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2012.01
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Title: Mattole Watershed Alliance Collection
Dates: 1990s
Collection Number: 2012.01
Creator/Collector:
Dan Weaver as a member of the Mattole Watershed Alliance
Extent: .5 cubic foot
Repository:
Humboldt State University Library
Arcata, California 95521-8299
Abstract: In the early 1990s residents of the lower Mattole River (Humboldt County, CA) watershed created the Mattole Watershed Alliance
to work on improving Mattole River conditions toward the common goal of preserving populations of wild salmonids. The collection
provides information about the group's activities and the challenges that the initial goodwill and successes could not overcome.
The Alliance's goals, actions, and group process are described in "The Mattole Watershed Alliance: A Case Study of Community-Based
Consensus" by Brain, Meyer and Rafferty which is included in this collection.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research by appointment
Copyright has been transferred to Humboldt State University Library for the materials authored by the Mattole Watershed Alliance
and by Dan Weaver.
Mattole Watershed Alliance Collection. Humboldt State University Library
The collection was donated by Dan Weaver. First batch of materials delivered by Flora Brain in Spring 2011, after she had
used them for a class project. In February 2012, Mr. Weaver delivered the rest of the materials in his possession. In May
2012, Flora Brain donated a copy of a HSU class paper on behalf of herself and her two co-authors.
Scope and Content of Collection
In the early 1990s residents of the lower Mattole River watershed created the Mattole Watershed Alliance to work on improving
Mattole River conditions toward the common goal of increasing the populations of wild salmonids. The materials in this collection
provide information about the group's activities, publicity provided by local newspapers, and some notes pertaining to the
challenges that the initial goodwill and successes could not overcome. The Alliance's goals, actions, and group process are
described in "The Mattole Watershed Alliance: A Case Study of Community-Based Consensus" by Brain, Meyer and Rafferty which
is included in this collection.
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Mattole River Valley (Calif.) - History
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