Trout Unlimited
$7,800
 Additional Funding  by Starview Foundation 

Funds are requested for educator salaries, Caldera’s coordination, travel, and indirect costs for a project through which Trout Unlimited and Caldera will engage public school students from Central Oregon and urban youth from Portland, with the strong technical expertise for implementation of the restoration work from the Forest Service. Each student will have two field experiences available to study Link Creek and the Metolius River and support a project to improve habitat for Sockeye and spring Chinook salmon (seasonal field trips during fall, summer and spring provided). In the event a virtual learning option is required due to continued school closures, project proponents are committed to creating 3 seasonal virtual field experiences connected to the project. If conditions allow, students will be able to plant the access points along Link Creek after the wood placement is completed, and track how the habitat improves and is used by multiple species of salmon and trout, as well as additional wildlife in the area.

The Committee recommends funding this project for $7,800 with $1,000 less than requested to reduce the amount paid to Caldera.

Project Report