Conservation Corner
Robert Farley – VP Conservation
Mission Statement
To provide conservation direction and leadership for Granite Bay Flycasters by promoting the protection of fisheries and water resources, and to stimulate participation, awareness, and education of our club members and the community regarding conservation efforts.
Conservation Monthly Message
Preserving, protecting and enhancing local waters are several of the club’s primary objectives. The pursuit of these objectives is the responsibility of the Conservation Committee. This committee is comprised of club members that attend quarterly Conservation Committee meetings. If you attend a Conservation Committee meeting, then you automatically become a member of this committee. Last year (2024) the Conservation Committee selected 5 groups that shared $10,000 which is visible on the ‘Current and Past Support’ Conservation web pages. This year’s donation amount will be determined following the annual dinner after proceeds are processed. The Conservation Committee will meet June 23 at Round Table Pizza in Granite Bay. More details can be found in the Conservation Meeting calendar event. Please register on the member calendar for the June 23 Conservation meeting so that we can have a head count to make sure that we have a large enough meeting room to hold all participants.
The committee met in March to review a list of potential conservation donation candidates. This list was based on the groups that had received donations in the past. We reviewed the attributes of each candidate. These attributes included:
- the candidate’s revenues
- their expenditures
- the types of projects they undertake and where these projects were or will be performed
We were able to gather the necessary financial information for the vetting candidates using this IRS website:
Here is the list of candidates that the Ad Hoc Committee recommends that the Conservation Committee start with at the June meeting:
- California Trout – https://caltrout.org/
- Trout Unlimited – Truckee River chapter – https://www.tu.org/chapters/california/truckee-river/
- Save the American River Association (SARA) – https://www.sarariverwatch.org/
- Friends of Auburn Ravine – https://www.auburnravine.org/
- South Yuba River Citizens League – https://yubariver.org/
- Northern California Council of the Federation of Fly Fishers (NCCFFI) – https://www.nccffi.org/
- Independence lake – https://www.truckeedonnerlandtrust.org/independence-lake-preserve
- Dry Creek Conservancy – https://drycreekconservancy.org/
To all Granite Bay members – please feel free to suggest other groups we should consider for donations by emailing the recommendation to the VP of Conservation (Robert Farley). The email should contain the name of the proposed candidate and its website. Email address is conservation@gbflycasters.org. If a club member suggests a candidate, then that member should be ready to explain why that group should receive a donation (i.e., be an advocate for that candidate). It is important the website be identified so the group can be researched. Cutoff date for new candidate suggestions is June 1, 2025.
Upcoming Conservation Events
Articles on Conservation Related Topics
by Mel Odemar, former VP Conservation
– A Closer Look at the Delta Tunnels (September 2015)
– Saving the Salmon (October 2015)
– “Wicked Problems” (November 2015)
– Fish Introductions to California (December 2015)