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    Itswc Award

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    1) The InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council's executive director, Hawk Rosales, received the prestigious California State Parks Dewitt Award for Partnership for 2008 for his organization's long-standing collaboration with State Parks. 2) The Council works to protect the Sinkyone region's redwoods and return stewardship of the land to local tribes, and in 1997 acquired a 3,845-acre wilderness area adjacent to Sinkyone Wilderness State Park. 3) The partnership between the Council and State Parks involves projects like habitat restoration, cultural resource preservation, and wilderness recreation, and has led to greater protection and management of the area's resources.

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    1) The InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council's executive director, Hawk Rosales, received the prestigious California State Parks Dewitt Award for Partnership for 2008 for his organization's long-standing collaboration with State Parks. 2) The Council works to protect the Sinkyone region's redwoods and return stewardship of the land to local tribes, and in 1997 acquired a 3,845-acre wilderness area adjacent to Sinkyone Wilderness State Park. 3) The partnership between the Council and State Parks involves projects like habitat restoration, cultural resource preservation, and wilderness recreation, and has led to greater protection and management of the area's resources.

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    1) The InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council's executive director, Hawk Rosales, received the prestigious California State Parks Dewitt Award for Partnership for 2008 for his organization's long-standing collaboration with State Parks. 2) The Council works to protect the Sinkyone region's redwoods and return stewardship of the land to local tribes, and in 1997 acquired a 3,845-acre wilderness area adjacent to Sinkyone Wilderness State Park. 3) The partnership between the Council and State Parks involves projects like habitat restoration, cultural resource preservation, and wilderness recreation, and has led to greater protection and management of the area's resources.

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    Itswc Award

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    1) The InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council's executive director, Hawk Rosales, received the prestigious California State Parks Dewitt Award for Partnership for 2008 for his organization's long-standing collaboration with State Parks. 2) The Council works to protect the Sinkyone region's redwoods and return stewardship of the land to local tribes, and in 1997 acquired a 3,845-acre wilderness area adjacent to Sinkyone Wilderness State Park. 3) The partnership between the Council and State Parks involves projects like habitat restoration, cultural resource preservation, and wilderness recreation, and has led to greater protection and management of the area's resources.

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    ITSWC director given

    award by State Parks


    The InterTribal Sinkyone threatenedSinkyoneCoastal tional margins,and resource
    WildemessC,ouncil'sexecutive redwoodsfrom firrther logging managementstrategies must
    director, Hawk Rosales,was the and to return local tribal stew- accePt this:'
    recipientof theprestigiousCal- ardshipto the land.The Coun- The Council'scollaboration
    ifornia State Parks Dewitt cil is comprised often federallY with StateParksincludesproj-
    Awardfor Partnershipfor 2008, recognizedNorthern Califor- ects in salmonid habitat
    presentedat an awardscere- nia liibeswith directtiesto the restoration,watershedrehabil-
    mony in Sacramentoon May Sinkyoneregion,'andrepresents preser-
    . itation,cultrualresource
    20.Theawardwaspresentedto descendantsof the original vation, wildernessrecreation,
    I
    Mr. Rosaleson Uetraf of tfre Sinkyonepeoples.Its work in and education.The Council
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    Sinkyone Council by Ruth the Sinkyoneregion Promotes contributedto theGeneralPIan
    'r.:,ttni,:i:,:i,,:'
    : a.l . Coleman,director of Califor- the values and spirit of the processfor SinkyoneWilder-
    e-! nia StateParks indigenousSinkyoneland care- nessStateParkthat culminated
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    The Dewitt Awardrecognizes takingethic.In 1997theCoun- inthe StateParksCommission's
    partners who .havedemon- cil acquired the 3,845-acre 2006approvalofthe Planand
    ffi >-; strateda high ievelof commit- InterTiibal SinkyoneWilder- formal designation of the
    ment ovcr a substantialperiod nessland adjacentto SinkYone Sinkvoneunit asa StateWilder-

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    of time towardsaccomplishing Wilderness State Fark. The nessPark In 2004the Council
    F{, the missionof StateParl<s. The InterTribal land is the first wasawarded$252,700from the
    nominee must demonstrate an Native American intertribal StateWaterResources C,ontrol
    #H outstanding contribution or wildernessareain the U.S.The Board to participate in the
    sustaina seriesof long-term SinkyoneWildernesslocated removalof more,than50miies
    b# contributionsto the missionof south of the King Range of abandonedloggingroads
    the Departmentof Parksand National ConservationArea and streamcrossingsat Sinky-
    #q Recreation.. contains sevencoastalwater- one,a rneasurerequiredbefore

    tr w, Mr, Rosaleswasnominated shedswhosestreamstraverse SinkyoneWildemessStatePark


    for the awardby StatePark's both the tnterTribal Sinlcyone couldqualifyfor wildemesssta-

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    North CoastRedwoodsDistrict land and SinkyoneWildemess tus. The Water Board grant
    SuperintendentSteveHorvitz. StatePa'rk.The conservation enabledthe Council to hire
    The North Coast Redwoods and stewardshipgoalsshared tribal members who were
    District extends from by the Council and StateParks skilled as healry equiPment
    Branscomb (near Laytonville) providea commongroundthat operatorsto particiPatein the
    north to the Oregonborder. hasled to the developmentof a StatePark watershedrehabili-

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    The DewittAward is named uniquepartnershipb-etween the tation/road removalProgam"
    for Iohn B.Dewitt (1937-1996), two entities, The Council also contributed
    who devotedhis life to the pro- Mr. Rosaleshasworked for to theprojectby providinglocal
    tection of public lands.He was the InterTiibal Sinkyone Tiibalmemberstrainedin cul-
    the recipientof the first Cali- WildemessCotrncilsince1990. tural resourcemonitoring to
    fornia StatePark Partnership In 1991 the Council began ensure that sensitiveNative
    k# Award. laterrenamed in his workingcollaboratively with the Ar4ericanresourceswerePro-
    honor for a privatepersonwho North C.oastRedwoodsDistrict tectedduring the project.The
    ffi made outstanding contribu- to help steward and restore Council hasprovided cultural

    w tionsto theCxlifomiaStatePark SinkyoneWildernessStatePark resourcemonitoring for Sinlcy-


    System. througha multitudeofprojecs. one Wilderness State Park

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    When contactedabout the Mr. Rosales hasbeenresponsi- restorationprojectssince1991.
    award, Hawk Rosales,com- ble for designingand imple- In thefuture,the Councilwill
    mented,"Although we really menting projects that have openthreepublic hiking trails
    appreciatereceivingthe Dewitt benefitedthe cultural-ecologi- that depart from Usal Road,
    Award,wevalueevenmore the cal resourcesofthe Sinkyone trav€rseInterTriballand, and
    strongand long lastingfriend- area.StateParkDistrict Super- connectto the tost CoastTiail

    %$ ship and partnership we have intendent said,"Hawk Rosales in the SinkyoneStatePalk to


    forrned with the North Coast and his Council haveshow4 the west.Two of the trails will
    RedwoodsDistrict. We hope wonderfirl leadership as we have public camping areas

    W our relationshipwill encourage move forward collaboratively locatedat their trailheads,and


    other StatePark districts and to strengthen the area's the Council anticiPatesthat its
    tribesto work collaborativelyto resourees.This partnership InterTiibal trails network will

    M achievetheir goalsfor protect- betlveenStateParksand the allow the public to enjoy a


    ing culturalJyand ecologically InterTiibal SinkyoneWilder- broaderareaof the spectacu-
    important areasJ' nessCouncil'sapproachtoland lar SinlcyoneWilderness.The
    The InterTribal Sinkyone managementemphasizesthat Lost CoastTiail traversesthe
    WildernessCouncil is a non- while theremay be adminis- longestcontiguousstretchof
    profit NativeAmericanconser- trativeboundariesfor properfY permanendyprotectedcoastal
    vation organizationthat was olvnership,naturedoesntfunc- wildernessland in the lower48
    formed in 1986 to Drotect t^ionwithin a setof organiza- states.

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