Presentation given by John Carlon from River Partners at the Session: "Learning to go with the flow" at the Great Valley Center's Sacramento Valley Forum on October 28, 2009 in Chico, CA.

1. The mission of River Partners is to create habitat for the benefit of people and the environment. LOGO HERE River Partners is 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization.

2. Bad Floods

3. Good Floods

5. River Zone Maps Better background Pre-1850 1993 Riparian Habitat Sacramento Valley 1850 and 1993

6. Threatened and Endangered Species

7. Wildlife Habitat

8. Oroville Dam-recent photo Dams Alter the Hydrograph

9. Habitat and Wildlife Respond to the Hydrograph

10. Levee Construction Levees Disconnect Floodplains

11. Revetment Replaces SRA

12. Channel Migration Over Time

13. Infrastructure Replaces Habitat

14. Wildlife Requires Specific Structural Components

15. Walnut in river Design and Build a Better Future

16. Habitat as a Flood Protection Tool

17. Flow Direction and Velocity

18. Control Erosion

19. Deposition

20. Trap Debris

21. Protect Against Wave Wash

22. Feather River Bear River Setback Levee Levee Setback

23. Reconnect the River with its Floodplain

24. The End