12 Spring 2011 Applegater
FISHEr
Project, a landscape-scale fuels-reduction
project. We want to study the response
of fisher to proposed treatments, such as
ground, ladder-fuel, and canopy reduction
and the potential alteration or loss of den-
ning and resting habitat. We have been
trapping now for one year, and are in our
fourth trapping session this month. When
we capture animals they are fitted with a
radio telemetry collar that also has a built
in GPS device that we can download data
remotely. This allows us to follow animals
in real time and also to remotely track their
movements over several months. To date,
we have captured and collared six females
and four males in the Ashland watershed.
We have collected an amazing amount of
data that show the size of their individual
McKee Bridge Day
Saturday, June 11 • 10 am-4 pm
Come to McKee Bridge Day, Saturday, June 11,
2011, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Help the McKee Bridge
Historical Society celebrate and raise funds for the con-
tinued existence of the McKee Bridge. Enjoy tri-tip BBQ
by the Applegate Lions, Bake sale, Local produce & crafts,
Games, Raffles, and Story telling by Janis Mohr Tipton.
For more information and/or vendor space call
541-899-2927.
A special history walk through the Gin Lin Mining
area will showcase hydraulic mining done in 1881 along
the Applegate River. A one-mile hike of easy trail with
leader Janeen Sathre, 5th generation native, whose family
homesteaded in the same area, will begin at the Mckee
Bridge at 10:00 am. Donation required.
More information contact Janeen at 541-899-1443
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home ranges, as well as the various habitats
they use during foraging and resting. We
now have critical baseline information on
home range, habitat use, and the size of the
local population of fisher in the Ashland wa-
tershed. Our fisher will be recaptured and
re-collared throughout the project in order
to help us determine how they respond to
our treatments. The research will assist us
in designing other fuels-reduction treat-
ment in southwest Oregon that will both
maintain fisher habitat and reduce fire risk.
David Clayton • 541-618-2054
Photo below: Rogue River Siskiyou National
Forest forester Katie Schubert and KSWilds’
Joesph Vaile and “Cricket” a female fisher.
Photo by David Clayton.