Natural Resources Aquatics Update
Photo Courtesy: Issac
Fall 2018 Chinook Spawning Surveys
Kentta & Scott McIntosh
In collaboration with USGS. Staff are floating a 40 mile section of the
mainstem Siletz River counting and estimating the size of Chinook
redds. Other data collected by USGS include river levels, discharge,
and substrate size, among others. These data will be used to generate a
hydraulic model. Both data sets will later be used to identify areas to
conserve important habitat and to prioritize restoration projects.
Spawning pair
of Chinook
Salmon in the
Siletz River
Photo Courtesy: Kathy
Kentta
Summer 2018 Tillamook SFC Fish and
Invertebrate Monitoring
Our role in the Tillamook Southern Flow Corridor project in summer
2018 is to monitor fish and invertebrate populations during post-
restoration. Restoration involved removing dikes and reconstructing
historic channels. Our initial data suggests that all native fishes are
using the 500 acre restoration site at high rates. After they removed the
dikes, we went in and caught fish with a seine net at low tide. Our other
method to monitor fish migration patterns was to film tidal
channels throughout the tidal cycle. We are in the process of reviewing
this video. Species we are observing include juvenile chinook, coho,
chum, cutthroat trout, sticklebacks, sculpins, and shiner perch.
Fish Hatchery Native Plant Nursery
Hatchery
Native Plant
Nursery
Staff from Natural Resources, Culture, and Healthy Traditions, have
worked together to identify important native plants to protect and take
cuttings to propagate so they can be reintroduced onto Tribal properties.
Programs have identified areas for Tribal Council to approve for habitat
conservation and to prioritize restoration projects.
Update: Scott
McIntosh
Cultural Site Fishing Season Opens in November
Healthy Traditions can provide a net to help you catch your fish!
Transportation provided from Siletz to a fishing site for Tribal
members and their families *
CTSI Tribal fishing license and tag are required*
For information contact: Kathy Kentta 541.444.9627
Practice Your Traditions
Must provide your CTSI fishing tag and
license
Transportation provided from Siletz to
the Fishing site
Mission Statement
The CTSI Healthy Traditions program seeks to
improve the health of Siletz Tribal members through
educational activities which promote
the use of traditional foods through hunting,
gathering, gardening, cooking, food preservation and
protecting our natural resources.
Instruction in netting your fish
November 2018
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