Thanks, Catherine, for the link to the article on the San Joaquin salmon run restoration. Seems that salmon issues are in the air these days. So glad to hear you are a runner for the Calling Back the Salmon ceremony!
In our little corner, Tom and I and the Synergia staff and volunteers are getting ready to lauch Salmon Camp 2006 in a couple of weeks. We'll be camping along the Yuba River and taking 5-6th grade students and their teachers down the river to witness the salmon coming up the river and spawning. and dying. We are partnering with SYRCL and lately got together with Jeff Martinez, who is taking Carlyle's place as River Teachers director, while she is on maternity leave, and Katrina Schneider, one of the new river scientists (she's a hydrologist). Both are very excited about the fall Chinook run, and Salmon tours, and Salmon Camp. At the site where base camp will be, across the river from Hammon Grove, SYRCL is looking at doing a restoration project. All this is really exciting because with more public awareness, we get one step closer to removal of Daguerre Point diversion dam.
Now THAT will be another groundbreaking, history making event!! Maybe I'll see you on the 7th -- I can only make it to the sunrise ceremony as I work all that day, but I'm going to try to get to Park's Bar for that part.
The site is looking good -- and check out our new site at www.synergia.us.
Salmon restoration
Thanks, Catherine, for the link to the article on the San Joaquin salmon run restoration. Seems that salmon issues are in the air these days. So glad to hear you are a runner for the Calling Back the Salmon ceremony!
In our little corner, Tom and I and the Synergia staff and volunteers are getting ready to lauch Salmon Camp 2006 in a couple of weeks. We'll be camping along the Yuba River and taking 5-6th grade students and their teachers down the river to witness the salmon coming up the river and spawning. and dying. We are partnering with SYRCL and lately got together with Jeff Martinez, who is taking Carlyle's place as River Teachers director, while she is on maternity leave, and Katrina Schneider, one of the new river scientists (she's a hydrologist). Both are very excited about the fall Chinook run, and Salmon tours, and Salmon Camp. At the site where base camp will be, across the river from Hammon Grove, SYRCL is looking at doing a restoration project. All this is really exciting because with more public awareness, we get one step closer to removal of Daguerre Point diversion dam.
Now THAT will be another groundbreaking, history making event!! Maybe I'll see you on the 7th -- I can only make it to the sunrise ceremony as I work all that day, but I'm going to try to get to Park's Bar for that part.
The site is looking good -- and check out our new site at www.synergia.us.
Thanks for your and jessica's great work!
Debra Weistar
Synergia Learning Ventures