Illustration
Friends of Auburn Ravine
Illustration
Project details
What we need
- A high-resolution digital version of an illustration that can be used across multiple channels (web, print, and/or merchandising)
Additional details
We need someone to create illustrations for a narrative poem so it could be printed in book form. The poem is titled "Battle at the Dam". It is about salmon. It is about 500 words long. If made into an illustrated book, the book might be about 20 pages long. If you are interested, let me know and I will send you the text. I have not been able to find a way to post it in this Catchafire system.
What we have in place
- We currently have the poem, which should make it easy for you to get started. We also have photos of some scenes referred to in the poem, and the ability to provide any other information you need.
How this will help
This project will save us $4,212 , allowing us to keep our other projects going.
Educate youth. Help people engage at an emotional level in projects to save wild salmon.
Project plan
Posted by
James H.
President
Our mission
Friends of Auburn Ravine seeks to improve the health of our local watersheds in western Placer and southern Sutter Counties. Our coordinated/collaborative process is based on information obtained from scientific studies and reliable documented observations. We apply the concept of reconciliation ecology to maintain and improve the diversity of wildlife in such a way that human uses of the landscape can continue and sustainable solutions can be developed for the benefit of all.
What we do
Our present projects include:
Analyzing water diversions for practical, cost-effective modifications to maintain efficient water delivery to agriculture, and improve salmon migration.
Identifying floodplain re-connection opportunities to reduce flood risk, and increase rainy-season habitat for juvenile salmon and other wildlife.
Operation of a video system to provide a scientific basis for habitat improvement proposals by counting
salmon and steelhead each season as they migrate up Auburn Ravine to spawn.
A DNA study to establish the genetic heritage of Auburn Ravine salmon.
Supporting a project to replace Hemphill Dam with a new system that will allow continued water
deliveries, and ensure unimpeded passage for salmon and steelhead.
Investigating options for reconfiguration of the Cross Canal to reduce flood risk, and improve habitat for juvenile salmon and other wildlife.
Projects that we hope to start soon:
Surveying the extent of salmon and steelhead migration so habitat improvement resources can be
focused on cost-effective projects.
Planning a PIT tag study of trout and steelhead to understand their local distribution and lifecycle.
Investigating options for late-winter rearing of salmon and steelhead in seasonally-fallowed fields in the lower reaches of Auburn Ravine and Raccoon Creek.
