< Previous10Watershed Education on the Salmon RiverThe local river schools have continued their enthusiastic study of our watershed. With fund-ing continuing to be provided by the California Department of Fish and Game, students have expanded their studies to include the effects of fire on the landscape as well as its inhabit-ants- both terrestrial and aquatic. Junction upper grades have used their own knowledge, local resources and research materials to compile profiles of animals and plants affected by fire in our area. Forks school established monitoring plots to record the longer term impacts of fire in our local forest.The 2008 Fall Chinook Survey was a success. Students also got a chance to participate in the Springer Spawning Survey. Collecting otoliths was a new experience for them, and the trip to Cecilville gave students from Junction a close look at an area they had never seen before. Students enjoyed their time on the river, noticing tracks and wildlife and counting more fish than they’d seen in past years. Mostly experienced counters, the kids were quick with the Data forms and knew just what to do - likely they’ll be getting paid as fish crews before too long! Students raised a total of 33 Chinook fry from the hatchery. The photos below are of the fry before release into the Klamath River and the kids on the way there.The Bureau of Land Management provided the program with funding to enjoy BLM lands, which took us off the river on an ex-pedition that included the wildlife refuges on the Southern Oregon/Northern Califor-nia border. Students explored caves as well and were quick to recognize the simi-larities in the characteristics lava flows and river flow- an impressive connection! The opportunity for the river schools to travel together saved on funding and brought us together in a fun way. Shannon Flarity11News from the Watershed CenterOur new AmeriCorps Watershed Stewards for 2009, Michael Kein and Kate Rowe, have joined us and are busy getting acclimated to our rural communities, student teaching, seek-ing out noxious weeds, counting fish and setting up the trailer to live in on the Forest Service compound in Sawyers Bar. Michael and Kate have joined us from Florida and Wisconsin and are looking forward to their year with us.Our solar panels are up and working nicely. Every little bit of extra energy to our battery bank certainly helps with our fuel bill. Hopefully we will be self-sufficient during the summer months and use the generator very little. We are hoping for a beautiful summer without an inversion layer of smoke.Jim V. secured a grant through the McConnell Fund approved by the Board of Directors of the Shasta Regional Foundation to acquire new laptops and a color printer for the office. It has been so nice for those of us who did not have a new anything to actually have a brand new version for our office use. As always the Watershed Center is open Monday-Friday most weeks with internet access, copy machine, fax, and map services available. Kathy Duffy McBroom SRRC Staff, Project Leaders and CrewsPetey Brucker - Program Director Jim Villeponteaux - Technical Director Lyra Cressey - Water Monitoring Coordinator, Program Assistant Kathy McBroom - Office ManagerLes Harling - Staff AccountantChristie Hadley - BookkeeperShannon Monroe - Bookkeeper Sarah Hugdahl - Program Assistant, CalendarNathanial Pennington - Fisheries CoordinatorTom Hotaling - Fisheries CoordinatorShannon Flarity - Noxious Weed Coordinator, Watershed Ed CoordinatorRobert Will - GPS Technician Karuna Greenberg - GIS Technician Kate Rowe & Michael Kein - AmeriCorps StewardsLaurrissa Gough - Screwtrap & Fish SurveyLaurie Bell Adams - Watershed Ed Timothy (Lino) Darling - Weed Crew LeaderIrie swift, Cole Novatny, Casper, Katy Reinhart, Nathan Donnelly - Weed Crew and/or Fish SurveySteve Adams - Generator MaintenanceSalmon River Restoration Councilwww.srrc.org25631 Sawyers Bar RDSawyers Bar, CA 96027530-462-4665 This institution is an equal opportunity provider.Funding for the newsletter comes from the US Fish & Wildlife Service, CA Fire Safe Council, US Forest Service, Bureau of Reclamation, CA Department of Fish & Game, Sidney Stern Memorial Trust, Ayers Family Trust, The Strong Foundation, Clif Bar Foundation, and Trees Foundation printed on Recycled paper with soy based inkSalmon River Restoration CouncilPO Box 1089Sawyers Bar, CA 96027www.srrc.orgNONPROFIT ORG POSTAGE PAID FORKS OF SALMON, CA PERMIT # 1The Salmon River Cooperative Spring Chinook & Summer Steelhead Dives followed by the 4th Annual Spring-run Chinook Salmon Symposium in Forks of Salmon July 21st - July 24thNext >