SIUSLAW NEWS | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2018 | 3B
H ORSE RIDING CLUB FOR
STUDENTS TO BEGIN SOON
C&M Stables is once again
offering Horse Club to area
boys and girls between the
ages of 6 and 18 during the
2018-19 school year.
Horse Club sessions are
held after school, with specif-
ic class days and times depen-
dent upon the number of stu-
dents that participate.
Through this program,
kids learn about the day-to-
day chores that take place to
have a horse and be able to
ride. Their interaction with
the horses also enables them
to gain confidence as their
skills and abilities increase
over time. There are occa-
sional mini trail rides planned
as students get to a safe riding
level, as well as a trail ride that
includes parents at the end of
the session.
The program offers two
Horse Club sessions during
the school year, which follow
the Siuslaw School District
school calendar. Sign-ups are
being accepted now for the
first session, which begins the
week of Sept. 16, and ends the
week of Jan. 13, 2019.
For more information or to
sign up for Horse Club, stop
by C&M Stables (eigh miles
north of Florence at 90241
Hwy 101) between 10 a.m.
and 5 p.m., seven days a week,
or call 541-997-7540.
C&M Stables, established
in 1981 by Florence native
Jeff Chastain, also offers
beach, dune and trail rides, as
well as Horse Club and an
Adult Riding Club.
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OSAA to launch OSAAtoday website this fall
WILSONVILLE — The Oregon School
Activities Association will be providing
original Oregon high school activity news
content on its website, www.osaa.org/
today, beginning with the 2018-19 school
year.
The content — to appear under the
banner OSAAtoday — will include news,
event coverage, features, polls and more.
Historical pieces commemorating the
OSAA’s 100-year Centennial will be
among the recurring features.
OSAAtoday’s aim will be the produc-
tion of high-quality and insightful content
covering the entire state, every classifica-
tion and every activity.
The content will be produced through a
partnership with Jerry Ulmer, longtime
prep writer at The Oregonian, and John
Tawa, founder of PrepVolleyball.com and
former managing editor at Student Sports
Magazine.
In addition to the content produced by
OSAAtoday, they will also work with the
association’s member schools to develop a
network of student contributors whose
work could be highlighted on the OSAA
website.
OSAAtoday will be an additional plat-
form in Oregon to promote the benefits of
interscholastic activities.
“The OSAA is extremely excited to
partner with these two exceptional writers
that have such extensive experience in the
Oregon prep space,” said Peter Weber,
OSAA Executive Director. “We are also
thrilled to be able to provide an education-
al component to this initiative with our
student contributors. We feel this will be a
great resource to get journalism and year-
book classes involved in their local com-
munities.”
Help spot invasive loosestrife weed in Siuslaw River region
Purple Loosestrife is easy
to spot because it is blooming
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
or longer; little pieces of root
or stem will also grow.
Purple Loosestrife invades
wetlands and crowds out
natives, has little or no food
or habitat value to wildlife
and affects nutrient cycling. It
prefers freshwater wetlands,
but can adapt and spread to
both saltwater marshes as
well as drier areas. It is on
noxious weed lists in most
states and several Canadian
provinces.
An online search for
“Identify Purple Loosestrife”
yields many great resources
and photos, including its
lookalikes. Here are some of
our locally most common,
similar flowers:
• Hardhack, or Douglas
spirea — Native plant with a
round stem and fluffy, pink
flowers arranged in tight,
sometimes lumpy clusters.
• Fireweed — Native plant
that commonly grows on
more dry ground than purple
loosestrife with loose flower
clusters, and does not have a
square stem. 2-3 inches long
seed pods are easily visible
below the spent blooms.
• Butterfly Bush — also an
invasive weed, it has a round
stem, and bright purple flow-
ers grown in a tight, cone-
shaped head. This bush may
get to be fifteen feet tall, with
usually drooping flower
heads and greyish leaves with
fuzzy undersides. Older
stems have peeling, grayish
bark.
A common question is: Is
my garden variety (cultivar) of
Purple Loosestrife safe?
No.
Originally many garden
varieties of purple loosestrife
were considered to be sterile
(safe). Recent scientific stud-
ies have shown that these
plants can readily cross polli-
nate with other garden vari-
eties, as well as wild loose-
strife populations.
The majority of wild infes-
tations of purple loosestrife
are the result of garden
escapes (www.PurpleLoose
strife.org)
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 start-
ing 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.
Trout fishing in streams and
river opened May 22. Fishing is
restricted to artificial flies and
lures through Aug. 31.
Trout fishing in streams and
river opened May 22. Fishing is
restricted to artificial flies and
lures through Aug. 31.
alphabetical listing. Spring
trout stocking begins around
March 1.
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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
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SILETZ
RIVER:
Steelhead, spring Chinook, cut-
throat 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 available
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 weekdays. If
anglers do walk in they can
park at the one mile gate and
start from there.
SIUSLAW
RIVER :
Cutthroat trout
WILSON
RIVER:
Steelhead, spring Chinook, trout
Summer steelhead are pres-
ent in decent numbers. Low
clear water can make fishing for
summer steelhead 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 fishing,
spinners, and flies are good
choices. Light line, small pre-
sentations, and fishing the rif-
fles and deep pools at first and
last light can increase success.
There are still a few spring
Chinook available in the
Wilson River, although num-
bers 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
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 stocking sched-
ule).
COOS RIVER BASIN:
Dungeness crab, bay clams,
rockfish, trout
Streams and rivers are open
to trout fishing. Trout anglers
are having success using small
spinners or flies. Anglers can
use only artificial 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 bot-
tomfish 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 ling-
cod. The retention of cabezon
starts on July 1 with a 1-fish
sub-bag limit. Anglers have
reported catching rockfish,
greenling and striped surfperch
inside Coos Bay near the north
jetty.
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