Ten years ago, there were restoration projects here and there, but in California, only Redwood National Park and the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit had robust restoration programs. The folks on these two units paid attention to their results and have built up a body of wisdom we can all benefit from, now that many of us have restoration programs. The contributions from Terry Sprieter and the LTBMU group are just a taste of what the experienced folks on these units can offer. I dare say that Terry has outsloped more abandoned roads than anyone else on earth. Lucky for us it's part of her job to impart the lessons learned at Redwood NP to others (see the seminar article).

Albert Einstein said "Imagination is more important than knowledge." This is certainly true in solving difficult restoration problems. Creative attempts might fall flat, but some do work and advance the state-of-the-art for all of us; if we share our results.

Have you tried something different? Have you learned something general? Share it with us. I will be happy to include a brief on any restoration topics in a future newsletter. The theme of the next newsletter will be "Monitoring."

You'll notice that the color of the paper has changed. That's because this newsletter is printed on recycled paper. Dark blue recycled paper is available but is quite expensive, and is more difficult to recycle again.

You might also get a déjà vu on the "watershed hands" graphic on the front. It appeared on the Spring 1990 issue too. I can't get enough of this one. If you like it, you can order a WMC T-Shirt with our logo on the front and the 'hands' on the back. Thanks to the Planet Drum Foundation and artist Diane Mayer for the use of this beautiful image.

Ready now? Fire up that excavator and call the native plants nursery. The creeks and rivers and fish and people and all will be happy again. -Ed