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style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Tim Reilly, North
State Resources, (530) 222-5347 (office), (530) 244-9990
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<P><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=3>North State
Resources Wins Award for Outstanding Environmental
Analysis<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><FONT size=3>Redding,
CA, April 21, 2004</FONT></SPAN></STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><BR><BR><FONT
size=3>North State Resources, Inc. (NSR), headquartered in Redding, has won the
2004 award for Outstanding Environmental Analysis Document–Small Jurisdiction
from the California Chapter of the Association of Environmental Professionals
(AEP).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The winning document,
entitled <STRONG><U>Trinity River Bridges Environmental Assessment/Environmental
Impact Report</U></STRONG>, was honored at AEP’s Awards Banquet on April 17 in
Los Angeles.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Kerri Mikkelsen Rose,
an environmental analyst in NSR’s Sacramento office, accepted the award on
behalf of NSR.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT
size=3>Prepared under contract to the <STRONG><U>Trinity River Restoration
Program (TRRP) </U></STRONG>of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the document
analyzed the environmental effects of replacing or modifying four bridges along
a 10-mile reach of the Trinity River as part of a river restoration program to
benefit endangered and threatened salmon species.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The TRRP, the U.S. Bureau of Land
Management, and Trinity County were lead agencies in the preparation of the
document.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Sacramento law firm
Remy Thomas Moose and Manley LLP was also a key member of the project
team.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><FONT
size=3>The Trinity River Bridges document was prepared to comply with the
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>AEP’s awards
jury said, “The document represents an excellent analysis of a pro-active
project which will contribute to the restoration of the anadromous fishery of
the Trinity River while also providing for the health and safety of Trinity
County residents.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The efficacy with
which the preparers of the document have synthesized NEPA and CEQA analysis can
serve as a model for the great number of similar projects which are necessary
throughout the state.”<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><FONT size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt">NSR is a
full-service environmental consulting firm that specializes in analysis of the
biological and physical environments, regulatory compliance, and land and water
resource management.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The 45-person
firm represents federal, state, and local agencies and private clients
throughout California and the western United States.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">In addition
to Redding and Sacramento, the firm has offices in Chico and Mt.
Shasta.</SPAN><SPAN
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align=left><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=1>This project and environmental
documentation has been cooperatively funded through the<BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.mp.usbr.gov/ncao/trinity/rfp/FY03_call_letter.pdf"
target=_blank><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=1>Trinity River Restoration
Program</FONT></A><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=1> <BR>and
the <BR>California Department of Fish and Game<BR> </FONT><A
href="http://www.dfg.ca.gov/nafwb/fishgrant.shtml" target=_blank><FONT
face="MS Sans Serif" size=1>Coastal Salmon Recovery Program</FONT></A><SPAN
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