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8A | WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2019 | SIUSLAW NEWS WATERSHED from page 1A plification. However, there that illustrates past resto- were really proud of how was also a lot of clearcutting ration projects. much money we were able The largest project to be over the past decades. “It’ll be a way we can to spend on restoration.” undertaken will be restor- “When it regrew, it re- engage with people to tell However, Tome warned ing Cleveland Creek, which grew with a monocrop them more about the sto- that future funding is in is located by the small town of Douglas fir. It’s mostly ry of why we’re restoring danger of being cut. of Tide up Highway “Some of the 36. funding we got from “We have quite a bit of research that shows about 15 OWEB is original- “In the past, there were a lot of land to 24 jobs are created for every million dollars invest- ly from National management prac- ed in watershed restoration, and more than 90 cents Oceanic and Atmo- tices used that we spheric Administra- don’t follow any- of every dollar invested stays within rural commu- tion (NOAA) from more, including a lot nities in Oregon. We were really proud of how much their Pacific Coast of stream cleaning,” money we were able to spend on restoration.” Salmon Recovery Tome said. Stream Fund (PCSRF),” he — Eli Tome, said. “That’s a fund cleaning is when ear- Executive Director, Siuslaw Watershed Council that’s designated by ly loggers would use streams as the easi- congress every year, est way to access ar- and it appears in the eas before roads were built. just once species, and that the watershed, and how we congressional budget.” “They would straighten the doesn’t make for a healthy came up with our projects,” However, the federal ad- stream channels, making forest,” Tome said. Tome said. ministration’s proposed it easier for equipment to The plan is to take out The interactive map will 2020 budget zeros out use, which was to simplify multiple firs and fly them allow users to zoom into funding for PCSRF, along the landscape. Before that down to the bottom of the certain areas of the water- with other initiatives such would have happened, it stream, where they’ll be shed and learn about pres- as the Sea Grant program would have been a complex used to create habitat for ent and future projects, and the Coastal Zone Man- landscape. There would be salmon and other species. what restoration has been agement Grants. more channels, more vege- “When you put wood done in the area and gen- “It’s a really important tation — just a more com- in a stream, it slows down eral information on why fund,” Tome said. “In Or- plex area. We are going in to stream velocity and the river each project is being done. egon alone, they invested try and restore those areas.” will deposit cobbles that are The map will be located $237 million last year, and There has been a lot of really important for salm- on the watershed’s website, that’s matched by OWEB work done to restore the on spawning,” said Tome. siuslaw.org, which itself has with lottery dollars and creek over the years to “When there’s high veloci- received a recent overhaul other sources to equal $603 combat much of the stream ty flows, the salmon needs with a redesigned look and million that was invested in simplification; however, the somewhere to have a calm multiple videos and photo- salmon restoration and wa- culvert feeding the creek water refuge. If you have graphs telling the story of tershed programs through- from the Siuslaw River has one single stream channel the watershed. out the state. We believe multiple issues. without much roughness “It’s really awesome when that created around 16,500 “That culvert is mis- in it, there’s not that many you can better communi- jobs in Oregon.” aligned and undersized, so places for the salmon to cate with people about why PCSRF funding can act the stream makes a hard- find refuge in those flows. we’re restoring the river. as a catalyst for major right-hand turn there when When we put in wood, it al- This is what it used to be projects. For example, the it comes off the hill,” Tome lows those calm water areas like,” Tome added. Cleveland Creek OWEB said. The culvert is perched, and more off-water channel The upcoming projects donation of $295,483 was meaning there’s a drop at habitats for them to retreat come after what he called “a matched with an additional the bottom. “So, fish species to.” big year” for the watershed. $800,000 from the Oregon have a hard time accessing The trees can also help “We did another heli- Department of Transporta- Cleveland Creek because decrease downstream copter wood place project tion (ODOT). they are not able to get up flooding. in the North Fork Siuslaw. PCSRF gave $236,455 for into that culvert in some “It also creates more We’re working on Five- the Indian Creek project, flows because velocity may flood plain interaction, so mile Bell, which is off of which was matched with be too high, or the drop is it can actually store flood Tahkenitch Lake. We’ve re- $600,000 additional dollars too big.” flows,” Tome said. “When placed a culvert on Walker from the Siuslaw National The watershed plans to we have a big rain storm, Creek by Walton. And we Forest, from the National take out the undersized lots of wood in the channel did a stream restoration Fish and Wildlife Founda- culvert and replace it with allows more volume in the project on Fish Creek, tion and NOAA. a bridge, allowing better streams to be stored.” which is over by Triangle “It’s still early on in the access for aquatic species, The project will begin in Lake,” Tome said. process for it, but … folks along with better connec- either October or Novem- In addition, more than who care about salmon tions for sediment, wood ber, and it will be a sight to 30,000 native plants were should be really following and other components of see, according to Tome. The planted last year, and 10,000 that fund. I know it’s not the hydrologic system to trees are not cut, but exca- native plants were given to always fun to keep up on reconnect with the Siuslaw vated from their roots to local property owners. political news, but this is River. ensure they don’t spread. $1.3 million went into one that actually does affect “This is kind of the last “It’s fun listening on the the projects, which Tome our local community,” said project over the last couple radio, because you can points out is a boom for the Tome. of decades of working in hear how much each tree local economy. SWC’s next event will be the Cleveland Creek Basin,” weighs,” Tome said. “Some “We have quite a bit of re- on May 29 at the Big Bear Tome said. of them would weigh search that shows about 15 Camp Retreat in Walton, The project is in its final 20,000 pounds. That’s a big to 24 jobs are created for ev- where beavers and climate design phase and is expect- tree coming in. It’s exciting ery million dollars invested change will be discussed. ed to begin construction in when it’s going on.” in watershed restoration, For more information 2020. Finally, OWEB funding and more than 90 cents of on the Siuslaw Watershed As with Cleveland Creek, will foster a creative project every dollar invested stays Council and its projects, upper Indian Creek also with Siuslaw Coho Partner- within rural communities visit siuslaw.org or call 541- suffered from stream sim- ship to create a story map in Oregon,” he said. “So, we 268-3044. COUNCIL from page 1A There were no requests from the public to speak with council members and the only consent item re- quiring attention was the acceptance of the audited financial statements for the city for fiscal year 2017- 2018. Acceptance of the report was approved unanimously after comments from coun- cilors commending Reyn- olds and city staff on the excellent work done on the overall budgetary process and the upcoming budget in particular. Ultimately, there were two items that required action by the council. The first was a recommenda- tion from the Environmen- tal Management Advisory Committee (EMAC) and City Planning Director Wendy FarleyCampbell to approve an increase in col- lection rates for local waste haulers. The request was submit- ted to the council as Lane County has recently in- creased what are known as “tipping” fees at all of its dump sites. This increase was exam- ined by FarleyCampbell and EMAC, which resulted in the creation of Resolution No. 7, Series 2019. This res- olution essentially recom- mended allowing haulers to pass on the increased fees to customers. Council members had few questions regarding the resolution; all were fa- miliar with the specifics of the issues involved as they had worked on the subject during a previous work ses- sion and the resolution was adopted with unanimous support. The second request for action was from Public Works Director Mike Mill- er, who asked councilors to accept a bid from Steve’s Masonry in the amount of $75,733 for construction of the Miller Park concession stand masonry wall. Miller recapped the ra- tionale for the change in approach to funding the project and the request was approved with minimal dis- cussion. City Manager Erin Reyn- olds next gave a brief re- port, which included a re- minder of the upcoming ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Siuslaw River Beach Access Park at 612 Rhododendron Drive. The grand opening will be Tues- day, May 14, beginning at 4 p.m. Reynolds also pointed out new bike racks have been installed at Florence City Hall, 250 Highway 101, in time for bike month, and that the City Budget has been published and is avail- able for viewing online. In addition, Reynolds also wanted residents to know that an opportuni- ty to get an early start on spring yard cleaning was coming up. “On May 11, you can bring the yard debris that you have cleaned up doing your yard work. We do not allow burning in the city limits of Florence and there is limited burning outside the city limits — mostly for safety reasons,” Reynolds said. “This is a good op- portunity, if you have a lot of yard clippings, to bring them down to the end of 27th Street, right past the Public Works Facility, start- ing at 9 a.m. on May 11. For about $11 a load, you can drop off your yard debris.” Councilor reports were the last item on the agenda. Councilor Joshua Greene pointed out the opening of the Siuslaw River Access Park was the culmination of several years of work by many individuals and he encouraged residents to at- tend the ribbon cutting cer- emony next week. The meeting ended on a positive note, with Port of Siuslaw staff and Port Man- ager David Huntington be- ing applauded by council- ors for the doing the work necessary to stage this year’s Fourth of July fireworks display on port grounds. The next Florence City Council meeting will be held Monday, May 20, be- ginning at 5:30 p.m. ARREST from page 1A The charges against Spalione include: • Sexual Penetration 1st Degree — two counts • Kidnapping 1st Degree — two counts • Assault 2nd Degree — two counts • Sexual Abuse 1st De- gree — two counts • Menacing — two counts Spalione was arrested in connection to the assault which took place April 28, while a woman was walk- ing her dog. 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