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Make a Tax-Deductible Contribution to
Gualala River Steelhead Studies
From 2001 through the summer of 2008, all of my work on the Gualala River has been self-funded. I have gladly contributed tens of thousands of dollars of my time and money to the river
and its steelhead resource. I do so because I love and cherish this resource, and hope to see it
preserved for future generations.
But now, time is of the essence. The river’s existing environmental problems–led by the ugly
summertime phenomenon of dewatering–are incrementally worsening. And all the while, new,
even more ominous threats to the river, are appearing on the horizon.
Meanwhile, the kind of systematic steelhead population surveys and related work I have been
doing since 2001 are needed for other key parts of the watershed–not just the Wheatfield Fork,
where my efforts have to date been focused. It is not likely that our resource management
agencies, despite their support by our hard-earned tax dollars, will be stepping up to the plate to
do this work anytime soon. They have been sitting on their collective hands for 4 decades. So, it
is going to be up to the people to ensure that the job of documenting the river’s real
environmental problems and remaining salmonid resources is done in a timely and
comprehensive manner.
Helicopter surveys are one important tool that can help. The initial two spawning surveys and
one stream dewatering survey done by helicopter in 2007 (see Helicopter Surveys and 2007
Annual Report) demonstrated feasibility of this survey approach. During my final 2-5 years of
work on the Gualala River, I thus intend to expand survey coverage by utilizing helicopters–and
by hiring some qualified assistants. This will be expensive and well beyond my financial means
alone. For example, helicopter charters presently cost about $1,200-$1,500 per hour. And hiring
reliable help can quickly become very expensive!
YOUR FINANCIAL HELP IS NEEDED NOW!
Gualala River Steelhead Studies has recently become an official project (i.e., the Gualala River
Project) of the Fishery Foundation of California (FFC). FFC is a certified charitable, non-profit
501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to improve fishery resources in the State of California.
You can surf the Fishery Foundation’s (http://www.fisheryfoundation.org/) website for more
information. Your financial support of Gualala River Steelhead Studies–from your contribution
to FFC–is thus fully tax deductible (to the extent allowed by current laws). With financial
support of a few concerned groups and individuals like yourself, we have the potential to make
some additional leaps in understanding the status and trend of the Gualala River’s steelhead
population.
PLEASE MAKE A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE CONTRIBUTION TODAY!
To make your contribution of $5.00 or more (every dollar will help) by traditional snail mail,
send your check or money order, made out to the Fishery Foundation of California-GR
Project, to FFC, MB #330, 8698 Elk Grove Blvd. Suite 3, Elk Grove, CA 95624. A receipt (for
tax purposes) will be provided by mail.
To make a contribution right now, using your credit card and secure internet technology, go to a
donation intermediary, such as Guidestar.org (http://www.guidestar.org/ ) or Just Give.org.
(http://www.justgive.org/index.html) Be sure to list the Fishery Foundation of California as
the donation recipient. The intermediary will forward your donation to us, minus a small
overhead fee. However, a receipt for the full amount of your donation will be provided to you by
email.
Thank you for any contribution you make to continued and expanded steelhead surveys on the
Gualala River. Donated funds received in excess of needs for surveys will be used to develop
and implement river restoration plans, and to fight the ever-growing dewatering problem.
THANKS FOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE FUTURE OF STEELHEAD
IN THE GUALALA RIVER!
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