Update on Commercial Urchin Removal as of 5/18

I attended the Sonoma County Fish and Game Commission meeting last night for the final decision on a grant application I had submitted in April.  The Commission is very supportive of our endeavors and voted unanimously to award us another $20,000 for our commercial efforts in Sonoma County.  With this grant the Watermen's Alliance and Scan have cracked the $100,000 mark for funds raised to pay the commercial divers.   

Here's the breakdown:

$25,000 Grant from Mendocino County Fish and Game Commission
$20,000 Grant from Sonoma County Fish and Game Commission
$20,000+ donations to Watermen's Alliance from divers and tournaments
$35,000+ from donations to SCAN and allocated from dues paid by members

I want to thank all of you that have donated to the project, and some of you have donated very generously.  I know this sounds like a lot of money but we are going to run out of money in Mendocino soon, probably by mid June.  If anyone is a member of the Elks, Eagles, Masons, or any other organization that raises money for charity please ask if I can come make a pitch to your board. Remember, this project is going to go on for years.  We need to constantly find new ways and new places to get donations and raise funds.  I'm thinking of running a poker tournament to raise money. 

If anyone is an employee of Apple, Watermen's Alliance is registered now with their charitable donation matching program.  Apple will match your donation twice, making your donation three times your original donation.

Thanks again guys and see you at Ocean Cove next weekend.

Josh

Thanks for representing us all Josh, and continuing the battle!

Has there been any thought of raising sea stars in hatcheries? If hundreds of thousands could be raised, I'm sure the army of all of us ab divers would willing distribute them along the coastline. They work night and day, unlike the rest of us with our hammers!

It's been mentioned but it doesn't go anywhere

Thanks for representing us all Josh, and continuing the battle!

Has there been any thought of raising sea stars in hatcheries? If hundreds of thousands could be raised, I'm sure the army of all of us ab divers would willing distribute them along the coastline. They work night and day, unlike the rest of us with our hammers!

Hell, on the jetty up here in Tillamook at low tide there’s hundreds of them hanging out on the rocks... can you say relocation.

I attended the Sonoma County Fish and Game Commission meeting last night for the final decision on a grant application I had submitted in April.  The Commission is very supportive of our endeavors and voted unanimously to award us another $20,000 for our commercial efforts in Sonoma County.  With this grant the Watermen's Alliance and Scan have cracked the $100,000 mark for funds raised to pay the commercial divers.   

Here's the breakdown:

$25,000 Grant from Mendocino County Fish and Game Commission
$20,000 Grant from Sonoma County Fish and Game Commission
$20,000+ donations to Watermen's Alliance from divers and tournaments
$35,000+ from donations to SCAN and allocated from dues paid by members

I want to thank all of you that have donated to the project, and some of you have donated very generously.  I know this sounds like a lot of money but we are going to run out of money in Mendocino soon, probably by mid June.  If anyone is a member of the Elks, Eagles, Masons, or any other organization that raises money for charity please ask if I can come make a pitch to your board. Remember, this project is going to go on for years.  We need to constantly find new ways and new places to get donations and raise funds.  I'm thinking of running a poker tournament to raise money. 

If anyone is an employee of Apple, Watermen's Alliance is registered now with their charitable donation matching program.  Apple will match your donation twice, making your donation three times your original donation.

Thanks again guys and see you at Ocean Cove next weekend.

Josh

Can you post a link to the Apple donation page? If half our members gave $5 a month, with the Apple match, we would covered. It would be great to set up an auto pay option.

The person needs to be an employee of Apple.