EPA Announces Two Watershed Funding Opportunities
Proposals due August 25, 2008
U.S. EPA Announces Two Watershed Funding Opportunities
West Coast Estuaries Initiative - CA Coast:
U.S. EPA seeks proposals under this announcement for projects that conserve, restore and protect the water quality, habitat and environment of California coastal waters, estuaries, bays and near shore waters through comprehensive approaches to water quality management. The emphasis is on supporting implementation activities based on existing plans, such as Comprehensive Conservation Management Plans (Clean Water Act Section 320), State programs such as Integrated Regional Water Management Plans, and local watershed plans. Three to five grants or cooperative agreements will be awarded. The federal share of the awards will range from approximately $250,000 to no more than $1,000,000 each with project periods of three to five years. Proposals are due by August 25, 2008. Contact: Ephraim D. Leon-Guerrero, leon-guerrero.ephraim@epa.gov, (415) 972-3444.
San Francisco Bay Area Water Quality Improvement Fund:
U.S. EPA seeks proposals for projects that restore and protect the water quality, habitat and environment of the San Francisco Bay and its watersheds through comprehensive approaches to water quality management. U.S. EPA is soliciting proposals for demonstration projects and studies of approaches that will focus on the effectiveness of an integrated approach for the following water quality priorities: Invasive species management; Reduction of trash in our waterways; Innovative wetlands restoration; Stormwater management including impacts to urban streams; Reductions of pollutants identified in draft or completed Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs); and Climate change impacts on water quality. Emphasis should be on activities that demonstrate practical and efficient models that can be adapted to other places in the San Francisco Bay region and across the country. Emphasis should also be on supporting studies and demonstrations based on existing resource protection plans, such as the SFEP Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) and local watershed plans.
Proposals are due by August 25, 2008. Contact: Luisa Valiela, valiela.luisa@epa.gov, (415) 972-3400.
San Joaquin Regional Program Educator Job Posting
The mission of the Center for Land-Based Learning is to engage youth in learning experiences on the land to foster respect for the critical interplay of agriculture, nature and society. We achieve this mission primarily through our year-long experiential education programs for high school students, the FARMS Leadership Program and SLEWS. The FARMS Leadership Program is focused on issues related to sustainable agriculture and natural resource management, while the Student and Landowner Education and Watershed Stewardship (SLEWS) Program engages students in habitat restoration projects that enhance classroom learning, develop leadership skills, and make a difference on the land.
To apply for this position, please contact susie370@yahoo.com
Salmon River Restoration Council Calendar
The Salmon River Restoration Council has re-vamped their excellent calendar to show their great educational trainings and fish counts as well as other events in the Klamath Basin. To check out or subscribe to this great informative resource please go to their Calendar page.
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In this eNewsletter you will find:
- 3rd Annual Spring-run Chinook Symposium
- 11th Annual Coho Confab
- SRF Central Coast Bioengineering Field School
- 27th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference
- EPA Announces Two Watershed Funding Opportunities
- San Joaquin Regional Program Educator Job Posting
- Salmon River Restoration Council Calendar
3rd Annual Spring-run Chinook Symposium
July 10-12, Nevada City, CA
The Salmonid Restoration Federation's 3rd Annual Spring-run Chinook Symposium will be held in Nevada City on July 10 followed by field tours on the Yuba River and Butte Creek on July 11 & 12. Symposium presentations include Ecological Perspectives on Spring-run Chinook salmon. Session topics will highlight status of populations and specific recovery opportunities for Central Valley Rivers, and recovery challenges including FERC relicensing, climate change, and resurrecting the Klamath run. Afternoon panels will representatives from DFG, NOAA Fisheries, SYRCL, State Water Board and Conservation Groups will discuss recovery through habitat expansion, water supply, and water quality improvements. Field tours will include a Yuba River float, site visits to the Bear-River Feather Set-back Project by way of the Lower Yuba, a Restoration thru Relicensing Driving Tour, Snorkeling Investigations of the South Yuba River, and a Butte Creek tour of Spring-run Fish Populations. Symposium and field tour costs are $105-135 depending on advanced registration which closes on June 15. Click here to see the registration form.
11th Annual Coho Confab
September 26-28, 2008 on the Smith River
The 11th Annual Coho Confab will be held on the South Fork of the Smith River in the far northwestern corner of California. This dynamic event is sponsored by Salmonid Restoration Federation, Trees Foundation, Smith River Alliance, Smith River Advisory Council, and Cal Trout. Orientation presentations will focus on fire ecology and fisheries, coho salmon recovery, and the significance of the Mill Creek watershed acquisition in protecting and restoring a salmon stronghold. 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. 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. and there will be an open forum and resource workshops. Saturday night will culminate with a wild salmon feast, a cabaret, and the Joanne Rand band.
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 http://www.calsalmon.org/ or http://campaign-archive.com/www.treesfoundation.org to register online and obtain logistical info.
SRF Central Coast Bioengineering Field School
October 19-21, 2008 at El Capitan Ranch in Santa Barbara
SRF, with the support of the Department of Fish and Game, will sponsor a Bioengineering Field School on the Central Coast. Instructor Evan Engber, of Bioengineering Associates, will teach techniques to restore riparian habitat, control erosion and stabilize banks. Participants will tour projects in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties and learn how to build willow matresses and live siltation baffles. SRF will post the registration forms at http://campaign-archive.com/www.calsalmon.org. To find more information on the El Capitan Ranch, please see their website.
27th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference
Save the Date: March 4-7, 2009 Santa Cruz, CA
The 27th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference will include a plenary session, field tours, workshops, and concurrent sessions focused on biological, physical, and policy issues that affect salmonids. Workshops will include fish passage and dam removal techniques. SRF will post the Call for Abstracts in July. Feel free to email srf@calsalmon.org with your suggestions for topics.
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