A student led restoration plan for the Salmon River Estuary with assistance from the Sitka Center for Art & Ecology (www.sitkacenter.org), the ?Salmon Drift Watershed Council (www.salmondriftwatershedcouncil.org), the US Forest Service, local residents, non-governmental groups, ?tribes and state agencies ?is scheduled ?for the summer of 2006 and will provide information to update the existing ?management plan (Final EIS 1976) as well as provide guidance for a number ?of large-scale ?restoration projects including removal of the remaining dikes and restoration ?of the hydrology in the Pixie Land, Tamara Quays, and Salmon Creek areas.

?Visit this site for more details: http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/siuslaw/projects/restoration/salmonriver/index.shtml An advisory board is currently being formed to guide the student team in the restoration planning effort. The board is open to any interested ?community member -- the only requirement is committing to attend all four meetings ?in the summer (June 29 - Aug 11, every other Thursday-location yet to be determined). ?We are also currently in the process of selecting the team of students for the intensive eight week project over the summer of 2006 to develop a restoration plan for the Salmon River Estuary. The student team will look at the lower Salmon River watersheds to understand how the uplands effect the estuary as well as the general condition of the estuary

If you have any questions or would like to find out how you can participate please contact us.

Katie Brehm
Outreach Coordinator/Research Team Leader
Sitka Center for Art & Ecology/Salmon Drift Watershed Council
ccc (at) sitkacenter.org
office: (541) 994-2433
main: (541) 994-5485

Karen Bennett
Siuslaw National Forest Salmon ?River Project Lead
kabennett (at) fs.fed.us

Paul Katen
Salmon Drift Watershed Council President
pckaten (at) charter.net