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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Hello, </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Please find attached (and pasted below) a new and
improved announcement for the 27th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference
that will take place this March 4-7, 2009 in lovely Santa Cruz, California. We
are very excited about this year's conference. We would greatly appreciate
your assistance in getting word about this great event out to the
public. Please feel free to share this information with your
constituents, co-workers, clients, listservs, newsletters or paste it into
your online Events Calendar. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Also attached is the Final Call for Presenter Abstracts, which are due
Nov. 17. Please send this to any individual or organization who might wish to
present successful projects at the Conference.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>If you would like more information on the Salmonid Restoration
Federation or our annual conference, please check out our web site: <a
href="http://www.calsalmon.org/">www.calsalmon.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>If you have any questions, please call SRF at 707-923-7501.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Thank you for your consideration. We look forward to seeing you in <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Santa Cruz</st1:place></st1:City>!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Jama Chaplin<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Salmonid Restoration Federation<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<st1:State w:st="on">California</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">95560</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>(707) 923-7501<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><a href="mailto:jama@calsalmon.org">jama@calsalmon.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoBodyText2 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>27<sup>th</sup> Annual
Salmonid Restoration Conference <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText2 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Elements of Watershed
Restoration<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The 27<sup>th</sup> Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference will be held
<u1:date Year="2009" Day="4" Month="3">March 4-7, 2009</u1:date> in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><u1:place><u1:City>Santa Cruz</st1:City></u1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on"><u1:State>California</st1:State></st1:place></u1:State></u1:place>.
This year the conference will feature workshops on topics including estuary
restoration, fish passage design and implementation, coho use and restoration
of off channel habitat, and watershed monitoring and management. All day field
tours will include tours of the lower <st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><u1:place><u1:PlaceName>San
Lorenzo</st1:PlaceName></u1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on"><u1:PlaceType>River</st1:PlaceType></u1:PlaceType></u1:place>:
Balancing Habitat, Flood Control, and Public Use, <st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><u1:place><u1:PlaceName>Carmel</st1:PlaceName></u1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on"><u1:PlaceType>River</st1:PlaceType></u1:PlaceType></u1:place>
restoration projects, Southern Coho Streams and the NOAA lab and broodstock
program, Coastal and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><u1:place><u1:PlaceName>Santa
Clara</st1:PlaceName></u1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on"><u1:PlaceType>Valley</st1:PlaceType></st1:place></u1:PlaceType></u1:place>
salmonid creeks, and Coho Salmon and Steelhead Enhancement projects. Concurrent
sessions include Water Diversions & Water Wars in California, FERC Relicensing
Restoration Opportunities, Central Coast Coho Salmon & Steelhead
Conservation, </span></font><font size=3><span style='font-size:11.5pt'>Fire
Ecology, Forests, and Fisheries, Dam Removal and Modifications for Salmonid
Recovery, Restoration at the Crossroads, Central and Southcoast Steelhead, </span></font>Hydrologic
and Geomorphic Legacy Issues: Solutions for the Past and the Future and Coho
Salmon Recovery and Restoration: Putting Theory into Practice.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>This is the premiere habitat restoration conference in the <u1:place>Pacific
Northwest</u1:place> and hosting the conference in <st1:City w:st="on"><u1:City><u1:place>Santa
Cruz</st1:City></u1:place></u1:City> affords wonderful opportunities to view
projects on the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><u1:place><u1:PlaceName>Central</st1:PlaceName></u1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on"><u1:PlaceType>Coast</st1:PlaceType></st1:place></u1:PlaceType></u1:place>
and highlight issues that pertain to coastal watershed and coho salmon
recovery. The Plenary session will focus on the state of commercial fisheries
in <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><u1:State><u1:place>California</st1:place></st1:State></u1:place></u1:State>
and elements of watershed restoration. To see the conference agenda or to learn
more about the conference, please visit www.calsalmon.org<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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