The Santa Ana Sucker Conservation Team is a group of public agencies whose goal is to determine the reasons for the decline of the Santa Ana sucker (Catostomus santaanae) in the Santa Ana River Watershed and devise strategies for the recovery of the species.
Project Overview
In 1998, members of a group of concerned public agencies from throughout the Santa Ana River Watershed began meetings, which led to the formation of the Santa Ana Sucker Conservation Team. Early on, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the California Department of Fish & Wildlife joined the effort. SAWPA hosts the ongoing meetings and serves as the administering agency for the effort.
In April, 2000, the USFWS listed the Santa Ana sucker as a threatened fish species. The Team has funded research, field surveys and in-stream habitat projects directed at recovery of the fish.
The Santa Ana Sucker Fish Conservation Team reflects the involvement and active participation of over 20 agencies and non-profit organizations throughout the Santa Ana River Watershed who have worked together since 1998 to help conduct the fol-lowing activities:
- Habitat protection projects and programs;
- Education and outreach;
- Surveys to monitor fish status, and assessments of habitat conditions; and
- Research to increase the understanding of fish distribution in the watershed.
Stakeholders
Task Force Agendas and Meeting Notes
2020
| Date | Agenda | Meeting Notes | Presentations | Handouts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 14, 2020 | Agenda | Presentation (1) Presentation (2) | ||
| September 1, 2020 | Agenda | Meeting Notes | Presentation (1) | Handout (1) Handout (2) |
| August 12, 2020 | Agenda | Draft Meeting Notes | Presentation (1) | Handout (1) Handout (2) |
2019
| DATE | AGENDA | MEETING NOTES | PRESENTATIONS | HANDOUTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 9, 2019 | Agenda | Presentations |
2017
| DATE | AGENDA | MEETING NOTES | PRESENTATIONS | HANDOUTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 24, 2017 | Agenda | Meeting Notes | Presentation | Handout |
2016
| DATE | AGENDA | MEETING NOTES | PRESENTATIONS | HANDOUTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 10 | Agenda | Presentation |
2015
| DATE | AGENDA | MEETING NOTES | PRESENTATIONS | HANDOUTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1, 2015 | Agenda | Meeting Notes | ||
| April 23, 2015 | Agenda | Meeting Notes | ||
| January 22, 2015 | Agenda | Meeting Notes |
2014
| DATE | AGENDA | MEETING NOTES | PRESENTATIONS | HANDOUTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 20, 2014 | Agenda | Meeting Notes | Presentation | Handout |
| September 18, 2014 | Agenda | Meeting Notes | Presentation (1) Presentation (2) | |
| May 15, 2014 | Agenda | Meeting Notes | Presentation (1) Presentation (2) | Handout |
| January 16, 2014 | Agenda | Meeting Notes | Presentation |
Santa Ana Sucker Fish Habitat Survey (Riverwalk)
The primary purpose of the Riverwalk is to survey the status of the Santa Ana sucker fish’s habitat. Conducting a regional survey is useful because the data gathered can be integrated with other habitat and fish surveys. It allows different entities, who may collect other data, to compare their data to the Riverwalk survey and track trends.
The Riverwalk Atlas provides a map-based summary of the data collected during the annual survey event.
Team Documents
- Sucker Team Membership Benefits
- Habitat variability and distribution of the Santa Ana sucker, Catostomus santaanae, in the Santa Ana River from the confluence of the Rialto Channel to the Prado Basin
- Santa Ana Sucker Population Monitoring 2001-2011
- Memo Research Priorities for SA Sucker Recovery within the Santa Ana River Watershed
- Santa Ana Sucker Habitat Protection Project 65% Design Technical Memorandum
Reports
- Riverwalk_Results_Atlas
- Final_Performance_Report_2019
- Sunnyslope Creek Monitoring Report, 2015
- Sunnyslope Creek Monitoring Report, 2012
- Final December 15, 2010
- Final January 7, 2010
- Final January 9, 2009
- Final January 10, 2008
- Final March 15, 2007
- Results of Year 1 Implementation of Santa Ana Sucker Conservation Plan
- Fiscal Year 1999 Progress Report
Reference
- 2009 Santa Ana Sucker Habitat Restoration and Population Reintroduction Reconnaissance Study
- Memo Research Priorities for SA Sucker Recovery within the Santa Ana River Watershed
- HCP Information Sheet
- Classification of California Estuaries Based on Natural Closure Patterns: Templates for Restoration and Management
- Petition for Water Quality Criteria for Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals Under Section 304 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1314
- Regional General Permit No. 41 – Removal of Invasice, Exotic Plants
- ACWA Policy Principals on Implementation of State and Federal Endangered Species Act
- Biologists Certified to do Santa Ana Sucker Surveys
The updated Riverwalk Atlas with the most recent results from the 2021 Riverwalk will be released soon. For the 2006-2018 Atlas, please find the document here. For questions, please contact iachimore at sawpa.org.
