 Salmon AID is Hosting Salmon Month this September in SF Join SalmonAID and it's member organizations at San Francisco's Aquarium of the Bay.
You'll find special activities and exhibits every day during September, as well as these special events: 9/10 - Meet Your Fishermen
9/11 & 9/12 - Films from the Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival 9/18 & 9/19 - Kids Weekend 9/26 - SalmonAID Music Festival SPAWN Hiring a Watershed Biologist Salmon Protection and Watershed Network in Marin County is hiring a Watershed Biologist. The ideal candidate will have a strong working knowledge of salmon biology and habitat values and functions. Additionally she/he will have a strong understanding of riparian ecology and demonstrated experience in riparian habitat restoration. Successful experience recruiting and supervising volunteers and interns in required. Experience with project development, grant proposal writing, and administration is highly desirable. Demonstrated knowledge of regional conservation issues and experience in managing a multiple State, and multi-agency conservation programs is advantageous.
Please EMAIL 1) resume and 2) cover letter, including information on where you learned about the position to: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Include “Watershed Biologist Application” in the subject line. Please no calls. Alameda Creek Alliance Membership Dinner
Friday, October 22 in Palomares Canyon
Join the Alameda Creek Alliance for their annual Membership Dinner on Friday, October 22 at the Scenic Chouinard Winery in Palomares Canyon. The evening will feature good food from Miraglia Catering, excellent Chouinard wine, live music, updates on Alameda Creek restoration efforts and some brief comments by watershed restoration experts and advocates.
Chouinard Winery is located at 33853 Palomares Road, along Stonybrook Creek in Palomares Canyon off of Hwy 84 in Niles Canyon, east of Fremont and west of Sunol.
Tickets for the event are $60 per person. You can order tickets here.
All proceeds benefit the Alameda Creek Alliance.
Help us celebrate our many accomplishments and plan for the future restoration of Alameda Creek and its fisheries. Come meet and mingle with other watershed residents and the Alameda Creek Alliance staff and Board of Directors. We look forward to seeing you on the 22nd.
Read a summary of our Alameda Creek watershed restoration work over the past year.
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SRF Enewsletter
September 2010 In this eNewsletter you will find:
SRF First Call for Abstracts Presenter Abstracts are Due October 18, 2010. In 2011 the Salmonid Restoration Federation will produce the 29th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference in San Luis Obispo, California. The first two days of the conference will be filled with full-day workshops and field tours. A half-day plenary session will be followed by 1.5 days of technical, biological, and policy-related concurrent sessions. This conference will focus on a broad range of salmonid and watershed restoration topics of concern to restoration practitioners, watershed scientists, fisheries biologists, resource agency personnel, land-use planners, and landowners. Please see the first call for abstracts at our website.
Presenter abstracts are due October 18. If you are interested in being a session coordinator, please email
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Potential Field Tours
Potential Workshops
Potential Concurrent Sessions
Fish Passage Design & Engineering Field School November 16-18, 2010 - San Luis Obispo, CA
With Engineers Michael Love and Kosmo Bates and Hydrologist Ross Taylor Sponsored by Salmonid Restoration Federation, California Department of Fish & Game, and NOAA Fisheries.
This hands-on workshop is intended for engineers, hydrologists, biologists, and environmental planners, or any other staff who are involved in the design and implementation of fish passage projects. The workshop will cover the design and implementation process, including biological considerations, site surveys and geomorphic assessment, state and federal fish passage design guidance, stream simulation design, grade control techniques, retrofitting existing crossings, contracting and implementation, monitoring and adaptation. Registration is now open. To see the course curriculum or to download a registration form, please visit our website.
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