The Science Work Group is a forum to exchange scientific information about the estuary. The group provides support, scientific and technical advice to the Estuary Partnership. Its goal is to ensure there is a consistent approach to the collection of scientific data, and to design and implement technical programs that advance the actions in the Estuary Partnership Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan.
Who We Are
The Science Work Group is open to all who are interested in advancing the actions in the Estuary Partnership's Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan. Typical representatives include tribal, federal, state and local agencies; academe, private sector scientists, interested parties and private sector concerns. The Board of Directors' liaison to the Science Work Group is Yvonne Vallette (US EPA), and the Estuary Partnership’s Chief Scientist Catherine Corbett is staff to the work group.
Contact Information
The Science Work Group meets periodically throughout the year. In months where a Science Work Group meeting is held, the meetings are on the fourth Tuesday of the month. To get on the Science Work Group email list, sign up here, or contact the Estuary Partnership's Chief Scientist Catherine Corbett by email or phone at 971-380-3679.
Past Science Work Group Meeting Content
Science Work Group meeting content is accessible from the annual tables below.
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2024 Science Work Group Meeting Materials
MONTH
TOPIC
AGENDA
MATERIALS
JUNE UAV Applications for Lower Columbia River Monitoring & Research Jun. 4 Meeting Presentation: Innovative Applications of UAV Wetland Monitoring (LCEP) Meeting recording NOVEMBER Utilizing Monitoring to Support the Columbia Estuary Ecosystem Restoration Program November 5 CEERP Overview (USACE) Meeting Presentation: Juvenile Chinook Salmon Diets in the lower Columbia River and Estuary Meeting Presentation: Habitat Quality - Trends in Juvenile Chinook Salmon Growth and Condition Meeting recording -
2023 Science Work Group Meeting Materials
MONTH
TOPIC
AGENDA
MATERIALS
APRIL Including Lamprey in Restoration Projects Apr. 24 Meeting Presentation: Overview of Biology & Threats to Lampreys Meeting Presentation: Integrating Lamprey Passage into Restoration Meeting Presentation: Integrating Lampreys into Habitat Restoration Meeting Presentation: Pacific Lamprey Conservation Initiative and Lamprey Resources Meeting Recording OCTOBER Ecosystem monitoring on the Columbia River October 24 Meeting Presentation: Ecosystem Monitoring Program Habitat Monitoring 2022-23
Meeting Presentation:
Overview of the Ecosystem Monitoring Program and Intro to Tableau for Data and Synthesis
Meeting presentation:
Mainstem and Habitat Water Quality
more presentations from the meeting coming soon!
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2022 Science Work Group Meeting Materials
MONTH
TOPIC
AGENDA
MATERIALS
APRIL Ecosystem Monitoring Program Data Sharing Apr. 26 Meeting Presentation LCEP Tableau Home Page Link Meeting Recording - MS Teams Presentation Recording - YouTube JUNE Action Effectiveness Monitoring Results Jun. 28 Meeting Presentation Presentation Recording - YouTube Wallooskee Project Dashboard -
2021 Science Work Group Meeting Materials
MONTH
TOPIC
AGENDA
MATERIALS
MARCH Action Effectiveness Monitoring: 2019 Results Mar. 23 Action Effectiveness 2019 Monitoring Results MAY Blue Carbon and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Pacific NW May 25 Integrating Climate Mitigation Into Lower Columbia River Ecosystem Restoration Pacific NW Blue Carbon Database and the Ecological Effects of Sea Level Rise Effect of Land Use on Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Pacific NW SWG Meeting Video Recording OCTOBER ECOSYSTEM MONITORING PROGRAM: ANNUAL UPDATES (2019) Oct 26 SWG Meeting Video Recording EMP Overview Results: Juvenile salmon food web Results: Juvenile salmon diet and prey availability Results: Habitat Results: Fish community Results: Mainstem and abiotic conditions -
2020 Science Work Group Meeting Materials
2020 Science Work Group Meeting Schedule
MONTH
TOPIC
AGENDA
MATERIALS
MARCH UAV FIELD APPLICATIONS PRESENTED BY PROJECT SPONSORS MAR. 24 UAV Field Applications: LCEP UAV Field Applications using Drone Deploy: CLT UAV Field Applications: WDFW Hyperspectral Mapping of Wetlands Vegetation: PNNL/NOAA UAV Best Practices: CREST APRIL COLUMBIA RIVER ESTUARY CONFERENCE (POSTPONED UNTIL APRIL 2021) MAY ACTION EFFECTIVENESS MONITORING & RESEARCH (AEMR): ANNUAL UPDATES (2019). POSTPONED UNTIL SEPTEMBER JUNE Pacific Lamprey Jun 23 Lamprey Passage Toolbox Lamprey Passage at Road Crossings Biology, Life Histories, and Threats of Lampreys Lamprey Conservation Status & Efforts OCTOBER ECOSYSTEM MONITORING PROGRAM: ANNUAL UPDATES (2019) Oct. 27 EMP Introduction EMP Results: Fish Community EMP Results: Water Quality & Biogeochemistry Synthesis Memo Proposal -
2019 Science Work Group Meeting Materials
2019 Science Work Group Meeting Schedule
MONTH
TOPIC
AGENDA
MATERIALS
MARCH ACTION EFFECTIVENESS MONITORING & RESEARCH (AEMR): ANNUAL UPDATE (2018) MAR. 26 2018 AEMR Results MAY HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECT REVIEW COMMITTEE JUNE HABITAT COVERAGE TARGETS - REVIEW AND UPDATES JUN. 25 Habitat Targets Refresher Habitat Target Adjustment Based on Sea Level Rise Assessment OCTOBER ECOSYSTEM MONITORING PROGRAM (EMP): ANNUAL UPDATE (2018) OCT. 22 EMP Program Overview EMP Update: Habitat EMP Update: Water Quality EMP Update: Food Web/Biomass EMP Update: Juvenile Salmon & Fish Community EMP Update: Juvenile Salmon Prey and Diet NOVEMBER HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECT REVIEW COMMITTEE DECEMBER REVIEW OF LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER & ESTUARY MONITORING PROTOCOLS DEC. 17 Monitoring Protocols Review Channel Cross Sections: Columbia Land Trust Water Surface Elevation & Temperature: LCEP -
2018 Science Work Group Meeting Materials
2018 Science Work Group Meeting Schedule
MONTH
TOPIC
AGENDA
MATERIALS
FEBRUARY INTEGRATING CLIMATE CHANGE INTO HABITAT COVERAGE TARGETS FEB 27 MARCH ACTION EFFECTIVENESS MONITORING & RESEARCH (AEMR): ANNUAL UPDATE (2017) MAR 27 2017 AEMR Results APRIL HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECT REVIEW COMMITTEE JUNE COLUMBIA RIVER THERMAL REFUGE STUDIES - UPDATES & RESULTS JUN 26 LCEP Thermal Refuge Study Overview LCEP Thermal Refuge Study Model Results EPA Columbia River Thermal Refuge Study LCEP Sea Level Rise Study, Draft Plan JULY CYANOBACTERIA - CURRENT RESEARCH AND MONITORING IN OR/WA JUL 24 Introduction Cyanobacteria in the Lower Columbia River Cyanobacteria Background - COMING SOON SEPTEMBER MONITORING OF HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECTS IN THE LCRE: REVIEW OF EXISTING PROTOCOLS AND SM2 ANALYSIS SEP 25 Review of Monitoring Protocols OCTOBER ECOSYSTEM MONITORING PROGRAM (EMP): ANNUAL UPDATE (2017) OCT 23 EMP Program Overview EMP Update: Habitat EMP Update: Water Quality EMP Update: Food Web/Biomass EMP Update: Juvenile Salmon Diet & Macroinvertebrate Prey Availability EMP Update: Juvenile Salmon & Fish Community OCTOBER HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECT REVIEW COMMITTEE DECEMBER PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF SEA LEVEL RISE IMPACTS TO WETLANDS STUDY DEC 18 Sea Level Rise Impacts to Lower Columbia River Wetlands: Preliminary Results -
2017 Science Work Group Meeting Materials
2017 Science Work Group Meeting Schedule
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2016 Science Work Group Meeting Materials
2016 Science Work Group Meeting Schedule
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2015 Science Work Group Meeting Materials
MONTH
TOPIC
AGENDA
MATERIALS
JANUARY NO MEETING FEBRUARY PROJECT REVIEW COMMITTEE, HABITAT RESTORATION PROGRAM FEB 13 Site Visit Schedule Contact LCEP For Project Proposals and Final Project Scoring Results FEBRUARY ACTION EFFECTIVENESS MONITORING & RESEARCH (AEMR): ANNUAL UPDATE (2014) FEB 24 AEMR Results MARCH HABITAT RECOVERY TARGETS FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER & ESTUARY: UPDATES MAR 24 Habitat Recovery Targets Overview Habitat Recovery Targets Maps APRIL RECENT OCEAN CONDITIONS AND THE WARM WATER ANOMALY IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC APR 28 Recent Warm Water Anomoly in the Northern Pacific ("The Blob") Ocean Conditions and Indicators for Pacific Northwest Salmon APRIL PROJECT REVIEW COMMITTEE, HABITAT RESTORATION PROGRAM Contact LCEP For Project Proposals and Final Project Scoring Results MAY LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER REED CANARYGRASS STUDY
MAY 26 Reed Canarygrass Study Overview Results Coming Soon JUNE NO MEETING JULY SCIENCE WORK GROUP ANNUAL CANOE PADDLE: CATHLAMET BAY JUL 28 AUGUST NO MEETING SEPTEMBER LARGE WOOD DEBRIS (LWD) PLACEMENTS IN TIDAL FLOODPLAINS: BENEFITS TO JUVENILE SALMON SEP 22 LWD - State of the Science LWD in the Columbia Estuary LWD in Tidal Marshes LWD at South Slough Estuarine Research Reserve OCTOBER ECOSYSTEM MONITORING PROGRAM (EMP): ANNUAL UPDATE (2014) OCT 27 EMP Program Overview EMP Update: Habitat Structure EMP Update: Mainstem & Abiotic Conditions EMP Update: Food Web/Biomass EMP Update: Juvenile Chinook Salmon Diet & Macroinvertebrate Prey Availability EMP Update: Juvenile Salmon & Fish Community OCTOBER PROJECT REVIEW COMMITTEE, HABITAT RESTORATION PROGRAM Contact LCEP For Project Proposals and Final Project Scoring Results NOVEMBER NO MEETING - COASTAL AND ESTUARINE RESEARCH FEDERATION CONFERENCE NOV 8-12 DECEMBER THERMAL REFUGE IN THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE: RESTORATION AND MONITORING RESULTS DEC 15 Lower Columbia River Gorge Thermal Refuge Restoration Lower Columbia River Gorge 2014-2015 Temperature Monitoring Results -
2014 Science Work Group Meeting Materials
2014 Science Work Group Meeting Schedule
MONTH
TOPIC
AGENDA
MATERIALS
JANUARY ECOSYSTEM MONITORING PROGRAM (EMP): REVIEW OF DRAFT 2005-2013 SYNTHESIS REPORT JAN 28 EMP Program Overview EMP 2005-13 Results: Habitat Structure EMP 2005-13 Results: Fish & Fish Prey Variability EMP 2005-13 Results: Food Web/Biomass EMP 2005-13 Results: Water Quality EMP 2005-13 Results: Multivariate Statistical Analysis JANUARY PROJECT REVIEW COMMITTEE, HABITAT RESTORATION PROGRAM
JAN 29 Contact LCEP For Project Proposals and Final Project Scoring Results
FEBRUARY ACTION EFFECTIVENESS MONITORING (AEMR) WORKSHOP MARCH NO MEETING APRIL HABITAT RECOVERY TARGETS FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER AND ESTUARY: UPDATES APR 22 Habitat Recovery Targets Overview Habitat Recovery Targets APRIL PROJECT REVIEW COMMITTEE, HABITAT RESTORATION PROGRAM APR 29 Contact LCEP For Project Proposals and Final Project Scoring Results JUNE NO MEETING JULY ANNUAL SCIENCE WORK GROUP CANOE PADDLE: DALTON POINT DOWNSTREAM TO ROOSTER ROCK STATE PARK, IN THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE JUL 22 AUGUST NO MEETING SEPTEMBER REVIEW OF UNMANNED AIRBORNE VEHICLE (UAV) FIELD APPLICATIONS SEP 23 Intro to UAV's UAV Resource Guide OCTOBER ECOSYSTEM MONITORING PROGRAM (EMP): ANNUAL UPDATE (2014) AND INTEGRATION WITH ACTION EFFECTIVENESS MONITORING & RESEARCH (AEMR) PROGRAM OCT 28 EMP Program Overview EMP Update: Habitat Structure EMP Update: Juvenile Salmon, Fish Community, & Juvenile Chinook Salmon Prey Availability EMP Update: Water Quality EMP Update: Food Web,, Part I EMP Update: Food Web, Part II EMP & AEMR Integration NOVEMBER PROJECT REVIEW COMMITTEE, HABITAT RESTORATION PROGRAM NOV 5 Site Visit Schedule (Oct. 23) Contact LCEP For Project Proposals and Final Project Scoring Results NOVEMBER MODELING TOOLS AVAILABLE TO SCREEN, DESIGN, AND EVALUATE RESTORATION ACTIONS NOV 18 Area Time Inundation Model (ATIM) DECEMBER NO MEETING -
2013 Science Work Group Meeting Materials
2013 Science Work Group Meeting Schedule
MONTH
TOPIC
AGENDA
MATERIALS
JANUARY ACTION EFFECTIVENESS MONITORING & RESEARCH (AEMR) STRATEGY: OVERVIEW AND LEVEL 3 MONITORING PROTOCOLS JAN 22 COLUMBIA River Estuary Ecosystem Restoration Program - AEMR Programmatic AEMR Draft Monitoring Matrix Horsetail Creek Restoration Project - AEMR Site Objectives FEBRUARY PROJECT REVIEW COMMITTEE, HABITAT RESTORATION PROGRAM TBD MARCH COLUMBIA ESTUARY ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION PROGRAM (CEERP) DRAFT DOCUMENTS REVIEW
ECOSYSTEM MONITORING PROGRAM (EMP); REVIEW OF DRAFT 2005-2010 SYNTHESIS REPORT 'JUVENILE SALMON ECOLOGY OF TIDAL FRESHWATER WETLANDS IN THE LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER ESTUARY
MAR 26 Guide to the CEERP - Draft Report EMP 2005-2010 Synthesis Report APRIL HYPOXIA, ACIDIFICATION AND CYANOBACTERIA IN THE LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER ESTUARY
ONCOR DATABASE UPDATE
APR 23 Oxygen Depleted Water in the Lower Columbia River Estuary - Curtis Roegner (NOAA) Cyanobacteria in the Lower Columbia River Estuary - Tawnya Peterson (OHSU) MAY ESTUARY RESEARCH, MONITORING & EVALUATION (RM&E) COORDINATION WORKSHOP TBD MAY PROJECT REVIEW COMMITTEE, HABITAT RESTORATION PROGRAM MAY 28 Contact LCEP For Project Proposals and Final Project Scoring Results JUNE ECOSYSTEM MONITORING PROGRAM (EMP): ESTUARINE INDICATORS FOCUS JUN 25 LCRE Ecosystem Based Management Habitat Mosaic Target Methods JULY ANNUAL SCIENCE WORK GROUP CANOE PADDLE: SKAMAKOWA, WA TO CATHLAMET, WA JUL 23 AUGUST WASHINGTON STATE AQUATIC LANDS HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN
ESTUARINE INDICATORS UPDATE: HABITAT RESTORATION RECOVERY TARGETS
AUG 27 Links to Washington Dept. of Natural Resources Aquatic Lands Resources:
SEPTEMBER NO MEETING
SEP 24 OCTOBER NO MEETING
OCT 22 NOVEMBER ESTUARINE INDICATORS UPDATE: HABITAT RESTORATION RECOVERY TARGETS
NOV 19 Reference: Tear et al. (2005), How Much Is Enough? DECEMBER ACTION EFFECTIVENESS MONITORING UPDATES DEC 17 -
2012 Science Work Group Meeting Materials
MONTH
TOPIC
AGENDA
MATERIALS
JANUARY Ecosystem Monitoring Program (EMP) - Background and Program Refinement Jan 24 Draft EMP Design Framework EMP Synthesis Overview Matrix of Estuarine Indicators Proposed Process for Selecting Estuarine Indicators FEBRUARY No SWG Meeting FEBRUARY Project Review Committee, Habitat Restoration Program Feb 29 Contact LCEP For Project Proposals and Final Project Scoring Results MARCH Estuarine Indicators -
The Need for an Estuarine Ecosystem Indicator System in the Lower Columbia;
Update to Index Process and Incorporation of Biological Condition Gradient (BCG);
Overview of Biological Condition Gradient in Streams and Expansion into Estuaries
Mar 27 EMP Redesign Overview BCG Overview Estuarine Biotope Mosaics and BCG APRIL US Army Corps Of Engineers Anadromous Fish Evaluation Program (AFEP) - Overview of Progress Apr 24 FY13 CEERP Overview FY13 Research Summary FY13 AER Summary FY13 Synth & Eval Summary MAY No Meeting JUNE US Army Corps Of Engineers Regional Monitoring Database and Synthesis Update;
Columbia Estuary Ecosystem Restoration Program (CEERP) Update;
Overview of Action Effectiveness Monitoring & Research (AEMR) Plan
Jun 26 AEMR Overview Synthesis Evaluation JUNE Project Review Committee, Habitat Restoration Program Jun 13 Contact LCEP For Project Proposals and Final Project Scoring Results JULY Annual Science Work Group Canoe Paddle AUGUST Overview of Revised Restoration Project Review Criteria Aug 28 Current Criteria Criteria Overview SEPTEMBER US Army Corps Of Engineers Regional Monitoring Database Update Sep 25 OCTOBER Action Effectiveness Monitoring, 2012 Ecosystem Monitoring Results Oct 23 Borde - Ecosystem Monitoring: Habitat Structure Johnson - Habitat Quality, Toxics and Salmon in the LCRE Peterson - Role of Fluvial Phytoplankton in LCR Food Webs Temple - Water Quality Monitoring CEERP 2013 AEMR Programmatic Draft AEMR Prioritization Scoring Summary NOVEMBER No SWG Meeting NOVEMBER Project Review Committee, Habitat Restoration Program Nov 8 Contact LCEP For Project Proposals and Final Project Scoring Results DECEMBER Ecosystem Monitoring Program and Need for Estuarine Indicator System Dec 18 LCRE Indicators Workshop Summary -
2011 Science Work Group Meeting Materials
MONTH
TOPIC
AGENDA
MATERIALS
JANUARY Action Effectiveness Monitoring: Overview and Presentation of 2011 Results FEBRUARY Restoration Strategy Overview, Land Cover Update, Habitat Restoration Application and Review Process Updates MARCH No SWG Meeting APRIL Restoration Strategy Overview MAY No SWG Meeting MAY Project Review Committee, Habitat Restoration Program Contact LCEP For Project Proposals and Final Project Scoring Results JUNE Restoration Strategy: Habitat Change Analysis - Overview JULY Paddling trip AUGUST Ecosystem Monitoring Program: 2011 Results and Results of Interdiscipline Data Analyses AUGUST Action Effectiveness and Reference Site Monitoring: Comparison of Results AUGUST Restoration Strategy: Habitat change Analysis - Interpretation of Results SEPTEMBER Restoration Strategy: Habitat Suitability Index Model - Overview SEPTEMBER Project Review Committee, Habitat Restoration Program Contact LCEP For Project Proposals and Final Project Scoring Results OCTOBER Ecosystem Monitoring Program: Goals and Objectives, Defining Population of Interest NOVEMBER Restoration Strategy: Habitat Suitability Index Model - Presentation of Results DECEMBER Restoration Strategy: Habitat Suitability Index Model - Interpretation of Results Dec 13
