The Leader - March 2011

Issue 3

The Leader

March 2011

A carbon neutral, monthly journal This space is reserved for the SSCS logo that is being developed jointly by an accomplished professional artist and a professional communication and marketing specialist. The SSCS logo will be a unique work of art that communicates our values Steelhead and Salmon Conservation Society Dedicated to a science-based, ecosystem protection and management approach that integrates the human component on a landscape scale.

Ric Abbett

President-CEO

Bruce Treichler

Jim Wilcox

Vice President Secretary-Treasurer

In this issue:  NWSSCS changes name to SSCS  Flood Control Zone Districts  Lewis County FEMA maps  Preliminary Lewis County FEMA maps  SSCS Annual Meeting update  SSCS Earth Day Silent Auction  Flood Video: home and abroad  SSCS endorsed project  Our readers write  North of the border  Twin Cities Project update  SSCS corporate sponsors

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April issue highlights SSCS Improving Communications SSCS Membership Renewal SSCS Board of Directors SSCS Annual Meeting and Earth Day Celebration Registration SSCS Membership Application

NWSSCS changes name to SSCS After nearly one year since the Northwest Steelhead and Salmon Conservation Society was incorporated, a difficult decision was made to change the organization‘s name to the Steelhead and Salmon Conservation Society.

This change came about for two very differing reasons. The first is that the full name of the organization was rather long and sometimes cumbersome.

The second reason is the most important. NW has expanded our reach beyond Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. In recent months

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we‘ve added two Directors and a possible third from British Columbia while endorsing conservation projects in British Columbia and in Alaska and throughout the Pacific Northwest states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana.

The SSCA looks forward to collaborating with our colleagues from Canada and with those from states with steelhead and salmon on any number of conservation matters we all have in common.

property, environmental loss expected litigation and more.

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In their attempt to expedite a basinwide flood control strategy, the 2010 Washington State Legislature mandated that the Flood Authority form either a Chehalis River basin flood control district or a Chehalis River basin flood control zone district before the Flood Authority is dissolved (no longer funded) June 30, 2011.

For several reasons the Flood Authority opted to form a multi-jurisdictional flood control zone district which will eventually include Lewis County, Thurston County and Grays Harbor County if and when it is formed.

Currently there is no provision in Washington State to form a multi-jurisdiction flood control zone district. Proposed legislation is making its way through legislative processes as this article is being written.

Chehalis River Basin Flood Control Zone District Formation The Chehalis River Basin Flood Authority was formed in 2008 following the December 3, 2007 rainstorm that led to catastrophic, flood related damage throughout the Chehalis River basin in SW Washington State; especially in and around Centralia and Chehalis.

The purpose of the Flood Authority is to study, analyze and implement flood control projects to protect the Chehalis River Basin. After nearly three years of meetings, studies and millions of taxpayer dollars spent, basinwide flood control projects are not yet in place.

As was reported in the February issue of The Leader, the primary Chehalis River basin flood control projects being considered (Twin Cities Project and Chehalis River hydropower dam) have not yet completed their analysis or design phases; not to mention local, state and federal permitting, procurement of private

In the meantime the Boards of County Commissioners from Lewis County, Thurston County and Grays Harbor County are considering whether or not their specific counties should even be a part of a multijurisdiction flood control zone district if and when legislation is signed to allow this additional level of taxpayer-supported bureaucracy.

The three counties involved with forming a multi-jurisdiction flood control zone district have three other options they are considering prior to the proposed legislation being passed and implemented.

1. Create a flood control zone district for each individual county.

2. Create a flood control zone district for each individual county and link them via an interlocal agreement.

3. Do not create one or more flood control zone districts

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Those who are interested in the formation of one or more taxpayer funded flood control zone districts in the Chehalis River basin should contact your county commissioners to find out when their public meetings will be held on this topic.

Of course, dates, times and locations of these important meetings will be available in the ―Announcements‖ section on the NW website at http://NW.blogspot.com as they become available.

As you‘ll read below, not all citizens in the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, Grays Harbor County and Pierce County are supportive of the formation of the flood control zone districts. The real threat of litigation should give elected officials in Lewis County, Thurston County and Grays Harbor County reason to pause.

Tribe Considers Pulling Out of MultiJurisdictional Flood District Chronline.com Posted: Friday, February 18, 2011 11:24 am

The Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis say they are considering not forming their individual flood taxing district to pair with those organized in Lewis, Thurston and Grays Harbor counties. ―Why are people still building in the floodplain?‖ said Mark White, the tribe‘s natural resources director, criticizing Lewis County‘s development practices. ―Do you sacrifice a lamb to save a sheep?‖ White said Chairman David Burnett would be sending a letter to the members of the Chehalis River Basin Flood Authority expressing his concerns over Lewis County‘s fight with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to free Chehalis‘ economic core along

Interstate 5 from the restrictive floodway designation. ―They‘re still trying to figure out ways to fill in the floodplain,‖ White said.

The 11-jurisdiction group has been trying to determine how to move beyond the flood authority by June. The plan all along has been for each county to form their individual flood control zone district and then link them to one another with interlocal agreements

Grays Harbor County Commissioners Turn Down Flood District Residents Say ‗Flood District, NO, NO, NO‘: Citizens‘ Worries Include Tax Increases, Misused Funding, Environmental Issues Posted: Thursday, February 17, 2011 10:52 am | Updated: 11:36 am, Thu Feb 17, 2011.

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MONTESANO — Grays Harbor County commissioners voted down a proposal to create a new taxing authority to handle flooding events in the county after a room full of people all testified against the measure during an almost 90-minute public hearing Monday afternoon Most concerned residents said they were worried their taxes would increase and the bulk of the money would not be spent on projects to prevent flooding on the Harbor, but, instead would go to help those up the river in Lewis County.―The taxpayers of the Harbor should not have to pay because Lewis County allows residential and commercial building in a flood plain,‖ said John Rabey of Montesano. ―If we‘re going to have our taxes raised, let it be to improve our schools and fire districts or other projects that will really benefit the Grays Harbor community.‖ ―Let Lewis County, the state and the feds deal with the mistakes they have allowed and quit trying to pay for somebody else‘s mistakes,‖ added Teri Franklin of rural Elma.

County Commissioner Terry Willis, who had proposed the creation of a new flood control zone district in order to cope with future flooding

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events on the Chehalis River, joined fellow commissioners Mike Wilson and Herb Welch to shoot down her own proposal.

Willis said she voted down the district in order to ―step back from this, collect some new data and look at it with fresh eyes.‖ She noted that a public meeting on the proposed flood control zone district back in October drew just 10 people compared to the several dozen at Monday‘s public hearing. ―I don‘t see the harm in voting this down today and say this is not what we want, but we want to work on something better,‖ Willis said.

She challenged those in the room to show up at a future workshop on the issue or be part of some kind of committee to look at the specifics behind flood control on the Harbor. ―If we set up the meetings, let‘s get together and talk,‖ she told the room.

Although a flood control zone district wouldn‘t automatically have meant a property tax increase, it could have paved the way for some kind of tax increase.

And that didn‘t settle well with Joe Durham of Central Park, who said that he would be more in favor of a tax increase that goes to a vote of people instead of imposed upon him by the commissioners. ―Where is that money going to go?‖ Durham asked the commissioners. ―Lewis County? ... I can see our money going up there to protect those people who are causing the problem themselves.‖ Further, Durham said he was angry Lewis County has allowed continued construction in flood-prone areas. ―The problem lies in the big box stores, the filling of the land,‖ he added. ―... You can‘t continue.

What needs to be done is stop the building down there. Stop the filling and allow that water that comes down the Chehalis River to settle where it‘s settled for thousands of years.‖ Rabey said he was also opposing the flood district out of fears Grays Harbor may join up and help support the construction of an

earthen dam to handle flood control on the upper waters of the Chehalis. It‘s an idea supported by many in the Lewis County community and even some on the Harbor. ―The flood resolution says it will provide a mechanism to address the flooding problem,‖ Rabey said. ―To me that mechanism is a dam and for that reason I oppose the creation of a flood control zone because this would combine our county with other counties with the intention of building flood control barriers that would be a detriment to fisheries and no benefit to the people of Grays Harbor.‖ Arnold Martin of Hoquiam agreed that construction in flood-prone areas as well as lax regulation on logging practices are the ―real problems.‖ ―I think the creation of an all-encompassing district to control flood waters by unstated means seems like putting a Band-Aid on a compound fracture,‖ he said.

Another issue to discuss: The specific boundaries of a flood control zone district. The boundaries proposed by Willis used Department of Ecology outlines for the Chehalis River Basin that included every incorporated city on the Harbor, including Ocean Shores and Westport.

Only the areas of Copalis Beach, Lake Quinault and Taholah were left out.

Prior to the meeting, the commissioners received several e-mails from Ocean Shores residents angry they could be taxed on flooding issues they don‘t deal with.

Prior to the meeting, the commissioners received several e-mails from Ocean Shores residents angry they could be taxed on flooding issues they don‘t deal with. ―We do not want to pay for another district‘s project that will not do anything for us,‖ wrote Walter and Rieta Hill of Ocean Shores. ―Let those that will benefit from the project pay the taxes.‖ ―Flood district, NO, NO, NO,‖ wrote Michael Rose of Ocean Shores in his one-sentence email.

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Jay Gordon of Elma urged the commissioners to take a step back from the process. ―Don‘t be hasty,‖ Gordon said. ―We have a lot of time. ... I think there are a lot of questions that need answered. And my suggestion is we don‘t need to do this today.‖ That‘s ultimately decided to do.

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Wilson said some kind of workshop will be planned in the future or an advisory group created and the resolution could always be revived in the future.

But, he cautioned residents, ―If we do nothing, something may be imposed on us that could make it worse.‖ Pierce County flood district dissolves County tramples laws in pursuit of flood control district.

Re: ―Pierce County flood board faces legal challenges over proposed tax‖ (TNT, 11-20).

Lakewood City Attorney Heidi Wachter is quoted as saying the flood-control district has not been formed yet and is not following the proper process.

The parties involved in this matter all agree that floods are bad. The question is: Who should pay for flooding?

Tacoma News Tribune

Facing litigation from several angry cities, Pierce County‘s controversial flood control district voted itself temporarily out of existence Tuesday.

Property owners will not be assessed the flat $5 fee the district wanted to impose this year on nearly every parcel in the county.

Meeting as the flood district board, Pierce County Council members voted 6-1 to repeal the legislation that created the district last spring – a decision that will need to be ratified by the council in a separate meeting.

Council members indicated they would seek review under the State Environmental Policy Act and then start over with the creation of a countywide flood district.

Having an agency that can address failing levees and take measures to prevent flooding in the

county‘s lowlands is ―crucial to the economic viability‖ of the area, Councilwoman Joyce McDonald, R-Puyallup, said.

Council chairman Roger Bush, R-Graham, called stepping back and starting over ―a prudent course to take‖ in order to answer ―legitimate questions‖ that have been raised about the district. Then he added, ―I think it‘s important that we do not walk away‖ from creation of a flood control district. ―The economic survival of our county is at stake.‖ The board made its decision after a brief public discussion that followed a 75-minute closeddoor session with its attorney.

The flood district seemed to have its back against a legal wall. And it appeared its funding source was already lost for this year.

A number of cities, led by Lakewood, were fighting formation of the district and imposition of a per-parcel assessment to fund it, complaining their residents shouldn‘t be taxed for flood-prevention work that wouldn‘t directly benefit them. Governments opposed to the district as it was formed included the cities and towns of Bonney Lake, Eatonville, Edgewood, Fircrest, Gig Harbor, Milton, Ruston, Steilacoom, University Place and DuPont, as well as the Key Peninsula and Peninsula metropolitan park districts.

They charged the district wasn‘t legally formed and therefore couldn‘t conduct business or assess any fees.

In the midst of the legal wrangling, the flood district board voted Dec. 13 to assess the $5 per parcel annual fee on nearly every property in the county, approved a $1.4 million 2011 budget and began thinking about a work plan.

At the crux of the cities‘ complaint was a decision by the Pierce County Boundary Review Board approving the countywide boundaries of the flood control district.

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Lakewood‘s attorneys argued the flood control board convened prematurely – and without legal authority – because the Boundary Review Board‘s decision was still subject to appeal.

A stay issued against the county caused the district to miss the Jan. 18 deadline for getting its $5 per parcel assessment on the 2011 tax rolls, Assessor-Treasurer‘s administrative manager Billie O‘Brien said in a declaration filed with the court.

Tax bills must be printed soon so they can be mailed out next month, O‘Brien said Tuesday.

McDonald said she was disappointed by the cities‘ litigation because it stopped what she called the county‘s legal right and responsibility to protect residents from flooding.

Council members voted to restart the process because the court battles ―wasted the taxpayers‘ money,‖ she said. ―But the issue does not go away,‖ McDonald added, referring to flooding that frequently occurs along the county‘s many rivers. The one no vote came from newly seated County Councilman Dan Roach, R-Bonney Lake, who said he agrees that the district should be dissolved but doesn‘t think it should immediately be re-formed.

Roach said he was elected with the mandate that voters didn‘t want larger government or new taxes.

Flooding is a serious issue, he added, but he thinks the County Council ought not to rush into forming another taxing district. ―It was done hastily and it would have been defeated in court,‖ he said.

He also worried the $5 per parcel fee would have easily grown over the years.

―Right now,‖ he said, ―losing your home to high property taxes is a greater threat than losing your home to a flood.‖ Bush said he didn‘t know when the council might consider the issue again, but he added it would ―be sooner than later.‖ FEMA Floodplain Maps for Lewis County The Federal Emergency Management Agency began a $1 billion project a few years ago to more accurately delineate river basins‘ floodplains and floodways.

The purpose of these maps is to effectively and fairly set National Flood Insurance rates for mortgaged homes, businesses and other structures within the floodplain and floodway that are currently not covered by flood insurance.

As it currently stands, state and federal taxpayers pay to repair or replace flood damaged structures; no matter how many times they have been repaired due to past floods.

Once the preliminary FEMA floodplain maps are adopted (following public review and comments) those whose mortgaged structures are located in the floodplain or floodway will need to purchase National Flood Insurance.

Additionally, new structures being built in the floodplain will undergo additional permitting hurdles. It will be very difficult for developers to build in the floodway as this is the most susceptible area during floods to damage and destruction.

This restriction to developing, especially in the floodway, is being aggressively fought by Lewis County, Centralia and Chehalis as any plans they have to develop or re-develop in the Chehalis River floodway may be discouraged

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At the same time, the Steelhead and Salmon Conservation Society supports the preliminary FEMA floodplain maps as they are.

The commercial, industrial and residential development restrictions imposed by the FEMA delineations on these maps will begin to achieve the recommendations presented in NWSSCS Resolution 51810 which were developed to protect human lives, safety, health and property throughout the Chehalis River basin.

Preliminary Lewis County FEMA Maps

Mark your calendar: SSCS Annual Meeting The 2011 SSCS Annual Meeting and Earth Day Dinner are planned for April 23rd. We‘ll meet in Kitchen #1 in Centralia‘s Borst Park.

We invite all members to attend the 2011 SSCS Annual Meeting. We also invite all members and our guests to attend the Earth Day Dinner immediately following the Meeting.

RSVP‘s for the SSCS Annual Meeting and Earth Day dinner may be made via ―event‖ on the Steelhead Salmon Facebook page. Please make a request to include Steelhead Salmon as a Facebook friend if not already done.

SSCS Earth Day Silent Auction The SSCS relies on membership fees, donations and grants from like-minded conservationists to fund the many conservation projects we support.

The SSCS Earth Day silent auction planned for April 23 in Centralia Washington is an event that we can all participate in by contributing items for the SSCS Earth Day Silent Auction.

As mentioned later in this issue of The Leader, Alan Steeves (SSCS International Conservation Director) is an accomplished artist.

The map above is map #7 in the set of fifteen preliminary Lewis County floodplain maps. The proposed floodway expansion is identified by the area in orange.

Below is a picture of the signed print that Mr.Steeves graciously donated to the SSCS Silent Auction. This gifted artist will attend the SSCS Earth Day Celebration

This map includes the Chehalis-Centralia Airport which is between Interstate 5 (right of center) and the Chehalis River (left of picture).

By clicking on this map that is posted on the SSCS website, you can view each of the fifteen preliminary FEMA floodplain maps for Lewis County.

Frog on Branch – Alan Steeves

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Other silent auction items that will be greatly appreciated include home baked items, guided fishing trips, gift certificates, arts and crafts, shrubs, fishing equipment and any other item as long as they‘re legal and in good taste.

Home Video: Flash Flood in Australia January 2011 Washington Post: Pakistan Floods and more

Healthy Rivers Provide Ecosystem Services

Please E-mail SteelheadSalmon@yahoo.com to arrange transfer of your tax deductable, Silent Auction donation to the Steelhead and Salmon Conservation Society.

Flood Video: Home and Abroad SSCS endorses conservation project A growing number of community-driven conservation projects throughout the Pacific Northwest (Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and Idaho) are being endorsed by the SSCS.

The video selections below are from recent and historic floods: KING 5: Army Corps of Engineers release Howard Hanson Dam flood water to keep dam from failing KING 5: GPS installed to monitor movement of Auburn's earthen Howard Hanson Dam

Another important SSCS endorsed conservation project is the protection of the massive Bristol Bay sockeye salmon runs and their vitally important spawning and rearing habitat. All of this would be lost forever if the controversial Pebble Mine (open pit) project is allowed in this majestic piece of America.

Enormous Mining Proposal Threatens World’s Greatest Salmon Rivers

KING 5: Western Washington rivers dropping (January 2011) KOMO 4: 2007 and 2009 floods, impacts and causes Oregon's Sandy River flood (January 2011) CNN: Brazil Floods BBC News: Australia Floods CNN: Australia Floods and more

Site of proposed Pebble Mine, Bristol Bay, Alaska

The Bristol Bay Watershed produces the world‘s greatest commercial salmon fishery

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and internationally renowned salmon and trout runs that attract anglers from all over the world. The waters in this region have long been an integral part of the State‘s economy and have provided sustainable jobs, subsistence foods and other benefits to Alaskans for generations Today, the State of Alaska and Canadian mining company want to create North America‘s largest open pit gold mine and a 896-square mile mining district in the headwaters of Bristol Bay. At the same time, the Bureau of Land Management is trying to open 3.6 million acres of vital fish and wildlife habitat in the Bristol Bay Watershed to hardrock mining.

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Monitoring and communicating about fiscally and environmentally large public projects is needed; I thank your organization for doing. Please include me on your mailing list.‖ R. Miller (Olympia, WA)

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Thanks, and keep up the good work‖ T. Terry (Olympia, WA)

North of the border

Open Pit, Bingham Canyon Mine, Utah. Pebble's pit would be bigger

What most people don‘t know is that the hardrock mining industry is the single largest source of toxic releases and one of the most destructive industries in America.

The proposed Pebble Mine may pose the greatest single threat to this area‘s salmonbearing rivers and the people who depend on them.

The SSCS Executive board is excited to be expanding our involvement more into British Columbia by bringing longtime friends and fellow conservationists, Alan Steeves and Richard Mayer, onto the SSCS Executive Board.

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Alan joined the SSCS several months ago and immediately became the SSCS International Conservation Director. In addition to his passion for fisheries conservation and fly fishing, Alan is an accomplished artist.

There are potentially some significant changes related to Skookumchuck Dam modifications. environmental mitigation, re-designing the levees for 100-year level of protection, and damages.

Richard Mayer recently offered to serve as the SSCS Communications and Marketing Advisor. You‘ll recognize Richard‘s name if you‘ve been reading Fly Lines as Richard is the multi-talented editor of this extraordinary web-based newsletter.

As we proceed with the design and refine the values for costs and benefits, the CBR will be revised. We will keep you updated as we progress through the process."

2011 SSCS Corporate Sponsors:

Both of these gentlemen understand and appreciate that Pacific salmon and other salmonids have no clue about geographic borders on a map.

Alan and Richard also recognize that fish conservation efforts are more similar throughout Alaska, British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest than they are from west to east across our respective countries.

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Welcome aboard and thank you for your SSCS support and valuable contributions, Alan and Richard.

British Columbia Federation of Fly Fishers

Alan Steeves

Richard Mayer

Twin Cities Project Update from Bill Goss, US Army Corps of Engineers "Using current data, the authorized Twin Cities Project's preliminary cost benefit ratio (CBR) appears to be positive. Based on this positive CBR, the Corps of Engineers and State of Washington will proceed with further design work on the Twin Cities Project.

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Natural Settings Digital Imaging and Design

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SSCS Improving Communications

What to Expect Next Month in “The Leader”: First Year Anniversary Issue Steelhead and Salmon Conservation Society President and CEO Ric Abbett will share the SSCS vision which includes Chehalis River basin flood damage prevention, SSCS direct involvement in other community based conservation projects and continued endorsement of steelhead and salmon conservation projects where steelhead and salmon occur.

The SSCS vision relies on continued collaboration with many colleagues within and outside the Chehalis River basin on community driven conservation projects.

The SSCS vision will always put the lives, safety, health and property of residents and business owners first as we work within communities to resolve river health challenges.

The April issue of The Leader will include SSCS achievements during our first twelve months as well as a look forward in order to ensure healthy river systems one river basin at a time.

Next month‘s issue of The Leader will also include the final details of the long anticipated, April 23, 2011 SSCS Annual Meeting and Earth Day Celebration in Centralia‘s Borst Park (Kitchen #1).

Effective internal and external communication is an important key to the growing impact of the SSCS. Our volunteers, colleagues, elected officials, residents, business owners and other stakeholders are provided timely updates through one of several communication tools available to SSCS volunteers.

Certainly face to face meetings, personal visits and phone calls are powerful but they are not always practical given time demands and budget constraints that many face.

The use of e-mail works reasonably well when we communicate one or more messages to several recipients. Periodic SSCS status reports are sent via e-mail to SSCS members.

Well maintained and issue-rich websites are also important keys to effective internal and external communication.

Letters to the Editors of local and regional newspapers can also be an effective communication tool.

SSCS volunteers have turned to three additional communication tools to increase our effectiveness.

Skype, a user-friendly communication system allows users to communicate via phone, video and text. Skype Id. NWSSCS42210 Issuu allows users to turn pages of electronic documents (ie The Leader, etc.) while viewing them on your computer Facebook allows the SSCS to take advantage of social networking for internal and external communication. Facebook Id. Steelhead Salmon

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As a reminder, SSCS members and others can keep aware of SSCS activities by visiting the SSCS robust and current website at http://NWSSCS.blogspot.com You can also provide your input to the SSCS via our new e-mail address at SteelheadSalmon@yahoo.com.

Alan Steeves: International Conservation Director Richard Mayer: Communications and Marketing Advisor Dr. Robert Vadas, Jr.: Science Advisor

SSCS Membership Renewals Due in April It‘s exciting to realize the many SSCS achievements by our volunteers during our first year. These were only accomplished due to dedicated conservation leaders with support from SSCS members and from our greatly appreciated sponsors.

It‘s now time for existing SSCS members to renew our SSCS memberships and for those interested in supporting the SSCS to become a member or an SSCS sponsor.

Please take the time now to complete your SSCS Membership Application and return it with your check payable to the Steelhead and Salmon Conservation Society, a not for profit corporation registered with the Washington State Secretary of State.

Development in Chehalis River Floodway

We thank you for your greatly appreciated support of the SSCS and of our many landscape scale, community based steelhead and salmon conservation efforts.

Your continued support of the SSCS is vitally important as we work with communities to develop and implement science based strategies.

2011 SSCS Executive Board Members Ric Abbett: President and CEO Bruce Treichler: Vice President Jim Wilcox: Secretary and Treasurer Joe Durham: Conservation Director Don Schluter: Conservation Director Terry Turner: Conservation Director

We look forward to visiting with you April 23 during the 2011 SSCS Earth Day Celebration and Silent Auction.

The SSCS Team

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Steelhead and Salmon Conservation Society Annual Meeting and Earth Day Celebration April 23, 2011 Centralia – Borst Park – Kitchen #1 Registration Form Ticket Price: $20.00 First name: _____________________________ Last name: _____________________________ Organization / Business name: _________________________________________ Your mailing address: 

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Return your completed registration form and check to: SSCS Annual Meeting 3322 104th Ave SW Olympia, WA 98512

Steelhead and Salmon Conservation Society Membership Application Return your application and check to: SSCS Membership 3322 104th Avenue SW Olympia, WA, 98512 Your joining the Steelhead and Salmon Conservation Society is truly appreciated. Your completed application for a membership will be evaluated by the SSCS Membership Chairman. You‘ll be notified via an e-mail message regarding your SSCS membership status. Thank you for your interest in protecting and restoring the unique North American west coast outdoors and our way of life.

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SSCS Membership Fee Structure – select one: O Life: $1,000

Annual membership level: O Chinook: $500 O Steelhead: $100 O River Steward: $50 O Undergraduate: $35 O Student (12 – 18): $20 O Senior (62+): $20 O Commercial sponsor: $250 What personal or professional skills will you contribute as a member of the Steelhead and Salmon Conservation Society?

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SSCS membership incentives:  Working with a group of dedicated, conservationists on landscape scale, community based conservation projects.  Access to current information on the SSCS website  Monthly web based newsletters  Periodic project updates  Annual Meeting 2011 NW Annual Meeting and Earth Day Dinner April 23, 2011

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