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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2018 STEP meeting tonight to discuss hatchery research Tonight’s Florence Salmon Trout Enhancement Program (STEP) meeting will include a presentation from the Oregon Hatchery Research Center. The goal of the Oregon Hatchery Research Center (OHRC) is to answer scientific questions related to fish recov- ery and hatchery programs, including the differences that may exist between wild and hatchery fish, and how to bet- ter manage those differences. The center is also charged with helping Oregonians understand the role and per- formance of hatcheries in responsibly using and protect- ing Oregon’s native fishes. Research facilities include four artificial stream channels that simulate actual stream conditions, four concrete race- ways, a tank farm comprised of 44 fiberglass tanks, an ana- lytical lab and a compete wet lab with heated, chilled, fil- tered and UV-treated water. The STEP meeting is held in the back room of the Elks Club at 7 p.m. The meeting is open to the public. Florence In Bloom Valentine Package Special $125.00 One Dozen Roses Library Tidings News about the Siuslaw Public Library Library Tidings, a regular feature of the Siuslaw News, features news about upcom- ing Siuslaw Public Library programs for adults and chil- dren, new books and videos, and other library news of interest to the community. One Bottle of Wine Library Tidings by Kevin Mittge One 9pc Moonstruck Chocolate Truffl es Book Review “The Death and Life of the Great Lakes” By Dan Egan The Great Lakes — Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario and Superior — hold 20 percent of the world’s supply of surface fresh water and provide suste- nance, work and recreation for tens of millions of Americans. But they are under threat as never before, and their prob- lems are spreading across the continent. “The Death and Life of the Great Lakes” is prize-winning reporter Dan Egan’s compul- sively readable portrait of an ecological catastrophe happen- ing right before our eyes, blend- ing the epic story of the lakes with an examination of the per- ils they face and the ways we can restore and preserve them for generations to come. For thousands of years the pristine Great Lakes were sepa- rated from the Atlantic Ocean by the roaring Niagara Falls and from the Mississippi River basin by a “sub-continental divide.” Beginning in the late 1800s, these barriers were circumvent- ed to attract oceangoing freighters from the Atlantic and to allow Chicago’s sewage to float out to the Mississippi. These were engineering mar- vels in their time — and the changes in Chicago arrested a deadly cycle of waterborne ill- nesses — but they have had hor- rendous unforeseen conse- quences. Egan provides a chilling account of how sea lamprey, zebra and quagga mussels and other invaders have made their way into the lakes, decimating native species and largely destroying the age-old ecosys- tem. And because the lakes are no longer isolated, the invaders now threaten water intake pipes, hydroelectric dams and other infrastructure across the coun- try. Egan also explores why out- breaks of toxic algae stemming from the over application of farm fertilizer have left massive biological “dead zones” that threaten the supply of fresh water. He examines fluctuations in the levels of the lakes caused by manmade climate change and overzealous dredging of shipping channels. And he reports on the chronic threats to siphon off Great Lakes water to slake drier regions of America or to be sold abroad. In an age when dire problems like the Flint water crisis or the California drought bring ever more attention to the indispens- ability of safe, clean, easily available water, “The Death and Life of the Great Lakes” is a 5 A powerful paean to what is arguably our most precious resource, an urgent examination of what threatens it and a con- vincing call to arms about the relatively simple things we need to do to protect it. Friends Book Sale The next Friends of the Library book sale will be this weekend with all proceeds going to support the Friends and the Siuslaw Public Library. The sale will be on Saturday, Feb. 10, and Sunday, Feb. 11, in the library’s Bromley Room, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. each day. Friends members will be allowed in for an “early bird” sale on Saturday at 9 a.m., and memberships are available at the door. Books, DVDs, CDs and more, from fiction to nonfiction, come from donations from the community as well as materials withdrawn from the library. 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