River Management Training Symposium: Restoring Rivers for a Resilient Future
April 8-10, 2025 | Ashland, Oregon
Join us for a week of technical training and peer learning in the immediate aftermath of the largest dam removal in US history at our Restoring Rivers for a Resilient Future River Management Training Symposium! The event will take place April 8-10, 2025, at Ashland Hills Hotel and Suites in Ashland, Oregon with field sessions at regional restoration sites.
Restoring free flow to nearly 300 miles of the Klamath River will provide a unique backdrop for sharing strategies and techniques that are restoring and rehabilitating watersheds and their communities across the country. Decades in the making, this landmark dam removal project is a national case study in how to create previously unthinkable change through the restoration of relationships and the renewal of collaboration to create more resilient communities. In addition to the historic work on the Klamath, we look forward to learning how groups are applying skills related to river flow, water quality and collaborative experiences where you live and work.
Professionals from across the country—river managers, rangers, outfitters, planners, water trail coordinators, advocates, community leaders, scientists, and students alike—will share how they are evolving multidisciplinary, collaborative approaches to address a range of topics including visitor use, flood prevention and recovery, fire and forest resilience, water quality, responsible recreation, and development. We are confident that you will gain new insights and practical tools you can apply to reset your rivers’ ecological integrity and biodiversity, re-establish connections between their human communities and ecosystems, and renew their long-term vitality.
Our themes for the week, which you'll see in the online program, are RECOVER • RECONNECT • RENEW.
Wednesday: Field Sessions (Full day and half-day options available)
Thursday: Concurrent Sessions, Closing Plenary, Closing Banquet and Live Auction
Friday: Return home (or stay and explore!)
Members and early registrants save on registration!
Take advantage of early registration rates, available through February 14, 2025. Members receive discounted registration, so if you're considering joining RMS, this is the perfect time! Learn about the features and benefits of membership on our membership web page. You can join or renew on that page or within the Symposium registration form.
Field Sessions
All field sessions are offered as add-ons to your Symposium registration, except the FERC Workshop field session, which is included with registration for invited FERC Workshop attendees. Check out the variety of field sessions in the agenda > Wednesday, April 9.
Rafting the "New Klamath" River Class IV+ (Full day with lunch) - $185.00
Rafting the "New Klamath" River Class II (Full day with lunch) - $185.00
Driving Tour of the "New Klamath" River (Full day with lunch) - $80.00
Let's Get Real! Exploring Rogue River Access Design from the River User and Designer Perspective (Morning half day; lunch on your own) - $70.00
Rogue Watershed Restoration: Fire, Floodplains, and Fish (Morning half day; lunch on your own) - $110.00
Exploring Recreation on the Rogue: Rafting the Nugget Stretch (Afternoon half-day with lunch) - $155.00
Social registration
Guests are welcome to join in the festivities, and we offer special rates for them to attend the Tuesday Awards Luncheon ($40), Tuesday Poster Reception ($60), Thursday Closing Banquet ($60), or all three ($150).
Justification Letter
To help highlight the value of this biennial symposium with your supervisor, we recommend downloading and editing our Justification Letter and then sharing it with your request to attend.
Standard
Member
Full Symposium - Early Registration (until Feb. 14, 2025)
$575
$475
Full Symposium - Regular Registration (after Feb. 14, 2025)
$625
$575
Full Symposium - Indigenous Peoples
$325
Full Symposium - Student Registration
$250
Full Symposium - Currently enrolled RSLC Students
$0
FERC Workshop (Invite only. Includes Tues. workshop, Weds. field session, Thurs. Symposium)
$900
One-day Registration (Tues. or Thurs.)
$275
Social Registration
$150
Hotel & Venue
Ashland Hills Hotel & Suites 2525 Ashland Street Ashland, OR 97520
Hotel reservations are not included with your Symposium registration, so please be sure to book your room. The deadline to book within the Symposium room block has passed, but attendees should still be able to book a room at the venue or nearby.
A note from Ashland Hills Hotel and Suites (our venue): Prevailing government per diem will be offered to every hotel guest attending the Symposium that presents a valid government ID at check in. Rates are exclusive of the Corporate Activity Tax (Currently at 0.57%) and the lodging tax (currently at 11.5%). Rates are for single and double occupancy. Please add $10 per additional person.
Your sponsorship supports river leaders nationwide and offers excellent visibility for your organization to attendees and the larger river management community. See the many benefits of sponsorship and auction donation in our Sponsor Information Packet. Whether you sponsor the event or donate items to our auction, we will appreciate your support. Let’s discuss how we can provide a unique opportunity to promote your organization, services, or products!
The online and in-person auction elevates our partners' brands and importantly, helps make this event possible. Please consider donating river and outdoor equipment, outfitted trips or instructional classes, jewelry or works of art. Bidding will take place online in early April 2025, the week before the Symposium, and it will close on the final day of the Symposium with a live auction.
As a donor, you can receive sponsor benefits equivalent to 50% of the item's retail value. Please reference the sponsor information packet above to see how this might benefit you! To donate an item, visit our Auction Item Donation Form (button below).
Items donated to the auction do NOT need to be shipped to winning bidders until the week after the Symposium. Most items will be featured online only, with a few smaller items on site. If your item is selected to be featured on site, we'll ask you to ship it to Ashland, Oregon. If you have questions related to the auction or shipping, please reach out to Bekah Price at bekah(at)river-management.org.
Interested in volunteering before, during or after the Symposium? We have several time slots and positions available, so you can volunteer a little or a lot. Helping out behind the scenes is a fun and impactful way to support the success of this event and to get to know peers. Great for veterans and first-time attendees! See what positions are available and sign up to volunteer.
Your sponsorship supports river leaders nationwide and offers excellent visibility for your organization to attendees and the larger river management community. See the many benefits of sponsorship and auction donation in our 
