Upper level managers of Trinity River Restoration Program agencies and tribes participated in a series of workshop panels on July 13-14, 2005, to address important policy issues, including rate of implementation, sources of funding, and Klamath – Trinity coordination. After celebrating recent accomplishments at several field locations, panelists reviewed progress on floodplain structure modifications that will allow higher flows, channel rehabilitation actions needed to create more juvenile salmon rearing habitat, and critical requirements for the science program. Participants were challenged to identify innovative ways to advance all aspects of the TRRP Record of Decision.

Opening remarks by Executive Director, Doug Schleusner. Principals seated at the front table (left to right) include: Trinity County District 3 Supervisor Roger Jaegel; USFS Pacific Southwest Regional Forester Bernie Weingardt; National Marine Fisheries Service Regional Administrator Rod McInnis; Hoopa Valley Tribal Fisheries Director Mike Orcutt (not yet seated, representing Chairman Marshall); Fish and Wildlife Service California/Nevada Operations Office Manager Steve Thompson; Yurok Tribe, Troy Fletch (representing Chairman McConnell); Bureau of Reclamation Mid-Pacific Regional Director Kirk Rodgers; California Department of Fish and Game Director Ryan Broddrick; (not visible) California Department of Water Resources Northern District Chief Dwight Russell.
Joe Riess, civil engineer on the TRRP staff, gives overview of Hocker Flat channel rehabilitation project at the first of three stops on the field tour.
Ribbon cutting at Poker Bar bridge by (from left to right) Tom Stokely, Kirk Rodgers, Ryan Broddrick, Homeowner Association Co-Presidents Jim Casebolt and Averil Carmona, and Ed Solbos.