Event Calendar

Start Date: 11/3/2026 11:30 AM PST
End Date: 11/3/2026 1:30 PM PST

Venue Name: Clark Regional Wastewater District

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Organization Name: ACEC Oregon

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ACEC / Southwest Washington Public Agency Liaison Committee Meeting

PRESENTATION
Fish Passage and Floodplain Restoration in Southwest Washington: Lessons Learned from Past Projects and a Look at What’s Next

Fish passage barriers and degraded stream and floodplain habitat remain among the biggest obstacles to salmon and steelhead recovery in the lower Columbia region, and many of them sit right in our backyards. Chris Collins will walk through the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership’s recent work in Southwest Washington, including large-scale floodplain reconnection like the recently completed East Fork Lewis River Reconnection Project, and share what it takes to work with diverse partners to move these projects from concept through permitting, design, and construction. He’ll also preview upcoming projects in the pipeline and discuss opportunities for public agencies and consultants to collaborate on future barrier removal and restoration efforts.

PRESENTER 
Chris Collins, Restoration Program Lead, Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership
Chris Collins leads the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership's restoration program, where he has identified, designed, constructed, and monitored habitat restoration projects since 2009. An aquatic ecologist by training, Chris brings nearly three decades of experience across the Rocky Mountains and Pacific Northwest, managing all phases of natural resource projects from stream restoration to stormwater management. He led the Steigerwald Reconnection Project in Washougal, WA, the largest habitat restoration project ever completed on the lower Columbia River, which realigned a 5.5-mile federal flood protection levee to reconnect 965 acres of floodplain and open the area to salmon and lamprey for the first time in generations. He holds an Master's Degree in Water Resources from Duke University and a B.S. in Biology from The Citadel. Before joining the Estuary Partnership, Chris was a Project Manager at Parametrix.
 

Please register so the organizers have an accurate count for lunch. 
SEATING IS LIMITED
No charge to attend! 
Register by clicking on the "Member Registration" or "Non-Member Registration" button at top right of page. If your firm is a member, you are a member. 
 

REGISTRATION DEADLINE
Please register by Monday, November 2, 2026.

WHERE
Clark Regional Wastewater District
Operations building - north end of campus**
8000 NE 52nd Court
Vancouver, WA 98665

**Upon arrival, proceed past the main entrance to the gate on the lefthand side marked “Operations”. Press the call button to be let in. Park on the east end of the Operations Building, just inside the gate, and enter through the door there.






SCHEDULE 
11:30 a.m. - Check-in, Networking & Lunch (provided)
12:00 noon - Presentation begins
1:00 p.m. - Q&A and wrap up / Networking
1:30 p.m. - Conclusion 

CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Program is good for accruing one (1) continuing
professional development credit.

Thank you to our sponsors!

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WHAT IS THE ACEC / SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON
PUBLIC AGENCY LIAISON COMMITTEE?

Mission Statement:
To commit to a meaningful partnership between our organizations in the common purpose of providing quality and responsive consulting engineering services to the communities of southwest Washington.

Goals:

• Facilitate cooperative dialogue between southwest Washington agencies and ACEC.
• Foster an attitude that explores opportunities and resolves issues.
• Enhance professionalism and integrity throughout the design and construction industry.
• Promote quality and value through improved business practices.
• Invest in the future by promoting continuing education, new technology, and research and development.
• Promote the use of project delivery methods that best serve the public interest.