NED HICKSON , SPORTS EDITOR
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WEDNESDAY EDITION
❘ AUGUST 29, 2018 ❘
SECTION B
Siuslaw News
Sports & Recreation
S PORTS
R ESIDENTS CAN HELP MAP INVASIVE SPECIES IN S IUSLAW N ATIONAL F OREST
Calendar
Aug. 30
• MHS football
hosts Perrydale
7 p.m.
• MHS volleyball
vs McKenzie
(At Siletz HS)
5:30 p.m.
vs Siletz
7 p.m.
CORVALLIS—The Siuslaw National
Forest is expanding citizen science vol-
unteer opportunities with a new pilot
program called Wild Spotter. The Wild
Spotter program provides tools the
public, local communities, states, tribes
and many other groups can use to help
locate, quantify, map and report inva-
sive species infestations in a simple and
effective manner, while raising public
awareness about invasive species and
promoting collaborations across the
landscape.
Through a collaboration with over
20 partners, University of Georgia-
Center for Invasive Species and
Ecosystem Health and Wildlife Forever
are working with 12 pilot National
Aug. 31
• SHS football
hosts Elmira
7 p.m.
Forests and Grasslands across the
United States, including the Siuslaw
National Forest, to gather important
data on invasive species and how they
are impacting wilderness areas, wild
and scenic rivers and other natural
areas.
By downloading the free Wild
Spotter Mobile App on your iPhone,
iPad or Android device, citizens can
identify, map and report invasive spe-
cies found in their favorite wild places.
Once a Wild Spotter volunteer identi-
fies and reports a species, the data is
verified by experts and then made pub-
lically available through a networked
invasive species inventory database
hosted by the University of Georgia.
The database will be the first nation-
wide inventory of invasive species in
America's natural areas.
“We are happy to be part of the Wild
Spotter program and to offer the public
a way to enjoy their national forest
while helping us gather information on
the locations of invasive species,” said
Forest Supervisor Angela Elam.
“Invasive plants, pathogens, and ani-
mals can threaten recreational activi-
ties, productivity and ecosystem health.
This tool will help the forest to imple-
ment better strategies for prevention,
control, and eradication.”
To become a Wild Spotter or learn
more about the program, visit the web-
site www.wildspotter.org
A WEEKLY
FISHING REPORT FOR THE
LOCAL REGION
www.dfw.state.or.us/RR
Tips for fishing
during hot
weather
Fishing can get a little
tough during these hot
summer days — water tem-
peratures increase, aquatic
weed growth accelerates
and fish get lethargic. Here
are some ideas to help you
beat the dog days of fishing:
• Fish early in the morn-
ing when waters are cooler
and fish are more active.
• Look for fish in deeper
water, where it’s cooler.
• Focus on warmwater
species like bass, crappie,
bluegill and walleye.
• Travel to higher eleva-
tion lakes and streams
where the water, and you,
will be cooler.
• Consider a trip to the
coast where ocean and bay
fishing can be good
throughout the summer.
Making the most of ‘Hood to Coast’
T IDE T ABLE
Entrance Siuslaw River
High Tide
Low Tide
Aug. 29
2:11am / 6.6
2:51pm/ 6.6
8:35am / 0.3
8:59pm / 1.2
MID
COAST
LAKES: Mid coast lakes
stocking schedule for this
year is posted online.
Stocking of mid coast lakes
began in February. Siltcoos
Lagoon will not be stocked
this year due to continued
low dissolved oxygen. Trout
scheduled to be released in
Siltcoos Lagoon will be
diverted to Cleawox Lake.
In addition, fishing for
warmwater species such as
bass and other panfish
should improve through
June as water temperatures
warm and these fish get
more
active.
Ollala
Reservoir, Mercer Lake,
Siltcoos
Lake
and
Tahkenitch Lake have
warm water species avail-
able.
Ollala Reservoir, Mercer
Lake, Siltcoos Lake and
Tahkenitch Lake have
warm water species
Aug. 30
2:52am / 6.3
3:23pm / 6.7
9:078am / 0.7
9:42pm / 1.1
Aug. 31
3:38am / 6.0
3:57pm/ 6.8
9:41am / 1.2
10:31pm / 1.0
Aug. 30
2:52am / 6.3
3:23pm / 6.7
9:07am / 0.7
9:42pm / 1.1
Aug. 31
3:38am / 6.0
3:57pm / 6.8
9:41am / 1.2
10:31pm / 1.0
COURTESY PHOTO
Sept. 1
4:32am / 5.6
4:38pm / 6.8
10:20am / 1.8
11:28pm / 0.9
Sept. 2
5:38am / 5.2
5:28pm / 6.8
11:08am / 2.3
S IUSLAW
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Florence
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On the
Bite
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ver the course of nearly 24 hours, the 12-person team White Flags, comprised of Florence area
residents, made their way from Timberline Lodge on Mount Hood all the way to Seaside, Ore.,
along a 199-mile relay known as the Hood to Coast last weekend. The team was among a total
of 1,050 teams within several divisions — and more than 12,600 individual runners. The team's fin-
ishing time of 23:55:17.5 earned it 1st place in the Mixed Masters division, and was the 44th best
time overall. Team members included: Rachelle Krause-Campbell, Brent Hutton, Robbie Garcia, Jen
Brennan, Snake Ulrich, Tasha Nuno, Amy Flora, Lee Wilson, Cambria Gilsdorf, Robyn McGillis, Chris
Johnson and Mark Bloudek.
See
FISHING 3B
Low returns prompts state closes Columbia to steelhead fishing
Steelhead retention in the Columbia
River and lower John Day River were
closes effective Monday, Aug. 27,
through the end of the year due to
poor returns.
The states of Oregon and
Washington decided to close the
retention fishery after the run size was
downgraded from a preseason fore-
cast of 182,000 to 110,000 adult sum-
mer steelhead on Monday. The revised
estimate is lower than last year’s actual
returns of 113,000 steelhead, which
was far below recent averages and
prompted fishery managers to enact a
series of rolling season closures to
protect the steelhead as they moved
upstream.
“Steelhead returns are well below
expectations and this latest update
just doesn’t support allowing the fish-
ery to continue as is,” said Tucker
Jones, manager of ODFW’s Ocean
Salmon and Columbia River Program.
“I encourage people to explore
other angling opportunities during
this conservation closure period, and
if a person does happen to intercept a
steelhead it is critical that they do
their utmost to ensure its survival by
using best fishing practices,”
The effective area is from the
Columbia River mouth at Buoy 10
upstream to the Highway 395 Bridge
near Pasco, Wash. The closure also
includes the John Day River from
Tumwater Falls downstream to its
confluence with the Columbia.
As a reminder the previously adopt-
ed angling sanctuary at the mouth of
the Deschutes River is still in place.
The steelhead closure is scheduled
to continue through the end of 2018,
although the states will continue to
monitor returns and could lift some
restrictions if the numbers improve,
according to Jones.
Chinook and coho salmon fishing
continues on the Columbia according
to previously adopted seasons and
regulations.
For more information and regula-
tion updates, see ODFW’s Columbia
River Zone online.
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