Featured Speakers: December 28, 2015, Peter Moyle, “Reconciliation Ecology” Biography: Peter Moyle has been working on the ecology California's freshwater and estuarine fishes since 1969, culminating in Inland Fishes of California (2002, UC Press). He has co-authored numerous papers on the ecology, status and trends of California’s native and alien fishes, including documenting declines of salmon, steelhead, and other anadromous fishes in California. Present research focuses on climate change, effects of drought on fishes, floodplain management, and reconciliation ecology. He is lead author of the just-issued report, Fish Species of Special Concern in California, now available on the CDFW website. This report reflects his recent evaluation of the status of the entire fish fauna of California, including all salmonids. He is Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Wildlife Fish and Conservation Biology and associate director of the Center for Watershed Sciences, UC Davis.

December 28, 2015 SAVE AUBURN RAVINE SALMON AND STEELHEAD (SARSAS, Inc.) GENERAL MEETING, 501C3. a Public Benefit Corporation with EIN 80-0291680 (OPEN TO THE PUBLIC) 175 Fulweiler Avenue (the Domes), Auburn, CA 95603 10 a. m. Contact: SARSAS President Jack Sanchez at 530-888-0281, VP Gary Mapa will conduct meetings when Jack’s away. jlsanchez39@gmail.com Meetings are Fourth Monday of each month at 10-11 a.m. Meetings are held to one hour in length ending at 11 a.m. I. Self- introductions and sign-ins. II. SARSAS Philosophy – We believe by working together with many individuals and agencies at the same table, we can achieve the mission of SARSAS, which is to return salmon and steelhead to the entire 33 mile length of the Auburn Ravine Speakers are asked to bring their own laptops if possible loaded with their Presentation. III. Featured Speakers: December 28, 2015, Peter Moyle, “Reconciliation Ecology” Biography: Peter Moyle has been working on the ecology California's freshwater and estuarine fishes since 1969, culminating in Inland Fishes of California (2002, UC Press). He has co-authored numerous papers on the ecology, status and trends of California’s native and alien fishes, including documenting declines of salmon, steelhead, and other anadromous fishes in California. Present research focuses on climate change, effects of drought on fishes, floodplain management, and reconciliation ecology. He is lead author of the just-issued report, Fish Species of Special Concern in California, now available on the CDFW website. This report reflects his recent evaluation of the status of the entire fish fauna of California, including all salmonids. He is Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Wildlife Fish and Conservation Biology and associate director of the Center for Watershed Sciences, UC Davis. IV. January 25, 2016, Ken Davis, Aquatic Biologist / Wildlife, “Aquatic Invertebrates: Their value to aquatic and riparian ecosystems.” Power Point Description: Will discuss and show images of the main groups of aquatic invertebrates, their value to fish and riparian wildlife, the resources they require to flourish, restoration efforts, importance as indicators of water quality and monitoring techniques. Photojournalist Ken Davis was born and raised in Chico California. His family spent many weekends fishing in Deer, Battle, and Burney Creeks. According to his father, Ken didn’t start off too well in the fishing world. Milton Davis loved to tell the story about young Ken’s bait typically ending up high-and-dry on a rock while he intently watched the American Dippers “dance” on nearby rocks. In his defense, Ken thought the Water Ouzels were magical. Maybe that was the beginning of a wonderful career in biology. Aquatic biologist: Ken has thirty years of experience in designing invasive species survey programs, aquatic invertebrate biology and taxonomy, plankton collection and identification. He is currently the lead biologist on several invasive species survey projects including monitoring New Zealand Mud snails in Putah Creek and Quagga Mussel surveys in Lake Solano and throughout the Solano Project. He has under contract to develop an innovative project to document the fish of Putah Creek with subsurface video surveillance. That project has been instrumental is capturing video and still images of spawning Chinook salmon in Lower Putah Creek. Wildlife Photojournalist: Ken’s photo career started when he was a triage medic in Viet Nam. During a short medical excursion to Tokyo, he purchased his first 35mm camera. Beginning in 1983, his photos were represented by Tom Stack and Associates an international photo agency. His images have been published in over 4000 different periodicals, encyclopedias, newspapers, and textbooks that include: National Geographic, Wildlife Conservation, Zoobooks, Sports Afield, American Angler, Montana Magazine, and the Flyfisher. Two editors claim that Ken is possibly the premiere aquatic invertebrate photographer in the business. He is the primary owner of Wildlife Survey & Photo Service and Creekman which is a multimedia production company that uses professional photography, video and art for education, documentation and Public Relations. V. February 22, 2016, Jeff Tooker and Rick Hitchcock, Placer Union High School District Administrators, "Next Generation Science Standards for Placer Union High School District" VI. March 28, 2016, John Sikora, El Dorado Chapter of Trout Unlimited, VP, “Unlimited Options on How Trout Unlimited Can Work with SARSAS” VII. April 2016, Chris Shutes, C-SPA TBA VII. May 23, 2016, Mary Tappel, “Beavers: Denning and Lodging- How Beavers Live” VIII. June 27, 2016, Heidi Perryman, “Beaver Restoration of Urban Creeks” Dr. Perryman formed Worth A Dam to defend the beavers in her home town of Martinez CA. Along the way she became interested in helping other cities learn how and why to co-exist with beavers. Since 2008 she has organized an annual beaver festival that has inspired similar efforts in 5 states and Canada. As California faces more drought years, she believes it is more important than ever to coexist with these important 'water savers'. In addition to the beaver festival, Worth A Dam does several community outreach and education programs a year, including field trips and class room visits. In 2010 they awarded their first scholarship in beaver management to advocates in Tahoe. In 2011 Dr. Perryman presented at the state of the beaver conference in Oregon, and the State parks conference in Yosemite. She collaborated with beaver management expert Michael Callahan of Massachusetts to help release an instructional DVD teaching how to live with beavers (featuring footage of the Martinez Beavers). Most recently she worked with a historian, archaeologist and biologist to publish groundbreaking research on the western fur trade and the original prevalence of beavers in California - a subject that has been surprisingly misunderstood for a nearly a century Beavers and their dams create wetlands, store and filter water, augment fish populations, raise the number of migratory and songbirds, and have a dramatic positive impact on wildlife. Dr. Perryman feels that working to help people understand and coexist with this single species will continue to have a dramatic trickle-down impact on the environment in general. IX. July 25, 2016, Burke White, Leland Fish Company, invited to speak X. August 22, 2015 Matt Stoecker, Stoecker Ecological, Invited to speak XI. September 26, 2016, Jeff Parks, Water Resources Control Engineer, Invited to speak. XII. October 24, 2016 – Pamela Creedon, Executive Officer of the Central Valley Water Quality Control Board, Pamela Creedon is the Executive Officer of the Central Valley Water Quality Control Board. She is a licensed Civil Engineer and a Board Certified Environmental Engineer with nearly 35 years of professional experience, including over 23 years of experience in both the public and private sector developing and implementing water quality regulatory programs. She holds a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Civil Engineering from California State University, Sacramento. She is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Tau Beta Pi. She serves on the American Society of Civil Engineers National Energy, Environment and Water Policy Committee and the CSU Sacramento Environmental and Water Resources Advisory Committee. She is a Vice-Chair of the Sacramento Chapter of the Environmental & Water Resources Institute (SCEWRI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers and is a member of the Board of Directors for the San Francisco Estuary Institute Aquatic Science Center. XIII. November 28, 2016, JoAnna Lessard, Garcia Associates, “Efficient Rainwater Collecting” XIV. Tuesday, December 20, 2016 - Open XV. January 23, 2017 – Rich Marovich, “Update on the Putah Creek Restoration” Biography: Rich has been Stream keeper since 2000, leading complex and cooperative projects to protect the resources of Lower Putah Creek. He has won over $12 million in competitive grants for physical and biological studies, community planning and habitat enhancement projects including: abating and deterring trespass and illegal dumping; controlling invasive weeds; stabilizing eroding banks; restoring natural channel form and function; and establishing native vegetation. He also manages a native plant nursery staffed with community volunteers. His prior experience includes 28 years with the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (part time since 2000) leading a statewide program to protect listed species from pesticide exposure. He obtained a B.S. in Plant Science (Horticulture) from U.C. Davis in 1978. XVI. February 27, 2017 - Open