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 AFS Western Division Riparian, Watersheds and Habitat Committee

- 2007 Riparian Challenge Call for Entries -

The Riparian, Watersheds and Habitat Committee is seeking entries for the Western Division’s 2007 Riparian Challenge Award.  The Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and other conservation agencies or private industries in the region encompassed by the Western Division (thirteen western states, British Columbia, Yukon Territories, Mexico and U.S. Islands and Trust Territories of the Western Pacific), are invited to participate in the Riparian Challenge.  Winners will receive the Western Division’s Award of Excellence in Riparian Management to be presented at the American Fisheries Society’s 137th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California, September 2-6, 2007.  The purpose of the Riparian Challenge award is to:

 

Ø      Encourage the Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service and other conservation agencies or private industry to strive for excellence in riparian and watershed habitat management,

Ø      Encourage agencies to progress in on‑the‑ground accomplishments which when added together throughout the West, will significantly improve riparian systems,

Ø      Recognize managers and resource specialists for their efforts in maintaining, restoring, and improving riparian and watershed ecosystems.

 

If you are aware of a project that should be considered, please ask the appropriate USFS, BLM, conservation agency or industry to submit an entry form.  Winners will be selected in the following categories (depending on the number of submissions received):

 

BLM

Ø     Best Resource Area or Field Office

 

Forest Service

Ø     Best Ranger District

 

Other (conservation agencies, consultants, or private industry)

Ø     Best Riparian Project

 

More information, along with a description of the entry format and the criteria for evaluating entries can be found on the Western Division AFS web site http://www.wdafs.org/ - Click on Committees, Riparian and Watersheds Committee. 

 

Completed entries should be submitted to the Riparian Challenge Committee Chair at the address listed below and must be received by APRIL 15, 2007.  Contact Troy Brandt (tbrandt@riverdesigngroup.net or 503-307-8367) for more information and Riparian Challenge guidelines.