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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>This picture was taken Wednesday,
December 7<sup>th</sup> at the Northcoast Inn in Arcata at the award ceremony held
by the US EPA for the Watershed Nomination Grant Award that the Yurok Tribe</span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>, </span></font><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font
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w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>, & the Trinity County Resource Conservation District were
successful in applying for this year. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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their organization are shown in order of appearance from left to right: </span></font><font
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color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Howard
McConnell; Yurok Tribal Chairman <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color:black'>Howard Freeman</span></font></st1:PersonName><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>; Trinity <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Board</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> of Supervisors
Chairman <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Maria
Rea; EPA Region 9 Water Division Senior Environmental Policy Advisor<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Colleen
O’Sullivan</span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>;</span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'> Trinity County Resource Conservation District Board Member<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>The following links have information
about the Watershed Nomination Grant Award: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>National Map with all of the awards
(interactive): <a href="http://www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/initiative/"
title="http://www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/initiative/">http://www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/initiative/</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>2005 Fact Sheet: <a
href="http://www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/initiative/2005factsheet.html"
title="http://www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/initiative/2005factsheet.html">http://www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/initiative/2005factsheet.html</a>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Project Summaries: <a
href="http://www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/initiative/2005projsumm.html"
title="http://www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/initiative/2005projsumm.html">http://www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/initiative/2005projsumm.html</a>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>2005 Proposals: <a
href="http://www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/initiative/2005proposals.html"
title="http://www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/initiative/2005proposals.html">http://www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/initiative/2005proposals.html</a>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Trinity/Lower Klamath Rivers
Proposal by the Yuroks, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Trinity</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, & TCRCD: <a
href="http://www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/initiative/2005proposals/05trinity.pdf"
title="http://www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/initiative/2005proposals/05trinity.pdf">http://www.epa.gov/owow/watershed/initiative/2005proposals/05trinity.pdf</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>The following article, which was printed
in the Time-Standard & the Trinity Journal, explains the objectives of the
Watershed Grant:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-style:italic'>News Article:</span></font></i> Nov 11, 2005 <br>
The Eureka Times Standard <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency has granted the Yurok Tribe and <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Trinity</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> $835,000 to protect and restore
the Trinity and lower Klamath rivers. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The grant
is one of 12 in a $9 million package from the Targeted Watersheds Grant
Program. The program aims to get on-the-ground work done following completed
watershed assessments. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The money
will be spent in part on Terwer Creek on the lower Klamath. The Yurok Tribe
will decommission 1.1 miles of road, rehabilitate 18 hillside areas,
stabilize1,000 feet of stream bank and plant 800 trees. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Other
money will go to <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Trinity</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType> for work on Indian Creek on the <st1:place
w:st="on">Trinity River</st1:place> to clear vegetation, remove sediment,
reshape the river channel and revegetate areas so more water can be allowed to
flow from Trinity Dam. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>In <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Hidden</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Valley</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
on the South Fork Trinity River, the Trinity County Resource Conservation
District will take out 5 miles of roads and remove sediment. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The
projects are part of ongoing partnerships including the 2000 plan to restore
the <st1:place w:st="on">Trinity River</st1:place>. Another $3 million is going
into the projects from both public and private sources. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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