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Mary Lou Soscia

Mary Lou worked for state, federal, and tribal government for over 35 years, specializing in watershed and river protection and restoration efforts. Mary Lou was on the team that created EPA's National Estuary Program and worked to get Congressional authorization for the program in the 1987 Clean Water Act amendments. Mary Lou worked with the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission on loan from EPA and helped to create the Tribal watershed program, which is the basis for salmon restoration work efforts in the Columbia River Basin. Since 1997, Mary Lou has served as the Columbia River

April 24, 2023 SWG: White Paper - Comparison of Pacific Lamprey and Pacific Salmon Life Histories, Habitat and Ecology

04.25.23

Recommended Citation: Lamprey Technical Workgroup. 2023. Comparison of Pacific Lamprey and Pacific Salmon Life Histories, Habitat and Ecology, March 8, 2023. Available: https://www.pacificlamprey.org/ltwg/ Acknowledgements: This document was drafted by a subgroup of the Lamprey Technical Workgroup (in alphabetical order): Monica Blanchard (WDFW/USFWS), Josh Boyce (USFWS), Benjamin Clemens (ODFW), Kelly Coates (Cow Creek Tribe), John Crandall (Methow Salmon Recovery Foundation), Ann Gray (USFWS), Julie Harris (USFWS), Amy Horstman (USFWS), Tracy Hruska (CREST), Aaron Jackson (CTUIR), Ben

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Past Columbia River Estuary Conference Proceedings

01.24.14

The Columbia River Estuary Conference has been held since 1999. Proceedings from past conferences are linked below. 2018: Presentations and abstracts of the Columbia River Estuary Conference 2018: Promoting Resiliency Under Shifting Environmental Conditions 2016: Presentations and abstracts of the Columbia River Estuary Conference 2016: Recent Anomalous Environmental Conditions - Drivers and Consequences 2014: Presentations and abstracts of the Columbia River Estuary Conference 2014: Forging Links in the Columbia River Estuary 2012: Proceedings of Columbia River Conference, 2012: New

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Western painted turtle research at the Sandy River Delta

12.04.22

Western painted turtle research and habitat restoration underway at the Sandy River Delta – your participation is needed!

Located at the confluence of the Sandy and Columbia rivers, The Sandy River Delta is a popular recreation area for walkers, horseback riders, and birdwatchers. It is also important habitat for the western painted turtle (Chrysemys picta bellii).

Sandy River Delta map
Sandy River Delta

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife considers the western painted turtle to be a Sensitive-Critical species – meaning that there are significant challenges impacting the turtles’ abundance, distribution, diversity, and/or

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