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Hello,
I am writing on behalf of Salmonid Restoration Federation to request
that you forward the following announcements regarding the 11th
Annual Coho Confab scheduled for September 26-28 at Rock Creek Ranch
on the South Fork of the Smith River. In addition, see below for
important information on the Butte Creek Restoration Tours,
rescheduled for August 29 or September 26.
Here's a promo article and a link to the agenda and registration form.
http://www.treesfoundation.org/cohoconfab/ConfabReg2008.pdf
11th Annual Coho Confab September 26-28, 2008 on the Smith River
The Coho Confab is a symposium to explore watershed restoration,
learn restoration techniques to recover coho salmon populations, and
to network with other fish-centric people. To confabulate literally
means to informally chat or to fabricate to compensate for gaps in
ones memory. Not to imply that restorationists are prone to hyperbole
when recounting the size of a rescued fish, the magnitude of the
waterfall coming out of the culvert, or the heroics of a particular
restoration job. The Confab is an informal gathering of fish heads
that allows for participants and instructors to learn from each
other’s experience. Participants learn skills and practices that can
be applied to restore habitat in their home watershed. Each year the
Confab is held in another location on the North Coast.
The 11th Annual Coho Confab will be held on the South Fork of the
Smith River in the far northwestern corner of California. Salmonid
Restoration Federation and Trees Foundation are the permanent co-
hosts of this educational event and this year the Confab is also
sponsored by, Smith River Alliance, Smith River Advisory Council, and
Cal Trout. Orientation presentations will include an opening talk
about the significance of the Mill Creek watershed acquisition in
protecting and restoring a salmon stronghold by Grant Werschkull of
Smith River Alliance. Tom Weseloh of Cal Trout will discuss Coho
Salmon from State CESA listing to Local Restoration Projects.
Research Ecologist Frank Lake will present on how upslope fire and
forest management affect fish by providing a review of tribal and
scientific knowledge about the effects of fires on fisheries. This
will be followed by Smith River film shorts by Thomas Dunklin.
This year’s Confab will feature restoration tours in the Mill Creek
watershed, tributaries of the South Fork, Yontucket Slough and the
Smith River estuary. Randy Lew of Pacific Watershed Associates will
lead a tour of road decommissioning and erosion control projects in
Dominie and Rowdy Creeks. State Park geologist Rocco Fiori will
discuss experimental wood loading designs to enhance stream function
and salmonid habitats. A full-day tour of Mill Creek restoration
projects will include presentations by Dan Burgess of Rural Human
Services who will lead a tour of the native plant nursery for Mill
Creek restoration, Lathrope Leonard of Redwood National and State
Parks will lead a forestry tour focused on restoring late seral
forests, and Brian Merrill of California State Parks will discuss
backcountry road management in North Coast Redwoods State Parks and
rehabilitating watershed function. Rod McLeod of the Mill Creek
Monitoring Program will lead a hands-on workshop assessing juvenile
coho summer abundance estimation in Mill Creek.
Additionally, Zack Larson, watershed coordinator of the Smith River
Advisory Council, will facilitate a Smith River fish identification
workshop. Antonio Llanos of Mike Love & Associates will lead a tour
of fish passage projects and will co-lead a tour of Yontocket Slough
and the Smith River estuary with Zack Larson, Watershed Coordinator
for the Smith River Advisory Council. Other workshops include
instream fish identification, and macro-invertebrate sampling and
stream health assessment. There will be an open forum entitled
“Stories and Songs of Salmon” with native stories from Frank Lake and
river troubadour Alice Di Micele. Saturday night will culminate with
a BBQ and music with Alice Di Micele.
Advanced registration fees are $100 that includes all camping, food
and lodging. After September 5, registration is $125. For more
information about the Confab, please visit www.calsalmon.org or
www.treesfoundation.org to register online and obtain logistical info.
Butte Creek Restoration Tours Re-scheduled
August 29 or September 26
The Butte Creek tour that was planned as part of the symposium had to
be rescheduled due to wildfires in the Chico area. SRF is offering
two alternate dates in the hopes that everyone who was scheduled to
attend can attend one of the alternate dates. If you were not
enrolled you can still register for one of these tours at
www.calsalmon.org.
The first tour is scheduled from noon to 4 pm on Friday, August 29 to
visit the holding pools in the upper reaches of the Butte Creek
watershed where you will have an opportunity to see lots of Spring-
run Chinook in deep pools. This will be led by Allen Harthorn, the
founder and Executive Director of Friends of Butte Creek.
The second tour would be from 10 am to 5 pm, September 26 and will
feature current restoration plans as well as restoration projects
completed 10 years ago, all of which have made Butte Creek the best
remaining habitat for Spring-run salmon. Participants in this tour
will visit PG & E facilities that were retrofitted to allow larger
instream flows for salmonids, and see spawning salmon in prime stream
habitat. This tour will be led by Allen Harthorn and PG&E
representatives.
I apologize for any corss-posting.
Thanks for spreading the word,
Francine
Francine Allen
Project Coordinator
Salmonid Restoration Federation
PO Box 784
Redway, California 95560
(707) 923-7501
fran-@calsalmon.org
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2"><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Hello, <o:p></o:p></font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">I am writing on behalf of Salmonid Restoration Federation to request that you forward the following announcements regarding the 11th Annual Coho Confab scheduled for September 26-28 at Rock Creek Ranch on the South Fork of the </span><st1:place><st1:placename><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Smith</span></st1:placename><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </span><st1:placetype><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">River</span></st1:placetype></st1:place><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>In addition, see below for important information on the Butte Creek Restoration Tours, rescheduled for August 29 or September 26.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Here's a promo article and a link to the agenda and registration form.<o:p></o:p></font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><a href="http://www.treesfoundation.org/cohoconfab/ConfabReg2008.pdf"><font face="Times New Roman">http://www.treesfoundation.org/cohoconfab/ConfabReg2008.pdf</font></a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 18pt; text-align: center; "><font face="Times New Roman"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">11<sup>th</sup> Annual Coho Confab </span></b><st1:date month="9" day="26" year="2008"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">September 26-28, 2008</span></b></st1:date><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> on the </span></b><st1:place><st1:placename><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Smith</span></b></st1:placename><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </span></b><st1:placetype><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">River</span><o:p></o:p></b></st1:placetype></st1:place><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> <o:p></o:p>The Coho Confab is a symposium to explore watershed restoration, learn restoration techniques to recover coho salmon populations, and to network with other fish-centric people. To confabulate literally means to informally chat or to fabricate to compensate for gaps in ones memory. Not to imply that restorationists are prone to hyperbole when recounting the size of a rescued fish, the magnitude of the waterfall coming out of the culvert, or the heroics of a particular restoration job. The Confab is an informal gathering of fish heads that allows for participants and instructors to learn from each other’s experience. Participants learn skills and practices that can be applied to restore habitat in their home watershed. Each year the Confab is held in another location on the </span><st1:place><st1:placename><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">North</span></st1:placename><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </span><st1:placetype><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Coast</span></st1:placetype></st1:place><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">. <o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p></span><o:p></o:p></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">The 11th Annual Coho Confab will be held on the South Fork of the </span><st1:place><st1:placename><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Smith</span></st1:placename><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </span><st1:placetype><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">River</span></st1:placetype></st1:place><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> in the far northwestern corner of </span><st1:state><st1:place><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">California</span></st1:place></st1:state><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">. Salmonid Restoration Federation and Trees Foundation are the permanent co-hosts of this educational event and this year the Confab is also sponsored by, Smith River Alliance, Smith River Advisory Council, and Cal Trout. Orientation presentations will include an opening talk about the significance of the Mill Creek watershed acquisition in protecting and restoring a salmon stronghold by Grant Werschkull of Smith River Alliance. Tom Weseloh of Cal Trout will discuss Coho Salmon from State CESA listing to Local Restoration Projects. </span><st1:place><st1:placename><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Research</span></st1:placename><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </span><st1:placename><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Ecologist</span></st1:placename><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </span><st1:placename><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Frank</span></st1:placename><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </span><st1:placename><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Lake</span></st1:placename></st1:place><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> will present on how upslope fire and forest management affect fish by providing a review of tribal and scientific knowledge about the effects of fires on fisheries. This will be followed by </span><st1:place><st1:placename><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Smith</span></st1:placename><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </span><st1:placetype><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">River</span></st1:placetype></st1:place><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> film shorts by Thomas Dunklin.<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p></span><o:p></o:p></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">This year’s Confab will feature restoration tours in the Mill Creek watershed, tributaries of the South Fork, Yontucket Slough and the </span><st1:place><st1:placename><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Smith</span></st1:placename><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </span><st1:placetype><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">River</span></st1:placetype></st1:place><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> estuary. Randy Lew of <span style="COLOR: #333333">Pacific Watershed Associates will lead a tour of road decommissioning and erosion control projects in Dominie and Rowdy Creeks.</span> State Park geologist Rocco Fiori will discuss experimental wood loading designs to enhance stream function and salmonid habitats. A full-day tour of Mill Creek restoration projects will include presentations by Dan Burgess of Rural Human Services who will lead a tour of the native plant nursery for Mill Creek restoration, Lathrope Leonard of Redwood National and State Parks will lead a forestry tour focused on restoring late seral forests, and Brian Merrill of California State Parks will discuss backcountry road management in North Coast Redwoods State Parks and rehabilitating watershed function. Rod McLeod of the Mill Creek Monitoring Program will lead a hands-on workshop assessing juvenile coho summer abundance estimation in Mill Creek. <o:p></o:p></span><o:p></o:p></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> <o:p></o:p></span><o:p></o:p></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Additionally, Zack Larson, watershed coordinator of the Smith River Advisory Council, will facilitate a </span><st1:place><st1:placename><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Smith</span></st1:placename><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </span><st1:placetype><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">River</span></st1:placetype></st1:place><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> fish identification workshop. Antonio Llanos of Mike Love & Associates will lead a tour of fish passage projects and will co-lead a tour of Yontocket Slough and the </span><st1:place><st1:placename><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Smith</span></st1:placename><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </span><st1:placetype><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">River</span></st1:placetype></st1:place><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> estuary with Zack Larson, Watershed Coordinator for the Smith River Advisory Council. Other workshops include instream fish identification, and macro-invertebrate sampling and stream health assessment. There will be an open forum entitled “Stories and Songs of Salmon” with native stories from </span><st1:place><st1:placename><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Frank</span></st1:placename><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </span><st1:placename><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Lake</span></st1:placename></st1:place><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> and river troubadour Alice Di Micele. Saturday night will culminate with a BBQ and music with Alice Di Micele. <o:p></o:p></span><o:p></o:p></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Advanced registration fees are $100 that includes all camping, food and lodging. After September 5, registration is $125. For more information about the Confab, please visit </font><a href="http://www.calsalmon.org/"><font face="Times New Roman">www.calsalmon.org</font></a><font face="Times New Roman"> or </font><a href="http://www.treesfoundation.org/"><font face="Times New Roman">www.treesfoundation.org</font></a><font face="Times New Roman"> to register online and obtain logistical info.<o:p></o:p></font></span></div><o:p></o:p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #515984"><o:p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #515984">Butte Creek Restoration </span></b><st1:city><st1:place><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #515984">Tours</span></b></st1:place></st1:city><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #515984"> Re-scheduled</span></b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman"><i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: #666666">August 29 or September 26</span></i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">The Butte Creek tour that was planned as part of the symposium had to be rescheduled due to wildfires in the </span><st1:city><st1:place><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Chico</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> area. SRF is offering two alternate dates in the hopes that everyone who was scheduled to attend can attend one of the alternate dates. If you were not enrolled you can still register for one of these tours at <a href="http://list-manage.com/track/click?u=4ee0ded48e82d8f182139353d&id=0a54ea70d1&e=3b5bee7e57"><span style="COLOR: #1c3dc5">www.calsalmon.org</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">The first tour is scheduled from </span><st1:time hour="12" minute="0"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">noon</span></st1:time><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> to </span><st1:time hour="16" minute="0"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">4 pm</span></st1:time><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> on Friday, August 29 to visit the holding pools in the upper reaches of the Butte Creek watershed where you will have an opportunity to see lots of Spring-run Chinook in deep pools. This will be led by Allen Harthorn, the founder and Executive Director of Friends of Butte Creek. <o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">The second tour would be from 10 am to 5 pm, September 26 and will feature current restoration plans as well as restoration projects completed 10 years ago, all of which have made Butte Creek the best remaining habitat for Spring-run salmon. Participants in this tour will visit PG & E facilities that were retrofitted to allow larger instream flows for salmonids, and see spawning salmon in prime stream habitat. This tour will be led by Allen Harthorn and PG&E representatives.<o:p></o:p></font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p><span class="437322317-26082008"><font size="2">I apologize for any corss-posting.</font></span></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p><span class="437322317-26082008"></span></o:p></span> </div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Thanks for spreading the word,<o:p></o:p></font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; "><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Francine </font></span></div> </font><p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><font face="Times New Roman"></font></span></font> </p></div> <div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2">Francine Allen</font></div> <div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2">Project Coordinator</font></div> <div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2">Salmonid Restoration Federation</font></div> <div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2">PO Box 784</font></div> <div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2">Redway, California 95560</font></div> <div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2">(707) 923-7501</font></div> <div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><a href="mailto:fran-@calsalmon.org">fran-@calsalmon.org</a></font></div> <div> </div></body></html>
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