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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2018 Offices close Monday for MLK Day DNA samples show salmon losing their genetic diversity The Daily Astorian In observance of Mar- tin Luther King Day on Mon- day, all federal, state, county and city offices and services, including Astoria, Warrenton, Gearhart, Seaside and Cannon Beach city halls, are closed. All U.S. post offices are closed, and there is no mail delivery. Astoria, Jewell, Knappa, Warrenton/Hammond, Seaside (including Cannon Beach and Gearhart schools) and Ocean Beach School District schools and Clatsop Community Col- lege are closed. The Astoria Library, Sea- side Library, Warrenton Library and all Timberland By COURTNEY FLATT Oregon Public Broadcasting Researchers had long sus- pected salmon have lost huge amounts of genetic diversity over the years. But they’d never tested the hypothesis. Now, technology has finally caught up with scien- tists’ questions. Researchers were able to compare ancient salmon DNA to modern salmon. They col- lected a wide range of ancient bones to study the fish’s DNA. One sample is about 7,000 years old — that’s 3,000 years older than the first pyramid. The most recent was about 150 years old. And thanks to the DNA from those samples, scien- tists are able to conclude that Columbia River Chi- nook salmon have lost two- thirds of their genetic diver- sity since ancient times. It’s important for species to be more diverse, especially as the environment changes, said lead researcher Bobbi Johnson. “Having things that are different is sort of a protec- tion,” said Johnson, who wrote the study as part of her doctoral dissertation at Wash- ington State University. Genetic diversity or varia- tion is critical for species’ abil- Chris Pietsch/The Register-Guard Research indicates salmon are losing genetic diversity. ferent points in time. They tried hard to get fish DNA from the late 18th century when the first Europeans arrived in the region, and the early 20th century, when the first dams were built, Johnson said. But the samples didn’t work out. Researchers ended up test- ing the mitochondrial DNA from 84 ancient fish, and compared that with 379 mod- ern fish DNA samples from the same areas. Handling the ancient bone samples was incredibly chal- lenging, Johnson said. The university worked with the Spokane Tribe of Indians and the Confeder- ated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. ity to survive. For salmon, it means that if a disease strikes, water levels drop, or tempera- tures rise, some fish will have the genetic traits to survive, reproduce, and ensure that the species persists. Johnson said they weren’t able to pinpoint an exact cause of the decline, but it started happening right around the time European set- tlers reached the area. “It could be any number of things: different pressure from Native Americans, different exploitation when Europeans arrived and started fishing, the dams, all of those things com- bined,” Johnson said. The researchers wanted to learn more about the loss of genetic diversity during dif- SATURDAY SUNDAY 57 45 47 Rain and drizzle early; otherwise, cloudy The Daily Astorian Park entrance fees could be going up this year at Lewis and Clark National Historical Park. The National Park Ser- vice is proposing an increase to the daily entrance fee from $5 to $7 per person, the fourth increase in 30 years. An increase from $20 to $30 for the annual Lewis and Clark Pass is also being consid- ered. The new fees would take effect in May. The park is looking for input from community mem- bers, stakeholders, visitors and neighbors about the proposed increase and will accept pub- ALMANAC Mainly cloudy First Salem 41/57 Newport 45/59 Jan 24 Coos Bay 42/63 Last Jan 31 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 4:26 a.m. 5:39 p.m. Low 3.4 ft. 0.3 ft. Hi 63 58 25 46 15 35 64 -2 84 28 22 63 72 29 82 35 46 63 36 64 24 48 58 51 65 The Daily Astorian Astoria’s assistant city engineer has been promoted to city engineer, filling a posi- tion left vacant after Jeff Har- rington was named public works director in November. Nathan Crater has been the assistant city engineer for the past six years and has led infrastructure and capi- tal improvement projects. He has also assisted with several bridge replacements and com- bined sewer overflow proj- ects. Prior to working for Astoria, Crater was a proj- La Grande 34/45 Baker 27/42 Ontario 29/42 Burns 20/44 Klamath Falls 25/50 W r r sf pc pc i s s s i pc s s sn sh i pc r s r pc c pc c r Hi 40 53 18 49 13 19 61 16 83 22 20 63 81 29 75 29 45 47 31 48 24 44 61 56 44 Sat. Lo 23 16 4 27 4 9 32 11 66 6 11 45 56 19 52 17 29 14 19 17 10 26 47 42 18 ect engineer at HLB Otak in Gearhart. “Nathan has been doing an excellent job as the assis- tant city engineer for many years and I have confidence that he will make a great city engineer,” Harrington said. “He possesses both the tech- nical skill set and the common sense that make him invalu- able to the department and the citizens of Astoria.” Crater said he is looking forward to working on resil- iency projects that will serve the city into the future. Cindy Moore has been promoted to fill the assistant city engineer position vacated by Crater. With over 17 years of civil engineering experi- ence, Moore has been with Astoria for the past 10 years working part time as a support engineer. She has led several major combined sewer over- flow projects and helped the city obtain millions of dol- lars in grants for public works projects. In her new position, she will continue to manage capital improvement projects such as the upcoming water- front bridge replacement project. ODFW seeks nominations for fishery council Lakeview 21/52 Ashland 36/57 The Daily Astorian REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 46 47 55 53 51 46 51 54 52 55 Today Lo 27 30 44 37 48 25 34 42 45 42 W c c c c c pc pc c c c Hi 42 53 63 54 56 50 53 57 59 63 Sat. Lo 23 28 47 34 47 24 34 39 46 44 W s s pc s pc pc pc s s s City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 50 52 53 56 55 52 37 54 53 48 Today Lo 44 38 43 39 41 48 35 36 43 36 W c c c c c c c pc c c Hi 54 52 58 55 57 58 39 56 57 49 Sat. Lo 38 32 40 40 36 45 29 36 39 36 W pc s s s s pc pc s s s TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES Today Lo 30 50 8 21 0 13 34 -8 67 13 7 46 52 20 64 20 31 46 17 47 14 30 47 47 43 Astoria selects new city engineer to fill vacancy Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018 Tonight's Sky: Camelopardalis, supposed to be a giraffe but it looks more like a pyramid, stands high overhead early this evening. entrance fees include the con- struction of the Kwis Kwis and South Slough Trails, sum- mer camps, fort maintenance, local youth employment and community outreach. Comments may be e-mailed to lewi_superinten- dent@nps.gov, filled out in person during normal visitor center hours (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) daily, sent via mail to Lewis and Clark National Histor- ical Park, Attn: Superinten- dent, 92343 Fort Clatsop Rd., Astoria, OR 97103 or submit- ted through the National Park Service’s Planning, Environ- ment and Public Comment website, https://parkplanning. nps.gov/FeesAtLEWI Roseburg 39/55 Brookings 44/65 Feb 7 John Day 33/50 Bend 30/53 Medford 34/53 UNDER THE SKY High 9.1 ft. 7.5 ft. Prineville 30/54 Lebanon 38/57 Eugene 37/54 Full Pendleton 38/52 The Dalles 40/54 Portland 43/58 Sunset tonight ........................... 4:52 p.m. Sunrise Saturday ........................ 7:55 a.m. Moonrise today ........................... 4:02 a.m. Moonset today ........................... 1:58 p.m. City Atlanta Boston Chicago Denver Des Moines Detroit El Paso Fairbanks Honolulu Indianapolis Kansas City Las Vegas Los Angeles Memphis Miami Nashville New Orleans New York Oklahoma City Philadelphia St. Louis Salt Lake City San Francisco Seattle Washington, DC Considerable clouds with rain possible Cloudy with a bit of rain Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 47/57 SUN AND MOON Time 10:30 a.m. 11:59 p.m. 51 43 REGIONAL WEATHER Precipitation Thursday .......................................... 1.44" Month to date ................................... 4.24" Normal month to date ....................... 3.83" Year to date ...................................... 4.24" Normal year to date .......................... 3.83" Jan 16 52 44 Tillamook 46/62 lic comments several different ways between Monday and Feb. 18. Feedback will deter- mine how, or if, a fee increase would be implemented. The revenue collected from entrance fees stays in the park, going toward proj- ects and work that preserves natural and cultural resources, improves visitor facilities and provides for educational and recreational opportuni- ties. The extra money col- lected through an increase would help fund new exhibits, increase accessibility of park facilities and go toward the upkeep of the park’s expanded trail system. Past projects funded with TUESDAY 57 47 Partly sunny Astoria through Thursday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 54°/47° Normal high/low ........................... 49°/38° Record high ............................ 63° in 2010 Record low ............................. 15° in 1963 New MONDAY itage Museum is closed. The Oregon Film Museum and Fla- vel House are open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the Carriage House is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Uppertown Fire- fighters’ Museum is closed. Capt. Gray’s Port of Play and Lil’ Sprouts are open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fort Clatsop is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Columbia River Mari- time Museum is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Seaside Museum is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunset Empire Transporta- tion (“The Bus”) is running. The Daily Astorian offices are open, and the newspaper printed and delivered as usual. Daily fee could increase at Fort Clatsop FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT libraries in Washington state, including Ilwaco, Ocean Park and Naselle, are closed. The Port of Astoria offices and services are closed. Garbage collection through Recology Western Oregon (covering Astoria, Seaside, Gearhart and Cannon Beach), city of Warrenton garbage col- lection, and Peninsula Sanita- tion (covering the Long Beach, Washington, Peninsula) are not affected by the holiday. Recol- ogy Western Oregon’s transfer station and Peninsula Sanita- tion’s transfer station are open. The Sunset Pool in Seaside is open. The Astoria Aquatic Center is open. The Clatsop County Her- Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W pc r pc s c c s pc s c pc pc pc pc s c s pc s pc c s pc r c The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is looking to fill a seat on the Pacific Fish- ery Management Council. The department is accept- ing nominations through Feb. 8 and the three-year term begins Aug. 11. The coun- cil manages hundreds of spe- cies of fish including ground- fish, sardines, tuna, sharks and swordfish off the Oregon, Washington state and Califor- nia coasts. It includes 14 voting mem- bers representing tribal and state fish and wildlife agen- cies, and private citizens knowledgeable about sport fishing, commercial fish- ing and marine conservation. Several advisory councils and council staff members also participate in the meetings. The Department of Fish and Wildlife will send all nomina- tions to the governor’s office, which will then forward the names of at least three candi- dates to the National Marine Fisheries Service and U.S. Department of Commerce for consideration. Anyone interested in being considered, or wish- ing to nominate some- one, must contact Cyreis Schmitt at 541-867-4741 or cyreis.c.schmitt@state.or.us no later than Feb. 8. charged with fourth-degree assault. DUII • At 8:38 p.m. Thurs- day, Casey L. Schimel, 32, of Kennewick, Washing- ton, was arrested by the Astoria Police Department on the 100 block of Marine Drive and charged with driv- ing under the influence of intoxicants. ON THE RECORD Assault • At 8:08 a.m. Thursday, Jose Luis Villanueva Borja, 42, of Astoria, was arrested by the Astoria Police Depart- ment on Marine Drive and PUBLIC MEETINGS MONDAY Ecola Creek Watershed Council, 4:30 p.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. 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