Upper American River Foundation

Meeting, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2006 12:30 p.m. till 2:30 p.m. following the ARWG meeting, we’ll be relocating for a lunch meeting

http://arwg.net/uarf.html

Location: Baker’s Square Restaurant

Lincoln Avenue

Auburn, CA 95603


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

  2. Identify a Volunteer to take notes for Minutes from this meeting

  3. Additions to the Agenda?

12:30 p.m. – Grant Fraser, President – Review of Agenda

  1. Treasurer’s Report (latest donations) - John/Bill T.

  2. Progress on 501c3 and alternatives until we’re official? John

  3. New Website – Bill T.

  4. Potential Projects (not yet ordered by priority)

  1. Watershed Assessment Proposal

  2. Watershed Coordinator / Staff proposals

  3. Sediment Studies following Sub-watershed Sediment Risk Assessment

  4. Membership (fee structure to be like Henry’s Fork Foundations?)

  5. Monitoring: Basic Field Parameters, Benthic Macro Invertebrates … full Stream Condition

  6. River Clean Up / BBQ / Fish Out Dates, Locations for 2007

  7. Restorations ( Sailor Flat Meadow; Fen near Robinson’s Valley… ?, Matt Triggs)

  8. Interpretative Displays (partner with TU Sac/Sierra Chapter, Granite Bay Flycasters, Foresthill)

  9. Trail Construction and Maintenance (Innerbay Reservoir around Midway PH? Others?)

  10. Angler Survey Data (CDFG information, helping with automation and expansion of sites?)

  1. Other Items???

  2. NEXT MEETING: January 18, 2007 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Baker’s Square?

  3. Agenda Suggestions:

  4. ADJOUNMENT

Bill Templin, North Fork American River Watershed Coordinator,

wtemplin@surewest.net

916-601-9954

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