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NORTH COAST THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, JULY 20, 2015 3A )RUJHWNDOH2UHJRQVFLHQWLVWVSDWHQWEDFRQÀDYRUHGVHDZHHG The Associated Press PORTLAND — What grows quickly, is packed with protein, has twice the nutri- tional value of kale and tastes like bacon? The answer, according to scientists at Oregon State University, is a new strain of seaweed they recently patent- ed. Dulse is a form of edi- ble seaweed that grows wild DORQJWKH3DFL¿FDQG$WODQWLF coastlines. It’s harvested and commonly used by people in dried form as a cooking in- gredient or nutritional supple- ment. But OSU researchers say the variety they’ve developed can be farmed and eaten fresh, with the potential for a new industry for Oregon. Scientists have been try- ing to develop a new strain of the seaweed for more than 15 years. Their original goal was to create a super food for commercially grown abalone, a mollusk prized in Asia. The strain of dulse they came up with, which looks like translucent red lettuce, is a great source of minerals, vitamins and antioxidants, not to mention protein. The aba- lone grew exceedingly quick- OSU Extension Dulse prepared in a dish. of dulse-based specialty foods and exploring the potential for a new aquaculture industry. There are no commercial operations that grow dulse OSU Extension for human consumption in Chris Langdon has been growing and studying dulse at Hatfield Marine Science Center the U.S. and chefs say fresh, in Newport Oregon for decades and is now working with the Food Innovation Center in high-quality seaweed is hard Portland on creating healthly and appealing dishes. to come by. “The dulse grows using a ly when fed the dulse and an foods created were a dulse- ZHHG KDG PDGH WKH OLVW RI¿- water recirculation system,” abalone operation in Hawaii based rice cracker and salad cials said. The team brought said OSU researcher Chris is now using the seaweed on dressing. And bacon-tasting on a culinary research chef Langdon, who developed a commercial scale. strips, which are fried like WR IXUWKHU UH¿QH UHFLSHV DQG the strain. “Theoretically, But after a product devel- regular bacon to bring out the products. you could create an industry opment team at OSU’s Food ÀDYRU Several Portland-area in eastern Oregon almost as Innovation Center created The research team received chefs are now testing the easily as you could along the new foods with the dulse, re- a grant from the Oregon De- sea “vegetable” in its raw or coast with a bit of supplemen- searchers began to think hu- partment of Agriculture to cooked form. And MBA stu- tation. You just need a modest PDQVPLJKWEHQH¿WDORWPRUH explore dulse as a “specialty dents at OSU are preparing a amount of seawater and some Among the most promising FURS´ ² WKH ¿UVW WLPH VHD- marketing plan for a new line sunshine.” Timber harvest tops 4 billion board feet The Associated Press PORTLAND — Ore- gon’s timber harvest de- creased slightly last year, ending a four-year run of gains that began after the Great Recession, the state Department of Forestry said Wednesday. The 4.13 billion board feet harvested in 2014 represents a 1.7 percent decline from the year be- fore. It was, however, the second consecutive year of more than 4 billion board feet, a total Oregon had not seen since 2006. The state hit a reces- sion low of 2.7 billion board feet in 2009. It takes 10,000 board feet to build a roughly 1,800-square- foot house. The Forestry Depart- ment said in its annual harvest report it doesn’t expect a big change in 2015. Brandon Kaetzel, a top economist at the department, said sever- al issues will likely keep the harvest from rising, including reduced port ac- cess, a challenging export market and housing starts not reaching the levels some expected. Sixty percent of Ore- gon’s forest land is feder- al. Industrial and family owned lands comprise an- other 34 percent and the rest is divided between entities such as the state, counties and tribes. Percentage-wise, the largest harvest spikes in 2014 were on U.S. Bu- reau of Land Management lands west of the Cascades, boosted by salvage logging from the Douglas Complex ¿UH DQG RQ 86 )RUHVW Service lands east of the Cascades. The private industry harvest declined 5 percent, the report states, and the harvest on Native Ameri- can forestland dropped 14 percent — from 66 million board feet to 57 million board feet. Douglas County, in the southwestern part of the state, replaced neighboring Lane County as the state’s top producer in timber vol- ume. Both topped more than 600 million board feet. Klamath County har- vested the most timber east of the Cascade Range, with 103 million board feet. Though Oregon’s har- vest has increased since the recession, it’s far less than what it was before en- vironmental issues such as the spotted owl prompted sharp cutbacks in logging on federal lands Oregon’s largest tim- ber harvest was 9.74 bil- lion board feet in 1972. It has not exceeded 5 billion since 1993. Astoria grad on Navy tour Tom Wilson’s father was also in the Navy: He was at Omaha Beach on D-Day. Astoria native Kari Wilson Kari Wilson and her grand- is making her way around the father would talk about his ZRUOGRQKHU¿UVWWRXURIGXW\ experiences; now she’s fol- in her four years in the Navy. lowing in his footsteps. 7KHSHWW\RI¿FHUQG&ODVVLV “The best part of being in aboard the USS Rushmore, WKH1DY\KDVEHHQ¿QGLQJP\ which is on its way to Arabi- true potential,” said Kari Wil- an Gulf for a routine deploy- son in a Navy news release. ment, according to a Navy She was promoted to work news release. center supervisor in April. Kari Wilson graduated “Before I joined, nothing from Astoria High School in would push me the way I push 2006. She received the “Best myself here. Before the Navy, of the Best” award after going the most I’d done with elec- through the Navy’s electron- tronics was screw in a light ics technician training. bulb. I never thought I could “Once she made her deci- do the things I do in my job. It sion to get into the military, makes me believe in myself a she just rocked,” said her fa- lot more.” ther, Tom Wilson. Kari Wilson’s ship rescued By McKINLEY SMITH The Daily Astorian The Daily Astorian BUXTON — L.L. Stub Stewart State Park welcomes beginning campers to join in an overnight guided camping excursion July 31 to Aug. 2, part of the statewide Let’s Go Camping program hosted by Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Stub Stewart is just 34 miles west of Portland, and is home to an 18-hole disc golf course and 25 miles of hiking, biking, and equestrian trails that highlight its 1,800 acres of forest glades, streams and ZLOGÀRZHUV For $30 per family, the parks department provides tents, sleeping bags and oth- er gear for those interested in learning more about camp- ing. Volunteers will help campers set up tents, build campfires, prepare meals in the campsite and more. Ac- tivities could include rang- er-led hikes, introduction to disc golf, and plenty of s’mores. 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