Thanks to all who made donations to our Scholarship Challenge. Because of your generosity and support we have matched our goal and will be adding $15,000.00 to our Scholarship Fund. These monies will go a long way in our efforts to provide financial assistance to those pursuing careers in fisheries science, aquatic ecology and related fields that someday might benefit all of us.
Since the inception of the Scholarship Fund in 2002 the Foundation has awarded 11 scholarships, totaling $29,000. Ten of the scholarship recipients were students pursuing advanced degrees and in 2012 the first award was granted to an undergraduate at Oregon State University.
The graduate projects have included studies in the areas of fish migration patterns, the importance of streamside vegetation, genetic identification of patterns of migration, and salmonid fry maturation. Some of these studies will be of great importance as biologists begin to study the effects / success of the recently installed fish passage facility at Soda Springs Dam.
As you are considering your year-end charitable contributions, the Foundation’s Board of Directors hope you will consider donating and helping us achieve this important funding goal. Any contributions should be identified as restricted to the Scholarship Fund.
Contributions can be made securely online by following this link.
