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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2015
B EACHWATCHERS ,
The Coastal Observation and
Seabird
Survey
Team
(COASST) will host a free
training session in Florence on
Saturday, June 6.
COASST volunteers help
make a difference for the envi-
ronment by collecting data on
beach-cast carcasses of marine
birds on a monthly basis to
BIRDERS NEEDED FOR SEABIRD SURVEY
establish the baseline pattern of
beached bird mortality on
North Pacific beaches.
Data collected help address
important marine conservation
issues and protect marine
resources.
Through an interactive,
hands-on workshop, trainees
will become acquainted with
the custom COASST field
guide, Beached Birds, and have
a chance to try out their newly
acquired identification skills on
seabird species common to the
North Pacific.
The COASST training pro-
vides volunteers with the tools
to monitor for potential
changes in the marine environ-
ment and promote stewardship
of local marine resources.
COASST is a citizen science
project of the University of
Washington in partnership with
state, tribal and federal agen-
cies, environmental organiza-
tions and community groups.
COASST believes citizens of
coastal communities are essen-
tial scientific partners in moni-
toring marine ecosystem
health. By collaborating with
citizens, natural resource man-
agement agencies, and environ-
mental organizations, COASST
works to translate long-term
monitoring into effective
marine conservation solutions.
Currently, more than 800
volunteers survey beaches in
Washington,
Oregon,
California and Alaska.
The training session will be
held at Lane Community
College Florence campus,
3149 Oak St., from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. Reserve your training spot
by calling 206-221-6893 or
email coasst@uw.edu.
Florence Lions Club set to host 32nd annual Elliot Fun Bass Tournament this weekend
The Florence-Siuslaw Lions
Club has announced its 32nd
annual Elliott Fun Bass
Tournament to be held June 6
and 7. Two-person teams will
fish from boats on Siltcoos
Lake from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, June 6, and from 6
a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday, June 7.
This is an open tournament
that welcomes any anglers
T AKE
interested in friendly competi-
tion.
The cost of entering the tour-
nament is $60 per team for
early registration and $75 for
registration on-site. Interested
parties can contact Jerry
Coffindaffer at 541-997-8108
or Mark Meyers at 541-999-
9104.
There is a 49-team limit.
PRECAUTIONS :
Sitting around a campfire is
one of the special times we all
enjoy, but campfires are also a
major cause of wildfires. May
is Wildfire Awareness Month,
and Keep Oregon Green, the
Oregon Office of State Fire
Marshal, and the Oregon
Department of Forestry urge
Oregonians to follow these
basic outdoor safety tips:
• Know before you go —
Call your local forestry or fire
district to learn if there are any
current campfire restrictions at
your recreation destination. An
interactive map of Oregon’s
The tournament is headquar-
tered at Ada Fishing Camp.
Weigh-ins are at noon and 5
p.m. on Saturday, and 11 a.m.
on Sunday. All fish are released
back into the lake.
The last practice day is
Saturday, May 30.
Trophies are awarded for the
first 10 places in the tourna-
ment, as well as in the cate-
K EEP
fire restrictions is available at
www.keeporegongreen.org.
• Kick the campfire habit this
summer — Portable camp
stoves are a safer option to
campfires at any time of year.
Areas that prohibit campfires
outside maintained camp-
grounds with established fire
pits will often allow the use of
camp stoves.
• Select the right spot —
Where campfires are allowed,
avoid building the fire near
your tent, structures, vehicles,
shrubs and trees, and be aware
of low-hanging branches over-
profit organizations, local gov-
ernments, and others to propose
projects that restore water-
sheds, decommission or main-
tain roads, control noxious
weeds, or otherwise improve
the condition of the Forest.
Proposed projects need not
be implemented on Forest
Service lands, but must show a
benefit to national forest
food booth.
Tickets for a fundraiser raffle
will be available. The raffle is
for merchandise donated by
local area merchants.
The money raised provide
two scholarships to graduating
high school students each year
— the Dale Libby Memorial
Scholarship Fund and the Joann
Coffindaffer Scholarship Fund
— as well as support for vari-
ous charitable activities under-
taken by the Club.
The raffle will be Sunday,
June 7, at 12:15 p.m., following
the trophy presentation.
The Florence Lions invite
everyone to come out to
Siltcoos Lake on Sunday morn-
ing for the awards presentation
and raffle.
YOUR CAMPFIRE FROM BECOMING A WILDFIRE
head.
Clear the site down to miner-
al soil, at least five feet on all
sides, and circle your campfire
site with rocks. Store your
unused firewood a good dis-
tance from the fire.
• Keep your campfire small
— A campfire is less likely to
escape control if it is kept
small. A large fire may cast hot
embers long distances. Add
firewood in small amounts as
existing material is consumed.
• Attend your campfire at all
times — A campfire left unat-
tended for only a few minutes
S IUSLAW N ATIONAL F OREST
CORVALLIS — In response
to the two-year reauthorization
by Congress of the Secure
Rural Schools and Community
Self-Determination Act in
April, the Siuslaw National
Forest is soliciting project pro-
posals to be funded under Title
II of the act.
The federal legislation
encourages individuals, non-
gories of “Saturday Big Fish,”
“Sunday Big Fish,” “Women’s
Tournament Big Fish,” and
“Youth Big Fish.”
Optional Big Fish Pools and
Option Pool also are available.
During these two days,
teams are treated to a chili
lunch. In addition, the Lions
Club is offering its famous
hamburgers and hot dogs at its
can grow into a costly, damag-
ing wildfire. Staying with your
campfire from start to finish
until dead out is required by
state law, to ensure that any
escaped sparks or embers can
be extinguished quickly.
• NEVER use gasoline or
other accelerants (flammable or
combustible liquids) to start or
increase your campfire. Once
the fire is ignited, wait until the
match is cold and then discard
it in the fire.
• Always have water and fire
tools on site — Have a shovel
and a bucket of water nearby to
extinguish any escaped embers.
When you are ready to leave,
drown all embers with water,
stir the coals, and drown again.
Repeat until the fire is dead out.
If it is too hot to touch, it is too
hot to leave.
• Burn only wood — State
regulations prohibit the open
burning of any material that
creates dense, toxic smoke or
noxious odors.
• Escaped campfires are
costly — The Oregon
Department of Forestry spent
more than $3.3 million in 2014
to suppress unattended and
escaped campfires. State law
requires the proper clearing,
building, attending and extin-
guishing of open fires any time
of year.
A first-time citation carries a
$110 fine. If your campfire
spreads out of control, you are
responsible for the cost of fire
suppression. This can range
from a few hundred to thou-
sands of dollars.
During Wildfire Awareness
Month visit the Keep Oregon
Green website, www.keepore
gongreen.org, for other wildfire
prevention tips.
SEEKS PUBLIC INPUT FOR PROJECT PROPOSALS
resources.
Project proposals are due
electronically by 5 p.m., July 2.
Application forms, instruc-
tions, and submission guide-
lines can be found online at
www.go.usa.gov/38CbB.
“The reauthorization of
Secure Rural Schools is excel-
lent news for the Oregon coun-
ties and numerous communities
that partner with the Siuslaw
National Forest,” said Jerry
Ingersoll, forest supervisor of
the 630,000 acre forest.
Eligible project proposals
submitted to the forest will be
reviewed by the Siuslaw
Resource Advisory Committee,
a balanced and diverse group of
stakeholders representing local
communities, industry, recre-
ational interests, environmental
groups, elected officials, and
more.
Following their review in
September, the committee will
supply Jerry Ingersoll with a
list of projects recommended
for funding.
“The resource advisory com-
mittee is a crucial part of the
process of funding projects
under the Secure Rural Schools
Act,” said Ingersoll. “We
recruit continuously for ener-
getic and interested people that
represent the diversity of our
state and community. Please let
us know if you are interested in
serving.”
More information, visit
www.fs.usda.gov/main/pts/
home.
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