Committees and Workgroups

The Birds Workgroup informs the WRMP on a range of topics and decisions related to avian surveys, methods, data, and analysis.
See the full workgroup charge here. Please contact Aviva Rossi ([email protected]) or Donna Ball ([email protected]) if you are interested in participating.

Aviva Rossi, SFEI
Donna Ball, SFEI
Josh Ackerman, USGS
Susan De La Cruz, USGS
Mark Hayes, USFWS
Sacha Heath, SFEI
Mason Hill, Ducks Unlimited
David Nelson, NERR
Nadav Nur, Point Blue Conservation Science
David “Doc Quack” Riensche, East Bay Regional Parks
Jason Riggio, UC Davis, Museum of Fish and Wildlife
Nathan Van Schmidt, SFBBO
Isa Woo, USGS
Julian Wood, Point Blue Conservation Science
Renee Spenst, Ducks Unlimited
Joy Albertson, USFWS

The WRMP Fish & Fish Habitat Workgroup informs the WRMP on fish & fish habitat monitoring methods, data management, and analysis. Activities of the Workgroup include a review of existing monitoring efforts/datasets on fish & fish habitat in the lower Estuary and development of WRMP Guidelines for Monitoring Fish & Fish Habitat (2023). Workgroup meetings are held on an as-needed basis to further refine fish & fish habitat monitoring of the WRMP.

 

Christina Toms	San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board
Donna Ball	San Francisco Estuary Institute
Alison Weber-Stover (FFH development subcommittee)	NOAA Fisheries
Levi Lewis (FFH development subcommittee)	UC Davis
Jeff McLain (FFH development subcommittee)	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Elizabeth Campbell (FFH development subcommittee)	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Cassie Pinnell	Vollmar Consulting
Chris Jasper	Vollmar Consulting
Dylan Stompe	UC Davis
Erin Fairley (emeritus)	Watershed Stewards Program/Water Board
Isa Woo	U.S. Geological Survey
Jim Hobbs	California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Josh Collins	San Francisco Estuary Institute
Lu Wang	NOAA Fisheries
Karen Thorne	U.S. Geological Survey
Kevin Buffington	U.S. Geological Survey
Morgan Williams (emeritus)	Watershed Stewards Program/Water Board
Stacy Sherman	California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Stephen Randall	San Francisco State University/Water Board
Susan De La Cruz	U.S. Geological Survey
Zachary Duckworth	National Marine Fisheries Service

The Geospatial Workgroup informs the WRMP on a range of topics and decisions related to automated mapping, spatial data collection, change detection methods, sharing of geospatial data, and the analysis and summary of baylands habitat information.

Activities of the Workgroup include the development of:

• Standard Operating Procedures for WRMP Indicators 1 (baylands habitat types) and 3 (transition zones) (March 2022)
• Baylands Habitat Map 2020 (March 2024)
• Resilience metrics based on the Baylands Habitat Map (in progress)
• Methodology for detecting change in the baylands habitat (in progress)

Christina Toms	San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board
Donna Ball	San Francisco Estuary Institute
Aimee Good	San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Brian Fulfrost	Fulfrost & Assoc.
Cristina Grosso	San Francisco Estuary Institute
Dylan Chapple	Delta Stewardship Council
Iryna Drynova	UC Berkeley
Jeremy Lowe	San Francisco Estuary Institute
John Callaway	University of San Francisco
Josh Collins	San Francisco Estuary Institute (Emeritus)
Julian Wood	Point Blue
Julie Beagle	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Karen Thorne	U.S. Geological Survey
Kass Green	Kass Green & Assoc.
Kevin Buffington	U.S. Geological Survey
Kristin Byrd	U.S. Geological Survey
Mike Vasey	San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (Emeritus)
Pete Kauhanen	San Francisco Estuary Institute
Sam Veloz	Point Blue Conservation Science
Stuart Siegel	San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Todd Hallenbeck	San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission
Tony Hale	San Francisco Estuary Institute

The Hydrogeomorphic Workgroup informs the WRMP on hydrogeomorphic monitoring methods, data management, and analysis. Activities of the Workgroup include the development of the WRMP Hydrogeomorphic Monitoring SOP (2023). Workgroup meetings are held on an as-needed basis to address ongoing needs related to hydrogeomorphic monitoring.

Christina Toms, SFBRWQCB
Jeremy Lowe, SFEI
Kevin Buffington, USGS
Stuart Siegel, NERR/ Siegel Environmental
Caitlin Crain, SFEI
Karen Thorne, USGS
John Callaway, USF
Josh Collins, SFEI emeritus
Lisa Schile-Beers, Silvestrum Climate Associates
Evyan Sloane, Coastal Conservancy
Dan Gillenwater, Gillenwater Consulting
Damien Kunz, ESA
Jimmy Kulpa, Cinquini & Passarino, Inc
Erika Castillo, Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District
Jordan Rosencranz, WRA
Matt Ferner, SFBay NERR
Pete Kuahanen, SFEI
Jessie Lacy, USGS
Maureen Downing-Kunz, ESA
Donna Ball, SFEI
John Largier, UC Davis
Elizabeth Murray, USACE
Karl Malamud-Roam, Vector Control Consultants
Brenda Goeden, BCDC

The People & Wetlands Workgroup is responsible for further developing the human dimensions of the WRMP, with an emphasis on centering the perspectives of marginalized communities and considering ways to incorporate new forms and sources of knowledge into the WRMP. See the full workgroup charge here.

Activities of the workgroup include:

• Development of new and revised management questions about human connections to wetlands (June 2023)
• Identification of monitoring questions and indicators that address Management Questions 5B, 5C, and 5D (December 2023)
• Development of standard operating procedures for data collection, analysis, and visualization to address the identified indicators (in progress)

The workgroup continues to meet approximately bimonthly. Please contact Alex Thomsen ([email protected]) for more information.

Denise Walker (co-facilitator)	SFEI
Devani Santos (co-facilitator)	Build It Green; Shoreline Leadership Academy
Alex Thomsen (lead staff), Sasha Harris-Lovett, Hannah Kempf, Aviva Rossi, Karen Verpeet, Tony Hale, Cristina Grosso	WRMP staff, SFEP and SFEI
Ally Malilay	NOAA Fisheries
Ben Botkin	SFEP
Camille Antinori	SF State University
Cory Copeland	Bay Conservation and Development Commission
Erica Johnson	SCC/SFBRA
Erika Castillo	Alameda County MAD
Jessie Olson	Save The Bay
Julie Gonzalez	SF Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Keta Price	Hood Planning Group
Kristin Byrd	US Geological Survey
Kyra Gmoser-Daskalakis	UC Davis
Lita Brydie	California Department of Conservation
Maria Katticaran	Shoreline Leadership Academy
Matt Ferner	SF Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Mavis Stone	Stanford University
Morgan Chow	Delta Science Program
Nadine Heck	East Carolina University
Shy Walker	Ninth Root; Shoreline Leadership Academy
Sid Narayan	East Carolina University
Stephanie Sahinoglu	US Army Corps of Engineers
Xoco Shinbrot	Delta Science Program
Former members/contributors:
Taylor Pantiga	SFEP Sea Grant Fellow
Selena Pang	SFEI
Aimee Good	SF Bay NERR
Chelsea Batavia	Delta Stewardship Council
Dylan Chapple	Delta Science Program
Anniken Lydon	BCDC
Olivia Won	SF Bay NERR (Davidson fellow)
Matthew Trujillo	BCDC
Shalini Kannan	State Coastal Conservancy
Lisa McCann	SF Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board
Jesse McKeen Scott	Save The Bay

The Vegetation Workgroup informs the WRMP on vegetation monitoring methods, data management, and analysis. Activities of the Workgroup include the development of the WRMP Vegetation Monitoring SOP (2023). Workgroup meetings are held on an as-needed basis to address ongoing needs related to vegetation monitoring.

Christina Toms	SF Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board
Donna Ball	San Francisco Estuary Institute
Caitlin Crain	San Francisco Estuary Institute
Mike Vasey (co-chair)	SF Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (emeritus)
Iryna Dronova (co-chair)	UC Berkeley
Kass Green	Kass Green and Associates
Pete Kuahanen	San Francisco Estuary Institute
Dylan Chapple	Delta Stewardship Council
Gwen Miller	San Francisco Estuary Institute
Karen Thorne	US Geological Survey
Tom Parker	SF State University
Chris Janousek	Oregon State
Kristin Byrd	US Geological Survey
John Callaway	University of San Francisco
Lisamarie Windham-Myers	US Geological Survey
Jeanne Hammond	Invasive Spartina Project, Olofson Environmental
Xavier Fernandez	SF Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board
Lisa Schile-Beers	Silvestrum Climate Associates
Alex Thomsen	San Francisco Estuary Partnership
Kevin Buffington	US Geological Survey
Aicha Ougzin	CA Department of Fish & Wildlife
Brian Fulfrost	Fulfrost and Associates