November 13, 2015 • Seaside Signal • seasidesignal.com • 3A /anGoZners aim to NeeS ZaterZa\s SassabOe Ior marine OiIe Workshop helps landowners find best practices for fish By Katherine Lacaze Seaside Signal Across the state, there are Pore thaQ , artL¿- cLaO EarrLers to ¿sh SassaJe throXJh ZaterZa\s, OeaGLQJ to ¿sh SoSXOatLoQ GecOLQes, GaPaJeG haELtats aQG aIIect- LQJ ZatersheG heaOth 7he 2reJoQ )orest 5e- soXrces ,QstLtXte hosteG a ZorNshoS 7XesGa\, 2ct , to JLYe OaQGoZQers LQIorPa- tLoQ aEoXt YoOXQtar\ SroMects to LPSroYe ¿sh SassaJe aQG haELtat LQ IoresteG streaPs AEoXt SeoSOe SartLcL- SateG LQ the Iree ZorNshoS 7he JoaO Zas to eGXcate sPaOO-Iorest OaQGoZQers oQ Eest SractLces Ior restorLQJ aQG eQhaQcLQJ ¿sh haELtats aQG SroYLGe tooOs to Go the MoE, saLG -XOLe :ooGZarG, the LQstLtXtes¶s seQLor PaQaJer oI Iorestr\ eGXcatLoQ 7he ¿sh-SassaJe GLOeP- Pa Ls s\stePLc aQG SerYasLYe across the state, saLG *reJ ASNe, ¿sh SassaJe SroJraP coorGLQator Ior the 2reJoQ 'eSartPeQt oI )Lsh aQG :LOG- 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EDITOR PRODUCTION MANAGER R.J. Marx John D. Bruijn Claire Lovell John Rahl Darren Gooch Esther Moberg REPORTER CIRCULATION MANAGER ADVERTISING SALES Katherine Lacaze Heather Ramsdell SYSTEMS MANAGER Carl Earl Laura Kaim Wendy Richardson At .Oootch\ &reeN, Sart- ners GiG a habitat restoration SroMect in the Oate 0s, shortO\ aIter the 2reJon 3Oan imSOementation 7he\ SOaceG ZooG anG bouOGers in the creeN to SroYiGe shaGe, in- Guce the stream to meanGer naturaOO\, cause naturaO ero- sion anG scourinJ, enhance the ÀooGSOain anG create GeeSer SooOs Ior ¿sh reIuJe, accorGinJ to 2'):¶s 7ro\ /aZs Working together /anGoZners are not aOone Zhen it comes to SOanninJ anG imSOementinJ SroM- ects :atersheG counciOs are one resource, saiG 0eO\ssa *raeSer, 1ecanicum :ater- sheG &ounciO coorGinator :orNinJ Zith a OocaO Zater- sheG counciO heOSs a OanG- oZner see hoZ their SroMect ¿ts into the biJJer scheme, she saiG ³,t¶s about tr\inJ to Go these thinJs on a strateJic OeY- eO,´ she saiG AGGitionaOO\, ZatersheG counciOs can heOS obtain Sermits, IunGs, SartnershiSs Zith other aJencies anG other Seaside Signal The Seaside Signal is published every other week by EO Media Group, 1555 N. Roosevelt, Seaside Oregon 97138. 503-738-5561. www. seasidesignal.com Letter policy The Seaside Signal welcomes letters to the editor. The deadline is noon Monday prior to publication. Letters must be 400 words or less and must Iorms oI suSSort &ounciOs can heOS OanGoZners OeYer- aJe their oZn IunGs to obtain Jrants ³/eYeraJe is a ZorG Ze OiNe to use a Oot,´ *raeSer saiG 7he 2reJon )orest 5e- sources ,nstitute aOso Sro- YiGes a Zebsite, .noZ