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deterring elk long term, the
system could be a better, more
attractive option for residents
and elk-plagued businesses
elsewhere in the county, Bie-
derbeck said.
The tops of the fences hit at
about belly-button height right
now. For an elk, that’s nothing.
They’ll jump a fence that short
with their eyes closed and their
front hooves tied behind their
backs.
But the trick here is to be
able to clear two fences at
once.
Biederbeck has adjusted the
fences since the first installa-
tion, trying to find what he calls
the “magical configuration” of
height and spacing — the point
where an otherwise capable elk
eyes the barrier and decides, “I
can’t negotiate that.”
After some trial and error,
Biederbeck thinks he’s close to
the sweet spot.
“So far they seem to be
avoiding it all together,” he
said. Trail cameras set on
either side of the fencing will
track how elk respond.
It’s possible that as the
fences become more familiar
to the elk, they might decide
to take a chance at leaping it.
And maybe they’ll make it
over. Biederbeck is prepared to
tinker some more: raising the
height, adjusting the gap. The
state is only several months
deep into the experiment. The
fences first went up in March.
Biederbeck hopes to continue
the experiment for at least a
year.
Elsewhere in the world
of Clatsop County elk herds,
rangers at Lewis and Clark
National Historical Park com-
pleted training on how to dart
them. The training was prepa-
ration for an effort to fix col-
lars on elk to better understand
approaches in
Clatsop County
The Daily Astorian
Fire season and a burn ban
in Clatsop County will begin
next week.
The season will begin
Tuesday at 1 a.m., the state
Department of Forestry
announced. The season is
declared annually on both
public and private lands when
the department finds that fire
hazards exist.
Open debris burning will
not be allowed, and burn per-
Fishermen rescued
near Willapa Bay
Photos by Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian
Wildlife biologists hope the double-fence design will deter elk from trying to cross.
Lines of barbed wire run down the middle of the two fences.
how the animals move through
and use the park.
Though rangers won’t
undertake the darting them-
selves, they needed to under-
stand how it works and the
proper procedures, said Chris
Clatterbuck, the park’s chief of
resource management.
In Warrenton, Mayor
Henry Balensifer helped orga-
nize an informational meeting
with Biederbeck and the Fish
and Wildlife Department in
April to answer residents’
questions and to reiterate ways
to coexist with elk.
In Gearhart, city officials
have considered tapping into a
state program intended to con-
trol urban deer populations to
reduce a growing elk herd. The
large herd, which travels freely
through town, has become a
public safety issue and a nui-
sance for many residents.
Alerts go out during calving
and rut seasons.
Back in Jewell, three young
elk bounded through wildlife
refuge-protected fields in the
direction of the double fence
prototype Wednesday morn-
ing. They came to a clumsy,
teenage halt when they real-
ized people were on the side
of the highway watching them.
Their ears swiveled. They
took halting steps forward and
then stuttered back, toggling
between curiosity and uncer-
tainty before giving up on the
whole thing and continuing to
run.
The Daily Astorian
Three fishermen stranded
on rocks near Willapa Bay
were rescued Wednesday.
A Pacific County sheriff’s
deputy initially responded to
the scene but could not reach
the rocks, prompting dispatch-
“Certainly we have to keep
families together, that’s the
most important thing,” Bue-
hler said, noting his grandpar-
ents fled Germany and came
to Oregon after World War I.
“We’re a nation of immigrants.
Lots of families have come to
this country seeking freedom
and opportunity and we have to
allow that to happen.”
But he also echoed some
Republicans on the national
stage when he said “we’re a
nation of laws” and it’s time
to “come up with a secure plan
for our borders.”
If elected, Buehler said,
he would use the position of
governor to put political pres-
sure on the federal government
and refrain from offering sup-
port, such as sending the state’s
National Guard to the border
for policies he opposed.
Buehler calls himself an
independent-minded Repub-
lican who isn’t afraid to crit-
icize federal policies. But he
stopped short of denouncing
the president.
“When I see wrongdoing,
I’ll call it out and this is one of
those situations where it’s not
good policy for our country or
our state,” he said.
Any immigration fix, Bue-
Slide to open at McClure Park
The Daily Astorian
Longer slides come to those
who wait.
The McClure Park slide,
originally intended to be 30 feet
long, is now 45 feet long and
will open to the sliding public
at a dedication ceremony Mon-
day. The ceremony begins at
6:30 p.m. and will involve a
short program with community
speakers, music, food and chil-
dren’s activities.
“The opening of our new
hillside slide provides families
with a fun addition to our local
park and is a direct result of
efforts to engage and empower
the community,” said David
McElroy, head of the Friends
of McClure Park. The orga-
nization headed up efforts to
upgrade playground equipment
and improve the small park
located on the steep Eighth
Street hill and Franklin Avenue.
“Residents have enthusi-
astically embraced the design
process and volunteer efforts
that make this park truly their
The Daily Astorian
The case between an engi-
neering firm for the Port of
Astoria and a company it
hired to pave a runway at the
Astoria Regional Airport has
been settled.
Engineering firm Harper
Houf Peterson Righellis
claimed it provided $129,067
worth of services to Corpac
Construction but was only
paid $58,403. Corpac claimed
parts of the engineering
Astoria is still hunting for a
fire chief.
The job was reposted
Thursday.
City Manager Brett Estes
had hoped to fill the fire chief
position and the still-vacant
community
development
director position earlier this
year. But now postings for
both positions have gone out
for second rounds.
Estes said it has been hard
to find a candidate for the fire
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hler said, needs to be devel-
oped with an “open mind and
caring heart.”
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firm’s contract were ambigu-
ous, that the company over-
billed and that it did not per-
form parts of the contract
properly.
A judge had previously
denied the engineering firm’s
attempts at partial judgment
before trial, agreeing with
Corpac there were factual
issues. Darien Louiselle, an
attorney for Corpac, said the
parties later agreed to disagree
before reaching a confidential
settlement to end the case.
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Angela Cosby, director
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