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Calendar of Klamath Basin related events

Calendar of Klamath Basin related events

If you or your organization have future dates you think would be of
interest, please let me know. Sarah@srrc.org

Additional information is below and you’ll find at the bottom of this
page- PLANNING AHEAD (dates for June and beyond)-

RAFTERS & KAYAKERS- Native American Tribes are recognized as
governmental sovereigns as nations within a nation by the United States.
Federal Indian Policy and trust responsibilities provide for the
protection and enhancement of Tribal resources and traditional freedoms.
Rafting and other river uses need to be carefully coordinated with the
Nat’l Forest and Tribal leaders in an effort to protect these trust
responsibilities. The 2nd largest Native American Tribe in CA, the Karuk
continue to practice traditional observances consistent with their
history. Unlike some public events conducted at other Native American
ceremony demonstrations, it is particularly critical for Karuk
ceremonialists to maintain their solitude and not be observed or
interrupted by non-participants. Karuk ceremonial activities include
prayers, meditation, fasting, cultural ceremonial dancing and arrow
shoots. Karuk river ceremonial observances are part of the Karuk World
Renewal events which enhance and provide for the well being of the Karuk
and the natural world. Interruptions to the ceremonies are thought to
create negative impacts on the world. Karuk prayer in native tongue has
been mocked by some floaters who did not understand the nature of
ceremonial observances. Intrusions by boisterous floaters have been very
disconcerting and not keeping with the ceremonial atmosphere. There have
been cases of rock throwing and name calling. In general, the whitewater
community has been marred by a few individuals who, either out of
ignorance or lack of respect, have demonstrated inappropriate behavior
toward the Karuk. The highly private nature of these traditional
practices require seclusion, quiet, and avoiding being observed by
non-participants. Members of the commercial whitewater community have
demonstrated considerable sacrifice, provided cooperation, and continue
to work closely with the KNF to regain the mutual respect for the
traditions of the Karuk people. The Karuk Tribe appreciates and is
encouraged that many river rafting companies who are going to such
lengths to avoid conflict or intrusion. We appreciate your willingness
and support to work with the KNF and to help the Karuk people restore
and maintain this important part of their religion and culture.
Thank you for honoring the 2007 traditional Karuk Indian Ceremonies.
Here are the Ceremony Dates and Locations so you can plan accordingly:
July 14- Please avoid Wingate Bar to Ferry Point all day - May launch at
Ferry Point at any time.
Quiet Zone - Please be respectful and quiet when in the following areas
on the corresponding dates:
July 15th - 18th - Please observe quiet zone between down stream edge of
Lizard's Head Camp (which is located approximately 1 ½ miles below Clear
Creek) and the up stream edge of Bullfrog Camp (1/2 mile up river of
Ferry Point access).
August 6th Evening - Please avoid camping at Ferry Point as the
ceremonies begin early the next day.
August 7th - August 16 - Please avoid the area below Wingate Bar River
Access to and including Ferry Point River Access and surrounding area.
This includes no camping or launching at Ferry Point during this time.
Wingate Access is open to camping and for take out purposes.
August 8th - Please avoid the Independence Bridge area until 1:00 PM.
This includes no floating by. May launch at the Independence River
Access after 1:00 PM.
August 17th - August 27th - Please avoid the Mouth of the Salmon River
Access.
August 26th - September 4th - Please avoid river areas south of the
Orleans Bridge, including Ullathorne River Access.
September 7th - 16th - Please avoid river areas south of Green Riffle to
and including the Ishi Pishi Falls area.

The KLAMATH-SISKIYOU ART CENTER has begun a series of Friday fundraising
efforts to get the word out about the art center building project and to
start the process of raising funds for the new art center site. Come
every Friday and help to build the art center and enjoy good food,
music, art and drinks from 4-6:30 pm on the Bigfoot corner. It’s a great
opportunity to check out the art show and show your support, see ya
there, Alan Crockett - Director, Klamath-Siskiyou Art Center 63633 HWY
96 Happy Camp, CA. 96039 530.493.5668 ksartcenter.org
PLEIN AIR Painting – in the fabulous OUTDOORS is a gift to your self.
You bring your own food, drink, art supplies, easel, and stool or
blanket – whatever you feel like carrying. Saturday schedules will be
created & posted. Tell Beth the specific locations & Saturdays you’d
like- 493-2249, chris@sisqtel.net
The art show at the Klamath-Siskiyou Art Center in Happy Camp hanging
thru May will be “KID ART 2”

Gyrokinesis is a non-weight bearing movement class that is based upong
the natural circles and spirals that the body naturally makes. The
movements help lengthen your spine, open your joints, and increase your
range of motion. The movements take place on low stools.
May 3rd – Willow Creek Fire Safe Council Community meeting, 7pm at
Willow Creek Community Services Building. Refreshments will be served!
Info- call Rebecca Cape 629-3297
May 4- 6th - Creating A Sustainable Ecological Culture: Lomakatsi
Restoration Project and White Oak Farm & Education Center present a
3-day participatory workshop, including practical applications of
Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Restoration Forestry, Ecological
Woodlot Stewardship, Permaculture, Small Diameter Utilization & Natural
Building White Oak Farm in Williams, Oregon. Leading indigenous cultural
practitioners, restoration ecologists, scientists and permaculture
designers will share valuable information about traditional ecological
practices, local ecology and current restoration forestry principles.
Explore Native American ecological techniques for cultivating viable
plant communities for use as food, basketry and weaving materials.
Practical hands-on experiences in the forest, woodlands and fields will
help restore and enhance forest and woodland resiliency, species
diversity, and site productivity. Join us to share ideas and skills that
can be applied to tending your own land in this fire-adapted ecosystem.
Topics and Skills shared will include: -Farming With Fire
-Basketry and Fish Traps from Fire Adapted Plants
-Restoring Fire Adapted Forests
-Oak Woodlands and Savannahs
-From the Forests to Natural Buildings
-Creating a Sustainable Ecological Culture-Permaculture and Wildland
Forest Cultivation
-Bringing Back the Salmon
-Multi-media instruction
Who Should Attend? Landowners, permaculture practitioners, forest
workers, environmental activists, teachers, sustainability enthusiasts,
public land managers, students, and anyone else interested in ecological
sustainability, responsible land stewardship and survival.
Registration Information: This action-packed participatory workshop
includes on-site camping and organic meals provided by the White Oak
Farm. The participation fee is $375 per person, if registered by April
1st, 2007. Add $50 for later registration. The latest time to register
is April 20 or when filled. Sign up soon, as space is limited. Partial
work-trade scholarships are available on a limited, sliding scale basis.
To register or for more information contact Jenny at Lomakatsi
Restoration Project 541-488-0208 or jenny@lomakatsi.org.
May 4th – Orleans Bigfoot Birding Friday evening free Slideshow, 7:30pm.
The evening slideshow will be led by Keith Slauson and will feature
amazing photos, songs, and calls of the birds that we hope to see and
hear on the Saturday walk.
May 5th - Bigfoot Bird Walk: Saturday morning, free, open to the public
and beginning at 7:30am at the Panamnik Building, 38150 HWY 96, in
Orleans. Keith Slauson, Pablo Herrera, Bob Claypole and Tom Leskiw from
the USFS will lead the bird walk through local riparian habitats. All
four have many years experience as expert birders leading trips for our
local Audubon Societies, bird festivals, as well as the Bigfoot Bird
Walk. Bring the whole family to hear and see our local migratory birds
as we celebrate their return. Binoculars will be available for loan and
spotting scopes will be setup for up-close views. For more information
contact Crescent Calimpong, Mid Klamath Watershed Council, 530.627.3202
or crescent@mkwc.org.
May 5th – Residential hazardous waste collection event, including
electronics at Black Butte Transfer Station - 10 am to 1:30 pm (if the
line is not long we will accept new cars until 2 p.m.) No business waste
is accepted during these events. Residents are strongly encouraged to
bring their waste in to any of these collection events.

May 5-19th - Wildland firefighting training is being offered by the
College of the Siskiyous. Courses are FTSC 93D and FTSC93E at the Yreka
campus.

May 6th - Botanical Walk with Wendell Wood, meet at Sandy Bar Ranch 10 am

May 14th – Chainsaw Safety workshop in Forks of Salmon 10am at the Forks
Community Club. Bring your chainsaw in good working order, your safety
equipment and a lunch. We will be covering some maintenance, a lot of
safety and the bucking and falling of small trees. RSVP info@srrc.org or
462-4665 as soon as possible because we will not do the workshop unless
there are 10 participants.
May 15 + 16th – Level 1 & 2 Fire Safety Refresher Course at the
Watershed Center in Sawyers Bar
May 19th - Residential hazardous waste collection event, including
electronics in Dorris - 8 am to 3 pm event being held behind the city
hall in Dorris.
May 19th - Willow Creek Fire Safe Council’s FIRE SAFE DAY FAIR in
commemoration of and preparation for Nat’l Wildland Fire Prevention
Month. Participation is free. Set up from 9-10 am, ending at 3 pm at
Veteran’s Park. Refreshments at the Welcome/Sign in table. 1st come/ 1st
serve for space at the fair. Bring your own tables and chairs and
displays. Will you need electricity? RSVP participation and to reserve
limited canopies: Willow Creek Fire Safe members; Rebecca Cape 629-3297,
or email rcape@verizon.net, or Ernie Shull 629-4828
May 25-28th - Salmon Run 2007 – Memorial Day weekend, Details TBA. The
Salmon Run contact is Melodie George at 625.4218 x38 or
mkgcarpenter@hotmail.com (contact for Mouth of Klamath to Weitchpec) or
Jillienne Bishop at 530.627.3202 or jillienne@mkwc.org (contact for
Weitchpec to Somes Bar).
May 25 -June 29th – Klamath Art Center in Happy Camp brings you Amanita
Mollier “From Sight to Silk” a showing of new silk paintings by Amanita
Mollier. Opening celebration is May 26th from 6-10 pm. Potluck, music
and food. Check out Amanita’s work on the art center website,
www.ksartcenter.org.
May 30th – DEADLINE to participate in DANCIN’ IN THE DUNES 2007 WORLD
MUSIC FESTIVAL a benefit for the Manila Community Center June 30th -
July 1st Attention Informational Booth Applicant: The Manila Community
Center would like to invite you to the 2nd Annual Dancin’ in the Dunes
festival and hope the following details and application form assist you
in becoming a wonderful addition to this year’s informational element.
One of the festival’s main goals is to provide a gathering that raises
awareness about sustainability, the environment, and our community
resources. Please read carefully the following setup information. Your
cooperation is greatly appreciated! Concert Time: Saturday June 30th and
Sunday July 1st 12 noon – 11:00 p.m. Grounds Open 11 a.m. Arrival Time
for Info Booths: 8:00-10:00 a.m. Saturday & Sunday Or Friday June 29th
12 a.m. – 9 p.m. (we encourage you to set up your booth on Friday to
avoid the rush on Saturday morning) COST: Free for Non-Profits or
collectives with a good message. Two festival passes for each day. Must
provide your own booth/setup. BOOTH/SPACE SET UP: Informational booth
spaces are 20’ x 10' to allow space for display and parking/camping. You
may bring tables, displays, canopy, etc. for your space. Manila
Community Center is not responsible for theft of goods! CAMPING: Booth
holders will be allowed to camp in the festival grounds near the
beautiful Manila Dunes for both Friday and Saturday
PLANNING AHEAD
June 1st – Hoopa Fish Faire, Hoopa Elementary School all day
June 1-30th - Opening reception: Friday, June 1, 5-8pm. Natural History,
Pastels of O. Chris Adams at the Headwaters Gallery, 84 Fourth St,
Ashland, Or (4th and C). For further info contact Theresa Ackerson,
541-482-4459, info@nccsp.org.
June 2-10th - National River Cleanup Week coordinated by American
Rivers. More info: nationalrivercleanup.org.
Stephen Most, author River of Renewal, of Myth and History in the
Klamath Basin will be doing a series of bookstore readings in Southern
Oregon the first week in June. The dates are June 2, 5 pm Sunriver Books
in Bend; June 3, 2 pm Bend Book Barn in Bend; June 6, 7:30 pm, 23rd
Avenue Books in Portland; June 7, 7:30 pm, Bloomsbury Books, Ashland.
For more info call (510) 548-3537
June 3rd - SRRC will be hosting a river cleanup workday. Meet at Forks
Community Club at 10am.
June 9th - Fishing Derby at Fish Lake
June 16th - Kelly Lake Fishing Derby
June 17th - Old Timer's Parade in Orleans, noon
June 23rd - Wild Rogue River Hike sponsored by Klamath-Siskiyou
Wildlands Center and Siskiyou Project as part of Oregon Wilds Wilderness
Week. Tumbling through the Siskiyou mountains before reaching the
Pacific Ocean, the Rogue River is one of the most stunning watersheds in
the United States. Learn how you can help protect the Wild Rogue
Wilderness for future generations to come. This is a moderate difficulty
hike, 5-7 miles roundtrip. We will be greeted by spring wild flowers and
birds. Be sure to bring lunch and water. Carpools leave the Gooseberries
Natural Foods parking lot (1533 NE F St.) in Grants Pass at 10am and
will meet at the Graves Creek Boat Ramp at 11am. Questions call
488-5789, 476-6648 for more details. Subject to change call to confirm
details.
June 30th - ARTWALK Call for displays – Klamath Knot Arts Council is
excited to sponsor the first community-involved Arts Project. Saturday,
from 4 to 7 PM businesses throughout Happy Camp are participating by
welcoming the public into their place, exhibiting art by local artists,
and offering refreshments to their guests. Each business will be
supplied with maps to hand out – the maps will give the locations of all
20+ businesses and information about themselves and their featured
artist(s). Out-of-town promotions will include newspaper articles,
postings, and maybe even Radio and TV ! The display details (walls,
paint, boards, lighting, sales, etc.) are decided between the business
owner and the artist, as well as how many days the exhibit will remain
on display. Any artwork sold owes no commission to the event sponsor.
It’s all FREE and designed to offer artists a fun, social opportunity to
exhibit their craft! We encourage all artists to participate ~ please
contact your favorite business, tell a Board member see Ticket list
above, or call our voicemail 493-2525 and we’ll make arrangements for you.
June 30th - July 1st - DANCIN’ IN THE DUNES 2007 WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL a
benefit for the Manila Community Center. See the info for May 30th.

July 1st - Kalmiopsis Wildlands Hike in celebration of Oregon Wild's
Wilderness Week. Led by Al Collinet of the Curry Section Sierra Club and
Bob Dale of Siskiyou Project. Venture from Red Mountain to Chetco Lake
deep in the Kalmiopsis Wilderness. Here's an opportunity to enjoy
wonderful views of the rugged Siskiyou Mountains. Learn about the
Siskiyou Project's proposal for a Siskiyou Wild Rivers National
Preserve. Round trip hike is 8 1⁄2 miles with a total elevation gain of
1312 feet. Meet at the Event Center at 7:45am in Gold Beach or at the
Coastal Cardiology, 412 Alder St at 8:30am in Brookings. Drive to the
trailhead takes about 2 hours. Bring a sack lunch, plenty of water, and
sturdy footwear (hiking boots with good tread on the soles is advised).
An electrolyte drink or extra water is recommended as this could be a
warm day. For questions, Al Collinet at or 541-412-8444 or Bob Dale
541-476-6648

July 19th - Upper Klamath Basin Working Group: at the Klamath County
Courthouse in Klamath Falls

July 22 – 26th - Biennial Coastal Zone Conference: Brewing Local
Solutions to Your Coastal Issues – Coastal Zone 07 – Portland, Oregon
This conference is a great opportunity for the west coast to continue
the conversations and information sharing from this month’s California
and the World Ocean Conference. In addition, it’s another opportunity
for California to showcase its coastal management issues and local
solutions. You are invited to submit an abstract of 250 words or less
for one or more of the many sessions planned for the conference. All
abstracts must be submitted by Friday, October 6, 2006, via the on-line
submission form at www.csc.noaa.gov/cz/.
Sessions will be organized around the following conference themes:
o Restoring coastal habitats
o Understanding coastal hazards
o Applying ocean observing technologies
o Conserving our coastal heritage
o Promoting regional sediment strategies
o Managing as if ecosystems matter
o Developing new energy resources
o Creating livable coastal communities
o Applying science to decisions
o Understanding social economic drivers
o Protecting and restoring water quality
o Educating and involving communities
o Creating resilient coastal communities
The biennial Coastal Zone conference, now in its fifteenth edition, is
the largest international gathering of ocean and coastal management
professionals in the world. Nearly 1,000 people attend, representing
federal, state, and local governments, academia, nonprofit
organizations, and private industry. The conference gives these
attendees a platform to discuss the issues facing our world’s coasts and
oceans and a forum for discovering new strategies and solutions.
July 25-26th - Salmon River Spring Chinook/Summer Steelhead population Dives
July 27th - River Summit 10 am, Panamnik Building in Orleans
July 27th -28th – Jammin’ for the Salmon, a celebration of the Spring
Chinook


August 13-17th - Geomorphic and Ecological Fundamentals for River and
Stream Restoration: at the Sagehen Creek Field Station near Lake Tahoe,
Ca. The course is ideal for anyone responsible for managing and
restoring rivers and streams, including those who have previously taken
short courses in the field, as this course offers insights and
approaches unlike those typically taken in many restoration projects
today. Practitioners and agency staff responsible for reviewing
restoration proposals will benefit from the high caliber of instruction
and direct link to current research. This course is a good choice for
those seeking an understanding of process-based river restoration in
contrast to the form-based projects commonly implemented. And this
course is unique in offering the opportunity to learn from such an
extensive and growing data set of post-project appraisals of restoration
projects, and to learn how to conduct effective post-project monitoring.
The number of participants is limited to 26 to provide many
opportunities for one-on-one instruction. More information:
http://www.esice.org/geomorph.htm

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