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Pacific Chapter

California, Nevada, Hawaii

We are river professionals and students from California, Nevada and Hawaii. Our goal is to further the RMS mission by providing a forum for members in the Pacific Region to discuss river management and professional development issues in chapter workshops and other events that are informative and fun. The most recent RMS Journal with a Pacific Chapter focus is the Winter 2025 issue.

Pacific Chapter Bylaws

Pacific Chapter Klamath Trip 2022. Photo by Tom O'Keefe.

Are you interested in serving as a Pacific Chapter Officer?

If you are interested in serving as an officer for this chapter, please complete the officer nomination form to let us know! It’s a great opportunity to get to know your peers and help shape the chapter’s success. Officers serve for a three-year term. Learn more in the bylaws linked above.

Past Chapter Trips

Kern River Weekend Aug. 9-11, 2024
Kern River Trip, Aug. 11-13, 2023
Klamath River Chapter Trip, June 10-12, 2022

The Pacific Chapter invited RMS members to a weekend on the Klamath River from June 10-12, 2022, a regional gem that will become a historic icon as host for the largest dam removal event in our nation’s history, scheduled for 2023-24. The Klamath River Basin has often been called the "Everglades of the West" as the most extensive freshwater wetland west of the Mississippi River.  Sturgeon, lamp ray, steelhead, trout, and many, many terrestrial species rely on the river as did salmon, whose population is now only 10% of historic levels.  Planning underway for the removal of four dams is being driven by Tribes, anglers, industry, government, and a committed cohort of community and conservation advocates and will establish a model for large-scale dam removal. The weekend provided a real-world meeting for sharing information and ideas about establishing/reinforcing collaborative working relationships among Klamath River stakeholders. Our partners were BLM, USFS, OARS, and Momentum River Expeditions. Learn more on the trip webpage.

Issues for Rivers of the Pacific Slope, April 19-21, 2019 

Final Program

Here are a few messages we've received from participants:

"I wanted to reach out to say thank you for organizing the RMS Pacific Chapter Tuolumne River conference this past weekend.  I sincerely appreciate the invitation to come share the research that the USGS has been involved with on the recent landslides in the Tuolumne Canyon.  I also appreciate the opportunity that the meeting provided to learn about a whole suite of river-related issues, as well as in making new connections with others working in this region."
Brian D. Collins, Ph.D., P.E.Research Civil Engineer, U.S. Geological Survey
"The Tuolumne River event over the weekend was absolutely fantastic! Bob did an incredible job, and Christina was outstanding ... It was great getting to catch up with Jim Eicher. He and I picked up like no time had passed, which is what is so great about RMS friendships. We had some good discussions about how we might want to continue seeing these kinds of events in the Pacific chapter. So much great collaboration AND it was a way to reach folks who wouldn't otherwise be able to get to a symposium."
Kristina Rylands, Yosemite Regional Director, NatureBridge