River Brewery. Speakers:
David Loomis, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, "Collapse
of a Popular Trout Fishery and Current Management Options: the Diamond
Lake Story;" and Ian Reid, U.S. Forest Service, "Effects
of Jetboats on Water Temperature and Migrating Salmon in the Wild
and Scenic Rogue River."
March 2004, Ashland, OR, La Casa del Pueblo Mexican restaurant. Speakers: Jake Kann, Aquatic Ecosystems Consulting, "The Role
Algal Blooms, Climate, and Lake Level in Fish Kill and Water Quality
Dynamics in Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon (a superficial review by the
National Research Council)"; Cindy Deacon Williams, Headwaters,
"Restoration and Education in the Bear Creek Watershed".
November 2003, Medford, OR, Habaneros Mexican restaurant. Speakers: John Crandall, The Nature Conservancy, "Monitoring
the Use of Restored Riverine Wetlands by Larval and Juvenile Suckers;"
and Jayne LeFors, Bureau of Land Management, "Downstream Channel
Changes After the Removal of Maple Gulch Dam."
