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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>From </span>Heather Reese, Project Coordinator, Salmonid
Restoration Federation:<o:p></o:p></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Hello,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I would like to let you know about two exciting SRF events
that are happening this summer. It would be wonderful if you could share this
information with your staff and any constituents or post it to your web site or
listserv. I have also attached articles and PSA about both events, for your
forwarding convenience. Thank you to those who have already helped spread the
word!</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>***First, this July 24 -27 we will have our Second Annual
Spring-run Chinook Symposium on the gorgeous and wild (<st1:State w:st="on">Cal</st1:State>)
<st1:place w:st="on">Salmon River</st1:place>. The Symposium will follow right
on the heels of the annual Salmon River Spring-run Chinook and Summer Steelhead
Dives, and will be immediately followed by the Jammin' for the Salmon music
festival. Good times for all! We are thrilled to be coordinating this
event with the fun and dedicated folks at the Salmon River Restoration
Council and Mid-Klamath Watershed Council, who invest so much energy into this
important <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">California</st1:place></st1:State>
watershed and its associated salmonids.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Symposium PSA:</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><strong><b><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Salmon River</span></font></b></strong></st1:place><strong><b><font
size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> Dives (July
24-25) and Spring-run Chinook Symposium (July 26-27)</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>Nordheimer Campground, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Salmon River</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">California</st1:State></st1:place>
</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Salmonid Restoration Federation is proud to join with the Salmon River
Restoration Council in offering the 2<sup>nd</sup> Annual Spring-run Chinook
Symposium in concert with the Salmon River Spring Chinook Dives. Please join us
on the beautiful Salmon River July 24-27 for training and dives, workshops,
field tours and presentations on challenges and tools specific to Spring-run
Chinook restoration in California, </span></font>fish identification,
snorkel surveys, watershed education, life history investigations, limiting
factors, FERC relicensing, fish disease, and conservation management.<font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font size=2><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'> Renowned fisheries biologist, Peter Moyle, will offer
a presentation on Spring-run Chinook recovery efforts. Stay Saturday July 28
for the Jammin’ for the Salmon benefit concert. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>For more information or to register, please contact SRF at
(707)923-7501 or <a href="mailto:srf@calsalmon.org" target="_blank">srf@calsalmon.org</a>.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>***Then, August 17-19 we are teaming with Trees Foundation,
Mattole Restoration Council, Mattole Salmon Group and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Sanctuary</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Forest</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
to produce the 10th Annual Coho Confab in the lovely Mattole watershed where it
all began. The field tour, workshop and presenter line-up for this Confab are
out-standing! And as a bonus, sweet-voiced Joanne Rand and the Rhythm of
the Open Hearts Band will serenade all on Saturday evening. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Confab PSA:</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><b><font size=2
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>10<sup>th</sup>
Annual Coho Confab August 17-19, 2007 in <st1:City w:st="on">Petrolia</st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">CA</st1:State> on the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">North</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Coast</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Salmonid Restoration Federation, Trees Foundation, Mattole Restoration
Council, Mattole Salmon Group and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Sanctuary</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Forest</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> will sponsor the
10th annual Coho Confab August 17-19, 2007 in Petrolia on the North Coast of
California. The Confab is a symposium to explore watershed restoration and
learn techniques to enhance recovery of salmon and
steelhead. Workshops include underwater fish identification, water
flow monitoring, conservation easements and stories and songs of salmon. Field
tours include site visits from the headwaters to the estuary of the Mattole
watershed.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>The Confab brings together community members, landowners, activists,
scientists, and restoration ecologists for a weekend of innovative
skills-building workshops, hands-on tours of restoration projects, community
networking, and fun. To learn more about this year’s Confab or to inquire
about scholarship opportunities, please visit <a
href="http://www.calsalmon.org/" target="_blank">www.calsalmon.org</a> or call
SRF at (707) 923-7501.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>We look forward to seeing you at
these great events!!</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Heather Reese</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Project Coordinator</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Salmonid Restoration Federation</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>PO Box</span></font></st1:Street><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> 784</span></font></st1:address><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Redway</span></font></st1:City><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, <st1:State
w:st="on">California</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">95560</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>(707) 923-7501</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>heather@calsalmon.org</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></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'>Friends of <st1:place w:st="on">Trinity
River</st1:place>, Chair</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'>California Trout, Inc., Advisor</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>
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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 </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'>415 519 4810 cell</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>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><i><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="mailto:bleydecker@stanfordalumni.org">bleydecker@stanfordalumni.org</a></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="http://www.fotr.org">http://www.fotr.org</a></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="http://www.caltrout.org">http://www.caltrout.org</a></span></font></i></em><o:p></o:p></p>
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