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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 2018
Oregon Parks accepting applications for conservation grants
The Oregon Parks and Recreation
Department (OPRD) has officially
opened the grant cycle for the 2018
Land
Water Conservation Fund
(LWCF).
More than $3 million in assistance
is available for development and reha-
bilitation of public outdoor recreation
areas and facilities, as well as land
acquisition.
Eligible recipients include cities,
counties, METRO, ports, park and
recreation districts, tribes and state
agencies.
The application deadline is March
2. The online grant application, along
with instructions and other forms, are
available at www.oregon.gov/oprd/
grants.
Returning applicants should use
their account username and password.
New applicants must request an
account by going to oprdgrants.org.
OPRD will conduct two workshops
in January 2018 to familiarize appli-
cants with the grant process.
The first is an in-person session on
Jan. 9, from 10 a.m. to noon in Salem.
The second workshop is a webinar
on Jan. 10, 10 a.m. to noon.
Content at both workshops will be
the same.
Registration is required for both.
Contact Michele Scalise, OPRD lead
grant program coordinator, at michele
.scalise@oregon.gov.
The Land Water Conservation
Fund grants provide assistance to state
and local governments for acquiring
and developing public outdoor recre-
ation areas and facilities.
Since 1964, this national grant has
awarded more than $55 million for
Oregon recreational areas and facili-
ties.
ODFW cites health concerns for postponement of 2018 sport abalone season
SALEM — ODFW is calling a
time-out on abalone season, postpon-
ing the 2018 recreational season that
was set to open Monday, Jan. 1, until
further review and Commission con-
sideration in March.
The decision follows California’s
closure of its 2018 abalone season due
to concerns over the health of the pop-
ulation.
Abalone stocks in California have
fallen below target levels as abalone
face ongoing environmental condi-
tions that have reduced their food
sources. Since California Fish and
Wildlife closed its season on Dec. 7,
ODFW has seen a dramatic spike in
inquiries about the Oregon fishery,
which is dwarfed by the California
fishery.
Oregon issues about 300 abalone
permits per year, while California
issues 25,000 or more.
Southern Oregon is on the northern
edge of red abalone range and the
state’s fishery is managed conserva-
tively to protect the health of Oregon’s
relatively small population.
“California’s closure could lead to a
large fishing effort shift to Oregon,
which would cause a spike in harvest
under the current rules. Yet we suspect
that Oregon’s abalone population has
declined from historic levels,” says
Scott Groth, ODFW shellfish biologist
for the south coast. “This emergency
action postpones the fishery so we can
hold off on issuing 2018 abalone per-
mits until we’ve had a chance to do a
more thorough review of the situa-
tion.”
ODFW staff plan to evaluate the
fishery (including potential impacts
from California’s closure), solicit pub-
lic input, and present suggestions,
including possible rule changes, to the
Fish and Wildlife Commission at their
March 16 meeting in Salem.
Annual regulations require recre-
ational abalone harvesters to purchase
an Oregon shellfish license and obtain
a free annual abalone/scallop permit
from ODFW.
ODFW will continue to issue per-
mits for scallops after Jan. 1.
Abalone are highly prized and the
Siuslaw
fishery creates a high demand, prima-
rily among divers. While seven
species exist on the West Coast, five of
these have some listing status under
the Endangered Species Act.
Red abalone are the only species
still fished in the contiguous United
States, and southern Oregon and
northern California are the only areas
where recreational harvest has
occurred in recent years.
Commercial harvest is not allowed
in either state.
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Senior post Marika White had
4 rebounds against the Lady
Irish.
The win puts Siuslaw at 3-8
in the pre-season heading into
this weekend’s Crossover
Tournament at North Valley
High School in Grants Pass.
The Lady Viks opened the
tourney last nigh (after press
deadlines) against Phoenix.
Today, they take on host North
Valley at 11 a.m.
In the boys’ game last
Tuesday against Waldport, the
Vikings battled a high-pres-
sure Irish defense that was also
quick on offense. The scrappy
Irish kept things close for most
of the first three periods before
Siuslaw steadily pulled away
down the stretch on freethrow
shooting and solid Viking
defense, 42-33.
The win puts the Viks at 7-4
in pre-season play, their best
start under second-year coach
Dylan Perry.
Last night, Siuslaw was in
Grants Pass for the Crossover
Tournament at Hidden Valley
High School, which continues
through today.
Tuesday, the Lady Viks will
be on the road at Junction City
to face the Tigers, with the
Viking boys hosting Junction
City at Glenn Butler Court.
Girls tip off at 7:15; boys
will tip off at 7 p.m.
The Far West League sea-
son kicks off Friday, Jan. 12, at
home against Marshfield.
Girls tip off at 6 p.m., fol-
lowed by the boys at 7:30 p.m.
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