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FOLLOW THEM!

• CHECK OUT THEIR WEBSITE
• FOLLOW THEM ON FACEBOOK
• INTERACT WITH THEM ON INSTAGRAM

Meet & Follow the “Core Paddling” Team

Brooke Hess- Science Writer/Kayaker

Libby Tobey- Comedian/Kayaker

Alia Payne- Film Maker/Raft Guide

Hailey Thompson- Artist/Kayaker

TAKE ACTION!

1. SIGN PETITION
2. GET INVOLVED
3. JOIN LETTER
4. DONATE—Text the word Salmon to 53555
5. SPONSOR
6. SHOW UP TO AN EVENT
7. VOLUNTEER

NON PROFITS SUPPORTING THE TRIP/MISSION

They are collaborating with Rivers for Change as our lead project partner and Idaho Rivers United as our fiscal sponsor and advocacy partner. Your tax-deductible donation to IRU will help support this cause and salmon recovery advocacy.

Other Volunteers supporting the mission

Tess McEnroe, Trent Holen with NRS, Katie Matthews, Danielle Katz with Rivers for Change and several others volunteering in Astoria, Portland, Lewiston, Ketchum and more! Also, huge shoutout to those past and present who have been fighting for the salmon and their ecosystem!!

DETAILS OF THE SOURCE TO SEA TRIP

• 1000+ miles
• 2.5-3 months (Embarking end of April ending early to Mid July)
• Link to the map of their source to sea journey
• Paddling the Middle Fork, Main Salmon, East Fork/South Fork
• Encountering 8 dams. Big focus of the Lower Snake River Dam
• Paddling a variety of crafts.
• Click here to see the events taking place throughout their journey!

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EPISODE DETAILED NOTES AND SUMMARY

SALMON 101

• They are a keystone species
• Female Salmon Nest’s are called “REDDS”
• Salmon like cold temps. Need below 68 degrees F
• $17 Billion dollars has been spent to restore Sockeye Salmon river in the Snake River Basin that return to the Stanley Basin
• in 2021 there was a Sockeye Recovery goal of 9k returning to Stanley Basin, only 4 made it

ECOSYSTEMS NEED SALMON

• Anadromous (Return back to the river system in which they were born)
• Salmon are important because they help measure effects of climate change
• Salmon need aeration in the water to survive.
• If you remove dams, salmon populations WILL COME BACK!

FILM GOALS

• Ongoing environmental story, fight and mission
• 1st Part: Expedition driving action through social media and stories
• 2nd Part: Film Rallying environmental story. Ode to the River!

In this episode we talk about:

• Jeffe becoming an Outward Bound Guide in California
• Working for ARTA on the Snake River in Idaho and the Colorado River in Utah
• Working for AZRA & CAN-X in the Grand Canyon
• His dory the "Sam McGee" named after the Robert Service Poem
• Working for OARS Dories in the Grand Canyon
• His Retirement story he wrote after his 44 year career as a river guide
• His organization, the Friends of the Mitta River
  • You can Donate Here to help support their mission!

Overall, Jeffe was a River guide for 44 years traveling, paddling & guiding some of the most amazing rivers all around the world. This episode is airing around his bday! Happy Belated Bday to you Jeffe!

After the recording, Jeffe mentioned that he and his wife set up a foundation where their assets will be donated to the: Whale Foundation, GCRG (Grand Canyon River Guides & The Redside Foundation after they pass. Thank you Carrie & Jeffe for all you do for our community! To good health & highwater! <3

Follow Kate Aitchison and her Adventures

Check out her company Terra Flags Website and follow them on Instagram and Purchase Kate's print cards here

Kate's 2017 Block Print Dory Project (at the Sante Fe Art Institute) of the San Juan Watershed

Kate named her Residency Boat called "Katie Lee"

1. Meet "Katie Lee" the Completed Dory
2. Watch a video about the real Katie Lee
3. Listen to: Remembering Katie Lee, 'Goddess of Glen Canyon': 1919-2017
4. Katie Lee's Obituary Tribute
5. Listen to Katie Lee's "Song of the Boatman"

Other Shoutouts and Links--

Check out Grand Canyon Youth and see how you can contribute, support, or participate!

Donate to the Alumni Scholarship Fund

Purchase a GCY Sun Hoody Here!

Meet Sarah Nelson-Founder and Executive Director of Protect Our Rivers

Follow them on Facebook AND Instagram!

Meet the Protect Our Rivers TEAM : "A collective force for river good!"

1. Sarah Nelson
2. Carter Freericks-Down River Equipment
   1. Environmental Education
   2. River Guide
   3. Marketer
3. Lindsey Mckissick -Highlands Ranch Backcountry Wilderness
4. Preston-Good River Beer
   1. Water Lawyer
   2. Beer Brewer
5. Scott Coe
   1. Cultivator Ads (Denver Colorado)

Protect Our River's 2021 GOAL for River Cleanups is to remove 20,000lbs of trash out of the Colorado Rivers this summer!! Thank you!!

--->Support the Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed!! Email Megan at [email protected] and Follow them on Social Media! @poudrewatershed
--->Support the Poudre River Fest! Visit Website and click on the link "Get Involved" and follow them on Social Media! @poudreriverfest

--->Attend the Festival! Save the Date! August 21st at New Belgium Brewery!

--->Shout out to Lara Smedley. The Poudre River Event Coordinator with her business Smedley Events

Meet Megan Maiolo-Heath

-Grew up in Monument, Colorado and always loved the outdoors

-Attended CU Boulder for her Undergrad in Psychology

-Attended University of Colorado Denver for her Masters in Public Administration

-Became a raft guide on Clear Creek. Where she developed her confidence, obsession and love for rivers

-After working in Ecuador, she realized there that she wanted to fight for the river

-Lives in Ft. Collins now

MEGAN'S NON PROFIT HISTORY/CONNECTION

-7 years ago Megan started working for Trees, Water & People Non Profit before landing at CPRW (Coalition for Poudre River Watershed)

-2012/2013 Hyde Park Fire happened which lead to creating the "Coalition for the Hyde Park Fire" to address post fire mitigation and restoration work. Trees, Water and People was the fiscal sponsor for that until they became the official Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed 501c3.

-She started as a board member for CPRW, later consulted and then at the end of 2020, she applied and got the Communications Outreach and Marketing Manager Position.

GET TO KNOW THE POUDRE RIVER WATERSHED

-Headwaters are at Poudre Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park

-3 Major Tributaries but the main stem comes out of RMNP

-Large area covers about 1900 sq/miles

-Upper Poudre has 75 miles of Wild & Scenic River

-Lower Poudre is designated as a National Heritage Area (for its importance in the development of the Western Water Law)

-Flows into the South Platte Basin (Greeley,CO)

-Covers so much terrain (Head waters up in the High Mountains of RMNP, to Poudre Canyon to Ft. Collins, to plains through Winsor, into Greeley and ending in the Platte River)

-Hard Working River providing so much water to agriculture and 300,000 people in the front range

Story behind the name- French Trappers caught in a snow storm back in the early 1800's. Stashed a bunch their stuff including their gunpowder...hence the name..."Cache Le Poudre". "Stash the Powder".

Native American History- was a meeting place for several tribes in the west. Learn more at PoudreHeritage.org

Other Non Profits helping protect the Poudre River

1. National Heritage Area- Managed by the Poudre Heritage Alliance
2. Save the Poudre- Focused on water infrastructure, dams and reservoirs
3. Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed (CPRW)- Focused on collaborative approach to Watershed management and Forest and River Restoration

CPRW-Mission to improve and maintain the ecological health of the Poudre River Watershed through "Community Collaboration"

REQUEST FROM THE CPRW

1. Learn more about your local watershed and water law!
2. Get involved! Support CPRW with your money, time and more education!
3. Practice Water Conservation
   1. Install a rain barrel
   2. Change out part of your lawn for xeriscape (check in and see if you can apply for a rebate!)
   3. Low flow toilets and shower heads (check in and see if you can apply for a rebate!)
4. Collaborate & Support the CPRW or the Poudre River with:
   1. In Kind Donations
   2. Donate
   3. Volunteer
   4. Give Percentage of Profits for one day, one product, or a new product

POUDRE RIVER FESTIVAL HISTORY & DETAILS

First festival was May of 2014 after the massive floods of 2013. Bring people together to better understand the river, celebrate and raise funds for flood, fo...