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Abstract

The 2008 Columbia River Estuary Conference was held at the Liberty Theater in Astoria, Oregon on April 19-20. The conference’s theme was ecosystem restoration. The purpose of the conference was to exchange data and information among researchers, policy-makers, and the public, i.e., inter-relate science with management. Conference organizers invited presentations synthesizing material on Restoration Planning and Implementation (Session 1), Research to Reduce Restoration Uncertainties (Session 2), Wetlands and Flood Management (Session 3), Action Effectiveness Monitoring (Session 4), and Management Perspectives (Session 5). A series of three plenary talks opened the conference. Facilitated speaker/audience discussion periods were held at the end of each session. Contributed posters conveyed additional data and information. The proceedings include abstracts and notes documenting clarifying questions/answers for each presentation, as well as the speaker/audience discussions.