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Volume XXXIII, Number 2, Summer 2024 (6.0 Mb PDF) Watersheds: Monitoring, Surveying, & Restoration Planning - Updates from the Trinity County Fire Safe Council - Forest Health Projects this Summer - Bar 717 Environmental Camp - Weaverville Certified Farmers’ Market - Botany Technicians Keep Revegetation Projects Thriving! - Weaverville Summer Day Camp - TCRCD Roads Crew Projects this Summer - TRRP: On Fish, and Fire

Volume XXXIII, Number 1, Spring 2024 (5.5 Mb PDF) Dispatches from the TCRCD Roads Program - The Trinity County Fire Safe Council Year in Review - A Busy Year for Our Botany Team - Dispatches from our GIS Department - Hazardous Fuel Reduction - Watersheds: Year in Review - A Year of Education and Outreach at the Trinity County RCD - Trinity River Restoration Program 2023 Summary

Volume XXXII, Number 3, Fall - Winter 2023-24 (11 Mb PDF) Forest Health - Hazard Mitigation Mapping - 2023 Environmental Camp at Bar 717 Ranch - Salmon Meets Harvest Festival - Arundo donax Removal - Summertime Salmon - Winter 2023 Roads Projects - Trinity County Fire Safe Council - TRRP: Flow Variability in the Trinity River

Volume XXXII, Number 2, Summer 2023 (5 Mb PDF) A New Forestry Division in Our Forest Health Department - Trinity County Hazard Mitigation Plan Update - TCRCD Summer Roads Report - Weaver Basin Trail System Mapping Update - Weaver Summer Day Camp - Fleming Family Donation - Moon Lee Ditch gets a Pipe! - TRRP: Thermal Ecology of the Trinity River

Volume XXXII, Number 1, Spring 2023 (5.8 Mb PDF) 2022 Expenditures & Revenues - Dispatches from the TCRCD Roads Program - That’s a Wrap: Slate Creek Revegetation - Hazardous Fuel Reduction - Trinity County Fire Safe Council - Watershed - A Year in Review - Miles Raymond & Charlie Curtin: GrizzlyCorps Fellows - Trinity River Restoration Program 2022 Summary

Volume XXXI, Number 4, Winter 2022-23 (2.6 Mb PDF) Celebrating Greg Lowden - Arundo Donax Removal - Welcome New Staff: Annyssa & Duncan - Meet the Grizzley Corp: Miles & Charlie - Beaver Modeling for the Upper Trinity Watershed - Fire Education in Our Local Classrooms - TRRP: Oregon Gulch Rehabilitation

Volume XXXI, Number 3, Fall 2022 (2.5 Mb PDF) Forest Health Cleanup of the Junction City Park - Mapping Trinity County Evacuation Zones - 2022 Environmental Camp at Bar 717 Ranch - Road-Related Sediment Reduction - Young Family Ranch - Weaverville Community Forest - Trinity County Fire Safe Council - Trinity River Restoration Program

Volume XXXI, Number 2, Summer 2022 (5.8 Mb PDF) It’s About Dam Time: Beaver Dam Analogs in Trinity County - Rare Plant Surveys on the Shasta Trinity National Forest - 2022 Trinity River Summer Snorkel Dives - 2022 Weaverville Summer Day Camp - Young Family Ranch Corner - Weaverville Community Forest Corner - Trinity County Fire Safe Council Corner - Trinity River Restoration Program: Cold Water Pools on the Trinity River

Volume XXXI, Number 1, Spring 2022 (3.8 Mb PDF) 2021 Expenditures & Revenues - Watershed Monitoring and Community-Led Conservation - Restoration with Native Plants - Young Family Ranch and Native Plant Nursery - Wildfire Preparedness and Mitigation - Wildfire Recovery - Public Education with Youth & Adults - Planning and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) - Trinity River Restoration Program 2021 Summary

Volume XXX, Number 4, Winter 2021-22 (6 Mb PDF) Forests, Fires, and Carbon: Burning Questions Answered - Weaverville Summer Day - Sponsor a Camper! - 2022 Upper Trinity River Watershed Assessment & Management Plan - Updates from the Native Plant Nursery - Free Technical and Financial Assistance for Conservation on Your Land - CalRecycle Farm and Ranch Clean-up Project in Hayfork - Trinity County GIS Data Download Portal - Accepting Applications for Natural Resources Scholarship - GIS in Trinity County Crossword - TRRP FAQ on Tribal Fishing Nets

Volume XXX, Number 3, Fall 2021 (8.6 Mb PDF) Trinity County Fire History - Fuel Reduction in Trinity County - Meet the Forest Health Crew - Weaverville Summer Day Camp - Linda Land Grand Opening - Road Recovery in the August Complex Burn Area - Meet Nicole & Bethany, GrizzlyCorps Fellows - TRRP Flow Variability in a Regulated River System

Volume XXX, Number 2, Summer 2021 (9.5 Mb PDF) Wildfire Season is Here - Up-To-Date Wildfire Information - What can Trinity County RCD offer? - Environmental Education with Local Youth - Environmental Education Week - Trinity County RCD through the GIS lens - Weaverville Community Forest Strategic Plan Update - Hayfork Pollinator Project - TRRP Fish Population Monitoring

Volume XXX, Number 1, Spring 2021 (4.5 Mb PDF) New 2020 Funding by Source & Project Type - Behind the scenes of the Trinity County RCD - Grizzly Corps - Fire: Planning & Recovery - Hazardous Fuel Reduction - Active Transportation Planning & GIS - Community Forest and Weaver Creek Projects - Gemmill Thin and Road Improvements - Plants, plants, and more native plants! - Education and the Young Family Ranch - Administration - TRRP 2020 Summary Report

Volume XXVIIII, Number 4, Winter 2020-2021 (6.6 Mb PDF) Restoring Trinity Bristle Snail Habitat - Applications for Natural Resources Scholarship - Young Family Ranch Community Land Trust - Trinity River Spotlight ~ Snowmelt in Streams - Hayfork Transition Community Project - Fuel Reduction Along Trinity County Roadways - Supporting Trinity County’s Active Transportation - Weaverville Community Forest Committee Meetings: Lessons Learned - Trinity Children’s Forest - TRRP Informed, Structured Decision Making

Volume XXVIIII, Number 3, Summer - Fall 2020 (7 Mb PDF) Citizen Science & Monarch Butterfly Conservation - Trinity County: pollinator wonderland - Adapting to an Unpredictable Year - Assistance Available to Fire Impacted Landowners - Community Forest Management & Strategic Plan Update - Salmon Season - Virtual Education Opportunities - River Discovery Game - 2020 Trinity River Clean-Up - Monitoring Salmon in the Klamath-Trinity Watershed - Trinity Tracks Guidebook - TRRP Dutch Creek Channel Rehabilitation Project

Volume XXVIIII, Number 2, Spring 2020 (11 Mb PDF) 2019 Annual Report, New Funding and Sources - Forests and Watersheds - Staff - Road-Related Sediment Reduction Projects - Revegetation and Native Plant Nursery - GIS / Information Technology - Education and Outreach - Young Family Ranch - Administration - TRRP Annual Report

Volume XXVIIII, Number 1, Winter 2019-2020 (8.7 Mb PDF) 2020 TCRCD Annual Events - Trinity River Release Schedule - Ascend Wilderness Summer Hikes - Weaverville Summer Day Camp - CWPP 2020 Update - Trinity County Fire History Map - Environmental Education Links - TRRP Revegetation

Volume XXVIII, Number 4, Fall 2019 (5 Mb PDF) Fuel Reduction Crews Working Hard - Natural Resources Scholarship Fund - District Road Projects - Environmental Education - Trinity River Annual Events - TRRP Junction City Restoration Project

Volume XXVIII, Number 3, Summer 2019 (7 Mb PDF) Weaverville Community Forest - District Scholarship Winner - Welcome Amelia Fleitz - The Young Family Ranch - Weaverville Summer Day Camp - Trinity County is an outdoor classroom - Summer Road Projects - Fuels Reduction Projects - 2019 Trail Work - Trinity River Tributaries Gap and Trend Analysis - Trinity River News

Volume XXVIII, Number 2, Spring 2019 (7.4 Mb PDF) 2018 Annual Report, New Funding and Sources - Welcome Charlie Holthaus and Farewell to Donna Rupp - Forests and Watersheds - Road-Related Sediment Reduction Projects - Revegetation and Native Plant Nursery - GIS / Information Technology - Education and Outreach - Young Family Ranch - Administration - TRRP 2018 Annual Report

Volume XXVIII, Number 1, Winter 2018-2019 (11.6 Mb PDF) Carr Fire Impacts to Grass Valley Creek - District Manager’s Corner - Big French Creek Slide Revegetation - More Kids in the Woods - 2019 Plant and Seed Exchange - TRRP: Wildfire and Salmon Streams - The Art of River Science - River Days - Green Algae in the Trinity River

Volume XXVII, Number 4, Fall 2018 (6 Mb PDF) Trinity County Fire Safe Council: 20 Years of Advocacy - Fuels Reduction Projects - District Managers Corner - 2018 Camps - Trinity Bike Park and Trails - 2018 Road-Related Projects - 2000/2016 District Road Projects in the South Fork - Annual Trinity River Salmon Festival - Trinity River in the Spotlight - TRRP: Salmon Spawning Season

Volume XXVII, Number 3, Summer 2018 (3.8 Mb PDF) District Managers Corner - 2018 TCRCD Scholarship Winner - Trails Update - Bowerman Barn - Young Family Ranch - Education and Outreach - Rekindling Fire Wisdom - TRRP: Salmon Habitat - Trinity County Water Use: Ideas for Conservation

Volume XXVII, Number 2, Spring 2018 (2 Mb PDF) 2017 Year in Review - New Projects by Funding Source & Project Type - The Young Family Ranch - Forests and Watersheds - Revegetation Projects - Road-related Sediment Reduction Projects - Geospatial Information Technology - Education and Outreach Administration - TRRP Annual Report

Volume XXVII, Number 1, Winter 2017-2018 (2.6 Mb PDF) Your Local Conservation District - Welcome Elizabeth Sandoval - TCRCD Conservation Scholarship Fund - Jesse Cox Recieves Leadership Award - Plant and Seed Exchange 2018 - Cleaning up our Forests - Water Conservation in 2018 - Investing in the Trinity River Watershed - Reducing Sediment in the South Fork Trinity River Watershed - Wanted: Noxious Weed - Arundo Donax

Volume XXVI, Number 4, Fall 2017 (2.5 Mb PDF) Rose Owens Retires from Board - District Summer Roads Projects - 2017 Environmental Camp - 2017 Trinity River Salmon Festival - Trinity River Tributary Snorkel Surveys - West Weaver Creek Channel and Floodplain Rehabilitation Project

Volume XXVI, Number 3, Summer 2017 (2.8 Mb PDF) 2017 Environmental Education and Outreach - 2017 Scholarship Winners - 9th Annual Plant and Seed Exchange - Be Prepared for Wildfire Season - Weaverville Community Forest Roundup - Patrick Flynn Joins TCRCD Staff - Restoring Salmon Habitat

Volume XXVI, Number 2, Spring 2017 (2.6 Mb PDF) New Projects by Funding Source - New Projects by Type - Native Plants and Vegetation - Road-related Sediment Reduction Projects - Forests and Watersheds - Education and Outreach - Young Family Ranch - Information Technology - Trinity River Restoration Program - TCRCD Administration

Volume XXVI, Number 1, Winter 2016 - 2017 (3.7 Mb PDF) Community Wildfire Protection Plan Update - Monitoring Post-Burn Revegetation - Revegetation at Highway 3 Slide Site - Trinity River Watershed Council Expands - Funds Available for Forest Management - Plant and Seed Exchange - Environmental Restoration River Flows

Volume XXV, Number 4, Fall 2016 (2.5 Mb PDF) Dubakella Grow Site Reclamation - Young Family Ranch Fundraiser - October Spawning Day at Lewiston Hatchery - District Manager's Corner - Trinity River Salmon Festival - Environmental Camp - Weaverville Community Forest Firewood Sale - District Welcomes Ian Erickson - Road-related Watershed Restoration Projects - Bucktail Rehab Project on the Trinity River

Volume XXV, Number 3, Summer 2016 (2 Mb PDF) Chico Area Boy Scouts Help Community Forest - 2016 BBQ & Brews Fundraiser - 2016 Weaverville Summer Day Camp - Covington Mill Area Fuels Reduction Project - Wood-Strewn Rivers Benefit Fish

Volume XXV, Number 2, Spring 2016 (1.6Mb PDF) Forest Health and Fuels Reduction - Native Habitat Restoration - Road-related Sediment Reduction Projects - New Projects 2015 - New Pavilion at Young Family Ranch - Education and Outreach - Recreation - Geographic Information System/Information Technology - TRRP Partnership Activities - TCRCD Administration

Volume XXV, Number 1, Winter 2016 (2.9Mb PDF) Weaverville Community Forest Update - District Manager's Corner - TCRCD & USFS Joint Effort to Control Scotch Broom in Junction City - Trinity County Collaborative: Moving Projects Forward - CWPP Update Planning - Free Chipping Offered for Fuels Reduction Projects - 5C Road Inventory and Water Reliability Programs - TRRP: Environment Responds to Upper Douglas City River Rehab

Volume XXIV, Number 3, Fall 2015 (2.5Mb PDF) CWPP Update - Congrats on Successful WEMBO Race - 2015 Salmon Festival - 2015 Summer Day Camp - 2015 Environmental Camp - District Field Season Round-Up - County-wide Clean up Comes to a Close - Why add gravel & wood to the river?

Volume XXIV, Number 2, Summer 2015 (2.8Mb PDF) NRCS Working with Property Owner - TCRCD Scholarship Winner - Cleaning up Off Highway Vehicle Routes - TCRCD Welcomes Two New Employees - 2015 Fun in the Field - IMBA Workshops in April - District Benefits from New Greenhouse - Trinity River – Why do the flows change in summer?

Volume XXIV, Number 1, Spring 2015 (1.6Mb PDF) Forest Health and Fuels Reduction - Native Habitat Restoration - Road-related Sediment Reduction Projects - New Projects 2014 - New Pavilion at Young Family Ranch - Education and Outreach - Recreation - Geographic Information System/Information Technology - TRRP Partnership Activities - TCRCD Administration

Volume XXIII, Number 3, Fall 2014 (2.4Mb PDF) Trails Program Update - Trinity County Drought Update - Trinity River Salmon Festival - 2014 Illicit Marijuana Grow Impacts - TCRCD Scholarship Fund - 2014 Summer and Fall Youth Outreach - Scotch Broom Control in Junction City - Prescribed Fire Aids Suppression Efforts - TRRP and the Community - TCRCD Scholarship Fund donation form

Volume XXIII, Number 2, Spring 2014 (1.8Mb PDF) Forest Health and Fuels Reduction - Native Habitat Restoration - Road-related Sediment Reduction Projects - New Projects 2013 - Grants to Young Family Ranch - Education and Outreach - Recreation - Geographic Information - System/Information Technology - TRRP Partnership Activities - TCRCD Administration

Volume XXIII, Number 1, Winter 2013 - 2014 (1.6Mb PDF) Beavers Provide Benefits - GIS at the District: A Brief History - UCCE Forestry and Natural Resources Adviser - New District Conservationist for NRCS - 30 Year Anniversary of the Trinity Alps Wilderness - Runoff : Slow it – Spread it – Sink it

Volume XXII, Number 4, Fall 2013 (1.6Mb PDF) Roads, Rain and Runoff - Students Connect with Outdoor Classes - Reading the Alphabet Soup - Weaver Basin Wetlands Benefit from New Partnership - 2013 Salmon Festival - Burnt Ranch All Lands Pilot Project - South Fork Trinity River Events Prescribed Burn Season Starts

Volume XXII, Number 3, Summer 2013 (2.6Mb PDF) Water Conservation Best Practices - Local Input Unique to TRRP - 2013 Weaverville Summer Day Camp - Noxious Weeds Facing Coordinated Attack - Explore Trinity! Hosted Hiking Series Kicks Off - Upcoming Trinity County Events - 2013 Salmon Festival

Volume XXII, Number 2, Spring 2013 (3.0Mb PDF) 2012 Annual Report - Weaverville Summer Day Camp - TRRP Current Events

Volume XXII, Number 1, Winter 2012-2013 (2.0Mb PDF) Our New Office Assistant, Tracy McFadin - Burnt Ranch Fire Safe Council Project - South Fork Basin Stewards - Plant Propagation Workshop Draws Crowd An Early Blooming Wildflower - Grants Improve Young Family Ranch - Our New Fiscal Manager, Julie Barcellona - District Manager's Corner

Volume XXI, Number 3, Fall 2012 (3.0Mb PDF) Trinity River Fish Counts - Environmental Camp - Indian Day - Hayfork High Wetland Project - 2012 Salmon Festival - New District Conservationist for NRCS - New Bridges in the Community Forest - Trinity County Community Agriculture

Volume XXI, Number 2, Summer 2012 (3.0Mb PDF) National Award Bestowed on Cynthia Tarwater - Alex Cousins Promoted to District Manager - TRRP Channel Rehabilitation - Young Family Ranch Spring Events - Hyampom Fuels Reduction - Orienteering Workshop

Volume XXI, Number 1, Sping 2012 (2.7Mb PDF) 2011 Annual Report - Weaverville Summer Day Camp - TRRP Current Events

Volume XX, Number 3, Winter 2011 - 2012 (3.9Mb PDF) Young Family Ranch - Environmental Camp - Salmon Festival - SF Noxious Weeds - SF Road Repair - Dist. Mngr's. Corner

Volume XX, Number 2, Fall 2011 (3.0Mb PDF) Large Wood Benefits River Life - New Ed. Specialist - New on tcrcd.net - SF Watershed Grant - Summer Day Camp - WCF Projects - Fire Safety - TRRP Logjam Symposium - Dist. Mngr's. Corner

Volume XX, Number 1, Summer 2011 (3.1Mb PDF) Floating Field Trip - Salmon Aquarium - Community Forest Project - WCF Map - Hands on the Land Event - Fly Fisherman Help Habitat - CWPP Plan Revised - Dist. Mngr's. Corner

Volume XIX, Number 4, Spring 2011 (3.5Mb PDF) 2010 Annual Report - TRRP Current Events

Volume XIX, Number 3, Fall 2010 ~ Winter 2011 (3.6Mb PDF) RCD/BLM Projects - Young Family Ranch Happenings - 2010 Salmon Festival - Enviro. Science Ed. Camp - Barker Valley Rd Culvert Upgrade - New WSP Members - 2010 TCRCD Staff - Dist. Mngr's. Corner

Volume XIX, Number 2, Summer 2010 (3.2Mb PDF) RCD/BLM Projects - TR Projects - NRCS Helps Landowners - Summer Day Camp - Rest. Project - Forestry Lecture - Weaverville Kiosk - Upcoming Events - Weed Removal - TC Fair - Dist. Mngr's. Corner

Volume XIX, Number 1, Spring 2010 (9.6Mb PDF) 2009 Annual Report - Summer Day Camp - TRRP Current Events

Volume XVIII, Number 4, Winter 2010 (2.7Mb PDF) CARCD Volunteer of the Year - Burn Days & Permits - New WSP Member - River Day - TRRP Efforts - CWPP Update - After School Monitoring - Group Hikes - Census - Summer Day Camp - Dist. Mngr's. Corner

Beginning with Conservation Almanac Volume 18, Number 4, we will no longer be converting the Almanac content to web pages. The online edition will be offered exclusively in Adobe PDF format. Our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.