Salmonid Restoration Federation

What Salmonid Restoration Federation does

Salmonid Restoration Federation (SRF) is a California-based nonprofit organization founded in 1986 to advance the art and science of habitat restoration for native salmon, steelhead, and trout populations. SRF's primary deliverables are educational events and field-based programs: the annual Salmonid Restoration Conference (held since 1983, with the 44th edition planned for 2027 in Santa Barbara), the Spring-run Chinook Symposia, Steelhead Summits, Coho Confabs, and technical Field Schools covering fish passage design and erosion and sediment control. The organization also runs a monthly Restoration Webinar Series, water conservation projects on the North Coast, water rights education, a scholarship program for underrepresented students, and a Tribal Capacity Building initiative including ArcGIS Pro training funded by NOAA Fisheries.

SRF does not develop proprietary technology products; its core technology stack consists of public-facing web resources (ArcGIS tools, technical guides, beaver management and dam removal documentation), a Vimeo archive of past conference recordings, a Shopify merchandise storefront, and a NationBuilder-powered membership and donation platform. The organization's competitive advantage rests on four decades of convening authority, a deep archive of technical content, and a dense partnership network spanning tribal nations (Yurok, Karuk), state and federal agencies (CDFW, NOAA, USFWS), utilities (PG&E), and peer conservation NGOs (Trout Unlimited, CalTrout, The Nature Conservancy).

SRF's revenue model is diversified across membership dues, one-time and recurring donations, legacy gifts, conference and event registration fees, and merchandise sales. Distribution is event-driven and community-led, with no commercial product distribution. The organization describes its audience as thousands of restoration practitioners, watershed scientists, fisheries biologists, resource agency professionals, land-use planners, landowners, and citizens participating in events with local, regional, and statewide implications for salmonid recovery.

Name

Salmonid Restoration Federation

Legal name

Salmonid Restoration Federation

Website

https://calsalmon.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Salmonid Restoration Federation is a California-based nonprofit founded in 1986 that delivers annual conferences, technical field schools, webinars, and water conservation programs to educate thousands of restoration practitioners, scientists, tribal members, and agency professionals on salmonid habitat recovery.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Conservation Education Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Marine & Freshwater Conservation (BPAGAGAE)

Keywords

• Salmonid habitat restoration
• Watershed conservation
• Fisheries education
• Restoration field training
• Environmental conferences

Headquarters

HQ city

Eureka

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: SRF relies on members who pay annual dues. Members receive discounted pricing for the conference and other benefits.
2. Donations and Contributions: SRF accepts one-time donations, recurring donations, and legacy gifts from supporters.
3. Conference and Event Fees: SRF generates revenue through registration fees for its annual conferences, summits, symposia, and field schools.
4. Merchandise Sales: SRF sells merchandise through its online store (salmonid-restoration-fed.myshopify.com).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Salmonid Restoration Federation (SRF) is a California-based nonprofit organization that delivers professional conferences, field schools, webinars, and scholarship programs focused on salmonid habitat restoration, watershed conservation, and fisheries education. Its core deliverables are practitioner-focused training events (e.g., the annual Salmonid Restoration Conference, Steelhead Summit, Spring-run Chinook Symposia, Coho Confabs) and field-based technical schools covering fish passage design, erosion and sediment control, and ArcGIS Pro for tribal capacity building. Membership, donations, and event fees fund its conservation and education mission.

Product overview

Salmonid Restoration Federation (SRF) offers a portfolio of conservation programs rather than a unified commercial product. Core offerings include annual conferences (Salmonid Restoration Conference, Steelhead Summit, Spring-run Chinook Symposia, Coho Confabs), technical Field Schools (Fish Passage Design, Erosion and Sediment Control), a monthly Restoration Webinar Series, water conservation programs, and tribal capacity building initiatives including ArcGIS training. These programs collectively support salmon, steelhead, and trout recovery through education, collaboration, and advocacy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference

Quantifiable outcome

• Produced 44 Annual Salmonid Restoration Conferences since 1983
• +3 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

24 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NOAA FisheriescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 January 2026SRF partners with NOAA Fisheries Office of Habitat Conservation for Climate Resilience planning and Tribal Capacity Building. Funded by NOAA grant for ArcGIS Pro training workshops for tribal members and staff working on Natural Resources and Fisheries programs.
• California Indian Environmental Alliance (CIEA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 January 2026CIEA partnered with SRF and Humboldt Area Foundation to offer ArcGIS Pro workshops for tribal natural resources and fisheries staff in January 2026.
• Humboldt Area FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 January 2026Humboldt Area Foundation partnered with SRF and CIEA to offer ArcGIS training for tribal members. Also provides funding through the Klamath River Fund.
• Cal Poly HumboldtminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 January 2026ArcGIS Pro Training was held at the Natural Resources GIS Lab at Cal Poly Humboldt, 1 Harpst Street, Arcata, CA.
• Redwood Core HubminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner for the 2026 ArcGIS Training Course for tribal capacity building.
• Trout UnlimitedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-sponsor of the 7th Annual Spring-run Chinook Symposium (2013) in Lodi, CA. Trout Unlimited staff present at SRF events on water conservation and instream flow issues.
• US Fish and Wildlife ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-sponsor of the 7th Annual Spring-run Chinook Symposium (2013). USFWS staff present on Clear Creek restoration, broodstock development, and floodplain projects.
• Salmon River Restoration Council (SRRC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSRRC is a key co-host for Spring-run Chinook Symposia and the annual Salmon River Spring Chinook and Summer Steelhead Dives. Long-standing collaborative partnership for Klamath Basin restoration.
• Karuk TribecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-host of the 9th Annual Spring-run Chinook Symposium (2017). Karuk Tribe staff present on traditional management practices, FERC relicensing, and cultural perspectives on salmon recovery.
• Mid-Klamath Watershed CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on 4th Annual Spring-run Chinook Symposium (2009) and ongoing restoration efforts. Presents on upslope restoration, fire management, and fish passage improvements.
• California Department of Fish and WildlifecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-sponsor of 3rd Steelhead Summit (2018) in Ventura. CDFW staff present on monitoring, limiting factors, and recovery planning for steelhead populations.
• CalTroutcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-sponsor of 2nd Steelhead Summit (2016). CalTrout staff present on coalition-based recovery, steelhead diversity, and adaptive genomic variation.
• Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPG&E has partnered on Spring-run Chinook Symposia since 2006. Presents on hydroelectric influences, Butte Creek operations, and instream flow management.
• Sustainable ConservationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-sponsor of 2nd Steelhead Summit (2016). Presents on programmatic permitting for restoration projects.
• California Conservation CorpsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner on 2nd Steelhead Summit field tours focusing on water conservation for stream augmentation.
• Cachuma Operations and Maintenance BoardminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner on steelhead monitoring and fish passage projects. Presents on Santa Ynez River steelhead recovery and drought actions.
• Friends of Butte CreekcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-sponsor of 8th Spring-run Chinook Symposium (2016). Long-standing partner presenting on Butte Creek salmonid habitat and monitoring.
• The Nature ConservancycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPresents at SRF events on Mill Creek instream flow tools and deer/steelhead passage in Sacramento Valley tributaries.
• Michael Love & AssociatescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLead instructor for SRF's Fish Passage Design and Engineering Field Schools, providing technical training on stream simulation and fish passage design.
• Ross Taylor & AssociatescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCo-instructor for Fish Passage Field Schools, covering aquatic organisms, stream crossings, and monitoring strategies.
• Pacific Watershed AssociatescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartner for Erosion and Sediment Control Field Schools. Provides technical expertise on rural road construction, storm-proofing, and sediment control.
• Yurok TribecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partner on Klamath Basin restoration. Presents on Spring-run Chinook, water policy, and dam removal efforts. Yurok Tribe staff contribute to SRF webinar series.
• Klamath River Renewal CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization for Klamath Dam Removal webinar series. KRRC provides updates on the largest fish restoration project in history through dam removal.
• California Trout (CalTrout)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPresented in SRF webinar series on Eel River dam removal feasibility and Two-Basin Partnership for salmonid recovery. Partner on Potter Valley Project.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Pacific Rivers Council: Pacific Northwest nonprofit advocating for river and salmonid protection through policy and on-the-ground restoration, sharing overlap in audience with SRF but operating primarily in Oregon and federal forums.
• Sustainable Conservation: California nonprofit that co-sponsors SRF Steelhead Summits and works on programmatic permitting and water stewardship for restoration. Overlapping practitioner audience with a permitting/policy focus.
• Klamath River Renewal Corporation: Organization overseeing the largest dam removal and river restoration project in U.S. history, partnering with SRF on webinars and symposia. Comparable in convening and educational role around California salmonid recovery.

Direct peers

• California Trout (CalTrout): California-focused salmon and steelhead conservation nonprofit that co-sponsors SRF's Steelhead Summits and Spring-run Chinook Symposia and pursues similar policy, science, and habitat-restoration work. Closest peer in mission and constituency.
• Trout Unlimited: National coldwater fisheries and habitat restoration nonprofit that co-sponsors SRF events and shares the same practitioner audience focused on water conservation, instream flow, and salmonid recovery.
• Salmon River Restoration Council: Local Klamath-Basin restoration organization that co-hosts Spring-run Chinook Symposia and conducts on-the-ground projects. Operates at a smaller geographic scale than SRF but with the same restoration mission.
• Mid-Klamath Watershed Council: Klamath-region restoration council collaborating with SRF on Chinook symposia and upslope restoration, fish passage, and fire management — same practitioner base and programmatic approach at a sub-state scale.

Regional players

• Friends of Butte Creek: Watershed-specific nonprofit in the Butte Creek basin that co-sponsors SRF's Spring-run Chinook Symposia and conducts comparable habitat restoration and monitoring on a single-watershed basis.
• Yurok Tribe Environmental Program: Tribal natural resources program of the Yurok Tribe, a long-standing SRF partner on Klamath restoration that runs comparable capacity-building and fisheries monitoring work in the same geographic region.

Broad incumbents

• The Nature Conservancy (California): Global conservation organization with significant California chapter presence that presents at SRF events and pursues overlapping salmonid habitat and water-flow restoration work. Much larger scope and budget but materially overlapping practitioner audience.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/CA_Salmon
• YouTubevimeo.com/salmonidrestoration/albums
• Facebookfacebook.com/pages/Salmonid-Restoration-Federation/274149225466?ref=hl
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/salmonid-restoration-federation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Salmonid Restoration Federation