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For the same reasons that viewers
can’t see into the plant, flies can’t make
it out.
The exterior of the cobra lily’s head
has a waxy lace texture, between which
translucent membranes serve as false
openings, or escape routes, for the bugs.
Tired and confused, flies that don’t find
the small entrance they came through
tumble into the shaft of the lily after fu-
tilely attempting to flee through the top
of the dome.
Unable to climb back up the slippery
walls, this is where insects drown and
begin to digest in the lily’s enzymes.
Glowing translucent domes across the
clearing continue secreting nectar as
they digest their last feasts.
“The plant’s translucent hood is quite
beautiful,” said Havel. “Especially when
the sun gets through the forest around
it.”
Florence’s backyard
botanical garden
Although noise from the highway
can be heard throughout the site, the
looping trail and brief visits usually
make for an empty boardwalk.
“While it’s well-known, most stays
are short, so you’re unlikely to feel
crowded,” said Havel.
Five miles north of downtown Flor-
ence, the site is named after William
Darlington, a Philadelphia botanist
who lived in the 1800s. A few signs
along the trail offer visitors informa-
tion about the spectacle around them.
Because of their alien appearance
and bug-eating habit, carnivorous
plants like the Darlingtonia californi-
ca have also become popular house-
plants for growers who can maintain
the cool running water of their native
bogs.
To many, the maintenance required
to keep these fussy carnivores cool
and moist is worth it. Once a year, the
ornamental leaves are towered by
dangling purple blooms. And in their
off-season, the veined green cobra lily
is still far prettier than a strip of flypa-
per.
But for Oregonians traveling on the
coast, this uncommonly accessible
patch of cobra lilies is just steps away.
And you can probably leave the bug
After the short wooded path, a boardwalk cuts through the bog, from which visitors can look down on the cobra lilies all
around them. PHOTOS BY WESLEY LAPOINTE/STATESMAN JOURNAL
There are
thousands of
cobra lilies in
this small
bog, tucked
between the
highway and
Florence’s
famous
dunes.
spray in the car; the cobra lilies have
you covered.
Public Notices
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Review Body: City Council
Hearing Date &
Time: September 13, 2021, 6:00 p.m.
Hearing Location: Silverton High School Li-
brary 1456 Pine Street with a Teleconference op-
tion via Zoom with a telephone call in number.
Masks required in the Library and occupancy
may be limited.
The instructions to listen to or virtually attend
the meeting will be included in the City Council
meeting agenda which will be posted on the Cit-
y’s website and outside of City Hall, 306 S Water
Street, on September 8, 2021. This will include a
hyperlink to the meeting and a call in number
to participate by telephone.
Agenda Item #1: File Number SU-21-01. Ap-
peal of a Subdivision denial to divide a 5.15 acre
parcel in the 500 block of Eureka Avenue
(Marion County Assessor’s Map and Tax Lot
071W03A 00600) into 22 lots. The site contains a
total area of 5.15 acres and was proposed to be
divided into 22 lots ranging in size from 6,345
square feet to 18,949 square feet for an overall
density of 4.27 units per acre. The application
will be reviewed following the criteria found in
Silverton Development Code section 4.3.140.
Failure of an issue to be raised in a hearing, in
person or by letter, or failure to provide enough
detail to afford the decision maker an opportu-
nity to respond precludes appeal to LUBA based
on that issue. Additional information and/or re-
view of this application, including all documents
and evidence submitted, may be obtained at Sil-
verton City Hall, 306 South Water Street by tele-
phoning Jason Gottgetreu at (503) 874-2212.
Copies of the staff report will be available seven
(7) days prior to the public hearing and are
available for review at no cost at City Hall by
appointment, a copy can be provided on request
at a reasonable cost.
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Miller
Ron Byrd, the
president of the
all-volunteer
Nestucca Anglers,
has participated in
salmon-raising
efforts at Rhoades
Pond since 1999.
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“It was the only time we had a disease in 20 years,
and we had to turn them loose early,” Byrd said of
Rhoades Pond.
Despite baking temperatures in the Willamette Val-
ley during most of the summer, the seaward side of the
Coast Range was somewhat spared. In fact, there was
a light drizzle during the Aug. 17 trap-and-transplant ef-
forts.
“We’ve been pretty fortunate on healthy water; this
Three Rivers water has been really great,” Byrd said, and
then grinned. “Knock wood.”
Rehn added: “Luckily, you know, it’s been really hot
over in the valley. But as you can see we have a marine
climate over here, so even though we haven’t been get-
ting the rain, the night temperatures have been cool
enough that our water is doing better.”
It takes more than 300 volunteers to get through the
annual cycle at Rhoades Pond, Byrd said.
“And I couldn’t tell you how many hours we put in, but
it’s a lot through the whole season,” he added.
It starts with collecting the adult Chinook that are
just beginning to show up at the mouth of the Nestucca
at the Pacific Ocean.
“The broodstock (adult) collection will start the first
Obituaries
Jean Elaine Fennimore
MT.ANGEL - The Gates
of heaven welcomed one
more angel as Jean Elaine
Fennimore passed away
August 24th 2021 in Mt
Angel.
She was born to Les-
ter and Edna Dowe in
Brooks Oregon on June
19th 1934. On June 19th
1954 she married Edgar J
Fennimore, and together
they built and maintained a beautiful family and
relationship that lasted over six decades. She en-
joyed traveling, playing cards with friends, slot
machines, and mostly spending time with her
family.
Jean is preceded in death by her parents, her
husband, brothers Gerald, Timothy, and Dennis,
baby granddaughter Barbara Jean and daughter in
law Juanita. She is survived by her children Michael
(Judy) of Aloha, Patrick of Silverton, Melodee
(Dan) Corgan of Salem, and Ted of Salem. Her
brothers Ron and Kim, sisters Betty and Judy, 19
grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held Thursday Sep-
tember 2nd at Calvary cemetery in Mt Angel Or-
egon. In lieu of Flowers please consider donations
to St Mary’s Catholic Church of Mt. Angel or any
charity of your choice. Arrangements by Unger
Funeral Chapel – Mt. Angel, Oregon
HENRY MILLER/
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of October, and then we’ll be spawning,” Byrd said.
The salmon are raised to fingerling size at Cedar
Creek Hatchery, and volunteers will muck out the pond
in preparation for their arrival in March.
“We have the core work group, and then you have the
14 feeders who feed every day twice a day,” Byrd said.
When the fish are large enough in mid-June, there is
an all-comers “party” involving about 100 volunteers
and members of the public to clip the adipose fin, a stub-
by lobe just behind the dorsal fin on each of the salmon
to mark them as hatchery fish legal to keep by anglers.
Participants in that event are rewarded with a free
thank-you barbecue and raffle drawings.
The grand finale is the August netting, trucking and
release of the fish.
Rhoades smolts are released at sites on the Nestucca
from Farmer Creek Boat Ramp downriver to the mouth.
“Down lower in the basin, because we don’t want
them on spawning grounds with the native (non-hatch-
ery) salmon,” Rehn said, adding about the size of the
smolts, “the idea is that when these fish are released out
in the river, they’re pretty much heading right out into
the estuary and then out into the ocean, getting them
out and away from the predators in the rivers and bays.”
Given the thousands of volunteer hours over the
course of the year, do the Nestucca Anglers volunteers
ever get a break?
Byrd let out a hearty laugh.
“There’s a tiny vacation around Christmas,” he said,
only half-jokingly. “That’s when the hatchery takes
over.”
Speaking of Oregon salmon
Sept. 1 is the first day that you can order the updated,
more colorful Oregon salmon license plates.
The additional fee — not yet posted, but was $30 for
the previous version for a used passenger vehicle — goes
toward protection and restoration of native salmon hab-
itat.
On a personal note, I had the previous version, which
was offered beginning in 1998.
Art for the new plates was created by Gretchen Kirch-
ner, a former graphic designer for the Oregon Watershed
Enhancement Board. To apply online or for more infor-
mation, go to Oregon Department of Transportation :
Index : Oregon Driver & Motor Vehicle Services : State
of Oregon
Procrastinators have just a couple of days to get the
previous version of the salmon plate by applying be-
fore Aug. 31 at the same web pages.
This week’s chuckle: I never thought of myself as a
muck-raking journalist, but someone at Rhoades Pond
apparently was told to drop off a rake used for getting
out the sludge in the back of a white Toyota pickup
truck in the parking lot. There were two or three.
Fortunately, the implement was spotted before
heading out ... Or maybe some wag was trying to tell
me something.
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