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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, MAY 25, 2018
Efforts failing to save
western sagebrush land
Offices close for Memorial Day
BOISE, Idaho — Public
lands managers are losing a
battle against a devastating
combination of invasive plant
species and wildfires in the
vast sagebrush habitats in the
U.S. West that support cattle
ranching and recreation and
are home to an imperiled bird,
officials said.
The Western Association
of Fish & Wildlife Agencies in
a 58-page report released this
month says invasive plants on
nearly 160,000 square miles
(414,400 sq. kilometers) of
public and private lands have
reached enormous levels and
are spreading.
That could mean more
giant rangeland wildfires that
in recent decades destroyed
vast areas of sagebrush coun-
try that support some 350
species of wildlife, including
imperiled sage grouse.
The top problem identi-
fied in the report is the lim-
ited ability at all levels of
government to prevent inva-
sive plants such as fire-prone
cheatgrass from spreading
and displacing native plants.
In observance of Memo-
rial Day on Monday, all
federal, state, county and
city offices and services,
including Astoria, War-
renton, 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/Ham-
mond, Seaside (including
Cannon Beach and Gear-
hart schools) and Ocean
Beach School District
schools and Clatsop Com-
munity College are closed.
The Astoria Library,
Seaside Library, Warren-
ton Library and all Tim-
berland libraries in Wash-
AP Photo/Don Ryan
Fire engulfs sagebrush near Roosevelt, Wash. Federal
officials say they’re losing the battle against a devastat-
ing combination of invasive plant species and wildfires.
“There is widespread rec-
ognition that invasive annual
grasses and wildland fire are
the most crucial threats to
the sagebrush ecosystem, yet
invasive annual grass man-
agement is not funded at a
level to be effective in break-
ing the invasive annual grass/
fire cycle,” the report said.
Most invasive weed man-
agement programs tackle less
than 10 percent of the infested
areas while the annual rate
at which the invasive plants
spread is 15 to 35 percent, the
report noted. Another inva-
sive is medusahead, a winter
annual grass that crowds out
native species and forage for
livestock.
The report, “Wildfire and
Invasive Plant Species in
the Sagebrush Biome,” is an
update to the 2013 “Gap Anal-
ysis Report” produced by the
Western Association of Fish
& Wildlife Agencies’ multi-
agency Wildfire and Invasive
Species Working Group.
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
52
Mostly cloudy
ALMANAC
Patrick McGee
Astoria
April 5, 1946 — May 7, 2018
Sunny to partly cloudy
Mostly sunny
Tillamook
49/59
Mostly sunny and breezy
Last
Salem
45/67
Newport
47/57
June 6
Coos Bay
48/62
First
June 13
Source: Jim Todd, OMSI
TOMORROW'S TIDES
Astoria / Port Docks
Time
6:11 a.m.
6:05 p.m.
Low
0.1 ft.
1.3 ft.
Hi
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Incorrect phone number
The Mouth of the Columbia column in the Thursday, May 24, Coast Weekend listed an incorrect
phone number for Fulio’s Pastaria. The correct number is 503-325-9001.
Ontario
56/74
Burns
42/63
ON THE RECORD
Klamath Falls
40/64
Lakeview
44/59
Ashland
45/69
REGIONAL CITIES
City
Baker City
Bend
Brookings
Eugene
Ilwaco
Klamath Falls
Medford
Newberg
Newport
North Bend
Hi
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Olympia
Pendleton
Portland
Roseburg
Salem
Seaside
Spokane
Springfi eld
Vancouver
Yakima
Hi
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TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER
NATIONAL CITIES
Today
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CORRECTION
Baker
53/67
Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018
Tonight's Sky: Hercules, the Hero, is nearing over-
head before midnight.
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68 52
85 71
Patrick McGee, at age 72, of Astoria, Ore- toria, Austin, Trae, Olivya, Rayce and Bella;
gon, passed away on May 7, 2018, losing his and his step-grandchildren, Cory, Alyssa, Aus-
four-year battle with cancer. He was surrounded tin, Jorga and Katie. Also, his sister-in-law and
brother-in-law, Nanette and Charlie Chase, and
by his family, at home, in his final days.
their children, Adam and Eric; and
Originally from North Carolina,
countless cousins, nieces and neph-
Patrick enjoyed a successful 50-year
ews on the East Coast. Patrick was
career as a housing designer, win-
ning multiple awards for his designs
introduced, shortly before his pass-
ing, to his first great-grandchild, Aria
from coast to coast. His passion was
Mae.
his music, specifically his Big Fish
True to his Irish character, endur-
Blues Band. Many local musicians
ing many challenges of late, he never
were his brothers and sisters in spirit.
gave up, never gave in, and never
Patrick is preceded in death by
asked why. His longtime friend,
his parents; his sister, Linda; and his
Jamey, always referred to Patrick as
son, Christopher.
Patrick McGee
“the Coolest Kat on the planet.” And
He is survived by KC, his wife of
he was.
40 years; his sister, Gayle Quinn of
A memorial will be announced at a future
Cape May; a daughter and son-in-law, Jenni-
fer and Timothy Stewart; grandchildren, Vic- date.
La Grande
50/65
Roseburg
47/69
Brookings
48/63
June 20
John Day
49/64
Bend
44/64
Medford
46/70
UNDER THE SKY
High
7.3 ft.
Prineville
44/67
Lebanon
44/65
Eugene
42/64
New
Pendleton
53/73
The Dalles
56/72
Portland
50/67
Sunset tonight ........................... 8:53 p.m.
Sunrise Saturday ........................ 5:32 a.m.
Moonrise today .......................... 4:51 p.m.
Moonset today ............................ 4:00 a.m.
City
Atlanta
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Oklahoma City
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
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Washington, DC
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ASTORIA
52/61
SUN AND MOON
Time
12:14 p.m.
none
TUESDAY
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REGIONAL WEATHER
Precipitation
Thursday .......................................... 0.00"
Month to date ................................... 0.42"
Normal month to date ....................... 2.62"
Year to date .................................... 33.12"
Normal year to date ........................ 32.66"
May 29
63
52
Partly sunny
Astoria through Thursday.
Temperatures
High/low ....................................... 63°/53°
Normal high/low ........................... 61°/47°
Record high ............................ 84° in 1993
Record low ............................. 38° in 1923
Full
MONDAY
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The Clatsop County
Heritage Museum, Ore-
gon Film Museum and
Flavel House are open
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
and the Carriage House
is open from 9:30 a.m. to
5 p.m. The Uppertown
Firefighters’ Museum is
closed. Capt. Gray’s Port
of Play and Lil’ Sprouts
are closed. 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 closed.
Sunset Empire Trans-
portation (“The Bus”) is
running.
The Daily Astorian
offices are closed, but the
newspaper printed and
delivered as usual.
OBITUARIES
FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA
TONIGHT
ington 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 Asto-
ria, Seaside, Gearhart and
Cannon Beach), city of
Warrenton garbage collec-
tion, and Peninsula Sani-
tation (covering the Long
Beach, Washington, Pen-
insula) are not affected
by the holiday. Recology
Western Oregon’s transfer
station and Peninsula Sani-
tation’s transfer station are
open.
The Sunset Pool in Sea-
side is open. The Astoria
Aquatic Center is open.
The Daily Astorian
By KEITH RIDLER
Associated Press
DUII
• At 1:18 a.m. Friday, Daniel Kyle Mead-
ows, 33, of Astoria, was arrested by Astoria
police on 29th Street and Marine Drive and
charged with driving under the influence of
intoxicants and reckless driving. His blood
alcohol content was 0.20.
• At 10:17 p.m. Thursday, Lilah Laine
Romero, 67, of Olympia, Washington, was
arrested by the Clatsop County Sheriff’s
Office on U.S. Highway 30 and charged with
DUII.
MEMORIAL
Sunday, June 3
IVANOFF, Willard — Celebration of life from 1 to 5 p.m., Clatsop County Fairgrounds, 92937
Walluski Loop.
Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.
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Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy,
sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries,
sn-snow, i-ice.
BIRTH
May 12, 2018
BYRD, Rachel, and KINDRED, Josh, of Astoria, a girl, Timber Joy Kindred, born at Colum-
bia Memorial Hospital in Astoria. Grandparents are Suzanne Kindred, Judy O’Grady and Mike
O’Grady.
PUBLIC MEETINGS
MONDAY
Seaside City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway.
LOTTERIES
Thursday’s Lucky Lines: 1-7-
10-13-20-23-28-31
Estimated jackpot: $27,000
OREGON
Thursday’s Pick 4:
1 p.m.: 8-1-9-4
4 p.m.: 6-1-1-1
7 p.m.: 5-6-1-8
10 p.m.: 2-0-9-8
WASHINGTON
Thursday’s Daily Game:
3-0-2
Thursday’s Keno: 3-4-6-7-9-
13-25-26-33-39-43-48-51-54-
55-59-62-64-66-80
Thursday’s Match 4: 2-9-20-
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