Healthy Traditions keeps the focus on gardening and gathering in July
The Tribal Healthy Traditions proj
ect seeks to improve the health of Siletz
Tribal members through educational
activities that promote the use of tradi
tional foods through hunting, gathering,
gardening, cooking, food preservation and
protecting our natural resources.
Invitation to join grant committee
The Healthy Traditions Steering
Committee is seeking Tribal members
who have interest in aboriginal Siletz
foods and have ideas of how to improve
the health of our Tribal membership. The
committee meets monthly to plan events
such as gathering, cooking, canning,
smoking, gardening, fishing, hunting
and more.
If you live outside of Siletz, contact
your area office about carpooling to the
meeting with staff. Our next meeting is
July 26 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Siletz
Community Health Clinic (second floor
conference room).
Upcoming activities
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Clamming
Mussels, sea roses, seaweed
Camas bulb
Eels
Activities are planned based on
weather/seasons. To sign up for them,
contact Sharia Robinson, Healthy Tradi
tions project coordinator, at 541-444-9627
or 800-648-0449, ext. 1627; or sharlar@
ctsi.nsn.us.
Traditional foods at Culture Camp
Activity sign-ups will be available at
the registration desk at the Tribal Com
munity Center.
July 12 - Fishing
July 13 - Cooking Oysters
7 July 14 - Cooking Clams
Strawberry jam class
July 21, 10a.m.-2 p.m.
Eugene Area Office
Supplies provided.
Adrienne Crooks, 541-484-4234
Learn to grow your own food!
Siletz gardening
Join the Siletz Tribal Community Garden
Next to the Tenas Illahee Childcare
Center on West Buford Road
Free garden supplies and one-on-one
garden advice available
to Tribal households
Gardening Help Hours:
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4-7 p.m.
Sharia Robinson, 541-444-9627 or
sharlar@ctsi.nsn.us
If you want to start a plot or garden in
your yard - we can help.
Salem gardening
Salem Community Garden and
Garden Events
Cecilia Tolentino, 503-390-9494
Cova St. Onge shares information about mussels with students at Siletz Valley School.
Portland gardening
Tribal Portland Garden Club
Date: TBA
Portland Area Office
Sherry Addis, 503-238-1512
Oregon State University Extension
Service encourages sustainable garden
ing practices.
Master Gardener Hotline: 541 -344-0265
The Portland Area Office has started
a garden club for Tribal members to learn
about different garden topics, from seed
starting to harvesting.
Low tide reminder
Eugene gardening
Adrienne Crookes, 541-484-4234.
Gardening help
Oregon State University’s Extension
Service provides an informative website
specifically for gardeners in the Willa
mette Valley.
This is a great website for finding
basic gardening hints, as well as where
to sign up for the master gardening class.
Included in this website are many in-depth
articles, such as one about the importance
of compost in the garden.
You can find this and many other
articles at extension.oregonstate.edu/
gardening.
July 1-5, July 12-17, July 29-Aug. 2
Check your tide table for times in
your area (there is a two-hour difference
between Brookings and Seaside). You
can get tide tables at fishing supply stores
and online.
Shellfish gathering in Lincoln
County? Siletz Tribal members can
gather for free in Lincoln County as long
as they carry their Tribal ID card and obey
ODFW regulations and limits.
Shellfish gathering in Oregon,
outside of Lincoln County? You can
purchase an Oregon Department of Fish
and Wildlife Shellfish Gathering Permit
at a local store. Find store locations at
dfw.state.or.us/resources/licenses/docs/
Active_ Agents. pdf.
Courtesy photos from
Sharia Robinson
Josie Napoleon and
Heather Cole get
muddy while
digging for clams
to make clam
chowder.
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Frank Aspria, Shee-Ne Depoe-Aspria and Hunter Noble gather mussels for the
Memorial Day dinner.
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Call 541-444-
9627 to listen to
our upcoming
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Shellfish harvesting safety
Q. How can I tell if there’s a red tide
on the beaches?
A. “Red tide” is the colloquial term
for a naturally occurring “bloom” of
marine algae, some of which are red.
Red tides are of concern because they
can signal an increase in toxins secreted
by the algae. Since clams and other
shellfish consume algae, harmful algal
blooms can make the shellfish unsafe to
eat. The Oregon Department of Fish and
Wildlife monitors Oregon’s beaches for
algal blooms and toxicity levels. When the
level is high, the state may close affected
beaches to harvesting of clams, mussels
and other shellfish. Typically, this occurs
during the summer months.
To find out whether such a closure is
in effect when you visit the Oregon Coast
and whether it’s safe to harvest and eat
shellfish, call the state’s Shellfish Safety
Hotline at 503-986-4728 or (toll-free)
800-448-2474.