Speakers:Melanie Davis, Assistant Unit Leader & Assistant Professor, U.S. Geological Survey, Oregon Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Oregon State University

Topic:  “Hierarchical Science”: How effective data synthesis can better inform management

Integrating habitat restoration with hatchery, harvest, hydropower, and climate drivers has long been considered the “holy grail” of effective salmon management, and can help managers move beyond habitat-only strategies to better understand tradeoffs among recovery actions. This talk highlights a “hierarchical” approach to data synthesis in the Nisqually River Delta that uses restoration monitoring data, salmon life-history information, and climate scenarios to better inform habitat restoration and salmon management. We draw from detailed monitoring and bioenergetics data to connect restoration actions directly to juvenile growth, survival, and fishery outcomes