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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2015
Cape Perpetua to offer programs during Whale Watch Week
YACHATS — Have a
whale of a good time at
Cape Perpetua. Whale
Watch volunteers will be
available to help visitors
spot whales and share infor-
mation from 11:30 a.m. to
1:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 27,
through Thursday, Dec. 31,
at the Cape Perpetua Visitor
Center, 2400 S. Highway
101, three miles south of
Yachats.
Gray whales will be trav-
eling past Cape Perpetua as
they make their way south
to their winter breeding
grounds off Baja, Mexico.
Cape Perpetua volunteer
interpreter and naturalist
Michael Noack will give
four free presentations,
“Experiencing
Gray
Whales,” prior and during
Whale Watch Week:
• Saturday, Dec. 26:
11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
• Monday, Dec. 28: 11:30
a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Noack has studied gray
whales for many years,
assisting
with
whale
research missions and train-
Cape Perpetua volunteer
Michael Noack watches
the horizon for migrating
whales.
ing whale watch volunteers.
Films and interpretive mate-
rials about gray whales also
are available at the Visitor
Center.
Whale Watch Week is
part of Oregon State Park’s
Whale Watch Spoken Here
program.
All presentations and
events are free, but a
Northwest Forest Pass,
Oregon Coast Passport or
$5 day-use fee is required
within the Cape Perpetua
Scenic Area.
For more information,
contact the Cape Perpetua
Visitor Center at 541-547-
3289.
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It’s trapping season; keep dogs safe
SALEM — With many
furbearer trapping seasons
underway until March 31,
ODFW reminds dog owners to
be aware that trapping activi-
ties could occur in areas where
they walk or hike with their
dogs.
Traps can be set on public
land, but state regulations
require they be set at minimum
distances from designated
trails and public use areas.
Traps may also be set on pri-
vate land by permission of the
landowner.
“Dogs running loose run the
risk of being accidentally cap-
tured in legally set traps, which
could cause serious injury or
even death,” said Derek
Broman, ODFW furbearer
coordinator. “To help keep
dogs safe and prevent such
tragedies from happening, we
want their owners to be aware
of the possibility of trapping
activity in areas where they
spend time outdoors with their
dogs.”
ODFW also recommends
that dog owners:
• Keep your dog on a leash.
• Or, keep your dog in sight
and under voice command —
don’t let the dog wander off,
especially out of sight.
• Keep your dog on desig-
nated trails and within desig-
nated public use areas. Traps
must be set at minimum dis-
tances away from these loca-
tions.
• Remember traps are often
found near water as many
furbearers (beaver, muskrat,
nutria) are targeted under water
or the water’s edge.
• Remember lures and baits
used by trappers can attract
dogs, too (another reason to
keep the dog under control).
• If the dog is often off trails
and designated public use
areas, understand how to
release a dog from a trap.
• Carry the appropriate tools
(cable cutter and length of
rope) to be prepared in case
you need to release your dog
from a trap or snare.
Furbearer regulations set
restrictions on the type and size
of traps that can be used and
also where trappers may set
traps and snares on state and
federal lands.
Traps may not be set within
50 feet of any designated pub-
lic trail or within 300 feet of
any designated trailhead, pub-
lic campground or picnic area.
Also, killing traps with a jaw
spread between7.5 and 9 inch-
es set on public land cannot be
placed more than 50 feet from
a permanent or seasonal water
source.
It is illegal to disturb or
remove the traps or snares of
another person. Individuals
that see traps they believe are
illegally set should not disturb
the trap, but contact Oregon
State Police. OSP can identify
the owner of a legally set trap
through a unique branding
number required on each trap.
Oregon has about 1,200
licensed trappers. Before
becoming licensed, trappers in
Oregon must take an education
course and pass an exam that
deals with topics like wildlife
identification, trapping ethics,
and setting traps to catch target
animals and avoid non-target
animals.
Those requirements and the
Oregon furbearer regulations
both incorporate scientific
findings on the best manage-
ment practices for regulated
trapping in the United States
for animal welfare, trap effi-
ciency, trap selectivity, trapper
and public safety, and the prac-
tical application of various trap
types.
Most trapping seasons
opened Nov. 15 or Dec. 1 and
end Feb. 28 or March 31. A
few seasons are open the entire
year, but winter is the most
popular time to trap because
pelts are in prime condition.
Trappers are required to sub-
mit an annual report on their
efforts, harvest, and wildlife
observations, which provides
insight on over 16 wildlife
species statewide.
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Oregon geologic maps now free online
PORTLAND — The Oregon
Department of Geology and
Mineral Industries (DOGAMI)
has launched Publications
Center, a web hub for free
download of maps, reports,
data, articles and more.
Everything DOGAMI has
published since 1937 is now
available, from early mining
reports to spectacular imagery
created with cutting-edge lidar
technology to geodatabases.
Making the agency’s science
freely available to all helps
Oregon communities learn
more about the natural hazards,
mineral resources and geology
around the state.
“Accessing this wealth of
information is easier than
ever,” said Ali Ryan Hansen,
DOGAMI earth science infor-
mation officer. “Whether you
want a field trip guide, a his-
toric map, or the latest land-
slide inventory geodatabase,
you can download it immedi-
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Publications
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Oregonians also get a look at
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lens of mining and geology. A
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