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APRIL 10 APRIL 11 APRIL 12 Keynote Address Nonlinearity and Early Detection of Abrupt Change in Northeast Pacific Marine Ecosystems Mary Hunsicker, National Marine Fisheries Service Session 1: Update on Ocean Conditions and Ecological Impacts The Blob, El Nino, La Ninas and North Pacific Marine Ecosystems Laurie Weitkamp Effects of Warming Ocean Conditions on Feeding Ecology of Small Pelagic Fishes in the Northern California Current Mary Hunsicker , Richard Brodeur, Ashley Hann, Todd Miller, Yi Gong Growth and Survival of Coho Salmon Smolts in the NE California Current 2000-2017 Brian Beckman

The 2012-13 school year was a great success thanks to many partners, supporters and volunteers. Estuary Partnership educators engaged over 3,600 students in classroom lessons, service learning projects and on-river field trips. Building on concepts learned in the classroom, students explored local natural areas and engaged in hands-on activities that improved their local environment. Estuary Partnership educators worked with students from across our service area, from Corbett, Oregon in the Columbia River Gorge, to Ilwaco, Washington near the Pacific Ocean, leading a regional effort to connect youth to the lower Columbia River in meaningful ways.

Hundreds Get On the Water this Summer for the First Time “Look at the river!” shout excited kids as they arrive at Willamette Park on a sunny summer morning. These kids, along with adults and elders from Bridge Meadows neighborhood, came to paddle the Willamette River as part of the Estuary Partnership’s Summer Paddle Program. For many, this was their first experience paddling and they were excited and quite nervous to be out on the water. During the two-hour canoe trip, the children and adults learned how to paddle a canoe, used binoculars to spy a great blue heron, and learned the importance