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<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=4 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black;
font-weight:bold'>SALMON: <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=4 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black;
font-weight:bold'>Guest Opinion: It takes a watershed to sustain our salmon<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=4 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black;
font-weight:bold'>San Francisco Chronicle – 5/17/06<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=4 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black;
font-weight:bold'>By Peter Moyle, professor of fisheries at the <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">California</st1:PlaceName>,
<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Davis</st1:place></st1:City>. Dr. Moyle
also is a member of the Board of Governors of California Trout, Inc.</span></font></b><font
size=4 color=black><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=4 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=4 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>ONE OF the
special things about <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">California</st1:State></st1:place>
is that we still have large salmon spawning in some of our rivers, the
southernmost populations of the species. The presence of salmon defines the
nature of the rivers as "salmon streams," invoking images of wildness
and abundance. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=4 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=4 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Yet today
salmon fisheries are being shut down as our rivers lose their wild salmon, the
result of decades of neglect of rivers and watersheds. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=4 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=4 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Nowhere is
this more evident than in the <st1:place w:st="on">Klamath River</st1:place>,
where Chinook and coho salmon are at low ebbs of their populations. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=4 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=4 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Given the
complexity of the problems besetting <st1:place w:st="on">Klamath River</st1:place>,
it is going to take a long time to bring back the salmon to historic numbers,
assuming our society has the will to do so. In the meantime, we need to protect
the few remaining healthy populations in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">California</st1:State></st1:place>,
to make sure the salmon are not forgotten and to make sure that we have sources
of fish for damaged rivers as they recover. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=4 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=4 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>For example,
the continued protection of the beautiful and little appreciated <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Smith</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">River</st1:PlaceType>,
the next major river north of the Klamath, is an investment that will help
sustain salmon fisheries in <st1:State w:st="on">California</st1:State> and
will also support recovery of the <st1:place w:st="on">Klamath River</st1:place>.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=4 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=4 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>The <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Smith</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">River</st1:PlaceType>
is a stronghold for salmon, steelhead and cutthroat trout in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">California</st1:State></st1:place>; at least five species in
multiple runs use the river. It is unparalleled in its combination of natural
river flows, protected habitat and healthy fish populations. Much of this
watershed is within the Smith River National Recreation Area and the Redwood
national and state parks, but not all. We now need to protect the entire
watershed, to make sure that the Smith remains an example of what a healthy
river is like. The Smith can also become our salmon insurance policy, a
potential source of wild fish for restoration of other watersheds such as the
Klamath. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=4 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=4 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Right now, we
have an opportunity to further secure the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Smith</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">River</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
as a refuge for wild salmon. Thanks to the action of three hard-working
organizations, Western Rivers Conservancy, California Trout and the Smith River
Alliance, the public has the rare opportunity to purchase the lands surrounding
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Goose Creek</st1:City></st1:place>,
the Smith's largest tributary and an important spawning area for salmon. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=4 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=4 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>The timber
company owners of the 9,500-acre Goose Creek property made the decision to sell
the land and the nonprofit guardians moved quickly to forge a deal to add it to
the Smith River National Recreation Area. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=4 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=4 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Thanks to
support from many individuals and organizations, including Del Norte County,
more than half of the purchase has been completed with funds from the federal
Land and <strong><b><font face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-weight:normal'>Water</span></font></b></strong>
Conservation Fund. Sens. Dianne Feinstein Barbara Boxer and Rep. Mike Thompson
all deserve credit for their diligent work to make this happen. But $2.7
million is still needed to complete the acquisition, and, this year, no funds
have been allocated in the federal budget for <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Goose Creek</st1:City></st1:place>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=4 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=4 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>The need for
forward-thinking restoration measures to recover <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">California</st1:State></st1:place>'s northern salmon populations has
never been more evident. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=4 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=4 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Protecting <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Goose Creek</st1:City></st1:place> is an
important action we can take now with long-term, positive consequences for the
Smith and Klamath rivers. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=4 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=4 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Those of us
who continue to be optimists about the restoration of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">California</st1:State></st1:place>'s rivers see this as a major,
highly visible step toward reversing decades of abuse of our salmon rivers.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><em><i><font size=3 color=gray
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'>Byron
Leydecker</span></font></i></em></st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><i><font size=3 color=gray face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'>Chair, Friends of <st1:place w:st="on">Trinity
River</st1:place></span></font></i></em><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><i><font size=3 color=gray face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'>Advisor, California Trout, Inc</span></font></i></em><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on"><em><i><font
size=3 color=gray face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:gray'>PO Box</span></font></i></em></st1:Street><em><i><font
color=gray face="Times New Roman"><span style='color:gray'> 2327</span></font></i></em></st1:address><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><em><i><font
size=3 color=gray face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:gray'>Mill Valley</span></font></i></em></st1:City><em><i><font
color=gray face="Times New Roman"><span style='color:gray'>, <st1:State w:st="on">CA</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">94942-2327</st1:PostalCode></span></font></i></em></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><i><font size=3 color=gray face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'>415 383 4810 ph</span></font></i></em><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><i><font size=3 color=gray face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'>415 383 9562 fx</span></font></i></em><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="mailto:bwl3@comcast.net">bwl3@comcast.net</a></span></font></i></em><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="mailto:bleydecker@stanfordalumni.org">bleydecker@stanfordalumni.org</a></span></font></i></em><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://www.fotr.org">http://www.fotr.org</a></span></font></i></em><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><i><u><font size=3 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'>http:www.caltrout.org</span></font></u><font
color=lime><span style='color:lime'> </span></font></i></em><o:p></o:p></p>
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