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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
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damon_goodman@fws.gov [mailto:damon_goodman@fws.gov] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 17, 2009 2:40 PM<br>
<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Northern California Pacific Lamprey Conservation Initiative
Meeting on Sept 1-2 in Eureka, CA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>The northern California regional meeting of
the Pacific Lamprey Conservation Initiative will be held on September 1st from
9am to 4pm and the 2nd from 9am to 12 pm at the Humboldt Bay Aquatic Center in
Eureka, CA (see attachment). This meeting will cover coastal northern
California drainages from Cape Mendocino (including the Mattole River) to the
Oregon border (including the Oregon portion of the Klamath Basin). At this
meeting, we will be having special presentations by the Hoopa, Karuk and Yurok
tribes on the Tribal perspectives of Pacific Lamprey conservation. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>At the meeting, we will be collecting
information on:</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>1. Distribution</span><br>
<span style='font-size:13.5pt'>2. Abundance</span><br>
<span style='font-size:13.5pt'>3. Population trends</span><br>
<span style='font-size:13.5pt'>4. Threats</span><br>
<span style='font-size:13.5pt'>5. Conservation actions</span><br>
<span style='font-size:13.5pt'>6. Research, monitoring and evaluation activities
and needs</span><br>
<br>
<span style='font-size:13.5pt'>If you have information on any of these
categories please bring copies of the documents, citations, and/or a point of
contact to the meeting. The information we collect will be used in the
development of a modified NatureServe model to assess the extirpation risk and
relative ranking of risk to Pacific lamprey populations in North America.
Furthermore, we will incorporate this information into a Pacific Lamprey
Conservation Plan, which will help guide future conservation efforts. I have included
an attachment that summarizes the NatureServe model and the questions we will
be reviewing at the meeting. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>There will be a regional meeting for the
Central Valley and coastal drainages south of Cape Mendocino on September 15-16
in Sacramento, CA. I will distribute additional information about the
Sacramento meeting in the near future.</span><br>
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<span style='font-size:13.5pt'>Thank you for your interest and participation in
conservation of this native species. If you have any questions please email
damon_goodman@fws.gov or call 707-825-5155.</span><br>
<br>
Damon Goodman<br>
Fish Biologist<br>
Arcata Fish and Wildlife Service<br>
1655 Heindon Road<br>
Arcata, CA 95521<br>
phone: (707) 825-5155<br>
<i>(See attached file: HBAC Brochure with directions.pdf)(See attached file:
Eureka_natureserve.pdf)</i><o:p></o:p></p>
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