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MARCH
18
•
2015
On the
Bite
Restrictions begin in plover nesting areas
When planning a hike
along beaches, keep
restrictions in mind
Nesting season for Western snowy
plovers, a federally threatened shore-
bird, began March 15 on several
Oregon beaches.
Beachgoers are asked to follow
nesting season restrictions, which con-
tinue through Sept. 15, on area beach-
es to protect snowy plover eggs and
young.
Western snowy plover nesting areas
in Oregon are managed by the U.S.
Forest Service, Oregon Parks and
Recreation Department, Bureau of
Land Management, and Army Corps
of Engineers. Each year, these
agencies implement nesting season
restrictions on the beaches they
manage to reduce disturbance to
nesting birds.
In some places known to be
occupied by plovers, vehicle and
bicycle access to the beach is pro-
hibited during nesting season, as is
camping and campfires, dog walk-
ing and kite flying. In these plover
nesting areas, hiking and horseback
riding are allowed on wet sand,
while dry sand is closed to all uses.
Signs and ropes clearly mark
which areas are off-limits during
nesting season.
“I love visiting Oregon beaches
with my family,” says Cindy Burns,
Central Coast Ranger District and
A Western snowy plover walks
along the beach near the
Siltcoos estuary.
Oregon Dunes NRA Wildlife
Biologist. “We share this incredible
resource with the plovers and so
many other animals. One of the best
things we can do to ensure they’re
around for our kids to enjoy is to
respect their habitat, especially at
critical times of the year.”
On the Siuslaw National Forest,
snowy plover nesting areas are
found at Baker/Sutton beaches,
Siltcoos estuary, Oregon Dunes Day
Use beach, Tahkenitch Creek estu-
ary and Ten Mile Creek estuary.
See
PLOVER 6B
PLOVER PHOTO BY JACK HAVERTY
Watch for
whales
March 21-28
Oregon
Parks
and
Recreation
Department
(OPRD) will host its spring
Whale Watch Week March
21-28 at 24 designated whale
watching sites along the
coast.
Trained volunteers from
the Whale Watching Spoken
Here program will be sta-
tioned at the sites from 10
a.m. to 1 p.m. on those days
to help visitors spot gray
whales heading north.
Visitors will also learn
about whale migration and
feeding habits. A map of the
watch sites is available online
at
whalespoken.org.
Camping, including in yurts
and cabins, is available at
state parks along the coast.
Visit
www.oregon-
stateparks .org to check
availability and make a reser-
vation.
OPRD reminds visitors to
be aware of storms and high
waves: respect closures, stay
off the sand and watch storms
from an elevated location.
S p o r t s
C a l e n d a r
March 19
• SHS track
SHS Icebreaker
4 p.m.
• MHS track
Mapleton 300
4 p.m.
March 21
• SHS softball
hosts C. Grove
Noon
A weekly
fishing report for
the local region
www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
MID COAST LAKES:
The rainbow trout stock-
ing program is underway
with many of the mid coast
lakes been stocked. Most
water bodies will be
stocked multiple times
until early June. Be sure to
check out the 2015 stock-
ing schedule for the most
up to date information.
Fishing for the various
warm water fish species
can be productive during
the winter months. Anglers
may need to target differ-
ent areas of a lake (typical-
ly deeper) versus when
fishing more shallow areas
in the spring or summer.
SIUSLAW RIVER:
Photos by Ned Hickson/Siuslaw News
Runners, joggers and walkers line up for the 5K event despite cold, wet weather on Saturday.
Rain doesn’t dampen spirit
of Shamrock Run
Steelhead
The winter steelhead
fishery is slow to fair in
both the Siuslaw and Lake
Creek. River conditions are
low and clear. Fishing the
mid to lower river and
focusing on the deeper
holding water will produce
See
FISHING 4B
T IDE T ABLE
Entrance Siuslaw River
Low Tide
High Tide
March 18
11:04am / 7.9 5:07am / 1.5
11:55pm / 7.5 5:39pm / -0.5
March 19
11:59am / 8.1 5:58am / 0.8
6:24pm / -0.5
March 20
12:36am / 8.0 6:48am / 0.1
12:51pm / 8.1 7:07pm / -0.2
Nearly 80 runners
braved the weather for
Saturday’s annual
Shamrock Run, a
fundraiser for the
Siuslaw Middle School
cross country and track
programs. Clockwise
from above: A trio of
joggers show their St.
Paddy’s Day spirit as the
2K race begins; a pair of
young runners finish the
2K race after sharing an
umbrella in the final
stretch; women’s 5K
winner Jane Lacouture
in 38:43.52; men’s 5K
winner Jacob Berkner in
16:29.14; Rachelle
Campbell encourages
Paul Burns toward the
finish line; a father
encourages his son
toward in the 2K run.
March 21
1:17am / 8.3
1:42pm / 7.9
7:36am / -0.4
7:50pm / 0.2
March 22
1:58am / 8.4
2:34pm / 7.5
8:25am / -0.6
8:34pm / 0.7
March 23
2:40am / 8.4
3:27pm / 7.0
9:14am / -0.6
9:18pm / 1.3
March 24
3:23am / 8.1
4:24pm / 6.5
10:06am /-0.3
10:06pm / 2.0
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