American River Watershed Group

Monthly Meeting

Thursday, Sept. 21, 2006

10:00 A.M. to 12 noon

http://arwg.net


Canyon View Community Center

471 Maidu Dr., Auburn, CA 95603

http://auburnrec.com/images/canyonview.gif


10:00 a.m. – Call to Order Meeting

  1. Check In (Name, How you are, Time Constraints, Who’s Missing? Elephants? Expectations?)

  1. Review and Approval of Minutes from last meeting & Additions to the Agenda?

10:15 a.m. Guest Speaker, Joshua Alpine, Mayor, City of Colfax, “Colfax Wastewater Status & Plans”

11:00 a.m. Status Updates on Active Projects :(hopefully representatives of each project can be present to update us on the current status of each of these projects, or send an email update that we can share):

  1. CABY http://www.cabyregion.org/ Update – Chris Peltz, Watershed Coordinator, El Dorado Irrigation District (proposals received 9/15/06 & more expected 10/16/06, 2 examples from UARF attached)

  2. PARC http://www.parc-auburn.org/ Clean Up planned for Confluence Area, Sept. 23, 2006.

  3. PCWA Middle Fork Project (Damage from Ralston Fire http://yubanet.com/ralston.shtml & Tour planned Sept. 27, 2006?)

  4. Eldorado N.F. Forest Route Designation Public Field Trip Sept. 27, 2006 “South Fork Trail – Georgetown Ranger District, 5 mile hike beginning at10 a.m. Contact: Anthony Scardina (530) 621-5276 eldoradoroutes@fs.fed.us (This is on the South Fork of the Rubicon River.)

  5. South Fork American River Watershed Update – Austin Mulder, Watershed Coordinator, El Dorado R.C.D (Watershed Education Summit http://www.watershedsummit.org/ , Oct. 5, 6, & 7, 2006…)

  6. Sediment Dynamics Study (Results of field verification and October10 Tour, Plans for Tour to Onion Creek Experimental Forest http://www.fs.fed.us/psw/ef/onion_creek/ on Oct. 12, 2006, other tours of Ralston & Star Fires to be planned?)

  7. American River Salmon Festival http://www.salmonfestival.net/ Exhibit, October 14 & 15, 2006. Volunteers to set up, staff…?

  8. Auburn State Recreation Area General Plan Progress Report http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=24325 (Jim Micheaels jmiche@parks.ca.gov )

  9. Others?

11:45: What’s on Your Mind? (ARWG Updates on Current Priority Watershed Issues):

11:55 a.m. NEXT MEETING (October 19, 2006, Guest Speaker Suggestions?)

12:00 ADJOUN

Bill Templin, Watershed Coordinator, wtemplin@surewest.net 916-601-9954

You Should Visit Our Website http://arwg.net and Regional Web Portal: http://www.americanriverwatershed.net/ , our online repository for reports and resources of value to understanding the “State of Our Watershed”. Please add your valuable work to this site for us all to use!