2B | SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 2020 | SIUSLAW NEWS
State Parks Day returns today with free day-use parking
State Parks Day to-
day, June 6, and Oregon
Parks and Recreation
Department (OPRD) in-
vites visitors to their local
state park for a day of free
camping and parking.
Overnight
camping
is free at all tent and RV
sites in open state park
campgrounds for stays
over the night of June 6.
Day-use parking is free
June 6 at the 25 parks that
charge a day-use fee.
“State Parks Day is our
annual ‘thank you’ to Or-
egonians for supporting
their state parks,” said
Lisa Sumption, OPRD
director. “2020 has been
a difficult year for many
people, and we’re proud
to be able to provide safe
natural places for folks to
de-stress and enjoy the
outdoors.”
State Parks Day is or-
ganized by OPRD and
has been held annually
since 1997. In the past,
State Parks Day included
guided hikes, interagen-
cy activities with Oregon
Department of Fish and
Wildlife and Oregon Lot-
tery, free food and inter-
pretation activities.
Reduced staff, bud-
get and resources keep
the agency from hosting
events this year.
COVID-19
precau-
tions also limit interac-
tive opportunities but the
public is still encouraged
to visit a state park local
to them and enjoy the
outdoors.
The majority of state
park campgrounds still
remain closed until June
9; however, a few are cur-
rently open to first-come,
first-served guests.
Campgrounds could
be added before June 9,
so check online at www.
state parks.oregon.gov
Campers should expect
reduced levels of service
at the campgrounds, in-
cluding fewer staff and
limited access to facili-
ties.
Oregon State Parks do
not receive tax dollars
and are primarily funded
by Oregon Lottery reve-
nue and user fees.
Learn more on state-
parks.oregon.gov.
Dry grass, hay adds fuel to wildfire season
Throughout Oregon,
hay and grass seed are
big business. It can also
be a big problem when
remnants of the harvest
are carried by wind into
power lines.
Hay or grass caught
in the components of a
power line that become
damp can spark a fire.
Fishing
from 1B
concerns about crowding
where fish are stocked,
ODFW is not currently
providing its trout stock-
ing schedule or announc-
ing which waterbodies are
stocked.)
Hatchery trout are a
great fish for beginners
and there are plenty of tips
at MyODFW.com includ-
ing a video series about
how to fish for trout.
Beginners can also con-
sider warmwater fishing,
which is a good opportu-
nity during summer.
Nonresidents can also
fish for free June 6-7, but
there are still special
restrictions on the coast.
Currently, clamming is
closed to nonresidents
coastwide; crabbing is
open to nonresidents
along most of the Coast
but is closed to nonresi-
dents in the Columbia
River and in ocean areas
north of Cape Falcon
(nonresidents may crab in
Little
from 1B
leaped 11 feet in the core
muscle station. I walked
over to measure his jump
for myself. He once again
leaped, landing more than
2 feet farther than any stu-
dent in the history of my
health fi tness testing.
I found out from Tris-
ten that he had traveled to
Pennsylvania the previous
year to compete in an age-
group fi tness competition;
the standing long jump
was one of the tests of fi t-
ness in the competition.
He won over all others
his age.
Tristen was not only an
athlete but was a scholar
as well. During his junior
year at Siuslaw, he helped
me teach an Algebra II
math class. Th ere were
too many upper division
math students, so I was
asked to teach the class
(My last math class was
calculus at Pacifi c Uni-
versity over 25 years ago.)
Tristen and I would meet
at noon, when needed,
and he would help with
problems for that days’
lesson.
His assistance ensured
that the students would
not fall behind in their
college prep courses.
Once Tristen the track
star learned to avoid tack-
lers in football instead of
running through them, he
used his incredible speed
to rack up the yardage.
Tristen is one of only three
Siuslaw football players
in the history of Vikings
football to be in the top
10 in all six running cate-
gories in the record book.
To avoid this poten-
tially catastrophic situ-
ation, if you see hay or
grass hung up in power
lines, call your local util-
ity and report it.
“Fires started by grass
or hay are a big concern,
but they are not the only
concern,” said Mike
Miller, BPA Transmis-
sion Services vice presi-
dent of Field Services.
During hay season,
lightweight hay can be
picked up by wind and
blown 100 feet or more.
If hay collects on power
lines and then becomes
wet from rain or dew it
can cause lines to spark
and light a fire.
bays and estuaries north of
Cape Falcon e.g. Necanium
River estuary).
Both residents and non-
residents should follow
ongoing precautions in
place due the virus:
• Check for access
before you go. Many spots
have reopened to public
access but some may still
be closed. Remember even
if fishing is open, the boat
ramp or park where you
want to go might be closed.
• ODFW does not con-
trol access to land or facil-
ities it doesn’t manage, so
check with the land man-
ager or facility owner
where you want to go
about what’s open before
you leave home.
• Stay home if you are
sick.
• Stick close to home.
Don’t travel far to hunt,
fish, clam or crab.
•
Be
prepared.
Restrooms and other facil-
ities may be more limited.
Bring your own soap,
water, hand sanitizer, toilet
paper, food, etc.
• Avoid crowds. Go
someplace else if your des-
tination looks crowded.
• Practice social dis-
tancing. Keep six feet
between you and anyone
who doesn’t live in your
immediate household,
including while on a boat
or at a fish cleaning sta-
tion.
• Wash your hands
often. Keep up on personal
hygiene and bring your
own water, soap, and hand
sanitizer with you.
• Pack out what you
pack in. Take any garbage
with you, including dis-
posable gloves and masks.
If you are planning to
crab or clam, remember to
call the ODA Shellfish
safety hotline at 1-800-
448-2474 or check ODA’s
Recreational Shellfish page
beforehand.
The Oregon Department
of Agriculture regularly
tests shellfish and closes
areas when naturally
occurring biotoxins get to
levels that make crabs and
clams unsafe to eat.
He is still fi rst in the av-
erage per-rush attempt at
10.3 per carry.
I talked to Tristen’s
mother at Fred Meyer one
day. I did not recognize
her when she came up to
say hello. She told me she
sends the Siuslaw News to
Tristen each week and en-
joys reading this column
each week. I am not sure
what Tristen has been do-
ing since attending Siuslaw
High School but, whatever
it is, I am sure he is suc-
cessful.
His time at Siuslaw was
used to lay a foundation
for the future.
A weekly roundup of shopping,
savings and doings around town.
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