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2009 Salmon Camp Research Teams   SCRT Spring Break - March 22-28, 2009 The 2009 spring break trip will be taking students to Oregon State University and the Oregon coast around Newport. We will start off by touring OSU and learning about the natural resources programs they have to offer. Then we will spend the next two days at the Oregon Hatchery Resource Center. While there we will be taking part in two different research projects. One dealing with trout eggs, and one dealing with tagging salmon fry. There will also be some macroinvertebrate study. On Wednesday we will leave the Hatchery research center and travel down to the Hatfield Science Center. A tour and an explanation of research projects will happen there. The next day will be spent exploring the Oregon Coast Aquarium and Yaquina Head. Friday we will spend with a member of the Siletz tribe, who will be taking us out to do some fish shocking, invertebrate work, and work with their lamprey projects. We will also be visiting their hatchery. High School Programs June 21-July 2, 2009 Location: Idaho Students will have the opportunity to work with scientists of the Nez Perce in different disciplines, including the Bio Control Center, the Nez Perce Hatchery, and the Forestry department. In addition, students will spend a few days at the University of Idaho getting familiar with the Native American Student Services as well as the College of Natural Resources. Also on this trip, students will spend a few days backpacking to scenic hot springs. July 5-July 16, 2009 Location: Oregon Students will have a variety of experiences on this trip including work with the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. They will also work with various scientists in the field and potentially participating in some restoration and/or data collection. This trip culminates in a 3-day raft trip on the lower Deschutes River. July 26-Aug 6, 2009 Location: Northern California Students will spend a week with the staff at Rock Creek Ranch participating in a research training program.  During this time, students will learn the ins-and-outs of data collection in the field and will then get to apply their knowledge during a snorkel survey of salmon. This trip will then move to Humboldt State University where students will get a chance to learn about natural resource management programs. Finally, the trip concludes with a visit tot he Yurok tribe where students will be working with their fisheries departments. August 9-20, 2009 Location: Washington This trip will start with a visit to the University of Washington's Pack Forest. Students will have the opportunity to work with the Nisqually Tribal Fisheries Department doing stream surveys. From there, the trip will visit the University of Washington to learn about their natural resource management programs. A three-day backpacking trip then follows in Olympic National Park.  Our trip will conclude with visits to the Elwha Tribal Fish Hatchery, the Makah Tribal Fisheries, and a tour of the Makah Museum.