[env-trinity] Invitation to the Pacific Lamprey Conservation Initiative Regional Meetings

[damon_goodman at fws.gov]

This email is a follow-up to the email sent out on June 24th, 2009,
notifying interested parties about the dates and locations of the two
regional meeting that will be held in California for the Pacific lamprey
Conservation Initiative.


The Pacific Lamprey Conservation Initiative is an effort coordinated by the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) to facilitate communication and
coordination relative to the conservation of Pacific lamprey throughout
their range. The goal of the initiative is to develop a Pacific Lamprey
Conservation Plan (Plan) that will lead to restored Pacific lamprey
populations and improvement of their habitat.


In 2009, the Conservation Initiative Team will be hosting a set of regional
work sessions to develop regional components of the Plan. The Service will
be hosting regional meetings to cover California, Idaho, Oregon,
Washington, and Alaska. The purpose of these meetings is to gather
information on distribution, abundance, ongoing research, and threats
specific to these regions.


We are planning to hold two regional meetings for California, including the
Oregon component of the Klamath Basin. One meeting will be held in Arcata,
CA, and will cover the coastal drainages from Cape Mendocino to the Oregon
Border and the entire Klamath Basin. The second meeting will be held in
Sacramento, CA and will cover from Cape Mendocino south including the
Sacramento and San Joaquin river basins.


The Pacific Lamprey Conservation Initiative Team is encouraged by the level
of interest indicated by the previous doodle survey.  The California
regional meetings are as follows:


Arcata, CA


      Location:   Humboldt Bay Aquatic Center, Room 211 & 212


                  921 Waterfront Drive, Eureka, CA


      Date/time:  September 1st 9am-4pm and 2nd 9am-12pm


Sacramento, CA


      Location:   CALFED Bay-Delta Room


                  John Moss Federal Building


                  650 Capitol Mall, 5th Floor, Sacramento, CA


      Date/time:  September 15th 9am-5pm and 16th 9am-12pm


Please send me an email with your name, affiliation and contact information
if you plan to attend.  In August, I plan to send out more specifics about
the meeting agenda and other details.


Thank you for your participation. Please let me know if you have any
questions or need a list of local accommodations and feel free to forward
this email to any others who may be interested in these meetings.


See the USFWS Pacific Lamprey Conservation Initiative website for more
information at: http://www.fws.gov/pacific/fisheries/sp_habcon/lamprey/

Damon Goodman
Fish Biologist
Arcata Fish and Wildlife Service
1655 Heindon Road
Arcata, CA 95521
Phone: (707) 825-5155
Email: Damon_goodman at fws.gov
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