The National Workshop on Large Landscape Conservation

October 22 - 24, 2014

This session will explore the ongoing, multi-partner work to conserve and restore critical ecosystem services and functions within the Colorado River Delta ecosystem, a wetland of international significance which provides important habitat for hundreds of migratory birds, and is home to several endangered species.  Session presenters will touch on the remarkable success of binational negotiations to approve a treaty amendment, Minute 319, which outlines an innovative pilot program to restore base flows, and authorize a vital pulse flow, to restore environmental values in the watershed.  Presenters will also discuss the ongoing monitoring and restoration efforts to build on the impacts of the recent pulse flow, which occurred in March/April 2014.  Lastly, the presentation will conclude with lessons learned from the recent pulse flow, and plans for securing base flows to support riparian and wetland habitats, as well as the possibility of the next pulse flow.