1) Creation of a working group on Developing Restoration Design Tools:

• This group should include those who are interested in developing the necessary information for watershed managers to address specific management and restoration alternatives to solve the conflicts between natural systems and the developed landscape. This includes reducing flood damages, and managing erosion and stormwater.

1. Develop a short “white paper” identifying the array of tools that can inform restoration design and management projects. The toolbox can include project design and monitoring strategies for use by local practitioners and consultants. Roger Leventhal of Far West Restoration Engineering volunteered to take the lead on this.
2. Hold meetings as necessary to address the different approaches to data collection intended to characterize the environment of watersheds as needed by practitioners. The topic of creating a Restoration and Management Toolbox project appears to overlap with the interests of those who want to establish indicators of “Watershed Health” as a means for measuring the effectiveness of restoration and management projects and programs. Therefore there should be a meeting to coordinate or understand the two concepts. Follow-up leads: the San Francisco Estuary Institute, Far West Restoration Engineering, The Bay Institute.