Dear BIFS and Organic Farming Research workgroup members,
FYI, John Carlan has been a long standing BIFS Program Advisory
Review Board member and I thought you might be interested in catching
a history channel show on his work in the SJV with habitat restoration.
Cheers, Jenny
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>>>Subject: San Joaquin River NWR & River Partners on History Channel
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>>>SEE US ON THE HISTORY CHANNEL, WED, JAN 24, 2007.
>>>
>>>Habitat restoration at national wildlife refuge in Stanislaus
>>>County is focus of popular History Channel program
>>>
>>>A large-scale habitat restoration project at the San Joaquin River
>>>National Wildlife Refuge will be featured on the History Channel's
>>>program "Modern Marvels" scheduled to air January 24th. The
>>>segment will highlight the single largest riparian woodland
>>>restoration effort in the San Joaquin Valley. River Partners, a
>>>not-for-profit group specializing in riparian restoration, is
>>>leading this ecological work on the Refuge.
>>>
>>>The episode, "Environmental Tech," will air on the History Channel
>>>Wednesday, January 24th at the following times (check local
>>>listings to confirm):
>>>10:00 pm (Eastern/Pacific Times)
>>>9:00 pm (Central Time)
>>>8:00 pm (Mountain Time)
>>>
>>>Here is the link to the episode
>>>description:
>>>http://ent.groundspring.org/EmailNow/pub.php?module=URLTracker&cmd=track&j=118478008&u=1137498
>>>
>>>
>>>The episode of "Modern Marvels" will focus on environmental
>>>technologies. River Partners was approached by the show's
>>>producers to demonstrate how the habitat restoration techniques
>>>they have pioneered help protect communities during flood events
>>>such as what occurred in Louisiana during Hurricane Katrina. The
>>>episode will focus on a restoration project occurring on the San
>>>Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge in the San Joaquin
>>>Valley. The Refuge is owned and managed by the U.S. Fish and
>>>Wildlife Service. When completed, over a half million native
>>>trees and shrubs will be planted, resulting in 2,000 acres of
>>>restored habitat. "We're proud to work with River Partners on
>>>this project," said Kim Forrest, Wildlife Refuge Manager. "They
>>>are the premiere riparian restorationists of California, and their
>>>expertise has greatly expanded the riparian habitat of the San Joaquin Valley."
>>>
>>>"It's exciting to have the issue of flood protection being linked
>>>with habitat restoration," said John Carlon, president of River
>>>Partners, about the upcoming episode. "The success of this
>>>project benefits everyone and shows how effective our partnerships
>>>are with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, the Refuge and the
>>>Department of Water Resources."
>>>
>>>This is not the first time the San Joaquin River National Wildlife
>>>Refuge has been in the spotlight. Successful management on the
>>>Refuge aided in the removal of Aleutian Canada geese from the
>>>Endangered Species List in 2001. Currently, endangered riparian
>>>brush rabbits are being reintroduced to the Refuge and it's
>>>anticipated they will share a success story with the geese.
>>>
>>>The Refuge is located 10 miles west of Modesto in Stanislaus
>>>County. Riparian woodlands are the habitats found adjacent to
>>>rivers and streams and are characterized by an overstory canopy of
>>>trees with dense shrubs, forbs, and grasses at ground level.
>>>
>>>River Partners, with offices in Modesto and Chico, specializes in
>>>river habitat restoration. Since 1998 it has planted over 750,000
>>>native trees, shrubs and plants and initiated restoration on over
>>>6,000 acres along the Sacramento, Feather, Tuolumne, Stanislaus
>>>and San Joaquin rivers. Its mission is to create wildlife habitat
>>>for the benefit of people and the environment. For more
>>>information on River Partners' work, visit
>>>http://ent.groundspring.org/EmailNow/pub.php?module=URLTracker&cmd=track&j=118478008&u=1137499
>>>
>>>
>>>The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the principal Federal agency
>>>responsible for conserving, protecting and enhancing fish,
>>>wildlife and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit
>>>of the American people. The Service manages the 95 million-acre
>>>National Wildlife Refuge System, which encompasses 545 national
>>>wildlife refuges, thousands of small wetlands and other special
>>>management areas. It also operates 69 national fish hatcheries,
>>>63 Fish and Wildlife Management offices and 81 ecological services
>>>field stations. The agency enforces Federal wildlife laws,
>>>administers the Endangered Species Act, manages migratory bird
>>>populations, restores nationally significant fisheries, conserves
>>>and restores wildlife habitat such as wetlands and helps foreign
>>>and Native American Tribal governments with their conservation
>>>efforts. It also oversees the Federal Assistance program, which
>>>distributes hundreds of millions of dollars in excise taxes on
>>>fishing and hunting equipment to State fish and wildlife agencies.
>>>
>>>San Luis National Wildlife Refuge Complex
>>>PO Box 2176
>>>Los Banos, CA 93635
>>>U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Contact:
>>>Kim Forrest, Wildlife Refuge Manager (209) 826-3508
>>>
>>>River Partners
>>>580 Vallombrosa Ave.
>>>Chico, CA 95926
>>>River Partners Media Contact:
>>>Julie Pokrandt, (530) 894-5401 ext 22
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>Janet C. "Jenny" Broome, Ph.D.
>>Area Plant Pathologist
>>University of California Cooperative Extension
>>Sacramento, Yolo and Solano Counties
>>Sacramento Home Office
>>4145 Branch Road
>>Sacramento, CA. 95827-3898
>>
>>Phone: 916-875-6421
>>Email: <mailto:jcbroome@ucdavis.edu>jcbroome@ucdavis.edu
>>Cell phone: 530-681-0216
>>http://cesacramento.ucdavis.edu/
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>>"All the pests that out of earth arise, the earth itself the
>>antidote supplies." Lithica c. 400 B.C.
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>Chuck Ingels
>Pomology, Viticulture, & Environmental Horticulture Advisor
>UC Cooperative Extension
>4145 Branch Center Rd.
>Sacramento, CA 95827-3898
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>Tel: (916) 875-6913
>Fax: (916) 875-6233
>E-mail: caingels@ucdavis.edu
>Web site: http://cesacramento.ucdavis.edu
Janet C. "Jenny" Broome, Ph.D.
Area Plant Pathologist
University of California Cooperative Extension
Sacramento, Yolo and Solano Counties
Sacramento Home Office
4145 Branch Road
Sacramento, CA. 95827-3898
Phone: 916-875-6421
Email: <mailto:jcbroome@ucdavis.edu>jcbroome@ucdavis.edu
Cell phone: 530-681-0216
http://cesacramento.ucdavis.edu/
"All the pests that out of earth arise, the earth itself the antidote
supplies." Lithica c. 400 B.C.
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