SRF September enewsletter 2005
INSIDE: Sacramento Watershed Forum Announcement, September 28 2006 SRF Conference Second Call for Abstracts Healthy Rivers, Happy Fish Conference in Santa Cruz October 29-30 Support Fish Passage SB 857 Action Alert Environmental and Restoration Job Announcements 2005 CALIFORNIA WATERSHED FORUM: SEPTEMBER 28, 2005 Building a Statewide Watershed Program 7:45 am – 5:00 pm at the CalEPA Building,1001 I Street, Sacramento, CA The California Watershed Network, in collaboration with the Salmonid Restoration Federation, is hosting the 6th California Watershed Forum! Please plan on joining us for this special event. This year’s forum will bring together agency and legislative representatives together with watershed advocates throughout the State to help develop an effective and successful watershed program for California. 7:45 Registration and Networking Breakfast Local watershed groups and other organizations are encouraged to display exhibits and share information. Please contact Kevin Ward (kcward@ucdavis.edu) if you are interested in displaying information. There is no charge with paid registration. 8:30 California Watersheds: View from Governor Schwarzenegger’s Administration Terry Tamminen – Cabinet Secretary to the Governor 9:00 Bottoms Up: Stakeholders’ Vision of the Future of Watershed Programs Panel Discussion Comprised of Local Watershed Group Representatives Moderator: A. L. Riley, Bay Area Regional Water Quality Control Board 10:30 The Big Picture: How the State Envisions a Watershed Program for California Panel Discussion of Agency and Statewide Organization Representatives Moderator: Bill Craven, Senate Natural Resources & Water Committee Principal Consultant 12:10 Lunch (Sandwiches, salads, and beverages to be provided) 1:30 Name that Funding Source: How to Pay for a Statewide Watershed Program Panel Discussion on Funding Opportunities for Watershed Restoration Moderator: Dennis Bowker, California Bay-Delta Authority Consultant 3:30 Solution Session: Watershed Groups Developing Policy Forum Participants Help Shape the Future of a Statewide Watershed Program 4:15 Forum Wrap-Up and Next Steps: Martha Davis, Bay-Delta Public Advisory Council SAVE THE DATE for the 24th Annual SRF Conference February 22-25 in Santa Barbara Second Call for Abstracts The 24th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference will be held in Santa Barbara, California at the Veteran’s Memorial Center from Wednesday, February 22 through Saturday, February 25, 2005. The first two days of the conference will be filled with full-day workshops and field tours. A half-day, theme related plenary session will be followed by 1½ days of technical, biological, and policy concurrent sessions. This conference focuses on a broad range of salmonid and watershed restoration topics of concern to restoration practitioners, agency scientists, and land planners and owners. Proposals and abstracts for sessions, field tours, and workshops are required. Potential topics of interest include: Potential Workshops:
Potential Field tours
Potential Sessions
Final deadline for session abstracts and a summary of recommended presenters is September 30, 2005. Successful session proposals include presentations that address salmonid and Southern California fisheries restoration from a fishery resource, physical watershed processes, or broad policy perspective. Sessions should be developed with 5 to 7 speakers, with talks lasting 25 minutes with a 5-minute question period. SRF encourages presentations on projects that have a monitoring and assessment component and/or have been completed. Panels can be incorporated into session design. The Agenda Coordinator will work with each Session Coordinator (SC) towards confirming presenters by November 15 and soliciting speaker abstracts. SC’s and speaker’s conference fees are waived and they receive a commemorative conference t-shirt. Format for Submitting Session & Presentation Abstracts or Posters Session and presentation abstracts should be prepared as MS Word or WordPerfect files in 12 point, Times New Roman font, and left justified only. Each abstracts should include:
All contributions, including Session and Presentation Abstracts, should be submitted electronically by email to srf@calsalmon.org with abstract attached as an MS Word or Wordperfect file. Receipt of your submission will be acknowledged by email and forwarded to the correct session chair. Please contact Dana Stolzman regarding workshops and field tours at 707) 923-7501. Healthy Rivers, Happy Fish Watershed Conference October 29-30, 2005 Saturday, 9-4:30 First Congregational Church, 900 High St., Santa Cruz Sunday, 9-4pm Field Trips: Little Creek and San Vicente Creek* $15 per day includes box lunch OR $25 for two days with box lunch each day. ** Students attend free (may purchase lunch in advance for $10 each) Learn about obstacles to fish survival in our Central Coast streams:---Lack of water, lack of large wood, sediment and chronic turbidity, fish passage barriers---and what we can do to help. Learn what macro-invertebrates (bugs) can tell us about stream health. Learn how KRIS mapping can be used as a tool for restoring our rivers and creeks. Find out how many coho and steelhead still swim in our local waters. Presenters include: John Ricker, Santa Cruz County; Don Alley, D.W. Alley & Assoc.; Jerry Smith, SJSU; Greg Andrews, Marin Municipal Water District; Jim Harrington, DFG; Bill Trush, McBain & Trush; Patrick Higgins, KRIS, Dave Hope, North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board; Brian Dietterick, Cal Poly SLO; Matt Baldzikowski, Santa Cruz Fred Keeley - Keynote Speaker *Hikes limited to 35 people ** Work trades and scholarships available. Sponsored by Citizens for Responsible Forest Management Lompico Watershed Conservancy Sierra Club The Ocean Conservancy Valley Women's Club of SLV Conference made possible courtesy of grants from: San Lorenzo Valley Water District Santa Cruz County Fish & Game Advisory Commission www.crfm.org Take Action for Fish Passage, Please Write a Letter Supporting SB 857 to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger State Capitol, Governor’s Office Sacramento, CA 95814 Fax: (916) 445-4633 Email: www.govmail.ca.gov Re: We request Governor Schwarzenegger to sign SB 857 (Kuehl) Dear Governor Schwarzenegger: We support SB 857 (Kuehl) and request your signature. We are very concerned about the decline of salmon and steelhead populations and the impacts upon our economy. SB 857 is an important step in restoring salmonid populations and our dependent economy. This bill would be a positive first step in assuring that our state Department of Transportation (CalTrans) does its part, along with private landowners and counties, to recover fish populations and help sustain our economy. SB 857 would:
For all these reasons, we respectfully request that you sign SB 857 (Kuehl). Job Announcements HELLS CANYON PRESERVATION COUNCIL NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR ECOSYSTEM CONSERVATION POSITION The Hells Canyon Preservation Council (HCPC) is one of the nation’s oldest conservation organizations, with a rich 40-year history working toward protection and restoration of the greater Hells Canyon-Wallowa and Blue Mountain Ecosystems of northeast Oregon and western Idaho. Small but effective, HCPC is a high-profile advocate for one of the most spectacular, diverse, and biologically important places in North America. HCPC’s main office is located in the beautiful, small, and lively college town of La Grande, Oregon, surrounded by mountain peaks, several wilderness areas, wild & scenic rivers, forest and grassland expanses, and rugged canyons. HCPC works to protect and restore wilderness, fish and wildlife habitat, and natural ecosystem integrity by monitoring and influencing national forest activities, challenging them when necessary, and proposing scientifically, legally, and socially sound solutions. See our web site at www.hellscanyon.org HCPC is seeking applications for an Ecosystem Conservation Coordinator. We are offering a 40-hour/week position located in La Grande, Oregon with paid health benefits and substantial vacation time. HCPC works with local, regional, and national partnersincluding tribes, conservation groups, community groups, businesses, state and federal agencies, and moreto achieve public land protection and restoration outcomes. This focused position requires a well-rounded person to coordinate HCPC’s involvement in achieving restoration, conservation-based projects, and improved policy direction on the Wallowa-Whitman and Umatilla National Forests, and parts of adjacent Forests and BLM areas. Applicants should be familiar with public land management activities including timber sales, livestock grazing, mining, all-terrain vehicle, invasive weed issues, restoration, and road construction. The Ecosystem Conservation Coordinator should be able to effectively comment on these issues in writing and orally in meetings with federal agency personnel, the public, and HCPC members. He / she should have the aptitude and desire to not only contest federal actions that fail to protect natural values but to promote restoration-based solutions to ecosystem-threats, being mindful of science, legal concerns, and rural community economics. This person would also spend considerable time in the field, examining project areas prior and during project preparation and after project completion. The position involves filing administrative appeals and assisting in preparing litigation as needed. The employee will work directly with the HCPC Conservation Director and Executive Director. Prior experience with federal agency NEPA process and some familiarity with environmental law are helpful but not required. Knowledge of forests, water, ecosystem, fish and wildlife issues is imperativefamiliarity with interior pacific northwest forests and grasslands, anadromous fish, invasive weeds, and rural communities is a strong plus. Salary depends on experience. HCPC offers a health insurance benefit package and substantial vacation every year. The ecosystem conservation coordinator will have a private, fully equipped office. Please forward a resume of no more than two pages and a cover letter that provides your contact information, outlines work experiences and educational background, expresses your interest as well as qualifications with respect to the above job description, and provides references. Postal mail or fax submissions are preferred. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Please do not call for an interview; we will contact applicants if an interview is sought. CONTACT: Hells Canyon Preservation Council Mike Medberry, Executive Director P.O. Box 2768; La Grande, OR 97850 F- (541) 963-3950 Job Announcement: Executive Director for the Tuolumne River Trust The Tuolumne River Trust (www.tuolumne.org) promotes the stewardship of the Tuolumne River and its tributaries to ensure a healthy watershed, from Yosemite National Park to the San Joaquin River in Central California and involving the Bay Area communities that import Tuolumne water. This is a great opportunity to take a successful and growing organization to the next level. The Trust has 2000 members, a half million dollar core budget, 5 full time employees and some part time employees and consultants. The Trust serves a diverse geographic area (the Sierra Nevada and foothill regions, Central Valley, and San Francisco Bay Area) and constituency (rural, urban, and suburban communities). Job activities and responsibilities will include: 1. Fund development, marketing and communications. 2. Supervising 4 full time staff and consultants to deliver strong programs furthering our mission, specifically with respect to watershed protection and stewardship. 3. Facilitating sound administrative and fiscal management. 4. Creating a vision and implementing a strategic plan to enable the Trust to be a long-term steward of the Tuolumne River and its tributaries. 5. Developing the Board of Directors and Advisors in concert with existing directors and advisors. 6. Representing the Trust to the public, media, and government and developing productive partnerships. Qualifications include: 1. Degree in environmental studies or science, political science, or related field, MA/MS or other relevant graduate degree preferred 2. Must possess a minimum of five years relevant work experience in the non-profit field, including management, fund development, marketing, communication, and advocacy. 3. Prior experience and ability in building relationships and working with people from different backgrounds and perspectives, including media and policy-makers. 4. Excellent written and oral communication skills, as well as basic computer skills. 5. Commitment to the environment. Location: The Trust has offices in San Francisco, Modesto, and Sonora. The Executive Director may locate in one of these three offices, preferably San Francisco. The position requires regular travel to the other two offices with occasional travel to Sacramento and other places in the state. Application process: Salary is competitive and depends on experience (around $65,000). Excellent benefits. The Trust is an equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse staff. Position is available December 5, 2005. Interviews will be held in mid-October. Please submit an application letter, a resume, 2-page writing sample, and three references to christina@tuolumne.org with subject line “Executive Director Application.” No phone calls please. No response will be given until the end of the application period, which is October 9. Organizational Background: Founded in 1981, the Trust is the only organization working on the entire Tuolumne River, linking Sierra and Valley conservation issues and forging strong ties between rural mountain and valley regions and Bay Area urban communities. The Trust has a long record of success. We won Wild and Scenic status for 83 miles of the Tuolumne River in 1984 and defeated a proposed hydroelectric dam on the Clavey River in the mid-1990s. Current programs include: a) on-the-ground restoration of fisheries and riparian habitat along the Tuolumne near Modesto, b) seeking Federal Wild and Scenic River designation of the Clavey River, c) leading a collaborative Clavey watershed analysis and d) opposing increased Tuolumne withdrawals by promoting environmentally sustainable water use by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, which is implementing a multi-billion dollar water system upgrade. We work through public education, multi-agency cooperative programs, grassroots organizing, and litigation when necessary. |
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