Points, Redux
IMHO, several persons passion and remarks about Jarvis/YOA appear to be over the top. For the point in time where this project was, accusatory remarks/rhetoric weren't timely and, if continued, won't contribute to cooperation on the part of project participants or to a positive result.
Working with people and/or organizations on a project involves making a collaborative effort and shouldn't have participants stating: "....My fight is to keep YOA out of the picture...." before gaining a complete understanding of what part YOA will play. That's divisive and raises the question of what the real motive behind it is; benefit of fisheries or exact some measure of punishment (or whatever) from YOA After all, SYRCL has agreed to work with WA and YOA (both of which have been at odds with SYRCL in the past).
Further, it's a bit hypocritical to say, on one hand, we're participating in a project to restore Salmon/Steelhead runs in the Yuba and only rant about YOA offenses, imagined access issues or excluding YOA. Doesn't paint a very good picture of us, does it....
Passion is a wonderful thing when justified and shown at the appropriate point in time. IMHO, this was/is not justified nor the appropriate point in time. As far as what has been reported, nothing in this project is chiseled in stone, yet. Let's hear from YOA before condemning their effort in the project.
As I've said before I do not condone past behavior of YOA employees and these incidents of harassment caused by YOA employees are unfortunate but have apparently ceased (according to nightgoat). I've encountered something similar on the North Fork Yuba below highway 49 where gold claims are regularly defended at gun point. Other than myself, haven't heard anyone complain about that. My solution is I don't go back there to fish. Once again I'm sayin', get over it.
It's time to put all of this behind us and work for the common good of the fishery.
Last edited by Darian; 12-11-2009 at 05:24 PM.
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