Brook Thompson is a Ph.D. student in Environmental Studies. Thompson has civil and environmental engineering degrees with a focus on water resources. Miss Thompson is from the Yurok and Karuk tribes of California. Her CCCR project is focused on “Restoring Chinook Salmon on The Klamath River to Rebuild Resilient Tribal Fisheries and Increase Food Security for Tribal Members,” which focuses on differences in nutrient content and DNA of the spring compared to the fall chinook salmon on the Klamath River. The project includes interviews with Yurok tribal members on how spring salmon runs have changed.