February 22, 2016 SAVE AUBURN RAVINE SALMON AND STEELHEAD (SARSAS, Inc.) 501C3. Public Benefit Corporation with Employer Identification Number 80-0291680

February 22, 2016 SAVE AUBURN RAVINE SALMON AND STEELHEAD (SARSAS, Inc.) 501C3. Public Benefit Corporation with Employer Identification Number 80-0291680 General Meeting (OPEN TO THE PUBLIC) 175 Fulweiler Avenue (the Domes), Auburn, CA 95603 - 10 a. m. Contact: SARSAS President Jack Sanchez at 530-888-0281 or VP Gary Mapa ( 530 320-9097), who 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. Please be prompt. 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 : February 22, 2016, Jeff Tooker and Rick Hitchcock, Placer Union High School District Administrators, "Next Generation Science Standards for Placer Union High School District" Jeff Tooker is the Deputy Superintendent of the Placer Union High School District. He heads the Educational Services division and is responsible for overseeing the multitude of educational programs that support the four comprehensive high schools, alternative education program and the Placer School for Adults. Jeff started his professional career in the early 1990s as an English teacher at Del Oro High school. He later served as an Assistant Principal on the campus where he supported many curriculum initiatives and cultural changes on the site and throughout the District. Mr. Tooker also lead Placer High School as their Principal before moving into his District level role. He is a graduate of Del Oro High School, earned a B.A. at C.S.U. Chico and an M.A. from the University of San Francisco. Rob Hitchcock is the Coordinator of Educational Services for the District. He too works to support the educational process throughout the district that serves just over 4000 students. Rob has been in education for the past 32 years, starting his career as science teacher at Temple City High School in southern California before joining the staff at Colfax High School in 1991. Rob has also been an athletic director and assistant principal at Colfax before moving to the district level in 2014. He completed a BS in Biology and Zoology with a minor in Chemistry through Cal Poly, Pomona and met the requirements for a Master’s Degree in Fish and Wildlife Management at Montana State University, Bozeman. Rob’s wife of 27 years, Danise also is a member of the Educational Services team and serves as an Instructional Coach. They have three boys, all who have been successful graduates of Colfax High School and the Placer Union High School District! IV. March 28, 2016, John Sikora, El Dorado Chapter of Trout Unlimited, VP, “Unlimited Options on How Trout Unlimited Can Work with SARSAS” V. April 2016, Chris Shutes, C-SPA TBA VI. May 23, 2016, Mary Tappel, “Beavers: Denning and Lodging- How Beavers Live” VII. 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. VIII. July 25, 2016, Burke White, Leland Fish Company, invited to speak IX. August 22, 2015 Matt Stoecker, Stoecker Ecological, Invited to speak X. September 26, 2016, Jeff Parks, Water Resources Control Engineer, Invited to speak. XI. 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. XII. November 28, 2016, JoAnna Lessard, Garcia Associates, “Efficient Rainwater Collecting” XIII. Tuesday, December 20, 2016 - Open XIV. 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 February 27, 2017 – Bill Jennings, C-SPA invited to speak