Northwest Power and Conservation Council slide 1 Follow Up Actions to ESPX Collaboration – “center of knowledge” type repository for information and research Collaboration – “center of knowledge” type repository for information and research Centralized coordinating body Centralized coordinating body Have a report on what we have done in one year, what we have learned and done over time, and how it interconnects Have a report on what we have done in one year, what we have learned and done over time, and how it interconnects Identification of key habitats and need for it Identification of key habitats and need for it Better understand the incentives and barriers faced by landowners and practitioners in ecosystem restoration Better understand the incentives and barriers faced by landowners and practitioners in ecosystem restoration

Northwest Power and Conservation Council slide 2 Follow Up Actions to ESPX-2 Continue the “tradition” of the science policy exchange Continue the “tradition” of the science policy exchange Emphasize the intensive and also the extensive type of monitoring Emphasize the intensive and also the extensive type of monitoring Three uncertainties to address Three uncertainties to address –Changes in river flow may constrain what fish can do –Invasive species - control or figure out how to live with them –Contaminants – how will they affect the physiological transition of the fish and other aspects of their life cycle

Northwest Power and Conservation Council slide 3 Follow Up Actions to ESPX - 3 Intensively monitored watershed in emergent wetland? Intensively monitored watershed in emergent wetland? Look at challenge of addressing estuary wide processes through the small scale projects Look at challenge of addressing estuary wide processes through the small scale projects Look at simulation modeling and analysis for adaptive management methodology Look at simulation modeling and analysis for adaptive management methodology Look into follow up at Biennial Estuary Conference Look into follow up at Biennial Estuary Conference Advise Council on what its role should be in addressing emerging issues in Estuary and other areas Advise Council on what its role should be in addressing emerging issues in Estuary and other areas Keep momentum of coordinated efforts into our policy decisions Keep momentum of coordinated efforts into our policy decisions Have water quality directors come to Council to discuss how Council can further efforts to improve water quality Have water quality directors come to Council to discuss how Council can further efforts to improve water quality

Northwest Power and Conservation Council slide 4 Follow Up Actions to ESPX - 4 Flip the format of the exchange Flip the format of the exchange