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Byron<div><br></div><div>Tom is definitely a great addition to the board. He gave a superb presentation at the Salmonid Restoration Conference in Santa Cruz in the spring.</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Dan Bacher</div><div><div><div>On Aug 31, 2009, at 7:30 AM, <a href="mailto:summerhillfarmpv@aol.com">summerhillfarmpv@aol.com</a> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><font id="role_document" face="Arial" color="#000000" size="3"> <div>Byron, this is great news. Tom will be a great asset to future decision making. Thank goodness he still wants to be involved! He's a terrific guy!</div> <div>Mark Rockwell</div> <div> </div> <div> <div>In a message dated 8/30/2009 8:03:22 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, <a href="mailto:bwl3@comcast.net">bwl3@comcast.net</a> writes:</div> <blockquote style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2"> <div class="Section1"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">It's a genuine pleasure to let you know that Tom Stokely has become a member of the board of directors of Friends of Trinity River. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Tom's knowledge of the Trinity, of all of the facts about the river and related issues from pre-dam to present day, and its various restoration programs and efforts for more than two decades is unparalleled. He also has played a significant role in many of the various restoration programs' activities and of the activities leading up to significant decisions affecting the river's restoration including the Interior Secretary's December 2000 Record of Decision that returned 47 percent of the river's water to it.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Tom's service on FOTR's board enhances our resources and will benefit our efforts to achieve a restored Trinity River basin ecosystem, its fisheries, its wildlife and its economy for you, for me and for all future generations. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: gray">Byron Leydecker, JcT</span></i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: gray">Chair, Friends of Trinity River</span></i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: gray">PO Box 2327</span></i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: gray">Mill Valley, CA 94942-2327</span></i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: gray">415 383 4810 land</span></i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: gray">415 519 4810 cell</span></i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: gray"><a title="mailto:bwl3@comcast.net" href="mailto:bwl3@comcast.net"><span style="COLOR: blue">bwl3@comcast.net</span></a></span></i></b><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: gray"><a title="mailto:bleydecker@stanfordalumni.org" href="mailto:bleydecker@stanfordalumni.org"><span style="COLOR: blue">bleydecker@stanfordalumni.org</span></a> </span></i></b><i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: gray">(secondary)</span></i><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: gray"><a title="http://fotr.org/" href="http://fotr.org/"><span style="COLOR: blue">http://www.fotr.org</span></a> </span></i></b><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>FOTR mailing list<br><a href="mailto:FOTR@velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us">FOTR@velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us</a><br>http://www2.dcn.org/mailman/listinfo/fotr<br></font></blockquote></div></font><div class="aol_ad_footer" id="e0e271088baccdfa60fb0f6f35b0a0b"><br><font style="color:black;font:normal 10pt arial,san-serif;"> <hr style="margin-top:10px"></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">_______________________________________________</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">env-trinity mailing list</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="mailto:env-trinity@velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us">env-trinity@velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us</a></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="http://www2.dcn.org/mailman/listinfo/env-trinity">http://www2.dcn.org/mailman/listinfo/env-trinity</a></div> </blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>