Save California Salmon

SAVE CALIFORNIA SALMON (SCS) IS DEDICATED TO POLICY CHANGE AND COMMUNITY ADVOCACY FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA'S SALMON AND FISH DEPENDENT PEOPLE. WE SUPPORT THE FISHERIES AND WATER PROTECTION WORK OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES, AND ADVOCATE EFFECTIVE POLICY CHANGE FOR CLEAN WATER, RESTORED FISHERIES AND VIBRANT COMMUNITIES.WE AIM TO HELP TO SUPPORT TRIBES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ENGAGING WITH PUBLIC COMMENTS RELATED TO WATER POLLUTION, FISHERIES, AND BENEFICIAL USE ISSUES.

WE WERE HONORED TO WIN EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF OUTDOOR EDUCATORS, TEN STRANDS AND THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY INITIATIVE.WE HOSTED EIGHT NATIVE YOUTH INTERNSHIPS FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS AND TWO FELLOWSHIPS WITH YOUTH ORGANIZE CALIFORNIA.WE RELEASED THE TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE, SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM, WHICH CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.CALIFORNIASALMON.ORG/.WE PUSHED FOR THE ADVOCACY AND WATER PROTECTION CURRICULUM TO BE TAUGHT IN CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOLS AND HELPED INSPIRE AND START AN INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE FELLOWSHIP IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY. THIS CURRICULUM IS ALSO AT HTTPS://WWW.CALIFORNIASALMON.ORG/.WE CREATED A CURRICULUM ON WHITE WATER SAFETY, AND WORKED WITH RIOS TO RIVERS ON THE PADDLE TRIBAL WATERS CURRICULUM.WE PRODUCED THE YOUTH ADVOCACY VIDEO SERIES WITH LEMONIE HUTT. WE SUPPORTED MULTIPLE YOUTH AND CLASSROOM EVENTS IN YREKA, HAPPY CAMP, HOOPA, MCKINLEYVILLE, SOMES BAR AND ORLEANS, CALIFORNIA.WE HOSTED SIX RIVER TRIPS FOR NATIVE YOUTH AND FAMILIES IN FOUR COUNTIES. WELL OVER 100 YOUTH PARTICIPATED. WE ALSO SUPPORTED THE RIOS TO RIVERS INDIGENOUS YOUTH PADDLE TRIBAL WATERS CAMP AND THE KARUK TRIBE'S YOUTH CAMP.WE SUPPORTED THE TRINITY AND WEITCHPEC TO HAPPY CAMP SECTIONS OF THE 19TH ANNUAL SALMON RUN ON THE KLAMATH AND TRINITY RIVERS.WE HOSTED AN INDIGENOUS SCIENCE AND A CANOE CAMP THAT SERVED ALMOST 200 YOUTH.WE HELPED WITH PRESENTATIONS AT THE NATIONAL INDIGENOUS AND TRIBAL CLIMATE CONFERENCE IN SAINT PAUL, MN AND AT THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF AMERICAN INDIANS.WE HOSTED A CULTURAL KEYSTONE SPECIES EDUCATION SERIES FEATURING SALMON, CONDORS, ABALONE AND BASKET PLANTS. IT IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/@SAVECALIFORNIASALMONWE HELD TWO ACCREDITED EDUCATOR TRAININGS WITH 24 PARTICIPANTS. WE FILED A PETITION TO THE STATE WATER BOARD AND A CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINT TO THE EPA ON THE BAY-DELTA PLAN UPDATES AND RELATED VOLUNTARY AGREEMENTS. WE ALSO ENGAGED IN THE CALIFORNIA TRIBAL BENEFICIAL USE WATER QUALITY PROCESSES THROUGH THE STATE AND REGIONAL WATER BOARDS.WE WERE A MAJOR FORCE IN KLAMATH DAMS REMOVAL ORGANIZING AND EDUCATION IN RECENT YEARS, AND ARE CONTINUING TO HOST AND SUPPORT PUBLIC EDUCATION, EVENTS AND CLASSES ON DAM REMOVAL.WE COMMENTED TO THE STATE WATER BOARD FOR STRONG TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT PLANS AND WATER CURTAILMENTS AND AGAINST TEMPORARY URGENCY CHANGE PETITIONS RELATED TO THE SACRAMENTO, SAN JOAQUIN AND TRINITY RIVERS AND BAY DELTA.