Announcements
The Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference, March 2024
Holding Space: Creating Habitat and a Platform for Innovation Salmonid Restoration Federation Salmonid Restoration Federation (SRF) produces the largest salmon restoration conference in California, convening a diverse range of people in the watershed restoration field including planners, engineers, policy makers, students, Watershed Stewards Program members, consultants, academics, tribal members, on-the-ground practitioners, and landowners. It is…
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Building Capacity for Collaboration and Environmental Resilience This year has been one of tremendous change and growth for the Trees Foundation. We bid farewell to our long-serving and well-loved Board President Susy Barsotti, and we welcomed a new Board member, John Wilhelm. We also said goodbye to our newest staff member Mary Gaterud, who left the…
Read MoreFlowers for Susy
Susy Barsotti, a long-time member of the Hog Farm at Black Oak Ranch in Mendocino, and tireless environmental advocate, recently stepped down from the Trees Foundation Board of Directors after a quarter-century of dedicated service. She served Trees with aplomb, commitment, and boundless energy. Longtime Trees staffer Barbara Ristow recalls Susy “always promoting Trees” showing…
Read MoreIntroducing Humboldt Waterkeeper!
New Name, Same Fantastic Bay Tours Humboldt Waterkeeper We have a new name! Humboldt Waterkeeper, formerly known as Humboldt Baykeeper, was founded in 2004 after the resounding defeat of a proposal for a Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) import facility on the Samoa Peninsula. 2023 Humboldt Bay Tours Program From April to October, Humboldt Waterkeeper offers…
Read MoreTrees Foundation Services Spotlight
ReLeaf Petaluma wanted to display the work they had completed for the planting season just ending, and turned to Trees Foundation for help. We created a map for them to identify the Parks and Schools where they planted trees in 2022-2023, and also to show those planned for next planting season and the one after.…
Read MoreMarshall Ranch Flow-Enhancement Implementation Project Underway
Innovative Flow-Augmentation Project to Restore Flows in Redwood Creek By Salmonid Restoration Federation This summer Salmonid Restoration Federation (SRF), Stillwater Sciences, and Edwards Excavation will build an innovative flow-augmentation restoration project on the historic Marshall Ranch to improve instream flows in Redwood Creek (a tributary of the South Fork Eel River) for threatened salmon and…
Read More25th Annual Coho Confab on the Mattole River
Returning to the Roots of Coho Salmon Restoration, August 25-27, 2023 Salmonid Restoration Federation (SRF) is coordinating the 25th Annual Coho Confab that will take place August 25-27 on the Mattole River in Humboldt County. This year’s Coho Confab will be held at the Mattole Retreat Center which is on the banks of the beautiful…
Read MoreGrowing Trees Foundation
In an effort to better serve our community and our partner groups, Trees Foundation has grown. We have new Staff, new Board Members, and a bustling new Forest Health and Fire Resources Program. After serving nearly four years as our Organizational Development and Partner Outreach Director, Kerry Reynolds is moving into a new position as…
Read More40th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference
April 25-28, 2023 at the Fortuna River Lodge Salmonid Restoration Federation (SRF) is excited to host the 40th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference in Fortuna, CA, where participants will have the opportunity to explore innovative restoration projects and participate in technical workshops. The conference will highlight various estuary projects, dam removal, process-based strategies, and a wide…
Read More2022 Cereus Reports
In 1998, a generous individual contacted Trees Foundation with the desire to support local grassroots environmental activism. Shortly thereafter, the Cereus Fund of Trees Foundation was created. Her desire was to give annually, not only to Trees Foundation, but also to our many Partner groups. For 23 years, with direct input of the Cereus Funder,…
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