Contacts
Amy Gaskill, APR, (503) 231-6874
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (Service) Columbia River Fisheries Program Office will sponsor a Pacific Lamprey Conservation Initiative meeting for the Mid-Columbia Basin (Wind, Hood, Deschutes, John Day and Klickitat) on August 12 at the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s The Dalles Screen Shop - Conference Room from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.
The Pacific Lamprey Conservation Initiative is an effort led by the Service to facilitate communication and coordination for the conservation of Pacific lamprey throughout their range. The goal of the initiative is to develop a Pacific Lamprey Conservation Plan (Plan) that will lead to restored Pacific lamprey populations and improvement of their habitat.
In 2009, the USFWS Conservation Initiative Team will host a set of regional work sessions to develop regional components of the Plan. These meetings will be held in California, Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Alaska. The Conservation Initiative Team requests your assistance to help make these meetings successful.
The purpose of these regional meetings is to collect information on:
1. Pacific lamprey current distribution
2. Pacific lamprey estimated abundance
3. Pacific lamprey trend in populations; and to
4. Identify and prioritize threats to Pacific lamprey
5. Identify Pacific lamprey conservation actions
6. Identify research, monitoring and evaluation activities related to Pacific lamprey.
We will document this information for 4th code Hydrologic Units (HUC) on maps and through a regional questionnaire. The information we collect will be used to develop the regional components of the Plan which includes identification of actions to be taken to improve Pacific lamprey abundance, distribution and habitat. We will also use a modified NatureServe method to assess the extirpation risk and relative ranking of Pacific lamprey by watershed throughout its range. The protocol involves analyzing Pacific lamprey using three categories: rarity (distribution and abundance), trends and threats. The NatureServe process is currently being used for bull trout.
In addition, we will present information on methods to develop a Yakima River lamprey identification key that will be presented at a Lamprey Identification Workshop in late 2009 or early 2010.
Attendees should register for these meetings by contacting the RSVP contacts below each meeting description. For additional information to prepare for the meetings please visit the Lamprey Conservation initiative Web site: http://www.fws.gov/pacific/fisheries/sp_habcon/lamprey/
The Mid-Columbia River Basin regional meeting information is as follows:
What: USFWS Pacific Lamprey Regional Conservation Planning Meeting-
Mid-Columbia River - Wind, Hood, Deschutes, John Day, Klickitat
When: Wednesday August 12, 2009
Time: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Where: The Dalles, Oregon
Location:
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
The Dalles Screen Shop - Conference Room
3561 Klindt Dr.
The Dalles, OR 97058
Documents to help you prepare for this work shop can be found on the USFWS Pacific Lamprey Conservation Initiative Web site: http://www.fws.gov/pacific/fisheries/sp_habcon/lamprey/ these documents include an example of a regional questionnaire, an example of a threats table, a brief description of the NatureServe process, and a NatureServe ranking guide.
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