“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” - Helen Keller
February 21st | Scott River Field Tour | 9:00am – 4:00pm 514 N. Hwy. 3, Etna CA
NO HOST LUNCH! BRING FOOD AND WATER!
Field tours that will focus on work being done for both fisheries and forest health. A great way to gain firsthand knowledge and insights into ongoing projects and an opportunity to witness the real-world impact of the work being done in the Scott River watershed. French Creek, Scott River Tailings, South Fork of the Scott River and the East Fork of the Scott River. Scott River Watershed Council, CalTrout and Klamath National Forest will share their work on private and public lands. Click here for event program. Click here for event program.
February 21st | Siskiyou Water Transaction Workshop | 5:00pm – 7:00pm 11219 N. Hwy. 3, Fort Jones, CA
Salmonid Restoration Federation (SRF) and Scott River Watershed Council will host a Water Transaction workshop at 5pm on February 21, 2024 in coordination with the Scott Watershed Informational Forum (SWIF) and water leaders from Trout Unlimited and Cal Trout. This workshop is designed for ag landowners, ranchers, and watershed planners to learn more about appropriative and riparian water rights, different forms of water transactions, and the permitting pathways for various types of water projects both domestic Presenters include Matt Clifford, JD, Water Project Attorney, for Trout Unlimited and Ada Fowler, PhD from Cal Trout who will discuss local issues including water leasing, emergency regulations and evolving instream policies.
February 22st | Scott Watershed Informational Forum (SWIF) 8:00am – 5:00pm | 11219 N. Hwy. 3, Fort Jones, CA
A day full of great presentations on topics that range from the importance of mountain meadows and Cascade frogs, the critical role that fire plays in our bioregion, work around conservation easements, upland fuel management and holistic planning efforts taking place in the Scott River watershed. And of course, no SWIF can go without having a presentation and discussion about BEAVER! Speakers from the Scott River Watershed Council, Mid Klamath Watershed Council, County of Siskiyou, California Department of Fish & Wildlife, Siskiyou Land Trust, CalFire, and Molly Alves, graduate student from Utah State University, and more!
February 22nd | SWIF Happy Hour 5:00 – 6:00pm | The Towers
February 23rd | Soil Health & Scott Valley Agriculture’s Water Conservation Efforts | 8:00am – 12:30pm | 11219 N. Hwy. 3, Fort Jones, CA
Emma Morris, Scott Valley rancher and Program Manager, Resiliency and Sustainability for the Siskiyou Economy Development will take us on deep dive into soil health, and valuable insights into soil structure, water movement, and overall soil health from Dr. Kabir Zahangir, West-Regional Soil Health Specialist with USDA NRCS. Additionally, important work happening with groundwater recharge with Dr. Laura Foglia, water conservation projects with the Siskiyou Farm Bureau and a conjunctive study starting in 2024.
Scott Watershed Informational Forum (SWIF) 2023
February 22nd through 24th
SRWC has a long history of working with others to achieve community goals. SRWC’s mission statement embodies the philosophy: “Cooperatively seek solutions to enhance local resources and facilitate community collaboration on watershed issues”. For years, SRWC has hosted the invaluable Scott Watershed Informational Forum (SWIF) which brings people together from near and far to discuss and share issues that relate to the Scott River watershed.
Please join us in February 2023! This no-cost event is being sponsored by Scott Valley community members and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
February 22nd - Scott Valley Informational Field Tours
This year three field tours being offered. You can select from one of the three options:
Wood Loading Tour in Tributaries of Scott River
Bring your waders for this tour because you will want to get into the thick of it on this tour. We hope to do a deep dive into sites that have been treated with stream-side wood and how the systems have responded this winter with the first higher flows. This tour will require waders (SRWC has some to loan out if necessary).
Scott River Tailing Tour
This tour will give participants an up-close look at different instream restoration techniques that include beaver dam analogs, engineered wood jams, constructed floodplains, and off-channel ponds. Discussions about lessons learned, the objectives of slowing water in order to increase groundwater recharge, and the use of these created habitats by fisheries.
Conservation and Innovation on Working Lands within Scott Valley
This tour will provide the opportunity to look at efforts in the Scott Valley on agricultural land to work to improve soil health, conserve land to preserve open spaces, and groundwater recharge projects. This tour is co-hosted with the Siskiyou Land Trust, Larry Walker and Associates, and NRCS.
The evening event will consist of a social event and a showing of the film, Kiss the Ground at Etna’s historic Avery Theatre. This is a no-cost event.
February 23rd - Scott Watershed Informational Forum 2023
Please join us as Becky Hatfield Hyde, upper basin rancher, opens our event for a full day of presentations ranging from the Scott River Tailings to fire in the Klamath Mountains. There will be local speakers talking about Scott Valley agriculture and last year’s curtailments, along with professionals, such as Dr. Michael Pollock, an NOAA research scientist, presenting on the Scott River fisheries and Dr. Paul Hessburg, a USFS research ecologist, who will be presenting on fire in the era of climate change. Updates on the Klamath Basin PIT (Passive Integrated Transponder) Tag Database, dam removal, efforts on deer and wolves with Siskiyou County, and modeling efforts and new technologies aimed at a better understanding of our relationship with water. We are also very fortunate to have Becky Hyde, an upper Klamath Basin rancher, join us and will moderate this important event for us.
February 24th - Forest Health & Resiliency Summit
Yurok Tribal Vice Chairman Mr. Frankie Myers will open this event that will take us deep into the issues around fire and forest health. Prescribed fire, the significance of functioning mountain meadows, fire impacts on treated and non-treated landscapes, and our favorite topic, beaver. Dr. Emily Fairfax will share her research on the critical impacts that beavers can play on mitigating fire on the landscape and how other wildlife can benefit from these incredible keystone species.
We will end this three-day even with a no-cost showing of the incredible film, The Beaver Believers. You really don’t want to miss a minute of this event. We promise that you will view the world in a different way after immersing yourself in these thought-provoking, crucial issues facing our Valley and the Klamath Basin as a whole.
Working landscapes, soil health, water, Scott River fisheries, wildlife, forest health, technology & most importantly, healthy communities.
Scott Watershed Informational Forum (SWIF) - 2022 See SWIF Presentations here
February 16th - Scott River Watershed Field Tour - Tour will include looking at restoration efforts in the Scott River Tailings and the South Fork of the Scott, prescribed burns and other fuel reductions efforts. Click here for tour map.
February 17th - Scott Watershed Informational Forum - This day will consist of presentations on topics about Scott Valley social perception on restoration, the immense amount of fisheries work, beavers and beaver mimicry, the use of fire as a tool towards a more sustainable future, work around balancing the water needs of the Valley and more. Click here for area map.
February 18th - Legacy Mining Impacts and Restoration Summit - This will be a deep dive into the complex issues surrounding tailing restoration. As efforts around the state continue to address the lingering and often catastrophic impacts of the Gold Rush, this summit is designed to allow the exchange of ideas, to share lessons learned and to collectively seek solutions for tomorrow.
There are no costs to attend any or all these events however space will be limited so please RSVP early. See link above.
“Think globally, act locally!”
Share it
Over the years, SRWC has taken opportunities to share its work at venues such as the Salmon Restoration Federation, Klamath Basin Monitoring Program & Institute For Sustainable Forestry.
Clean it
SRWC and its community partners have committed to cleaning up the Etna Creek watershed. The hope is to demonstrate that dumping is not acceptable and that actions speak more than words.
Weed it
In the spring of 2020, community member Ken Harris sparked a Valley wide effort to help eradicate the prolific Marlahan Mustard (Dyer’s woad) which has rapidly displaced native vegetation.