Upper American River Foundation

Meeting, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2006 11:30 p.m. till 1:30 p.m.

http://arwg.net/uarf.html & http://groups.msn.com/uarf


Location: Baker’s Square Restaurant, Lincoln Avenue, Auburn, CA 95603


11:30 p.m. –
1 Grant Fraser, President – Review of Agenda
  1. Welcome, Introductions & Check In (Name, How you are, Time Constraints, Who’s Missing? Elephants? Expectations?) Guests: ?
  2. Identify a Volunteer to take notes for Minutes from this meeting
  3. Additions to the Agenda?
  4. President’s Report “Plans and Direction for UARF / Annual Report (Henry’s Fork example)”
  5. Finances: Treasurer’s Report & 501c3 Status – John Gaffney

    : Fund Raising – Donations (RCD, Greg, Bill T., Bill C., Grant, Granite Bay Flycasters);

    Other: 1% for the Planet; eScrip)

    Trout Unlimited?

    - Membership (Henry’s Fork Example)

  6. Restoration/Angler Access/Fish – Sites above French Meadows Res. (USFS Range Cattle) & Long Canyon nr. Middle Meadows (USFS, Culvert Clearing)…
  7. Education/Outreach –
1. Website
2. Pamphlet Distribution
3. Adopt A Display Board (Report on meeting with Heath Wakely, GBF, Feb. 15, 2007 – Bill T.)
4. FERC Relicensing: PCWA Update
5. Regional Water Planning: CABY IRWMP Update on Grant Application deadlines
6. American River Watershed Conference Planning Thurs. Feb. 15, 2007 (Watershed Assessment & Adaptive Mgmt.)
7. Wild Trout Angler Survey Data (CDFG information, automation and expansion of sites?)
9 Clean Up / BBQ / Fish Out Dates, Locations for 2007 April 22, Sugar Pine/ USFS/RCD (now on GBF and Dry Creek Conservancy calendars)
  1. Stream Condition Inventory Help for USFS ( similar surveys with USFS ENF, Cindy P. Feb. 14 meeting in Placerville)
  2. Pond Mine (nr. Todd Valley) BLM (proposals?)
  3. Sediment Study next steps (Fuel Reduction projects with USFS, (Feb. 16 meeting with Karen Jones, in Nevada City)
  4. Restorations (? French Meadows and Long Canyon? See 8.1 above)
  5. Trail Construction and Maintenance (Innerbay/Midway PH, Sugar Pine, Others?)
10 Other Items?
NEXT MEETING: March 15?, 2007 11:30 to 2:30 p.m. Baker’s Square?

Bill Templin, North Fork American River Watershed Coordinator, wtemplin@surewest.net 916-601-9954