Effective Estuary Restoration Symposium

Effective Estuary Restoration Virtual Workshop Series

Exploring the design, methods, and monitoring of estuary restoration along the U.S. West Coast in the context of a changing climate.

2026 Symposium

May 20 & 21, 2026 – 9AM to noon

Restoring ecological functions for multi-species benefits

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Jump-starting process-based restoration

This will be the 4th of PMEP’s symposiums exploring West Coast estuary restoration guidance and tools for restoration practitioners. This 2-day symposium will be held on consecutive mornings and will feature:

Guidance on integrating multiple species benefits into your projects
New research on estuary restoration and beavers and birds, oh my!
Process-based design guidance for estuary restoration
Restoring unique habitats (swamps, anyone?)
Case studies illustrating the practical examples from Washington, Oregon, and California

Feel free to attend both days or just one. There is no cost to attend but you must register to receive the symposium link.

REGISTER HERE FOR MAY 20 & 21 SYMPOSIUM

Speaker profiles and agendas COMING SOON!

Our Effective Estuary Restoration Symposium Series

This is the third year we have hosted this symposium. Previous symposiums have explored tools available to restoration practitioners. Presentations and discussions have covered estuary restoration over time, design criteria, approaches to restoratin blue carbon, monitoring guidance, compiled data available online for planning restoration, and collaborative platforms to share information, methods, and best practices for effective estuary restoration. Case studies from throughout the U.S. West Coast have illustrated the practical use of these tools and examples of methods and techniques to help improve estuary restoratin effectiveness.

Please explore the presentations from our past symposiums below and on our YouTube Channel.

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May 6, 2025 Symposium

Monitoring Guidance, Data Tools, and Collaborative Platforms

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View the March 4th, 2025 Symposium Agenda: Effective Estuary Restoration Virtual Symposium Agenda – Monitoring Guidance, Data Tools, and Collaborative Platforms

This was the third of PMEP’s symposiums exploring tools available to restoration practitioners through presentations including:

Estuary restoration monitoring guidance
Compiled data available online for planning restoration
Collaborative platforms to share information, methods, and best practices
Case studies illustrating the practical use of available tools

March 4, 2025 Symposium

Blue Carbon and Fish Habitat Restoration

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View the March 4th, 2025 Symposium Agenda: Effective Estuary Restoration Virtual Symposium Agenda – Blue Carbon

This was the second of PMEP’s symposiums exploring the state of knowledge of blue carbon in estuary restoration through presentations including:

Knowledge of Blue Carbon sequestration
Monitoring tools and datasets for blue carbon functions
Restoration case studies

March 12th, 2024 Symposium

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View the March 12, 2024 Symposium Agenda: Effective Estuary Restoration Virtual Symposium Agenda

This was the first of PMEP’s symposiums exploring a wide range of pressing topics in estuary restoration including:

Design considerations and restoration methods
Climate change and estuary restoration
Monitoring estuary restoration
Documenting estuary restoration

Hosted by the Pacific Marine & Estuarine Fish Habitat Partnership (PMEP) with generaous support from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service