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Instream Flows for Riverine Resource Stewardship
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
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Tom Annear is the instream flow supervisor for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department in Cheyenne. He has been involved with instream flow management since 1981 and helped establish the Game and Fish Department's instream flow program. He chaired the IFC steering committee from 1995 to 1998 and served as the first president of the IFC from 1998 to 2000. Back to Top
Ian Chisholm is the stream habitat program supervisor in the Ecological Services Division of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. He has worked with instream flow and related river management issues since 1983. Ian served on the IFC Steering Committee from 1995 to 1998, is the Minnesota Governing Council representative of the Instream Flow Council, and chaired one of the two subcommittees that produced this document. Back to Top
Hal Beecher has been the instream flow specialist for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife since 1979. His research has focused on stream fish ecology in Florida and Washington State, evaluation of instream flow models, and habitat suitability of salmonid fishes. He is the IFC region 1 director-elect (western states). Back to Top
Allan Locke is the provincial instream flow needs specialist for the Alberta Department of Sustainable Resource Development. He has worked with various aspects of instream flow management since 1981. From 1998 to 2000 he served on the IFC Executive Committee as the first director of region 5 (Canadian Provinces). Back to Top
Peter Aarrestad is the supervising fisheries biologist for the Habitat Conservation and Enhancement Program within the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection's Inland Fisheries Division. Since 1989 he has been involved primarily with studies of fisheries habitat issues and has conducted environmental assessments of various proposed activities that may affect inland, diadromous, and estuarine fisheries resources, including diversion of groundwater and surface water. Back to Top
Chuck Coomer is currently the chief of fisheries for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division. He has been involved with instream flow issues since 1982 and served as the representative for the southeastern states on the National Instream Flow Program Assessment (NIFPA) project. In 2001 he was part of a successful effort to change the instream flow policy in Georgia from one based on the 7Q10 flow to an interim policy designed to better protect aquatic life in streams. He is now part of an ongoing effort to conduct studies in Georgia to develop a final instream policy to protect Georgia's aquatic resources. Back to Top
Christopher Estes is chief of the Statewide Aquatic Resources Coordination Unit for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. He has been involved with various aspects of instream flow and aquatic habitat research and management since 1975 and initiated the department's program to obtain reservations of water in 1986. He founded and cochaired the National Instream Flow Assessment (NIFPA) project and is director at large on the IFC Executive Committee. Back to Top
Joel Hunt is the Manager of the Aquatic Ecosystem Section for Manitoba Water Stewardship and has worked on fisheries management projects since 1986. Since 1995 he has been working on flow-related issues throughout the province. He is currently the IFC Director of Region 5 (Canadian provinces). Back to Top
Rick Jacobson is a certified fisheries biologist and Assistant Director of the Connecticut Inland Fisheries Division. In his 20 years of fisheries management work, he has led many instream flow studies, established the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection's current instream flow policy, and been the catalyst for the formation of the state's Instream Flow Task Force. He served as secretary-treasurer for the IFC from 1998 to 2000. Back to Top
Gerrit Jobsis worked for the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources for 13 years where he focused on hydroelectric dams and their effects on instream flow. He presently works for the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League as leader of their rivers project. Back to Top Back to Top
John Kauffman is a regional fisheries manager with the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries and has worked in the fisheries management field for over 30 years. He has published in various scientific journals and coauthored chapters in several books on riverine management. John is chair of the American Fisheries Society Southern Division Instream Flow Committee and is the IFC region 3 director (southeastern states). Back to Top
John Marshall recently retired as the environmental administrator for the Ohio Division of Wildlife where he worked for 23 years in habitat protection. He served as Ohio's representative to the IFC governing council since its inception and chaired one of the two subcommittees that produced this book. At the time of his retirement in spring 2001, John was the IFC region 2 director (midwestern states). Back to Top
Kevin Mayes is the river assessment team leader in the River Studies Program at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Since 1989 he has worked on diverse instream flow issues in Texas - from prairie streams to rich spring-fed ecosystems. Back to Top
Gary Smith is leader of California Department of Fish and Game’s Stream Requirements Program and has been the department’s statewide instream flow coordinator since 1980. He was instrumental in establishing the department’s instream program and led the department’s efforts in addressing Mono Lake issues. Currently, he serves as an advisor on Klamath River assessments and water allocation issues. In the early 1980s Gary represented western states on the National Instream Flow Program Assessment (NIFPA) project. He was co-chair of the IFC steering committee from 1995-1998 and served as the IFC Director of Region 1 (western states) from 1998-2000. Back to Top
Clair Stalnaker has been a key player in the instream flow arena for over 30 years--in research, method development and implementation, and policy. He organized and served as Leader of the Cooperative Instream Flow Service Group (and various subsequent titles) under the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. This program brought together an interagency group of multidisciplinary scientists for the purpose of advancing state-of-the-art science and elevating the field of instream flow to national prominence. He recently retired as a senior scientist with the U.S. Geological Survey. Back to Top
Rod Wentworth is an impact assessment specialist with the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife. Since 1986 he has devoted much of his time to instream flow issues and is recognized as a state expert on instream flow science. He served as the IFC region 4 director (northeastern states) from 1998 to 2000 and is currently President-elect of the IFC. Back to Top
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