[env-trinity] Moving to Pendleton Oregon for Ameri-Corp

[Joshua Allen]

Dear Trinity River Enthusiasts,

     Due to not being able to find meaningful employment in California
after graduating Chico State University with a Masters of
Public Administration (focus on local government & non-profit admin with
policy development/implementation) I'm leaving the state. Though I did work
this summer as a raft guide for Trinity River Rafting this summer which
allowed me to be on the Trinity River to have some fun, save up some money
to move with, and educate people about the river's issues (thanks Dave &
Dana Steinhauser!).Tomorrow I'm heading for Pendleton Oregon. The reason
for this move is to participate in the Ameri-Corp Resource Assistance for
Rural Environments based out of the University of Oregon Eugene Community
Service Center (http://csc.uoregon.edu/rare/).

     I have been placed with the Umatilla Basin Watershed Council (UBWC) in
Pendelton (http://www.umatillawatershedcouncil.org/) which is working to
improve salmonid species habitat on the Umatilla River (a tributary of the
Columbia River). Within the UBWC I will be fulfilling the position of
Program Manager of Watershed Restoration & Public Education. My duties for
my next year of service will include grant administration, project
implementation, water quality monitoring, manage stakeholder involvement,
and educate the public about the watershed/salmon. Much of the work I'll
will be doing is just like what I was doing with Tom Stokely in Trinity
County on the Trinity River; with the exception that I'll also be working
with a high school science class to teach them how to do water quality
monitoring, salmon, watershed restoration, and setting up field trips
(which should be interesting because I have never taught).

     Hopefully I can use what I have garnered from my education and
experience to fulfill this public service position. If anyone has any
insight about Columbia River salmonid issues, please by all means, let me
know, and keep in touch! It has been a pleasure and honor to work with many
of you on restoring the Trinity River, which, I would not be here today
getting ready to move to work for the UBWC without you.

Cheers!

Joshua Allen
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