, 2026 Duwamish River Habitat Symposium Schedule
8:00-9:00 Registration
9:00 Welcome
9:15 Key Note: State of Restoration in the Duwamish,
Speaker to be announced
9:35 Panel: Duwamish Habitat Restoration
Moderator: Iris Kemp, Technical Coordinator, WRIA 9
Panelists: Laura Arber, Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife; Kerry Accola, University of Washington, School of Aquatic and Fisheries Science; Chelsea Brogan, DIRT Corps
10:15 Break
10:30 Vigor Harbor Island Habitat Restoration Site, Seattle
Amanda McKay, Floyd|Snider; Jason Toft, Principal Research Scientist, UW School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences; Scott Stainer, PE, KPFF
11:05 Duwamish River People’s Park & Shoreline Habitat, Seattle
Kathleen Hurley and Jenn Stebbings, Port of Seattle
11:40 Chinook Wind Salmon Habitat Site, Tukwila
Megan Webb, King County Water & Land Resources Division and TBA
12:15 Lunch & Networking
1:15 Nucor/General Recycling Habitat Restoration Site, Seattle
Amanda McKay, Floyd|Snider and Scott Stainer, KPFF
1:45 Duwamish Garden/Riverton Creek Flapgate, Tukwila
Mike Perfetti, City of Tukwila
2:15 Herrings House Park & Salmon Habitat
David Graves, and Matthew Hilliard, Seattle Parks and Recreation
2:45 Break
3:00 Restoration Roundtable Topics
Moderator: Alicia Kellogg, Duwamish Basin Steward, King County
3:45 Closing Remarks
4:00 Social/Networking
4:30 Event Concluded
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8:00-9:00 Registration
9:00 Welcome
9:15 Key Note: State of Restoration in the Duwamish,
Speaker to be announced
9:35 Panel: Duwamish Habitat Restoration
Moderator: Iris Kemp, Technical Coordinator, WRIA 9
Panelists: Laura Arber, Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife; Kerry Accola, University of Washington, School of Aquatic and Fisheries Science; Chelsea Brogan, DIRT Corps
10:15 Break
10:30 Vigor Harbor Island Habitat Restoration Site, Seattle
Amanda McKay, Floyd|Snider; Jason Toft, Principal Research Scientist, UW School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences; Scott Stainer, PE, KPFF
11:05 Duwamish River People’s Park & Shoreline Habitat, Seattle
Kathleen Hurley and Jenn Stebbings, Port of Seattle
11:40 Chinook Wind Salmon Habitat Site, Tukwila
Megan Webb, King County Water & Land Resources Division and TBA
12:15 Lunch & Networking
1:15 Nucor/General Recycling Habitat Restoration Site, Seattle
Amanda McKay, Floyd|Snider and Scott Stainer, KPFF
1:45 Duwamish Garden/Riverton Creek Flapgate, Tukwila
Mike Perfetti, City of Tukwila
2:15 Herrings House Park & Salmon Habitat
David Graves, and Matthew Hilliard, Seattle Parks and Recreation
2:45 Break
3:00 Restoration Roundtable Topics
Moderator: Alicia Kellogg, Duwamish Basin Steward, King County
3:45 Closing Remarks
4:00 Social/Networking
4:30 Event Concluded
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