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

[Moira Burke]

Josh,
Thank you for all of your efforts; you'll be missed.
Best wishes for your happiness and success on new horizons.
Moira


M o i r a  B u r k e
tel 707 678 3591  

On Sep 1, 2012, at 3:20 PM, Joshua Allen wrote:

> 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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