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NMFS California Anadromous Fish Distributions

Southern California Coastal Region

(Santa Barbara County to Los Angeles County)

CONTACTS & EXPERTISE - 2000

Agency/
Name & Title
Phone/
E-mail
Area of Expertise
AGENCIES
Cachuma Operations and Maintenance Board (COMB) - 3301 Laurel Canyon Rd., Santa Barbara 93105
Scott Engblom
Fisheries Biologist
(805)687-4011
fisheries@cachuma-board.org
Fisheries habitat, steelhead population and temperature monitoring on the Santa Ynez R., tributaries, and lagoon.
California Coastal Commission - 89 So. California St., Suite 200, Ventura, CA 93001
Mark Capelli (805)641-0142
mcappelli@coastal.ca.gov
Ventura River expert and historian. Also Executive Director of Friends of Ventura River, Lecturer at UCSB.
Tami Grove Malibu Creek watershed planning
California Coastal Conservancy - 1330 Broadway, Suite 1100, Oakland, CA 94612
Peter Brand (510)286-1015 Oversees restoration projects on the Caliguas Creek, Santa Clara and Ventura Rivers.
Neil Fishman (510) 286-1015 Involved with Matilija Dam removal meetings on the Ventura R.
Julie McIver (510)286-0240 Malibu Creek watershed planning
California Dept. of Fish and Game - Sacramento
1416 Ninth St., Sacramento CA 95814 / or * 8175 Alpine Ave., Suite F, Sacramento, CA 95826
Dennis McEwan (916)654-8099
dmcewan@hq.dfg.ca.gov
Author of Steelhead Management and Restoration Plan of California. Reviewer of Santa Ynez River project
Bill Snider*
Stream Evaluation Program
(916)227-6336
bsnider@hq.dfg.ca.gov
Review of Santa Ynez River project. Co-author of report with Titus (see below).
Rob Titus*
Stream Evaluation Program
(916)227-6390
rtitus@dfg2.ca.gov
Co-authored History and Status of Steelhead in California Coastal Drainages South of San Francisco Bay.
Dave Lentz
Glen Sibbalt
(916) 355-0811 Wild Trout Program. Sampled streams throughout Calif. for native trout.
California Dept. of Fish and Game - Region 5 - South Coast Region
4949 Viewridge Ave., San Diego, CA 92123 / or *330 Golden Shore, Suite 50, Long Beach, CA 90802
Maurice Cardenas,
Fisheries Biologist
(805)640-1852
mcardenas@dfg.ca.gov
Unit Biologist for Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties
Ray Alley
Fisheries Biologist
(562)590-5100
ralley@dfg.ca.gov
LA County streams.
Dwayne Maxwell *
Senior Biologist
(562)590-5870
dmaxwell@hq.dfg.ca.gov
LA County Unit Biologist
California Dept. of Transportation - District 7 - 120 S. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA 90012
Paul Caron - Biologist (213)897-0610 Biologist involved with streams and road crossing issues. Santa Barbara County
Chuck Cesena chuckcesena@dot.ca.gov Working on Hilton Creek (Santa Ynez River) fish passage project .
California Dept. of Parks and Recreation - Region 2 Central Coast
Suzanne Goode (818) 880-0346
(818)880-0350 main office #
sgoode@csp_angeles.com
Malibu State Park
Ronnie Glick - Resource Ecologist (805)899-1413 Topanga State Park
National Marine Fisheries Service - SW Regional Office
501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802
Darren Brumback -
Fisheries Biologist
(562)980-4026
darren_brumback@noaa.gov
Los Angeles county
Korie Johnson -
Fisheries Biologist
(562)980-4199
korie_johnson@noaa.gov
Steelhead consultations in Santa Barbara County.
Anthony Spina -
Fisheries Biologist
(562)980-4045
anthony_spina@noaa.gov
Ventura county
National Marine Fisheries Service - Santa Rosa District Office
777 Sonoma Ave., Rm. 325, Santa Rosa, CA 95404 (707)575-6050
Mark Helvey
Fisheries Biologist
(707)575-6078
mark.helvey@noaa.gov
Manager of Calif. Anadromous Fish Distribution Project. (To be in Long Beach Office after 7/1/00)
Greg Bryant - Arcata
Fisheries Biologist
(707)825-5162
greg_bryant@noaa.gov
Co-author of Steelhead Status Review for NMFS
John Mann
Engineer
(707)575-6054
john_mann@noaa.gov
Engineer with expertise on fish passage needs and design
Eric Shott
Fisheries Biologist
(707)575-6089
eric_shott@noaa.gov
Santa Ynez River review. Formerly employed in Long Beach Office in Ventura Co.
National Park Service - Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area - Thousand Oaks
Jim Benedict - Ecologist
Agoura Hills office
(805)370-2334 or
(818) 597-1036, ext. 233
jim_benedict@nps.gov
Gary Busteed (805)370-2359
gary_busteed@nps.gov
Dennis Kamarade GIS Specialist
Ray Sauvajot - (805)370-2300
ray_sauvajot@nps.gov
Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region (Region 3)
81 Higuera St., Suite 200, San Luis Obispo CA 93401-5427
Roger Briggs
Mike Higgins
(805)549-3140
(805)542-4649
Santa Barbara County jurisdiction; Santa Ynez River project review
Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region (Region 4)
101 Centre Plaza Dr., Monterey Park, CA 91754
Dennis Dasker (213)266-7518 Ventura and Los Angeles counties. Malibu Creek watershed planning
Santa Barbara County Flood Control & Water Conservation District and Water Agency
Karl Treiberg
Environmental Coordinator.
(805)568-3443 Report on steelhead passage impediments on Montecito Cr.
Santa Monica Bay Restoration Project
320 W. Fourth St., 2nd Floor, Los Angeles CA 90013
Stephanie McDonald (213)576-6641
(213)576-6646 fax
Developed "Watershed Assessment Report" evaluating Malibu Creek watershed restoration activities
Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy
3700 Solstice Canyon Rd., Malibu CA 90265
Carolyn Barr, Project Analyst (310)456-7807 ext. 127 Malibu Creek watershed planning
Santa Monica Mountains Resource Conservation District (RCD)
122 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga CA 90290
Rosi Dagit - Senior Conservation Biologist (310)455-1030
(310)455-7528
Emphasis on Topanga Canyon Cr.
David Gottlieb - Board Director (310)455-1651 Director of SMMRCD and active in Malibu Creek watershed planning
Sean Manion - Research Director, Conservation Biologist (310)455-1030
(310)455-2533
Emphasis on Solstice Cr. and Malibu Cr.
University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
Mark Capelli, Lecturer
Environmental Studies Program
(805)893-2968 Knowledgeable about SoCal streams & steelhead from Santa Maria R. to Malibu Cr.
Craig Fusaro
Scott Cooper
(805)963-8819 Santa Ynez and Ventura Rivers and tributaries in the Los Padres N.F. / San Mateo Cr.. UCSB graduate students.
U.S. Air Force, Vandenburg Air Force Base
Nancy Read
Wildife Biologist
(805)605-8399 Lower Santa Ynez River & neighboring streams. Steelhead and habitat surveys, & natural resource management of Base.
Lawrence Spanne
Cultural Resources
Historic info on Santa Ynez fisheries. Personal family history in area.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Southern California Office - Ventura
Glenn Greenwald (805)644-1766 Ventura R, Santa Ynez R. information.
U.S. Forest Service, Los Padres National Forest, Supervisors Office
- 6755 Hollister Ave., Suite 150, Goleta CA 93117
Maeton Freel ,
Wildlife Biologist
(805)968-6640
mfreel/r5_lospadres@fs.fed.us
USFS lands in Upper Santa Ynez River and Santa Maria River. Forest Wildlife Biologist.
Jaime Ueyhara
Wildlife Biologist
(805)968-6640
juyehara/r5_lospadres@fs.fed.us
Oversees stream crews and looks at steelhead data
U.S. Forest Service, Los Padres National Forest, Santa Lucia Ranger District
- 1616 Carlotti Dr., Santa Maria CA 93454
Donna Hagey Toth
Fisheries Biologist
(805)925-9538
dhagey/r5_lospadres@fs.fed.us
Fish Program Manager. Inter- and intra-agency coordination.
Cindy Carpanzano
Fisheries Biologist
(805)925-9538, ext. 239
ccarpanzano/r5_lospadres@fs.fed.us
Supervises fish crews and has on-the-ground knowledge of steelhead distribution in upper Santa Maria. Master's thesis on steelhead genetics and habitat in local streams.
Kevin Cooper (805)925-9538, ext. 216 Surveyor of steelhead habitat and use of Sisquoc Creek and others in area.
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Cal Trout
Jim Edmondson
Craig Fusaro
(818)865-2888
cfus@west.net
Interest in restoring trout and steelhead populations of SoCal streams. CalTrout has funded several surveys of local streams for existing and potential habitat. Fusaro's focus on Santa Barbara streams.
Conception Coast Project (CCP)
Nikolai Farrell
Matt Stoecker
(805)898-2230
(650)796-9867 or 851-1453
matts@worldwaters.com
Contractors with DFG: "South Coast Steelhead Assessment & Recovery Project". Inventorying barriers to steelhead passage on streams between Pt. Conception and Rincon Creek, 2000-01.
ENTRIX
Jean Baldridge
Lora Riege
Matt Carpenter
(925)935-9920
(805)981-3972
lreige@entrix.com
(805)981-3972
Lower Santa Ynez Management Plan
Ventura office
Habitat surveys
Environmental Defense Center
(Santa Barbara)
Brian Trautwien, Biologist
(805)963-1622 x113
edcbgt@rain.org
Local knowledge of steelhead presence and barriers in Santa Barbara area streams.
Goleta Slough Management Committee
Pat Saley
(805)969-4605 Diverse group advising City of Santa Barbara on the Goleta Slough Ecosystem Mgt. Plan & its implementation
Heal the Bay
Mark Abrahamson
(310)581-4188
mabrahamson@healthebay.org
Active volunteer that has GPSed stream habitat (pools, barriers, arundo...) of Malibu Cr, and Topanga Canyon Cr.
Ed Henke, Historic Research (541)482-9578
Ashland, OR
Historic and anecdotal info on southern CA steelhead. Grew up in Ventura area.
David Magney -
Environmental Consultant
(805)646-6045
dmagney@aol.com
Calleguas Cr. information.
Malibu Surfriders, Inc.
Bob Purvey
(818)341-0056 Santa Monica Bay water quality; Malibu Creek and other bay tributaries
Southern California Steelhead Recovery Coalition
Jim Edmondson
(818)865-2888 Southern California steelhead restoration strategy
Dr. Camm Swift
Consultant
346 W. LeRoy Ave.
Arcadia CA 91007-6909
(626)447-5846 Retired biologist from Los Angeles Co. Museum of Natural History. Researcher on historic and current distribution of fish in southern CA streams. Consultant to TetraTech (see below).
TetraTech
Cathy Keifaver
(805)681-3100, ext. 117 Consultant to Vandenburg Air Force Base doing report on steelhead use (current & historic) of Base's streams near Santa Ynez River.
Urban Creeks Council
Ed Harris
(805)962-8260 Involved in habitat restoration projects in Santa Barbara area

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