The Birds Workgroup was formed in 2025 to support the State of the Birds report and will inform the WRMP on a range of monitoring topics and decisions related to avian surveys, methods, data, and analysis. See the full workgroup charge here. Contact: Aviva Rossi.

• • Donna Ball, San Francisco Estuary Institute (co-lead)
  • Aviva Rossi, San Francisco Estuary Institute (co-lead)
  • Josh Ackerman, US Geological Survey
  • Joy Albertson, US Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Susan De La Cruz, US Geological Survey
  • Mark Hayes, US Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Sacha Heath, San Francisco Estuary Institute
  • Mason Hill, Ducks Unlimited
  • David Nelson, SF Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
  • Nadav Nur, Point Blue Conservation Science
  • David “Doc Quack” Riensche, East Bay Regional Park District
  • Jason Riggio, UC Davis, Museum of Fish and Wildlife
  • Renee Spenst, Ducks Unlimited
  • Nathan Van Schmidt, San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory
  • Isa Woo, US Geological Survey
  • Julian Wood, Point Blue Conservation Science

This workgroup informs the WRMP on fish and fish habitat monitoring methods, data management, and analysis. Activities of the Workgroup include development of WRMP Guidelines for Monitoring Fish & Fish Habitat (2023). Contact: Levi Lewis.

• • Levi Lewis, UC Davis (lead)
  • Christina Toms, SF Regional Water Quality Control Board (co-lead)
  • Alison Weber-Stover, NOAA Fisheries (co-lead)
  • Donna Ball, San Francisco Estuary Institute
  • Kevin Buffington, US Geological Survey
  • Elizabeth Campbell, US Army Corps of Engineers
  • Josh Collins, San Francisco Estuary Institute
  • Susan De La Cruz, US Geological Survey
  • Zachary Duckworth, National Marine Fisheries Service
  • Denise Columbano, Delta Stewardship Council
  • Erin Fairley, SF Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board 
  • Jim Hobbs, California Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • Chris Jasper, Vollmar Consulting
  • Jeff McLain, US Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Cassie Pinnell, Vollmar Consulting
  • Stephen Randall, SF Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board 
  • Stacy Sherman, California Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • Dylan Stompe, UC Davis
  • Karen Thorne, US Geological Survey
  • Lu Wang, NOAA Fisheries
  • Morgan Williams, SF Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board 
  • Isa Woo, US Geological Survey

This Workgroup focuses on remote sensing, mapping, and spatial data collection and visualization. Activities include development of Standard Operating Procedures for WRMP Geospatial Indicators (March 2022) and the Baylands Habitat Map 2020 (March 2024). Contact: Cristina Grosso.

• • Cristina Grosso, San Francisco Estuary Institute (co-lead)
  • Pete Kauhanen, San Francisco Estuary Institute (co-lead)
  • Donna Ball, San Francisco Estuary Institute
  • Julie Beagle, US Army Corps of Engineers
  • Kevin Buffington, US Geological Survey
  • Kristin Byrd, US Geological Survey
  • John Callaway, University of San Francisco
  • Dylan Chapple, Delta Stewardship Council
  • Josh Collins, San Francisco Estuary Institute (Emeritus)
  • Iryna Drynova, UC Berkeley
  • Brian Fulfrost, Fulfrost & Associates
  • Aimee Good, formerly of SF Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
  • Kass Green, Kass Green & Associates
  • Tony Hale, San Francisco Estuary Institute
  • Todd Hallenbeck, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission
  • Jeremy Lowe, San Francisco Estuary Institute
  • Stuart Siegel, SF Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve / Siegel Environmental
  • Karen Thorne, US Geological Survey
  • Christina Toms, SF Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board
  • Mike Vasey, SF Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (Emeritus)
  • Sam Veloz, Point Blue Conservation Science
  • Julian Wood, Point Blue

This Workgroup informs the WRMP on hydrogeomorphic monitoring methods, data management, and analysis. Activities include the development of the WRMP Hydrogeomorphic Monitoring SOP (2023). Contact: Jeremy Lowe.

• • Jeremy Lowe, San Francisco Estuary Institute (co-lead)
  • Christina Toms, SF Regional Water Quality Control Board (co-lead)
  • Donna Ball, San Francisco Estuary Institute
  • Kevin Buffington, US Geological Survey
  • John Callaway, University of San Francisco
  • Erika Castillo, Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District
  • Josh Collins, San Francisco Estuary Institute (emeritus)
  • Maureen Downing-Kunz, Environmental Science Associates
  • Matt Ferner, SF Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
  • Brenda Goeden, Bay Conservation and Development Commission
  • Dan Gillenwater, Gillenwater Consulting
  • Pete Kauhanen, San Francisco Estuary Institute
  • Damien Kunz, Environmental Science Associates
  • Jimmy Kulpa, Cinquini & Passarino, Inc
  • Jessie Lacy, US Geological Survey
  • John Largier, UC Davis
  • Karl Malamud-Roam, Vector Control Consultants
  • Elizabeth Murray, US Army Corps of Engineers
  • Jordan Rosencranz, Wetland Research Associates 
  • Lisa Schile-Beers, San Francisco Estuary Institute
  • Stuart Siegel, SF Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve / Siegel Environmental
  • Evyan Sloane, California State Coastal Conservancy
  • Karen Thorne, US Geological Survey

This group develops the WRMP’s human dimensions, including new management questions about human connections to wetlands (June 2023) and monitoring questions and indicators that address WRMP Management Questions (Dec. 2023). Contact: Alex Thomsen.

• • Devani Santos, Build It Green / Shoreline Leadership Academy (co-lead)
  • Alex Thomsen, San Francisco Estuary Partnership (co-lead)
  • Camille Antinori, SF State University
  • Katya Beener, California State Coastal Conservancy / San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority
  • Ben Botkin, San Francisco Estuary Partnership
  • Lita Brydie, California Department of Conservation
  • Kristin Byrd, US Geological Survey
  • Erika Castillo, Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District
  • Morgan Chow, Delta Science Program
  • Cory Copeland, Bay Conservation and Development Commission
  • Matt Ferner, SF Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
  • Julie Gonzalez, SF Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
  • Cristina Grosso, San Francisco Estuary Institute
  • Tony Hale, San Francisco Estuary Institute
  • Sasha Harris-Lovett, San Francisco Estuary Partnership 
  • Erica Johnson, California State Coastal Conservancy/San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority
  • Maria Katticaran, Shoreline Leadership Academy
  • Anthony Khalil, San Francisco Estuary Institute
  • Miranda Melen, San Francisco Estuary Partnership 
  • Sara Moncada, Association of Ramaytush Ohlone
  • Jessie Olson, Save The Bay
  • Keta Price, Hood Planning Group
  • Stephanie Sahinoglu, US Army Corps of Engineers
  • Xoco Shinbrot, Delta Science Program
  • Mavis Stone, Stanford University
  • Shy Walker, Ninth Root / Shoreline Leadership Academy

This Workgroup informs the WRMP on vegetation monitoring methods, data management, and analysis. Activities include the development of the WRMP Vegetation Monitoring SOP (2023). Contact: Lisa Beers.

• • Mike Vasey, SF Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (Emeritus) (co-lead)
  • Iryna Dronova, UC Berkeley (co-lead)
  • John Callaway, University of San Francisco (co-lead)
  • Donna Ball, San Francisco Estuary Institute
  • Kevin Buffington, US Geological Survey
  • Kristin Byrd, US Geological Survey
  • Dylan Chapple, Delta Stewardship Council
  • Xavier Fernandez, SF Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board
  • Brian Fulfrost, Fulfrost and Associates
  • Kass Green, Kass Green and Associates
  • Jeanne Hammond, Invasive Spartina Project / Olofson Environmental
  • Chris Janousek, Oregon State University
  • Pete Kauhanen, San Francisco Estuary Institute
  • Aicha Ougzin, California Department of Fish and Wildlife
  • Tom Parker, SF State University
  • Lisa Schile-Beers, San Francisco Estuary Institute
  • Alex Thomsen, San Francisco Estuary Partnership
  • Karen Thorne, US Geological Survey
  • Christina Toms, SF Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board
  • Lisamarie Windham-Myers, Delta Stewardship Council