One of California’s premier annual gatherings of fisheries restorationists, scientists and advocates has been postponed indefinitely in order to protect public health. The conference of the Salmonid Restoration Federation (SRF)[1] planned for March 31-April 3 in Santa Cruz will not take place as scheduled.
The annual conference is SRF’s biggest single annual activity. It provides a very important opportunity to meet with other people who devote their lives and careers to improving California’s fisheries and to share information and recent experiences.
I have been a presenter on behalf of CSPA at two of the three most recent conferences, and was on tap to present at this one. I am hopeful that I will still have the opportunity later this year. In the meantime, I am donating my conference fees to the Federation to help the Federation continue its work in bringing together California’s community of fish protectors in the future. I encourage others to do the same.
- Chris Shutes
[1] https://www.calsalmon.org/