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Salmon River Spring Chinook/Summer Steelhead Dive 2012

The Spring Dive is scheduled for July 25th, 2012. If the river conditions are too high however, it could be rescheduled for August.

All Divers need to register at fisheries@srrc.org or (530) 462-4665 by July 1st. A downloadable registration form will be available here on the website soon.

New for 2012, there will be a maximum of 80 divers. This ceiling is necessary, allowing
sufficient people to cover all reaches, but also trying to minimize the impact to the resource
being surveyed. Non-divers are still encouraged to participate – help is always needed to
shuttle people, staff gear and check-in/check-out tables, and assist other logistical activities. Additionally, to help fund the increasing cost of this event, a $5 per person (diver and non-diver) donation to SRRC is suggested, payable at check-in. All money will go directly to event expenses.

Thank you for your continued support of Salmon River fisheries. Please contact Tom Hotaling at fisheries@srrc.org or Maija Meneks at mmeneks@fs.fed.us if you have questions or concerns.

Latest Newsletter available here: SRRC Winter/Spring 2012 Newsletter

SRRC's newsletter "Unique Salmon River" celebrates a few of the unparalled qualities of the Salmon River and what the SRRC's programs do to protect these for the future.

SRRC's has a new Executive Director and Restoration Director

In January 2012, our Board of Directors officially hired Josh Saxon as Executive Director, and Karuna Greenberg as Restoration Director. Everyone is excited about the prospects of what these changes will bring for this new year and beyond!

2011 Spring Chinook/Summer Steelhead Population Dive results:

Spring Chinook Adults = 1242
Spring Chinook Jacks = 351
All Chinook = 1593

Steelhead Adults = 190
Steelhead 1/2 pounders = 215
All Steelhead = 405

Thank You All for helping to make the 2011 Dive a success!

Suction Dredge Mining in the State of California

DFG's current effort to amend the existing regulations and comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) is required by a court order issued in a lawsuit brought against DFG by the Karuk Tribe of CA. The lawsuit focused on the Klamath, Scott and Salmon River watersheds in northern CA; included allegations regarding impacts to various fish species, including coho salmon; and contended that DFG's administration of the suction dredging program violated the CEQA and various provisions of the Fish & Game Code.

The DFG has completed the first round of environmental review documents related to the currently suspended Suction Dredge Permitting Program. These documents are available at: www.dfg.ca.gov/suctiondredge, and can be provided upon request by calling (530) 225-2275.


Klamath Dam News

The long standing effort to remove the four Klamath dams that block fish passage to upper Klamath Basin has finally resulted in the signing of the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement. The dams are scheduled to be removed in 2020 and will result in the largest dam removal project in world history. The Salmon River Restoration Council participated in the settlement process and is a signatory to the Agreement.  Check out Klamath Riverkeeper for more information.