Saturday, October 19

Feather River Floating Classroom

Come watch Chinook Salmon spawning from a raft and learn about research and restoration efforts from experts who work on the Feather River.

Agenda

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Check in and pick up life jacket

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM

Introductory and Safety Presentations

California Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC)

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Salmon Spawning Rafting Tour with Feather River Fisheries Research Scientists

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Shuttle bus to return to the Feather River Fish Hatchery

About this event

• Event lasts 2 hours 15 minutes
• Free venue parking

The Feather River Floating Classroom was developed by the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) to improve community awareness of research and restoration projects within the Feather River watershed. All rafting tours are led by DWR Environmental Scientists who specialize in Feather River Fisheries Research and include an electric shuttle bus to return participants to the hatchery.

~ 2024 FEATHER RIVER FLOATING CLASSROOM ~

Please arrive 15 minutes early to park and use the restroom prior to walking to meet under the Table Mountain Blvd. historic green bridge. Then, please check in and pick up your life jacket promptly at your event time!

Rafts will depart from beneath the green bridge at the Feather River Fish Hatchery as soon as introductory and safety talks are completed. Rafts will leave without you if you're late!

An expert DWR Environmental Scientist will lead each tour, assisted by Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission Fisheries Biologists who will guide the rafts and answer any questions while underway.

The guided tour will end at Bedrock Park, where an electric shuttle bus will be waiting to return everyone to the hatchery.

The entire Feather River Floating Classroom tour will take 2 hours and 15 minutes, including the return shuttle to the hatchery.

Each registered guest MUST be willing and able to:

1. Complete online DocuSign form that will be emailed following registration acknowledging potential risks (tickets will be cancelled if not completed within 3 days);
2. Navigate steep hills, rocky and/or muddy terrain, and slippery rocks;
3. Dress in suitable clothing and shoes to walk in water ;
4. Wear a provided life jacket when near the water and on rafts;
5. Bring sun, wind, and/or rain protection (depending on forecast) and a plastic or stainless steel (non-glass) water bottle to stay hydrated;
6. Cancel ticket(s) promptly if you learn you cannot attend so another person or group will be able to participate.

Park in the east (lower) parking lot at the Feather River Fish Hatchery and walk along the fish ladder to check in under the green historic bridge at the start of the tour.

TICKET DETAILS

Floating Classroom tickets are reserved on a first-come, first-served basis with up to 4 free tickets available per unique registration. If you have a big family, multiple adults from the same family can reserve tickets for the same trip as long as tickets are available. However, there is no guarantee that everyone will be on the same raft.

Ages 5 and up only. Everyone will be fitted with a Coast Guard approved Type III personal flotation device. Please read the FAQs to determine which size you will need.

There is a waitlist for full events. If your plans change, please cancel your tickets as soon as possible so they can be transferred to the next person on the waitlist.

All registered participants, or the legal guardians of participating minors, are required to ALSO submit the online acknowledgement of the potential risks form accurately via DocuSign within 3 days (72 hours) of registering for tickets. Otherwise, ticket(s) will be returned to Eventbrite OR transferred to the next person on the waitlist.

ONLY the person who registers for tickets will receive an email with a copy of the REQUIRED Acknowledgement of Risk form link via DocuSign. Please forward the confirmation email that contains this link to all adults (and/or parents of children) that you register and ensure the forms are signed within 3 days of registering or ticket(s) will be forfeited.

Your feedback is vitally important and offers the best way to improve these educational tours. Thank you for taking the time to complete the online survey that will be emailed to you after your Feather River Floating Classroom tour!

The Feather River Floating Classroom program was developed by the California Department of Water Resources to provide information about water operations, the salmon life cycle, conservation of native species, and ongoing research and restoration efforts. Fisheries scientists guide each tour and provide opportunities for in-depth discussions.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HATCHERY TOURS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Fish Hatchery Tours are booked separately and all participants are encouraged to explore the Feather River Fish Hatchery when you can.

• Guided tours are available on a first-come, first-serve basis every Monday - Friday, beginning in mid-September through early November (please call 530-534-2306).

• Self-guided walking tours are available 7 days a week (pick up brochures with a map at the Feather River Fish Hatchery, 5 Table Mountain Blvd. in Oroville, or at the Lake Oroville Visitor Center).

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

In combination, both tours will provide a deeper understanding of the complex life cycle of Central Valley Chinook Salmon, management challenges facing threatened spring-run Chinook Salmon and steelhead, and ongoing and future research and restoration efforts to the Feather River watershed for native species.

What is GTF? GrowTECH FEST (GTF) is an annual meet up of startup founders, entrepreneurs, investors and students from around the region.

FREE: for any ETP member, for more information contact - etp@butte.edu

3-day training: 10/18, 11/8, 11/15/2024: 8 am- 5 pm (Fridays)

Before your training: Please come up with a potential work project which may be used as your class project.  The project should be between 3 to 12-month time horizon.

There will be a group assignment

This 24-hour course is designed to teach both Project Management Professionals and non-Project Management Professionals the fundamentals principles of project management. Participants will learn how to identify and schedule project resources, create project schedules, and produce critical path planning and evaluation reports. These learning objectives are reinforced by a course project that allows participants to apply the principles and use the tools introduced in the class.

Saturday, October 19

Feather River Floating Classroom

Come watch Chinook Salmon spawning from a raft and learn about research and restoration efforts from experts who work on the Feather River.

Agenda

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Check in and pick up life jacket

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM

Introductory and Safety Presentations

California Department of Water Resources (DWR)

Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC)

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Salmon Spawning Rafting Tour with Feather River Fisheries Research Scientists

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Shuttle bus to return to the Feather River Fish Hatchery

About this event

• Event lasts 2 hours 15 minutes
• Free venue parking

The Feather River Floating Classroom was developed by the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) to improve community awareness of research and restoration projects within the Feather River watershed. All rafting tours are led by DWR Environmental Scientists who specialize in Feather River Fisheries Research and include an electric shuttle bus to return participants to the hatchery.

~ 2024 FEATHER RIVER FLOATING CLASSROOM ~

Please arrive 15 minutes early to park and use the restroom prior to walking to meet under the Table Mountain Blvd. historic green bridge. Then, please check in and pick up your life jacket promptly at your event time!

Rafts will depart from beneath the green bridge at the Feather River Fish Hatchery as soon as introductory and safety talks are completed. Rafts will leave without you if you're late!

An expert DWR Environmental Scientist will lead each tour, assisted by Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission Fisheries Biologists who will guide the rafts and answer any questions while underway.

The guided tour will end at Bedrock Park, where an electric shuttle bus will be waiting to return everyone to the hatchery.

The entire Feather River Floating Classroom tour will take 2 hours and 15 minutes, including the return shuttle to the hatchery.

Each registered guest MUST be willing and able to:

1. Complete online DocuSign form that will be emailed following registration acknowledging potential risks (tickets will be cancelled if not completed within 3 days);
2. Navigate steep hills, rocky and/or muddy terrain, and slippery rocks;
3. Dress in suitable clothing and shoes to walk in water ;
4. Wear a provided life jacket when near the water and on rafts;
5. Bring sun, wind, and/or rain protection (depending on forecast) and a plastic or stainless steel (non-glass) water bottle to stay hydrated;
6. Cancel ticket(s) promptly if you learn you cannot attend so another person or group will be able to participate.

Park in the east (lower) parking lot at the Feather River Fish Hatchery and walk along the fish ladder to check in under the green historic bridge at the start of the tour.

TICKET DETAILS

Floating Classroom tickets are reserved on a first-come, first-served basis with up to 4 free tickets available per unique registration. If you have a big family, multiple adults from the same family can reserve tickets for the same trip as long as tickets are available. However, there is no guarantee that everyone will be on the same raft.

Ages 5 and up only. Everyone will be fitted with a Coast Guard approved Type III personal flotation device. Please read the FAQs to determine which size you will need.

There is a waitlist for full events. If your plans change, please cancel your tickets as soon as possible so they can be transferred to the next person on the waitlist.

All registered participants, or the legal guardians of participating minors, are required to ALSO submit the online acknowledgement of the potential risks form accurately via DocuSign within 3 days (72 hours) of registering for tickets. Otherwise, ticket(s) will be returned to Eventbrite OR transferred to the next person on the waitlist.

ONLY the person who registers for tickets will receive an email with a copy of the REQUIRED Acknowledgement of Risk form link via DocuSign. Please forward the confirmation email that contains this link to all adults (and/or parents of children) that you register and ensure the forms are signed within 3 days of registering or ticket(s) will be forfeited.

Your feedback is vitally important and offers the best way to improve these educational tours. Thank you for taking the time to complete the online survey that will be emailed to you after your Feather River Floating Classroom tour!

The Feather River Floating Classroom program was developed by the California Department of Water Resources to provide information about water operations, the salmon life cycle, conservation of native species, and ongoing research and restoration efforts. Fisheries scientists guide each tour and provide opportunities for in-depth discussions.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HATCHERY TOURS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Fish Hatchery Tours are booked separately and all participants are encouraged to explore the Feather River Fish Hatchery when you can.

• Guided tours are available on a first-come, first-serve basis every Monday - Friday, beginning in mid-September through early November (please call 530-534-2306).

• Self-guided walking tours are available 7 days a week (pick up brochures with a map at the Feather River Fish Hatchery, 5 Table Mountain Blvd. in Oroville, or at the Lake Oroville Visitor Center).

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

In combination, both tours will provide a deeper understanding of the complex life cycle of Central Valley Chinook Salmon, management challenges facing threatened spring-run Chinook Salmon and steelhead, and ongoing and future research and restoration efforts to the Feather River watershed for native species.

FREE: for any ETP member, for more information contact - etp@butte.edu

4-part series, 8:30 am - 11:30 am

• 11/13/2024 Conflict Resolution I: Causes 
• 12/4/2024 Conflict Resolution II: Styles
• 12/18/2024 Conflict Resolution III: Dialogues and Behaviors
• 1/8/2025 Conflict Resolution IV: Working Productively with Challenging People

Conflict Resolution 1: 

Gain clarity about the 5 main sources of conflict. Identify patterns that emerge in your role based on these root causes of conflict. Learn specific communication techniques for minimizing conflict in these areas. Focus on productively resolving conflict while minimizing negative outcomes and maximizing positive outcomes.

Conflict Resolution 2:

Understand the strengths and limitations of each conflict resolution strategy. Identify your natural conflict style and think about the natural styles of your coworkers. Improve your conflict resolution skill set by applying the best strategy for the situation and people involved.

Conflict Resolution 3:

Understand and utilize the conflict dialog guidelines. Face conflicts with a focus on mutual understanding through discussion and action plan development for long-term resolution. Become educated on how to consistently demonstrate behaviors that minimize conflict in the workplace and identify how to facilitate productive difficult conversations. The three primary components of facilitating difficult conversations, eight defusing skills and six resolving skills will be shared and discussed.  

Conflict Resolution 4: 

Minimize conflict in the workplace by identifying challenging behaviors on your team and learning techniques on how to appropriately respond to those behaviors.  How to use fact-based communication to minimize emotional exchanges. Identify how various personality styles may be adding to increased conflict. Learn about your specific work style, various work style’s strengths and weaknesses and how to increase productivity when working with all styles.

FREE: for any ETP member, for more information contact - etp@butte.edu

3-day training: 10/18, 11/8, 11/15/2024: 8 am- 5 pm (Fridays)

Before your training: Please come up with a potential work project which may be used as your class project.  The project should be between 3 to 12-month time horizon.

There will be a group assignment

This 24-hour course is designed to teach both Project Management Professionals and non-Project Management Professionals the fundamentals principles of project management. Participants will learn how to identify and schedule project resources, create project schedules, and produce critical path planning and evaluation reports. These learning objectives are reinforced by a course project that allows participants to apply the principles and use the tools introduced in the class.

Join us in the Silver Moccasin Ballroom for our

Traditional Fiesta Nights

Dance the night away with your favorite traditional Latino dance music!  We will be featuring live DJs and live bands in the Silver Moccasin Ballroom starting at 8:00pm and ending at midnight on selected Saturday Nights. Admission is FREE, so put on your favorite dancing shoes, and come on down to Feather Falls Casino for a great night of music and dance! Must be 21.

Join us in the Silver Moccasin Ballroom for our

Traditional Fiesta Nights

Dance the night away with your favorite traditional Latino dance music!  We will be featuring live DJs and live bands in the Silver Moccasin Ballroom starting at 8:00pm and ending at midnight on selected Saturday Nights. Admission is FREE, so put on your favorite dancing shoes, and come on down to Feather Falls Casino for a great night of music and dance! Must be 21.