2B | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2018 | SIUSLAW NEWS
Be on lookout for invasive loosestrife weed in Siuslaw region
Purple Loosestrife is easy
to spot because it is bloom-
ing now (July to September)
in the Siuslaw River area. The
flowers are pinkish-purple
held upright on long, rigid
spikes. A great way to identi-
fy it is to touch the stems —
its squarish–shaped stems
may have four to six sides. A
single plant may have up to
30 stems from a central,
woody base, and can be five
to 10 feet tall.
It seems to be a recent
invader here, with a few
known small populations
around Mapleton and west to
Phey Lane. Its tiny seeds are
easily spread by wind, ani-
mals or other disturbances,
and root sprouts up to 6 feet
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or longer; little pieces of root
Purple loosestrife is an invasive weed that is often mistaken
or stem will also grow.
for a harmless garden wildflower in the Siuslaw region.
Purple Loosestrife invades
wetlands and crowds out round stem and fluffy, pink stems have peeling, grayish
natives, has little or no food flowers arranged in tight, bark.
or habitat value to wildlife sometimes lumpy clusters.
A common question is: Is
and affects nutrient cycling. It
• Fireweed — Native plant my garden variety (cultivar) of
prefers freshwater wetlands, that commonly grows on Purple Loosestrife safe?
but can adapt and spread to more dry ground than purple
No.
both saltwater marshes as loosestrife with loose flower
Originally many garden
well as drier areas. It is on clusters, and does not have a varieties of purple loosestrife
noxious weed lists in most square stem. 2-3 inches long were considered to be sterile
states and several Canadian seed pods are easily visible (safe). Recent scientific stud-
provinces.
below the spent blooms.
ies have shown that these
An online search for
• Butterfly Bush — also an plants can readily cross polli-
“Identify Purple Loosestrife” invasive weed, it has a round nate with other garden vari-
yields many great resources stem, and bright purple flow- eties, as well as wild loose-
and photos, including its ers grown in a tight, cone- strife populations.
lookalikes. Here are some of shaped head. This bush may
The majority of wild infes-
our locally most common, get to be fifteen feet tall, with tations of purple loosestrife
similar flowers:
usually drooping flower are the result of garden
• Hardhack, or Douglas heads and greyish leaves with e s c a p e s .
( w w w.
spirea — Native plant with a fuzzy undersides. Older PurpleLoosestrife.org)
Fishing
from 1B
warm water species avail-
able.
ALSEA RIVER: Cutthroat
trout
Trout fishing in streams
and river opened May 22.
Fishing is restricted to artifi-
cial flies and lures through
Aug. 31.
SALMON
RIVER:
Cutthroat trout
Trout fishing in streams
and river opened May 22.
Fishing is restricted to artifi-
cial flies and lures through
Aug. 31.
SILETZ
RIVER:
Steelhead, spring Chinook,
cutthroat trout
Summer steelhead are in
the river. Fishing is good in
the lower gorge. Casting
spinners, drifting bait or
using a bobber and jig can
be effective.
Spring Chinook are avail-
able in the Siletz. Be aware of
the regulations for the Siletz,
1 wild Chinook per day and
two for the season through
July 31.
Trout fishing in streams
and river opened May 22.
• Note: The 3.5 mile
bridge (aka Steel Bridge) in
the Siletz gorge is now open
to motorized vehicles, but is
only open to public vehicles
on the weekend.
Anglers can walk/bike in
the road during the week-
days. If anglers do walk in
they can park at the one mile
gate and start from there.
SIUSLAW
RIVER:
Cutthroat trout
Trout fishing in streams
and river opened May 22.
Fishing is restricted to artifi-
cial flies and lures through
Aug. 31.
WILSON
RIVER:
Steelhead, spring Chinook,
trout
Summer steelhead are
present in decent numbers.
Low clear water can make
fishing for summer steel-
head challenging, but there
can be some good action at
first and last light, or on
those drizzly overcast days.
Concentrate on deep pools
and deeper riffles. Drift fish-
ing, spinners, and flies are
good choices. Light line,
small presentations, and
fishing the riffles and deep
pools at first and last light
can increase success.
There are still a few spring
Chinook available in the
Wilson River, although
numbers will be very low,
especially considering the
low runs we are seeing on
other basins.
Cutthroat trout can be
found throughout the river,
with sea-runs beginning to
enter tidal areas. Fishing
should be fair to good, with
spinners or flies good bets
for success.
YAQUINA
RIVER:
Cutthroat trout
These lakes and ponds are
now listed individually in
the alphabetical listing.
Spring trout stocking begins
around March 1.
COOS
COUNTY
LAKES/PONDS: Trout
These lakes and ponds are
now listed individually in
the alphabetical listing.
Spring trout stocking begins
around March 1 (see stock-
ing schedule).
COOS RIVER BASIN:
Dungeness crab, bay clams,
rockfish, trout
Streams and rivers are
open to trout fishing. Trout
North Dakota State
University’s website has
excellent information on this
subject, as well as great sub-
stitute plant suggestions for
your garden.
Control:
• Small outbreaks may be
removed by digging, being
careful to bag the whole
plant. Any pieces left behind
may grow. If flowers are
starting to age, gently cut the
flower stalks first and bag
them to minimize spreading
any tiny seeds, and then bag
as much of the remaining
plant as possible in a dark
plastic bag, tie it securely and
let it rot before sending to the
landfill.
• Herbicides should only
be used with no wind, on a
dry, upland area on private
property, and at least 50 feet
away from any open water.
Any herbicide used near or
over water requires a special
formulation such as Rodeo,
with a permit and a special-
ly-licensed applicator.
• Several agencies and
groups are in discussions
about developing a coordi-
nated weed response system
for this area, and may use
biological controls in the
future.
Contact Liz Cadiz at proj-
ects@siuslaw.org if you know
of Purple Loosestrife in the
Siuslaw or its tributaries, or
for more information.
— Submitted by Liz Cadiz,
Mapleton
anglers are having success
using small spinners or flies.
Anglers can use only artifi-
cial flies and lures in streams
above tidewater. The daily
limit for trout in streams is 2
fish per day and they must
be 8-inches or longer.
Recreational fishing for
bottomfish is open in the
ocean along with bays and
estuaries. Beginning July 1,
the daily bag limit for marine
fish will reduced from 5 to 4
plus 2 lingcod. The retention
of cabezon starts on July 1
with a 1-fish sub-bag limit.
Anglers have reported catch-
ing rockfish, greenling and
striped surfperch inside
Coos Bay near the north
jetty.
Warning
from 1B
precipitator fil-ters (ESP fil-
ters) if you can. These can
help clean indoor air.
The most effective way
people can protect them-
selves is to limit exposure by
staying indoors and limiting
outdoor activities.
People who must be out-
doors may be considering the
use of masks to help protect
their lungs from wildfire
smoke. Masks can create a
false sense of security if not
properly selected, fitted and
used. Here are a few things
you should know if you are
considering the use of a
mask:
• Surgical masks and ban-
danas don’t filter the fine
smoke particles that can
affect your health.
• The type of masks that
may offer protection are
those with a specific type of
respirator (P100 or N95).
These respirators are not
designed for children and are
not made in chil-dren’s sizes.
• Anyone choosing to wear
a P100 or N95 respirator
should receive a professional
fit-test to ensure its effective-
ness. If the respirator does
not fit correctly or does not
have a good seal, people may
think they are protected
when they are not. This false
sense of security may lead to
people taking on activities
that continue to expose them
to smoke.
S CORES & S TANDINGS
W OMEN ’ S GOLF
Ocean Dunes Ladies Night
W EDNESDAY , A UGUST 15, 2018
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Low gross winners for Ocean Dunes Ladies Night with a score of 34
were (from left): Deb Lamb and Lynnette Wikstrom
M EN ’ S GOLF
Ocean Dunes
A UG . 16, 2018
Four-Person Scramble
Mixed Flights
Net — (three-way tie)
• 1st place low net:
Tom Thompson, Richard
Kaprielian, Alan Matisoff,
Greg Wynne (46)
• 2nd place low net:
Jerry
Mulvey,
Skip
Conkling, Ron Schreiber,
Bob Kessel (46)
• 3rd place low net:
Jeff Dagoberg, Terry
Arbgast, Roy Pahlman, Rod
McCulloch (46)
KP#4: None; KP#8: Paul
Runge;
KP#12:
Terry
Arbgast;
KP#16:
Jeff
Noonan
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