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Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities
September 9
Creek Mouth Enhancement
Creek mouth restoration to increase accessibility for spawning adult salmonids with the WSP and the Mid-Klamath Watershed Council (MKWK). Without this volunteer and grant-funded work, several miles of pristine upstream habitat would be inaccessible to mature adult fish. Volunteers should meet at 10am at Camp Creek in Orleans. Food and beverages will be offered. For more information contact Brandon Basino at MKWK. 530-627-3202
September 11
Russian Gulch Riparian Zone Restoration Project
Riparian zone health is essential to the survival of salmonid species as it provides cover, limits water contamination, slows water velocity, and filters and collects large amounts of sediment and debris. Volunteers should meet at the Russian Gulch campground and trailhead to the waterfall at 10am. Food and beverages are provided. For more information contact Julie Coombes and Amber Villalobos at 707-964-6190
September 18
Horse Linto Interpretive Trail Enhancement
Horse Linto Trail is an amazing display of stream and salmonid restoration techniques that deserves appropriate maintenance. It is also a valuable environmental education tool that is currently under-utilized. The trail is severely overgrown and poorly marked. Some of the structures in the creek are in need of repair, and parts of the trail are littered with debris. Volunteers should meet at Horse Linto and Cedar Creek in Willow Creek at 8:30am. Food and beverages will be provided. For more information contact Haley Carlson. 530-627-3223
September 25
Shasta River Restoration Project
Join us in Siskiyou County to help provide habitat for juvenile and migrant salmonids. Salmonids in the Shasta River has deteriorated significantly over the decade, and we will create riparian habitat on the upper Shasta River. Our work will improve the water quality and allow for greater access to fish passages. Volunteers should meet at the Nelson Ranch in Yreka at 8am. Food and beverages will be provided. For more information, contact Meiling Roddam and Kristen Gangl at the Department of Fish and Game in Yreka. meiling.roddam@ccc.ca.gov; kristengangl@ccc.ca.gov
October 23
Wood Creek Enhancement
This restoration project will restore tidal hydrology and wildlife habitats for several species of threatened or endangered fish, and will restore and preserve tidal marsh functions on the Northcoast Regional Land Trust Freshwater Farms Reserve. Our contribution will provide 1100 new Willows sprigs along Wood Creek. Volutneers should meet at Freshwater Farms along Myrtle avenue between Arcata and Eureka at 9m. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. For more information, contact Alana Bartolai or Jessica Frisk at the Redwood Sciences Lab. 707-845-8062
Volunteer with WSP at the 2010 Humboldt County Fair!!
What we need: August 14th, 15th, 19th, 20th volunteers for 2-4hr shifts on any of those days!
What you get: Free ticket for the rest of the day to the fair! Volunteer with a buddy for a few hours and enjoy the fair for the rest of the day!
Theme: Racing through the Redwoods
Our Take: We will be featuring Salmon and their journey through the redwoods in an interactive booth co-hosted with the CCC! We would love Alumni in the area to come and share their WSP experiences and play cool Education games with kids and families just like the old days!
Deadline for confirmation: Thursday, August 5th 4pm
Contact us to confirm!
707.725.8601
Past Volunteer Opportunies 2010
June 19: 9am-1pm
Weaverville Wetlands Weed Wallop
Meet at the Weaver Basin Wetlands on Industrial Park Way
Breakfast and lunch will be provided.
June 26: 10am-2pm
Arundo removal on the South Fork of the Eel River
Meet at Williams Grove in the Humboldt Redwoods State Park
Refreshments will be provided, and a banquet will follow
July 2: 10am-afternoon
Trinity River Clean Up
Meet at the South Fork of the Trinity River and float on rafts while removing trash
Lunch and refreshments provided at Camp Kimtu, the ending destination
July 17: 9am-afternoon
Coon Creek and Ti Bar River Clean Up and Invasives Pull
Meet at Ti Bar, a tributary of the Klamath River, and remove invasive species and trash while floating on a raft or kayak
Food will be provided
August 26 and 27
Restoration Tour and Raft Trip
Restoration tour to increase both regional and national understanding of the importance of the Klamath River in supporting wild salmon runs. One component of the tour will be a raft trip that will showcase fish passage improvement and off-channel habitat improvement work. This raft trip will also have participants in the river modifying creek mouths to improve fish passage into natal and non-natal refugia tributaries. We will also be doing riparian plantings in the newly constructed off-channel ponds in Seiad. Breakfast, lunch, rafts, and PFDs will be provided. For more information contact Susan Pienta at the Mid-Klamath Watershed Council. 530-627-3202
August 28
Lagunitas Creek Riparian Zone Restoration Project
Lagunitas Creek restoration project to remove invasive species and to plant native species with the WSP, the Institute for Fisheries Resources (IFR), and the Salmonid Protection and Watershed Network (SPAWN). Removing invasive species and planting native species improves the overall quality of the natural habitat and ecology. Volunteers should meet at the SPAWN office at 9am. Beverages, refreshments, and lunch will be provided. For more information, contact Teri Macias at IFR. 415-561-FISH ext.226
August 28
Janes Creek Riparian Zone Restoration Project
Invasive vegetation removal at Janes Creek in Arcata with the WSP and the Humboldt Fish Action Council. Invasive plants are growing on the native riparian vegetation. Their growth is shading out and strangling these native trees and shrubs. Invasives include Himalayan blackberry, Enligh ivy, and periwinkle. Volunteers should meet at the Trinity Baptist Church in Arcata at 9am. Look for signs and the HFAC trailor. Refreshments, beverages, and a BBQ are provided. For more information contact Jordan Green or Marisa Parish at HFAC. 707-825-4862
