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Biologist explains STEP program to group
by M IC H A EL P. JONES
Poet Correspondent
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A representative of the
Oregon Department of Kish
and Wildlife spoke to the
R h o d o d e n d ro n
Neighborhood Group on
M ay 15 c o n ce rn in g a
cooperative venture to im
prove the fisheries habitats
in stre a m s th a t flo w
through Rhododendron
Rick Klumph. a biologist
out of the department s
T illa m o o k o ffic e who
manages the Salmon and
Trout Enhancement Pro
ject (STEP), informed the
organization's members
what they could do to help
m aintain the salmonoid
resources of the area by
both protecting and enhan
cing the fisheries habitats
of Henry and Meadow
Creeks.
Small streams such as
these, said Klumph, are
im portant for spawning
and re a r in g sa lm o n ,
steelhead and trout, and
contribute to maintaining
the ecosystems of larger
rivers and watersheds
STEP is a re ce n tly
created program designed
to improve small streams
that, over the past century,
have been degraded by
such activities as logging,
road building, pulp mills,
mining, power dams and
port developments, as well
as
in d u s tr ia l
and
agricultural activities
In addition, the invention
o f the. c o n te m p o ra ry
sewage disposal system,
w h ic h tr e a ts w astes
througfl chlorination and
th e n d is c h a rg in g the
“ tr e a te d ” w a te r in to
rivers, has also had a
negative impact
Biologists testify that
fish w ill not swim through
even s m a ll doses of
chlorinated water, which is
toxic to them Larger doses
w ill k ill them
A ll these factors are
p la c in g dem ands on
streams and every day the
need for both quality and
quantity habitats for fish
increase, and they are
essential in m aintaining
th e
s ta te s
fis h e ry
resources,
Klumph. whose STEP
district te rrito ry includes
the Nestucca River on the
Oregon coast to Astoria, to
as far east as the Cascade
Mountain range, said that
before w orking w ith a
group the proposed pro
jects are evaluated accor
ding to their potential im
pact on all species of fish in
the stream, the environ
ment. and the contribution
it would make toward
maintaining the resource.
K lu m p h
s a id
th a t
cooperation in the program
is essential for both the
o rg a n iz a tio n and the
department as it is impor
tant they exchange infor
mation and work together.
He said that such factors
as stream s u rv e y s - to
determine what “lim iting
factors” may e x ist-a n d
fis h counts w ould be
beneficial to insuring the
success of the project.
be constructed by the RNG
and could each contain as
m any as 25,000 coho
salmon eggs per box. would
be placed in streams such
as Meadow and L ittle
Henry Creeks, w ith as
many steelhead eggs put in
Big Henry Creek
Klumph said that the
department is placing em
p h a sis on coho and
A stream survey would
identify logjams and other
barriers that would have to
be either removed or left
in ta ct Removal would
have to be evaluated as to
whether that p a rticu la r
change would increase fish
production
The survey would also
allow an analysis of the
stream banks conditions
which play an important
role in the production of
fish
The shade created by
m aintaining stream-side
vegetation, or through
reseeding or even by fenc
ing off areas to keep the
banks from being disturb
ed, could be help control
erosion and maintain water
temperature, as well as
create necessary hiding
cover and supply insects
for food
Klumph aid this fall,
depending upon supply
limitations, 'egg boxes”
may be placed in streams
in the area
These boxes, which w ill
Edgar
receives
degree
This spring 1.110 students
at the University of Idaho
in Moscow are candidates
for degrees in spring com
mencement exercises
They include Robert W
Edgar, a Sandy Union High
School graduate, who is
receiving a degree from
the college of letters and
science.
steelhead eggs because
“ these runs generate the
most revenue "
The winter-run steelhead
is important as both a sport
and a game fish because of
its availability during the
winter months
D e p a rtm e n t re c o rd s
show that about HO percent
of all steelhead harvested
in the state are from the
winter run
Out of each boxes' 25.000
eggs, Klumph estimates
that about 1 percent will
return to spawn in the
stream where they were
hatched, although “ not to
the exact location."
Klumph said the coho
eggs would come from the
department's hatchery on
the Sandy River near M ar
mot Dam, and the winter
steelhead from their Eagle
Creek hatchery
In n e xt m o n th the
organization will be remov
ing logjams and working
with the department to im
prove fish passage through
an im p ro p e rly p la ce d
t
culvert underneath Henry
Creek Road
Although the prospects
for improving fish runs in
the area creeks appear to
be good, Klumph said it
w ill probably take a few
years before the results are
apparent
Persons or organizations
wishing to assist in the
neighborhood group s fish
enhancem ent p ro g ra m
should contact Beth or
Jack Baker at 622 4678
H ead S tart program
tak in g applications
The Clackamas County
Head Start program is tak
mg applications for the 1982
session, according to Tom
Klein, director
Head Start is a federally
funded preschool program
for children from lov
incom e fa m ilie s
Hai
dicapped children may als
enroll The program is at
m inistered through the
C la c k a m a s
C ounty
C h ild re n 's C om m ission
Inc.
The purpose of the pro
gram is to provide ex
periences for preschool
children that w ill help them
grow “ socially, emotional
ly physically and mental
ly "
The program includes
mental and dental services
for the child enrolled
Children in the Sandy
area must be at least 4
years old by Nov. 15.
Persons interested in
enrolling their child or
v o lu n te e rin g s e rv ic e s
should contact Davie Anne
B a rle tt, Kate Winn or
Sharon Hollenbeck, family-
services coordinators, at
657 4147
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