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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
April 24, 2019
Toxics killing young salmon, study says
Young salmon swimming
in the Willamette River are
taking in toxins and dying
before they can make it back
out into the ocean, accord-
ing to a recent study by
NOAA Fisheries.
All the juvenile salmon
tested were found within the
Portland Harbor Superfund
site just north of downtown
Portland. The study found
toxins like PCBs and DDT
are making their way into
juvenile Chinook salmon
through the food they eat in
that area. As a result, those
salmon, all less than a year
old, are likely not surviving
long enough to make it back
to the ocean.
But the study also
pointed out that there is
one thing we can do to help
the fish survive. The re-
searchers said if the con-
taminants are cleaned up,
the salmon population in
the Willamette River would
increase significantly.
“Our modeling suggests
that we may be seeing, in the
future, as much as a 20 per-
cent increase in the number
of adults that come back to
spawn as a function of re-
moving a lot of these toxics
in the lower part of the
river,” said eco-toxicologist
Nat Scholz who was also lead
author on the study.
Car Show returning to Indian Head
Indian Head Casino will
host the Fourth Annual Car
Show—the Best Little Car
Show in Central Oregon—Sat-
urday, June 15. All ages
welcome. There will be a DJ,
raffle prizes, and covered
food court.
For people showing a car
there is a $20 registration,
which includes $20 bonus
slot play. Best in Show wins
$300; and Directors’ Choice,
$150.
Free shirts for the first
100 registrations. Top place
in each class is awarded a
Shaker Church
Josie Williams is the
new minister of the
Warm Springs Shaker
Church. William Sam
is the assistant. No one
else is to lead any type
of services.
prize. Rain or shine. For
registration information call
Monte or Karen at 503-789-
8973.
Partnering with Indian
Head Casino are Route 26
Customs; and the Boys and
Girls Club.
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