Save the Date! February 21-23, 2024 for the Scott Watershed Informational Forum (SWIF)
This year, SWIF will take place at the Towers in Fort Jones, California. Here’s the lineup for this action-packed, 3-day event:
February 21st: SCOTT RIVER FIELD TOURS (9:00am – 4:00pm) – Projects that will be featured on the tour will consist of a groundwater recharge project, work happening the Scott River Tailings, forest health projects including thinning and the use of prescribed fire, and more.
February 21st: SISKIYOU WATER DEDICATION WORKSHOP (5:00pm – 7:00pm) – The Salmonid Restoration Federation, Trout Unlimited, and Scott River Watershed Council will host a Water Dedication Transaction workshop designed for landowners, practitioners, and agency staff to learn more about appropriative and riparian water rights, different forms of water transactions winter water storage for use in the summer, and the permitting pathways for various types of water projects both domestic and agricultural.
February 22nd: Scott Watershed Informational Forum (SWIF) 8:00am – 5:00pm)– A full day of presentations ranging from beaver to Cascade frogs, agricultural, invasive weeds, soil health, a comprehensive Scott River Recovery Action Plan, forest health including mountain meadows and fire, and more.
February 22nd: SWIF Social Hour (5:00pm – 6:00pm)– Unpack an action-packed event with a friendly and fun social hour.
February 23rd: Soil Health Forum – More to come on this event.
Scott River Watershed Council Year in Review
SRWC-2023-Year-in-Review_Final_compressed- Open Letter: Request for Recognition of Wild Horses’ Right to the Open RangeDear Siskiyou County Supervisors & Staff… This is a notice of service. Attached is a letter written on behalf of Wild Horse Fire Brigade requesting that wild horses be given grazing access to California’s open range and to utilize wild horse grazing as a fire management tool. If you have any questions regarding the contents, please direct… Read more: Open Letter: Request for Recognition of Wild Horses’ Right to the Open Range
- To Editor: Media BiasRecently a story emerged concerning NPR, National Public Radio, based on an article by Uri Berliner, a long-time editor at NPR, which was published on Bari Weiss’ online news site The Free Press. Link to The Free Press article: https://www.thefp.com/p/npr-editor-how-npr-lost-americas-trust? Here’s a quote from an article by Jonathan Turley, a professor at George Washington University… Read more: To Editor: Media Bias
- Operation Appreciation Event is coming up on Sunday, May 5th!Not only will there be fun games, cool gadgets, and K9’s, but some of our local vendors will be there too! Make sure to save the date in your calendar, and we hope to see you thereYreka High School Sunday May 5th from 10 am to 2pm
- Nearly Half Million Salmon Fry Released into Klamath River as Dam Removal Stirs ControversyOn Tuesday, April 16, joined by leaders from the Karuk, Yurok, Shasta Indian Nation and the Quartz Valley Indian tribes, CDFW released about 90,000 yearling coho salmon. The following day, April 17, CDFW released more than 400,000 fall-run Chinook salmon fry from the same location below Iron Gate. A total of approximately 500,000 juvenile salmon… Read more: Nearly Half Million Salmon Fry Released into Klamath River as Dam Removal Stirs Controversy
- the Obituary of Paul Charles McCannaPaul Charles McCanna Obituary Lifelong Yreka resident Paul Charles McCanna passed away unexpectedly on April 22, 2024 at Fairchild Medical Center. He was 62 years old. Paul was born on March 9, 1962 to Jim and Carolyn McCanna in Yreka. He grew up locally, and was a graduating member of Yreka High School, class of… Read more: the Obituary of Paul Charles McCanna
