Salmon River Restoration Council Newsletter, Summer 2005

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I t s been 13 years s ince localcommunit y members began nurt uringt he Salmon River Rest orat ion Counciland it s Communit y Rest orat ion

Program (CRP). Since 1992, t he SRRChas planned and implement ed an annualseries of cooperat ive Ecosyst emAwareness Works hops, Volunt eerTraining Workdays, Invest igat ive FieldTrips, Present at ions, and Project s.

Numerous folks havhavhavhavhave cont ribut ede cont ribut ede cont ribut ede cont ribut ede cont ribut edovovovovover 8 ,19 7 ver 8 ,19 7 ver 8 ,19 7 ver 8 ,19 7 ver 8 ,19 7 volunt eer days (6 5,575olunt eer days (6 5,575olunt eer days (6 5,575olunt eer days (6 5,575olunt eer days (6 5,575hours) associat ed wit h morhours) associat ed wit h morhours) associat ed wit h morhours) associat ed wit h morhours) associat ed wit h more t han 6 30e t han 6 30e t han 6 30e t han 6 30e t han 6 30SRRSRRSRRSRRSRRC sponsorC sponsorC sponsorC sponsorC sponsored act ivit ies and/ored act ivit ies and/ored act ivit ies and/ored act ivit ies and/ored act ivit ies and/orproject sproject sproject sproject sproject s..... These act ivit ies have helpedt o increase involvement and

cooperat ion bet ween numerousst akeholders. They have also served asa spr ingboard for t he development of

SRRSRRSRRSRRSRRCs Mission St at ementCs Mission St at ementCs Mission St at ementCs Mission St at ementCs Mission St at ement

Our mission is t o assess, prot ect , rest ore and maint ain t he Salmon River ecosyst ems wit h t he

act ive part icipat ion of t he local communit y; focusing on rest orat ion of t he anadromous fisheries resourcesand t he development of a sust ainable economy. We provide assis t ance and educat ion t o t he generalpublic and cooperat ing agencies, by facilit at ing communicat ion and cooperat ion bet ween t he localcommunit ies, managing agencies, Nat ive American Tribes and ot her st akeholders.

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prior i t ized cooperat ive f is heries/wat ershed rest orat ion and prot ect ionproject s.Since t he Salmon Ed Workshops in

1992, t he SRRC has been recognized andsuppor t ed by t he Klamat h BasinFisheries Task Force t o t ake a lead rolein fost ering cooperat ion bet ween allst akeholders t o promot e t he rest orat ionof t his Subbasin, and t he recovery of it sanadromous fisheries.

St art ing in 19 9 4, t he SRRC hasadopt ed an Annual CRP work plan, anda 3 year funding st rat egy t o organizeand guide our act ivit ies for t he near anddist ant fut ure.

The CRP Work Plan is imbedded in t heSalmon River Rest orat ion St rat egy,which was complet ed by t he US Forest

watercolor by S.J.Hugdahl

Sal mon River Restoration Council

Service and t he SRRC in 20 0 2. Thisdocument serves as a r oad map t ofisheries/wat ershed recovery for variouscollaborat ors associat ed wi t h t he

Salmon River. We work wit h mult iplest akeholders t o complet e t he t asksprescribed in t he St rat egys Act ionMat rix It highlight s rest orat ion relat edt o roads, fish and wat er monit oring, fire/fuels/f orest ry, noxious weeds/ nat iveplant s, mining reclamat ion, and overallschemat ics.

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In t his Accomplishment Report our st aff, program and project coordinat ors will provide you wit h summariesof rest orat ion highlight s, which t he SRRC has performed since 1992. There are current ly eight key program areasin t he CRP t hat are illust rat ed in t his publicat ion. Each program is lead by a specific coordinat or, who developsannual work plans and calendars t hat ident ify various act ivit ies and part nerships.

We could not have been so successful wit hout t he sincere and creat ive commit ment t hat has come from ourlocal communit y. This has been reflect ed by t he ext raordinary amount of volunt eer donat ions f rom t he resident sand landowners. We at t he SRRC want t o t hank t hem along wit h our par t ners, our commit t ed funders and everyonewho has been involved in support ing t his model eff ort . If you would like more informat ion or t o become moreinvolved, please see our web sit e and/or cont act us. We welcome your insight and energy t o help lead us in t o t hefut ure. Pet ey Brucker

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The SRRC Wat ershed Cent er has come a long way sincet he days of meet ing in our homes. We upgraded in t he lat e90 s t o t he old USFS off ice in downt own Sawyers Bar. In20 0 1t he Forest Service needed t heir facilit y back so t heycould house a new 20 -man fire crew, so we moved t o t heSawyers Bar St ore sit e. The St ore sit e was an int erimsit uat ion unt il somet hing else opened up, which it did wit ht he closure of t he Sawyers Bar School in June of 20 0 1. Weinquired wit h t he Forks of Salmon School Dist rict , and notwant ing t o leave t he school empt y and vacant for t oo long,moved in t hat Sept ember. Our present building is workingwonderf ully for off ice space and kit chen facilit ies for all ourmeet ings.

Our cur rent sit e is comfort able and houses 12 comput er work st at ions, conference room area for SRRC as well asfor communit y meet ings, a copy machine, fax machine, print ers, plot t er for mapmaking, scanner for hist oric phot os and

Int ernet use for t he River communit y, wit h a cafet eria and kit chen facilit y t he best on t he river. St op by for a visit !-Kat hy Duffy McBroom-

Land

Ownership

Public lands are largely National Forest with some county and state owned.

h65% of Subbasin is in Karuk Tribe Ancestral Territory,

h 45% is in Federally Designated Wilderness,h 25% in Late Successional Reserves.We all need t o work t oget her t o improve

t he qualit y of our wat ershed.CONTACT US! Volunt eer!MAKE A CONTRIBUTION!

(All cont ribut ions are t ax deduct ible)

As par t of our Program Review, we are askingour part ners and readers t o provide t he SRRC

wit h comment s, quest ions or suggest ions t hatyou may have for t he SRRCs Salmon River

Communit y Rest orat ion Programs.

This newsletter is printed on 30% post consumer recycled paper

SRRSRRSRRSRRSRRC St aff and PC St aff and PC St aff and PC St aff and PC St aff and Project Leadersroject Leadersroject Leadersroject Leadersroject LeadersPet ey Brucker.........................................Program Direct orJimVillepont eaux..........................Technical Coordinat orKat hy Duffy McBroom............................Office ManagerLes Harling ......................................................Account antShannon Monroe..............................................BookkeeperSarah Hugdahl ............................Out reach Coordinat orNat Penningt on............Fisheries Program Coordinat orLyra Cressey .................Wat er Monit oring Coordinat orTera Palmer...........................Wat ershed Ed Coordinat orRobert Will ............Fuel Assessment & Junker ProjectShannon Flar it y...................Noxious Weed Coordinat orPat OConnor........Knapweed Groundwork Coordinat orDean McBr oom.............Anglers & Guides Associat ionLorelei Diamond-Holzem....................Mont hly CalendarLinda Kerrick..................................................HousekeeperMelanie McPherson.......AmeriCorps Wt rs hd St ewardAar on Johnson.............AmeriCorps Wat rshd St eward

SRRSRRSRRSRRSRRC BoarC BoarC BoarC BoarC Board Membersd Membersd Membersd Membersd MembersEdna Wat son

Toz Sot oKat hy McBroomSt eve Gunt her

Will HarlingRhonda Olson

Ron ReedBill Tripp

Harold Tripp

Several of the twelve computer workstations at the Watershed Center


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Currently funding comes from grants from ESRI, the US Fish & WildlifeService, CA Dept of Fish & Game SB271, Klamath Fisheries Task Force, Bu

reau of Land Management, USF&W Foundation, Siskiyou County RAC and

the USFS.

Past funding has also come from Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Sacra

mento Regional Foundation, McConnell Foundation, NCRWQCB, Hewli

Packard, Humboldt Area Foundation, Norcross Wildlife Foundation, Trimble

For the Sake of the Salmon, Cantara Fund, Frank Culver and other private

donations.

_____________________________$$$ SRRCs Financial Report $$$____________________________During 20 0 4 t he SRRC received cash funding of $315,576 .18 fr om grant s, cooperat ive agreement s, cont ract s and

donat ions. We have also recorded $10 8 ,147.42 in volunt eer services (for 20 0 4 t hrough Sept ember) , for a preliminary t ot aincome of $423 ,723 .60 . Our recorded t ot al expenses (including volunt eer services), for t he period were $391,790 .31.

We are current ly operat ing under 24 separat e agreement s wit h seven ent it ies. During 20 0 4 we employed 34 communit ymembers part -t ime. Our payroll for 20 0 4 was $157,230 .75, and we paid $48 ,434 .94 locally for cont ract services. Thesefigures include agreement s t hat we are conduct ingfor t he Mid-Klamat h Wat ershed Council(MKWC), and t he Orleans Somes BarFire Safe Council. MKWC now hasnonprofit st at us, and will be doing t heirown agreement s in t he fut ure.

Since 1992, t he SRRC has receivedfunding of $1,811,873.05.18 fr om t he

Klamat h Basin Fisheries Task Force,grant s, cooperat ive agreement s,cont ract s and donat ions. We have alsorecorded $1,10 4,0 0 8 .41 in volunt eerservices f or a t ot al income of$2,915,8 8 1.46 . Our recorded t ot alexpenses since 1992 (including volunt eerservices) are $2,86 9,813.93 .

Les Harling

Salmon River Spring Chinook photos, taken by SRRC with equipment purchased with a grant from USF &W Service.

$1,075,572

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KBFTF Foundations Other Private Corporate

SRRC Fiscal and Public Support 1992~2005Totals $3,005,667.59

Fiscal Support Public Support

The Salmon River subbasin contains sixty-three

drainages (7th field hydrologic units), ranging in size

from 3,300 to 14,500 acres,averaging 7,625 acres.

Elevations range from

500 -9000


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archives of Spring Chinook and

Summer Steelhead from 8/29/04

They wake up at 6 am, on cold November mornings, st rap on waders and

boot s, t hen head t o t he river. Not t o cat ch fish, but t o count t he few t hatret urned t his year. Yes, t he people of t he Salmon River, for some odd reason,seem t o like having salmon in t heir river. Since t he lat e 196 0 sSince t he lat e 196 0 sSince t he lat e 196 0 sSince t he lat e 196 0 sSince t he lat e 196 0 s, no one has, no one has, no one has, no one has, no one haslegally t aken a single salmon out of t he rivlegally t aken a single salmon out of t he rivlegally t aken a single salmon out of t he rivlegally t aken a single salmon out of t he rivlegally t aken a single salmon out of t he rivererererer. The spring run Chinook, andeven fall run are t oolow t o sust ain any harvest . In fact , t he rivIn fact , t he rivIn fact , t he rivIn fact , t he rivIn fact , t he river had t heer had t heer had t heer had t heer had t helowest fa ll Chinook run on rlowest fa ll Chinook run on rlowest fa ll Chinook run on rlowest fa ll Chinook run on rlowest fa ll Chinook run on recorecorecorecorecord just t his last year!d just t his last year!d just t his last year!d just t his last year!d just t his last year! So, it doesnt look likelyt hat we will be cat ching and eat ing t he once abundant food source anyt imesoon.

St ill, numerous people have not given up! Our voice and our st ory aregaining recognit ion. We may soon see changes in t he management of t he

Klamat h River t hat would significant ly boost our fish populat ion. Also,st eelhead f ishing has been great t he last couple of years.

Long before t he SRRC was for med in 1992, t he people of t he Salmon Riverhelped t he f ish on t heir way upst ream. Anyone who has lived here loves t hefish. If a creek got blocked up, t hey opened it t o help t he fish survive.Unfort unat ely, t hese days helping t he fish can be a lit t le more involved t han

just moving a few rocks. This is where t he SRRC has come in. Not many riversare lucky enough t o have bot h a communit y so dedicat ed t o t he fish, and anorganizat ion t o support t hem so st rongly.

Fort unat ely we have a few people here including myself who, sadly, have t o

know what t he heck t he KFMC TAT or t he KBFHAT are [see bot t om ofart icle t o find out what t hose acronyms mean] or how t hey affect our f ishruns. Even beyond t he knowledge of mind-boggling acronyms, we at t he SRRChave a mission t o meld t oget her local knowledge and t he desire t o bring backt he salmon wit h t he effort s of our cooperat ors.

Acronyms:

KFMC-TAT: The Klamath Fisheries Management Council -Technical Advisory Team,

KBFHAT: (Kay-bee-phat) Klamath Basin Fish Health Assessment Team, NCRWQCB: North

Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board, NOAA: (Noah) National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration, KSAGA: (Kay-saga) Klamath Salmon Angers and Guides

Association

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These salmon must bet ickled pink! The amountof volunt eer days t helocal communit y hascont ribut ed over t hepast seven years isout st anding! Check outt he st at s on t he grapht o your right .


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* Habitat I mprovements:The SRRC has implemented 24 habitat enhancement projects within the sub- basinincluding - riparian tree planting, fish barrier & dam removal, crossing upgrades, sediment source assessments and road

upgrades, and stream connectivity projects. Also, over 10,000 native riparian plants have been propagated and planted

by SRRC volunteers in the last twelve years.

* Sal mon River Fish Work Group M eetings:The SRRC has held 23 fisheries monitoring coordination meetings.Attendees included: USFS, CDFG, USFWS, Karuk and Yurok tribes, North Coast Regional Water Quality ControlBoard, KSAGA, Mid Klamath Watershed Council, NOAA Fisheries and community members. These meetings serve to

coordinate monitoring projects relating to the target species of the program (See Species Chart above).

* The Sal mon River spring Chinook Vol untary Recovery Group:The SRRC held 12 Voluntary spring ChinookRecovery Group meetings with the USFS, KFA, CDFG, NCRWQCB, the Karuk, Hoopa and Yurok Tribes, USFWS, and

NOAA Fisheries. The group acts to coordinate Salmon River Spring Chinook research and protection. The group has

developed a limiting factors analysis for the species which is available for review on our web page.

* Outreach: The Restoration Council has educated and involved over 250 different people from local and surroundingcommunities through 178 fisheries volunteer activities, training, or workshops. These include, but are not limited to, the

above mentioned activities. SRRCs fisheries program has also produced outreach and educational training materials

including: The Salmon River Fish I.D. and Snorkel Survey training video; the Spring Chinook limiting factors analysis;the fisheries brochure; a Juvenile Fish I.D. presentation; webpage and articles published in six newspapers.

Support For our program:The SRRC fisheries program, which continues to grow every year, has received fundingfrom 4 different private, state and federal sources including: CA Dept F&G SB271 Salmon Restoration Grants Program,

USFWS Klamath Fisheries Restoration Task Force, USFWS Klamath Flow Study and the Cantara Trust.

The fish and t he people of t he Salmon River sincerely appreciat e t he invest ment made t o our communit y andresources by t he support given t o our project s. The people here at SRRC would like t o personally t hank t hefunders and volunt eers t hat every year are cont ribut ing t owards a bet t er f ut ure for t he Salmon, and t he peopleof t he Salmon River. Nat Penningt onW

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photos-top, Group shot during the Winter Ecology Field Trip 05

middle, School kids learning how to take water data in thefield.

bottom, Rafting on a river monitoring field trip

right, Student displaying his fish life cycle and

identification project.

The SRRCs Wat ershed Educat ion Program has grown st eadilyever since it began. This year t he program was boost ed by t he helpof AmeriCorps Wat ershed St eward Project members and also byan assist ant educat or. The program is prepared t o ret ain t hislarger st aff size so t hat it can bet t er serve t he communit y. Inaddit ion, t he program is prepared t o off er more field t rips andt echnical inst ruct ion t o st udent s, and long t erm research project sfor st udent s as more funding becomes available.

We cont inually seek t o build upon t he already st rong alliance

wit h t he educat ion programs of t he Karuk Tribe of CaliforniaAmeriCorps, MKWC and t he River Schools. The SRRC has beenhelping t o implement a Wat ershed Educat ion Program in local schoocurr iculum since 1994. Our current program int egrat es specialist sst udent s, t eachers, parent s and communit y members in engaginghands on act ivit ies.

During t he 20 0 3-20 0 4 school year, we managed t o go on 1414141414field t ripsfield t ripsfield t ripsfield t ripsfield t rips t o st udy geology, wat er qualit y, fisheries, bot any, andmore. OvOvOvOvOver 23 in-class lessonser 23 in-class lessonser 23 in-class lessonser 23 in-class lessonser 23 in-class lessons and act ivit ies were facilit at ed!! We

maint ained a gargargargargardendendendenden in t he Junct ion School greenhouse fort he ent ire school year. We harvest ed salad mix, numerousveget ables and flowers fr om it .

Wat ershed Ed facilit at ed a successf ul fall chinooksur vey t raining at Oak Bot t om, and of course wepart icipat ed in t he annual cooperat ive fall spawningfall spawningfall spawningfall spawningfall spawning

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as f isher ies t echnic ians. St udent smaint ained t hree Hobo t emperat ure

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SRRC Watershed Ed in River Schoo l s by Y ear -

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V olu nt ee ri sm E xp en dit ur es

Tools of the trade in the Watershed Monitoring Program; Bug

catching net, Lap top computer, HOBO temp monitoring devise

and its casing, data sheets, a fish hooking/ measuring/ walking

stick and kids willing to learn like these from Forks Elementary.

right, Macroinvertebrate

study on the Salmon River,

1994

Some local students, now

adults, are working in

watershed restoration fields.

St udent s learned t hree met hods of nat ive plantpropagat ion. And, in t he Fall of 04, bot h schools went onnat urnat urnat urnat urnat ural hist ory rival hist ory rival hist ory rival hist ory rival hist ory river float ser float ser float ser float ser f loat s,,,,, on which we saw bald eagles, amink, a beaver dam, kingfishers, osprey, blue heron, and salmon.Also, during t he wint er ecology field t ripwint er ecology field t ripwint er ecology field t ripwint er ecology field t ripwint er ecology field t rip st udent s st udied

snow melt in ourwat ershed, lear nedabout mount ains of t he

world, and st udiedavalanche physics.

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One prescription we have developed is for Emergency Access Routes and Escape Routes.Ideally, there should be 2 ways in and out maintained to specifications. This includes regular cleaningand brushing roads creating wide enough accommodations for firefighting equipment, and traffic turn-outs. We have developed an Assessment and Implementation Plan for which we are seeking funding.

FirFirFirFirFire Planning and Fe Planning and Fe Planning and Fe Planning and Fe Planning and Fuel Reduct ionuel Reduct ionuel Reduct ionuel Reduct ionuel Reduct ionon t he Son t he Son t he Son t he Son t he Salmon Rivalmon Rivalmon Rivalmon Rivalmon River by t he SRRer by t he SRRer by t he SRRer by t he SRRer by t he SRRC and t he SC and t he SC and t he SC and t he SC and t he Salmon Rivalmon Rivalmon Rivalmon Rivalmon River Firer Firer Firer Firer Fire Se Se Se Se Safe Councilafe Councilafe Councilafe Councilafe Council

The SRRC realized early on t hatmanagement act ivi t ies s uch assuppressing all f ires, have act uallyincreased t he risk of larger wildfires inmany areas of t he Klamat h mount ains.

Over t he year s we have beendeveloping a fuels reduct ion program,which has morphed int o a fire and fuelsprogram. It includes; det ailed fire safeplans for communit ies andneighborhoods, a subbasin wideCommunit y Wildfire Prot ect ion Plan,educat ion about Fire Safe landscapingand building mat erials, and priorit ized

fuel reduct ion. We have also held many

event s including Fire Awareness Week,Volunt eer Fuels Reduct ion workdays,Fuels Loading Assessment workshopsand Fire Safet y Training.

St art ing in 1994, t he SRRC st art edwrit ing proposals for fuel reduct ion onprivat e and public propert y in t heSalmon River Wat ershed. Wit h t heexcept ion of one grant (Klamat h RiverFisheries Task Force Fuel Reduct ionGrant 20 0 2), t he funding we havereceived has only been for work onprivat e propert y.

In 20 0 0 , we st art ed t he SalmonRiver Fire Safe Council (SR FSC) in order

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above, (1)BEFORE, (2)1 YEAR AFTER FUEL TREATMENT and (3)5 YEARS LATER - Fuel reduction techniques include

hand piling, pullback and lop and scatter. After fuels are piled, burning and chipping are used to remove the material. The

objective is to break up the continuity of fuels on the ground to reduce the fuel ladder. By leaving canopy cover in these

areas, regrowth of flammable brush species is limited.

left, Initial fire planning for the Rainbow

Mine (a private parcel) with Salmon River

Restoration Council staff, Agency personneland the landowner

right, Chipper in action during the fuel

reduction at the oldest Catholic Church in

California, in Sawyers Bar.

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and t he communit y on fire issues. Todat e, t he SR FSC has received fougrant s t o complet e det ailed Communit yWildfire Prot ect ion Plans. We believe ouprogram has s t imulat ed agencypersonnel, as well as t he communit y, t ohave a bet t er underst anding of firesrole in t he wat ers hed.And what we can all dot o reduce t he risk offire damage t o ourpropert ies andt he public landss u r r o u n d i n gt hem.


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Current project s we are seeking funding for include a Cecilvillewat er t ank for fire suppression, init iat ing and maint aining fuelsmanagement project s, road signs, revising t he resident ial riskass essment , and developing infor mat ional post ers and

present at ions.Through t he FSC we have been working on a Salmon River Wildf ire

Prot ect ion Plan. This Plan addresses privat e propert ies and t heWildland Urban Int erf ace (WUI). Under t he Healt hy ForestRest orat ion Act (HFRA), WUI areas can be defined by t hecommunit y in cooperat ion wit h t he USFS and CA Dept . of Forest ry.

The idea is for t he Salmon River t o have a Wildfire Prot ect ionPlan in place t o define condit ions and prior it ies and allowing us t ohave a bet t er chance for receiving money t hrough HFRA funding.The safet y buffer we are current ly considering for WUI areas is20 0 -3 0 0 feet and 1/4 mile around municipal wat ersheds.

We hold mont hly meet ings where we discuss progress on ourdifferent project s, and part icipant s share t hings t hey have beenworking on. Part icipant s include t he SRRC, Salmon River Volunt eerFire & Rescue, t he Karuk Tribe, resident s, landowners, t he USFS,local business owners, Siskiyou Count y, t he US Fish & Wildlif eService, NOAA Fisheries, and ot her st akeholders. The meet ingsare usually 1pm on t he last Wednesday of t he mont h at t he Forksof Salmon Communit y Cent er. Everyone int erest ed in Fire on t heSalmon River is invit ed. Please check wit h our office at 53 0 -46 2-46 6 5 t o confirm meet ing t ime and dat e.

Jim Villepont eaux

Since our first SR FSC meet ing, a lot has been accomplished!Since our first SR FSC meet ing, a lot has been accomplished!Since our first SR FSC meet ing, a lot has been accomplished!Since our first SR FSC meet ing, a lot has been accomplished!Since our first SR FSC meet ing, a lot has been accomplished! Complet ing SComplet ing SComplet ing SComplet ing SComplet ing Salmon Rivalmon Rivalmon Rivalmon Rivalmon River Communit y Wildf irer Communit y Wildf irer Communit y Wildf irer Communit y Wildf irer Communit y Wildf ire Pe Pe Pe Pe Prot ect ion Planrot ect ion Planrot ect ion Planrot ect ion Planrot ect ion Plan Ident ificat ion of TIdent ificat ion of TIdent ificat ion of TIdent ificat ion of TIdent ificat ion of Tanker Fill Sit es: Mapping and signing t hemanker Fill Sit es: Mapping and s igning t hemanker Fill Sit es: Mapping and signing t hemanker Fill Sit es: Mapping and s igning t hemanker Fill Sit es: Mapping and signing t hem PPPPProviding Uniform Addrroviding Uniform Addrroviding Uniform Addrroviding Uniform Addrroviding Uniform Address S igns for ress Signs for ress S igns for ress Signs for ress Signs for resident ial emeresident ial emeresident ial emeresident ial emeresident ial emergency rgency rgency rgency rgency response along roadsesponse along roadsesponse along roadsesponse along roadsesponse along roads Ident ifying and Mapping Helispot s f or emerIdent ifying and Mapping Helispot s for emerIdent ifying and Mapping Helispot s f or emerIdent ifying and Mapping Helispot s for emerIdent ifying and Mapping Helispot s for emergency rgency rgency rgency rgency responseesponseesponseesponseesponse Developing Wildland Urban Int erface Areas Map Developing a Fuels Reduct ion Prescript ion Policy Developed proposals for CBWP 01Planning/Fuel Reduct ion Grant , Forks of Salmon Planning/Fuel

Reduct ion Grant , and Cecilville Planning /Fuel Reduct ion Grant

Developed proposals for Forks of Salmon Hydrant Syst em Grant Developed Fire Prevent ion Post ers wit h t he help of t he Forks School St udent s Ident ify Fire Safe Veget at ion and appropriat e building mat erials Ident ify Emergency Access Rout es for t reat ment

The SRRC has been designing and complet ing fuel reduct ion project s on t he Salmon River since 1995.In order t o include more st akeholders in t he decision process, t he SRRC init iat ed, facilit at es and

administ rat es t he Salmon River Fire Safe Council.

The SR FSC mission statement:...to help plan, implement and monitor the reinstatement of natural fire regimes in the

Salmon River ecosystem in a manner that protects life, property, improves forest health, and

enhances the resources valued by its stakeholders.

Summary of t he USFS SSummary of t he USFS SSummary of t he USFS SSummary of t he USFS SSummary of t he USFS Salmon Rivalmon Rivalmon Rivalmon Rivalmon River Fer Fer Fer Fer Fuels pr ogruels progruels pr ogruels progruels programamamamamA lit t le over a decade ago, t he Salmon River Fuels

program st art ed implement ing t he current fuelsreduct ion program. Beginning primar ily wit h t he

reint roduct ion of f ire using prescr ibed underburningt echniques, it has grown t o include a wide range oopt ions such as t hinning, pi l ing, chipping andmast icat ion. The program has evolved from fire hazardreduct ion as t he primary object ive t o now include t heprot ect ion of l i fe and privat e propert y, habit atimprovement , and a more holist ic approach t oecosyst em prot ect ion, healt h and rest orat ion. It hasalso become more of a collaborat ive process t hatincludes and encourages ot her agencies, groups andindividuals t o part ic ipat e in t he planning and

implement at ion.The Dist rict Fuels Reduct ion program has beenact ively working t oward t hese goals. In t he last t en yearswe have complet ed over 17,50 0 acres of fuels reduct ion/rest orat ion work on Nat ional Forest lands. The dist rictcurrent ly has an addit ional 8,8 0 0 acres t hat areplant ed and ready for t reat ment . These figures are whatt he Fire/Fuels shop has complet ed and does not includet reat ment done by ot her depart ment s or f uelst reat ment on privat e lands wit hin t he dist rict .

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anadromous fisheries resource t o prot ect and rest ore byt he Nort hwest Forest Plan (USFS 19 9 4a), andKlamat h River Basin Ass essment (USFS 19 97a).It s part of a net work of Key Wat ersheds t hatserve as refugia for at -r isk salmon andst eelhead st ocks in t he Pacific Nor t hwest .

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wat ersheds in CA in t hat it ret ains viableruns of anadromous salmonid speciest hat have disappeared fr om much oft heir hist oric range. These values highlightt he impor t ance of a sys t emat icrest orat ion st rat egy t hat secures andmaint ains t he wat ershed int egrit y of t heSalmon River and it s t ribut aries. Cooperat orshave accelerat ed rehabilit at ion of wat ershedcondit ions in high priorit y drainages.

Our approach has focused on rest oring t he biological, geologic and hydrologic processes which ult imat ely shape t he qualit yof aquat ic habit at . Building on informat ion gat hered t hrough wat ershed analysis, road access and t ravel management plans, communit yinput , and ot her administ rat ive invest igat ions, we have creat ed and are implement ing t he Salmon River Rest orat ion St rat egy (St rat egy

and relat ed Act ion Plan. It focuses on reduct ion of upslope hazards in drainages ret aining high qualit y aquat ic habit at and int actnat ive fish communit ies.

This approach embraces t he philosophy t hat t he prot ect ion of healt hy wat ersheds and init iat ing prevent at ive act ions provides t hemost cost -effect ive pat h t o meet ing anadromous fish recovery goals. Mult i-year rest orat ion object ives, and recommendat ions ont arget wat ershed condit ions cont inue t o be achieved. Implement at ion of t he Act ion Plan has result ed in condit ions, which now maket he Subbasin less vulnerable t o t he adverse eff ect s of fut ure floods, severe wildfire, invasive species, and ot her pot ent ial t hreat s.

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n placed on monitoring of salmon and steelhead runs, improvements in riparian habitat, management of fuels, and assessment and rehabilitation of

ging roads (Elder et al. 2002). Given proper funding and agency participation, these efforts may be sufficient to improve conditions for coho and

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Upon realizing t hat noxious weeds can cause great harmt o t he nat ural balance of nat ive species in t he Salmon Riverhampering t he recovery of t he anadromous fisheries, t heSRRC and it s par t ners (USFS, Siskiyou Co. Dept . ofAgricult ure, Karuk Tribe, and ot hers) s t art ed t he Salmon

River Cooperat ive Noxious Weed Program.The SRRC and it s part ners began holding regular noxious

weed Workshops and Workdays in 1994. Init ially our focuswas on Scot ch & Spanish Broom and Marlahan Must ard. In94 , SRRC volunt eers j oined local USFS Fir e Crews inremoving Broom on 4 s it es on public & privat e lands. Sincet hen, t he SRRC and it s cooperat ors expanded Broom cont rolt hroughout t he Salmon River. Annual monit oring oft reat ment ident ifies about half of t he populat ions wereeliminat ed at t he 35 known sit es.

SRRC st art ed it s Drivers That Care Program t o helpcont rol Marlahan Must ard along t he major r oads in t heSalmon River. Populat ion numbers, size and densit y havebeen significant ly reduced adjacent t o t he main count y roadfr om Et na Summit t o Wooley Creek.

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left, Juvenile Spotted Knapweed plant found at the Kelly

Bar site.

right, SRRC has started a campaign to eradicate Italian

Thistle in downtown Forks of Salmon.

Thanks t o all t he diggers who have been workingt he sit es over and keeping small populat ions fromspreading. This year well be expanding ourprogrammat ic approach t o weeds like It alianThist le, Whit e Top, Tree of Heaven, MarlahanMust ard and more. By inst it ut ing our 13 st epBy inst it ut ing our 13 s t epBy inst it ut ing our 13 st epBy inst it ut ing our 13 s t epBy inst it ut ing our 13 st epprogrprogrprogrprogrprogram we can eram we can eram we can eram we can eram we can eradicat e t hese weedsadicat e t hese weedsadicat e t hese weedsadicat e t hese weedsadicat e t hese weeds.....

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Volunteers digging knapweed on the river bars

with their custom made tools.

Spot t ed and Diff use Knapweed were fir st discovered byt he Forest Service on t he Salmon River in 19 9 7, wit hconcent rat ed populat ions in t he Kelly Bar vicinit y on t he

No. Fork Salmon River. Bot h species are rat ed Class Aspecies, which mandat es eradicat ion as described in count yand st at e healt h codes. Local land managers promot ed t hest at us quo management approach, which was t o applyseveral diff erent herbicides for at least five years. Inresponse, t he local communit y launched one of t he mosteffect ive noxious weed eff ort s known in t he regionsignif icant ly reducing or eliminat ing knapweed plantconcent rat ions in over 250 sit es.

Ext ensive planning, invent ory, t racking, monit oring, andcoordinat ion have result ed in an overall plant reduct ion ofmore t han 90 %t hroughout t he wat ershed. Prompt ed largelyby t he int ensive management of t he knapweed species, t heSRRC wit h it s par t ners developed t he SSSSSalmon Rivalmon Rivalmon Rivalmon Rivalmon RiverererererCooperCooperCooperCooperCooperat ivat ivat ivat ivat ive Noxious We Noxious We Noxious We Noxious We Noxious Weed Peed Peed Peed Peed Progrrogrrogrrogrrogram (CNWP)am (CNWP)am (CNWP)am (CNWP)am (CNWP) t hat includesa comprehensive management Plan. The Plan aims at t herecovery of healt hy nat ive plant communit ies in t he SalmonRiver, t hrough t he prior it izing and development ofprescript ions t o manage t he most aggressive andproblemat ic invasive species.


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CNWP Funding Breakdown

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CIN=Continued Inventory Needed NLAIW=Needs Large Amount of Inventory Work (*)=Funded (-)=Unfunded

dSince 1994 t he SRRC, wit h it s volunt eers, have cont ribut ed

18 ,00 0 hours managing Spot t ed and Diff use Knapweed.

dIn 200 3 t here were 14 seeded Spot t ed Knapweed Plant s foundby USFS Monit oring Personnel . In 20 0 4 t here were 0 found.

dThrough t his Program new local jobs are being creat eddIn 20 0 5 t he SRRC will cont inue t o hold weekly volunt eer & paidWorkdays and ot her event s. Training sessions are also available. Let

us know if youre int erest ed in coming, need help in managing Noxious

Weeds, or have found any new sit es or species.

Key Funders- National Fish & Wildlife Foundation, US Forest Service, Siskiyou RAC, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation,

CA Dept. of Fish & Game, and CA Dept. of Food & Agriculture13

Pat OConnor and Linus Darling bagging

knapweed flowerheads

As Pat OConnor says, I admire t he knapweedit s only doing everyt hing it can t o st ay on t he SalmonRiver, just like me. That hasnt st opped him fromt aking a highly act ive role in it s eradicat ion. Asgroundwork coordinat or in 20 0 3-20 0 4, Pat helpedmake sure t hat all known sit es were cleared ofknapweed plant s. His int repid spirit has helped findfar -f lung unknown sit es as well.

USFS monit oring crews f ailed t o find a singleseeded plant in 0 4, making t he program t ot allycompliant wit h t he high expect at ions of t he originamonit oring crit eria. Everybody deserves a big handWit hout everybody involved, we never could have done

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Roads Assessment and

Prioritized Restoration

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Many of t he once t hriving fisheries st reams in t he west are being choked out due t o huge addit ions of sediment . TheSalmon River Rest orat ion Council, in cooperat ion wit h local landowners and resident s, t ribes, agencies, privat e specialist s,and ot hers has developed a mult ifacet ed approach t o underst and and help manage t he roads of t he Salmon River.

Weve complet ed a sediment source assessment of all of t he federal and many of t he privat e roads in t he Salmon River.The Lower Sout h Fork roads were assessed in 1999;t he Nort h Fork and Mainst em roads in 20 0 0 ; andt he Upper Sout h Fork roads in 20 0 1. Six jobs werecreat ed assessing all crossings, cross drains,dit ches and in bet ween sit es (landslides, gullies andot her erosional feat ures), as well as GPS mappingall t he roads in t he wat ershed.The informat ion collect ed (along wit h ot her dat a)allowed for an overall ranking t o be made andcollect ed on maps such as t he one below, creat ed

by t he SRRC.

GPS mapping crew at work on lower North Fork roads left to

right-Don Elder USFS, Robert Will and Sue Mauer of SRRC.

This informat ion is being used by t he USFSt o pr ior i t i ze road res t ora t ion andmaint enance.

* In t he Lower Sout h Fork road rest orat ionproject , 30 .3 miles of roads have beendecommissioned, and anot her 3 0 .3 mileshave been st orm proofed.* In t he Upper Sout h Fork Summerville

project , 24 .9 miles have been st orm proofed,and 16 .6 miles have been decommissioned.

Comprehensiveroads and fuels t reat ment s,

applied subbasin wide, are est imat edt o cost $48 million, emphasizing t he crit ical

need t o employ a priorit y base st rat egyfor fut ure rest orat ion

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1999 Roads Workshop attendees - SRRC Project Leaders,

Community members, USFS geologists, Siskiyou County Road

Crew and the Pacific Watershed Association members.

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t ra ining workdays as par t o f i t s NeighborhoodNeighborhoodNeighborhoodNeighborhoodNeighborhoodSt ewarSt ewarSt ewarSt ewarSt ewardship Pdship Pdship Pdship Pdship Progrrogrrogrrogrrogram.am.am.am.am. In t he years 199 3 200 5 t heSRRC had 3 7 event s, supplied 36 paid person days and127 volunt eer person days of roads relat ed work ot hert han sediment source assessment s.

left, Neighbors fixing the road surface along the Godfrey Road

Merr ill Creek culvert was a major f ish passage barr ier. In 20 0 2, t he Siskiyou Count y Roads Dept . receiveda grant fr om CA Dept of Fish & Game t o replace t he culvert t here wit h a bridge. This cooperat ive eff ort made over one mileof habit at available for t he Spring & Fall Chinook and t he Wint er St eelhead.

The SRRC wit h our par t ners, t he Karuk Tribe and t he Mid Klamat h Wat ershed Council, complet ed spawning surveys onMerrill Creek before and aft er t he bridge, and plant ed willows t o help st abilize t he new creek bank.

Ot her f ish barr iers locat ions on our count y road include Kelly Gulch, Whit es Gulch, and at Hot elling Gulch. The Count yRoads Depart ment has a grant t o replace t he culvert at Kelly Gulch wit h a bridge. This work will be complet ed t his summer(20 0 5) or next .

The SRRC has put in a proposal t o remove t wo dams up Whit es Gulch. This project will be in cooperat ion wit h t heUSFS, CA Dept of Fish & Game and t he landowner. The environment al compliance complet ed by t he Forest Service willalso cover t he culvert on t he count y road near t he mout h. The culvert will also be replaced wit h a bridge (a fut ure grant ).

Before, During and After

the Merrill Creek Fish Passage work

$194,586.00

$175,984.00

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In-Kind Contribution

Roads Sediment SourceAssessment Funding

We are in t he pro-cess of applying for a

grant t o cont inue t he2 0 0 0 - 2 0 0 2 R o a d sAss essment Projecton privat e propert y. Iff unded, t he SRRCwould assess, priorit izeand est imat e t he costt o upgrade t o reducesediment delivery t owat erways.

1999 Roads Workshop attendees - SRRC Project Leaders,

Community members, USFS geologists, Siskiyou County Road

Crew and the Pacific Watershed Association members.


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The Klamat h River Fisheries Task Force has ident if iedhigh wat er t emperhigh wat er t emperhigh wat er t emperhigh wat er t emperhigh wat er t emperaturaturaturaturat ureseseseses and excessivexcessivexcessivexcessivexcessive sediment product ione sediment product ione sediment product ione sediment product ione sediment product ionas t he key limit ing fact ors for t he anadromous fisheries(highlight ing Spring Chinook) resource in t he Salmon River

subbasin (Klamat h River Basin Fisheries Rest orat ion Plan1991; Salmon River Subbasin Rest orat ion St rat egy, 20 0 2)

In 19 8 7, several communit y members began monit oringt emperat ure in t he Salmon River using maximum/minimumt hermomet ers. This communit y dr iven concern about wat equalit y gave rise t o t he Salmon River Cooperat ive Monit oringProgram, which t he SRRC began coordinat ing in 19 9 6 . The

program began as a c lose associat ion bet ween t he SRRC and t he t hreeriver schools, who adopt ed responsibilit y for several hobo t emps. The SRRCprovided t he t echnical oversight and dat a compilat ion for t he program. In

t he years since, t he program has expanded bot h in it s number ocooperat ors and it s focus.

Current ly t he Salmon River t emperat ure monit oring program is acooperat ive eff ort involving SRRC st aff , local schools, communit y volunt eerst he Karuk Tribe, t he US Forest Service, t he CA Dept of Fish & Game, t heUS Fish & Wildlife Service and t he Nort h Coast Regional Wat er Qualit yCont rol Board (NCRWQCB). Training is off ered for communit y memberswishing t o part icipat e in t his program. We have bet ween 5-10 cit izenmonit ors each year. Approximat ely 50 Hobo t emps (elect ronic t emperat urerecording devices t hat st ore mont hs of dat a) are maint ained t hroughoutt he wat ershed in t he summer mont hs. The t emperat ure monit oring program

provides dat a t o t he Klamat h River Informat ion Syst em (KRIS), agenciest ribes, and t he TMDL process.

The NCRWQCB, SRRC, Karuk Tribe, and local schools have beencooperat ing t o develop a flow monit oring program for t he past four yearsThis project includes t raining for communit y members t o learn operat ionof flow met ers, and calculat ion of st ream discharge. Flow measurement sare conduct ed once a mont h from June t hrough Sept ember, during t helow-wat er season, and provide import ant dat a on t he volume of wat er int he river and it s t ribut aries. In 20 0 4, 21sit es were monit ored for flowThe flow monit oring program focuses on t ribut aries, which cont ribut e crucia

cold wat er t o t he Salmon River during t he summer mont hs.The goals of t he Monit oring Program include;

g Est ablishing baseline dat a,g Correlat ing t emperat ures wit h fish behavior,g Ident ifying fisheries refugia condit ions,g Ident ifying opport unit ies t o improve habit at ,g Involving communit y members in t he monit oring processg Assessing rest orat ion effect ivenessg Support ing t he TMDL process,16

Lyra Cressey and Irie Swift taking flow data in the field

Community volunteer taking flow measurements at

Black Bear Creek

M onitoring the Sal mon River

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In 20 0 4, SRRC and t he Karuk Tribe began cooperat ion on a Thermal Refugia Assessment of t he Salmon River.The purpose of t he project is t o locat e, invent ory and charact erize all t hermal refugia sit es in t he Salmon RiverMainst em, Sout h Fork and Nort h Fork. The dat a gat hered will help t o:

Det ermine life st age and species usage at Salmon River t hermal refugia sit eEst ablish baseline relat ionship bet ween Mainst em Wat er Temperat ure and Fish Usage at primary sit es

on t he Salmon RiverCharact erize habit at qualit y and complexit y of each sit e

Det ermine ext ent and area of refugia sit esDevelop ArcView GIS layer of refugia s it esDet ermine st abilit y and habit at cont rol feat ures of each sit e

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The Monit oring Project has largely been support ed by local resident s and communit y volunt eers, wit h one or t wo paidst af f for program coordinat ion. Funding for t he program has been received from Klamat h Fisheries Task Force, Nort hCoast Regional Wat er Qualit y Cont rol Board and CA Dept of Fish & Game. CA Dept of Fish & Game is curr ent ly fundingt he t emperat ure monit oring component of t he program. Fut ure funding will be needed t o cont inue t he import ant work ofgat hering baseline t emperat ure and f low dat a for t he Salmon River, as well as f or expanding t he program t o include

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The Salmon River SubbasinRest orat ion St rat egy ident ifies t hat a

long t erm monit oring plan should bedeveloped for t he Salmon River.

The SRRC and it s cooperat ors have

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right, A measuring tape across the river guides

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Ongoing part icipat ion by knapweeders, wat er monit ors,

fish count ers, Forest Service fire crews, count y sponsoredAdopt -A-Hwy, and ongoing diligence by concerned cit izenshave helped keep t he Salmon River Wat ershed cleaner andsafer.

The SRRC and t he Karuk Tribe sponsored a Recycling &Toxic Workshop in 20 0 0 focusing on household syst ems,recycling, and t oxin alt ernat ives and disposal. The SRRCcont inues t o dist ribut e info from t he Wat ershed Cent er int he form of pamphlet s, videos, books and current recyclingopport unit ies. The Karuk Tribe is providing a regular recyclingpickup on t he Salmon River.

In March 20 0 4, SRRC received a grant recommended bySiskiyou Count y Resource Advisory Commit t ee and fr om t heUS Forest Service t o invent ory abandoned and/or unwant edvehicles, large appliances and scrap met al on public and pr ivat epropert y in t he Salmon River drainage.

Over t he past year eight y-t wo privat e propert ies on t heSalmon River have been visit ed. More t han 34 7 junkers, 26 1large appliances, and 20 5 pickup loads of scrap have beeninvent oried for removal. Phase 1of t he grant also requires

JunkerRemoval &River Clean-up

Picking up t rash and lit t er has been happening as long as people have been leaving it behind. One of t hemot ivat ions for s t ar t ing up t he SRRC was t o help mining claim resident s clean up when t hey were forced t o moveSince t he early 1990 s communit y members have got t en t oget her t o walk, float in t ubes or raf t s, or dr ive t o pickup t rash. For t he last 3 years, t rash clean-up days have been coordinat ed wit h Coast al Cleanup Day and sponsoredby t he CA Coast al Commission.

lining up t he crusher, t owers, and crusher sit esThere will be five sit es f rom Finley Camp t oCecilville, and t ransport at ion assist ance maybe available for t hose who need it .

The most int erest ing aspect of t he projecthas been invent orying public land. So far aboutsixt y sit es have been cat aloged. Forest Servicepersonnel, fish count ers, knapweeders, localsand old t imers, have been helping locat e sit esof int erest . Poking around old mining claimshomest eads, and dump sit es, or scramblingdown banks on lit t le used or even count y roadshas t urned up 22 vehicles, over 6 0 largeappliances, and several dumpst er loads of met al

Most of t he old cabin sit es were miningrelat ed. They vary from remot e log cabins ost ick frame shacks, surrounded by old growt ht rees, where one can imagine a crust y old mine

or t wo scrat ched out a living, t o homest eadswit h only a fireplace st ill st anding, gardensold fruit t rees and sout hern exposure enoughnicet ies f or rais ing a family.

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(including a 20 t on bridge by Les Har ling and(including a 20 t on bridge by Les Har ling and(including a 20 t on bridge by Les Har ling and(including a 20 t on bridge by Les Har ling and(including a 20 t on bridge by Les Har ling andcrcrcrcrcrew) havew) havew) havew) havew) have been document ed.e been document ed.e been document ed.e been document ed.e been document ed.


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Since 1995, t he SRRC and t he Forks of SalmonCommunit y Club, have organized yearly River andRoad Clean Up Days. Special at t ent ion is givent o Adopt -A- Hwy reaches, non designat edcamping areas, river access roads and t rails,and swimming holes.

The post er above advert ises a day long eventfocusing on t he river cor ridor. The t rash waspicked up at t he end of t he day in t rucks andhauled t o t he dump.

The SRRC is now coordinat ing wit h t he CACoast al Commission and t he USFS t o holdannual River Clean Up Days in Sept ember.

This project avoids hist orical art ifact s. Most are safe beyonddecommissioned or blown-out roads or t oo far from t he road t o reachwit h equipment . The old Packard, Merrit t -OKeefe or Mayt ag over t hebank, t he st amp mill and old generat or, will be t here for anot hergenerat ion of hikers or amat eur hist orians t o rediscover and wonderabout who owned t hem, and what t heir lives were like.

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Sad but t rue -20 0 4 sawrecord low ret urns of fall runChinook in many of t heKlamat h basins larget ribut aries like t he Salmon,Scot t , and Shast a Rivers.Recent adult and juvenile

salmon die offs in t he Klamat hRiver, like t he 200 2 Fish Kill,are increasing at t ent ion oneffect s of f ish diseases inKlamat h salmon. Several fishdiseases t hat are present int he Klamat h flourish inheight ened t emperat ures andlowered flows.

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In 20 0 4 juvenile fish monit oring in t he Klamat h mainst em found up t o 80 %infect ion from t he let hal disease C. Shast a.One quest ion were asking is, How many of our juvenile salmon dies each year f rom diseases and poor condit ions in t heKlamat h River? Hopefully t hrough cont inued funding for programs like our fish t raps and weak st ocks assessment s, wemay be able t o provide some answers. Nat Penningt on, SRRC Fisheries Coordinat or

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