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The INDEPENDENT, January 6, 2005 Projects keep Watershed Council busy From page 14 These improvements will also benefit native Chinook, Steelhead and Cutthroat Trout. The Nehalem is known for its valuable native fisheries and we want to assure that those fisheries will continue for future generations to enjoy. Who knows maybe someday, if all goes well, we can keep a few more for the dinner table. Inci dentally, don’t be surprised if some surfer dude comes to your door asking if he can snorkel in the stream by your house — at night in the dead of winter — in search of juvenile Coho. Seems this is the best time to find out how things are going for the wee fishes. Funding and Partners The council finished the year with a major grant writing effort in order to fund activities into 2006 and beyond. Our thanks go out to the Oregon Water shed Enhancement Board, Oregon Department of Environ mental Quality, Oregon Depart ment of Agriculture, Natural Re sources Conservation Service, Bureau of Land Management, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Oregon Water Re source Department, River Net work, Columbia, Clatsop and Tillamook Soil and Water Con servation Districts, Oregon State University Extension Ser vice, City of Vernonia and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for their continuing financial and technical support of Upper Nehalem Watershed Council efforts. The Watershed Council en courages, and is always willing to assist, landowners to im prove the fish and wildlife habi tat on their property. We have ample volunteer opportunities available year around and will continue to hold regular meet ings and public forums. More information is available by visit ing our website at www.ne- halem.org, or by calling Maggie Peyton at 503-429-2401. The employees and volun teers of the Upper Nehalem Watershed Council greatly ap preciate all the individuals who contributed to watershed health and salmon recovery efforts, council sponsored or other wise. Your good works are making a measurable differ ence. We look forward to working with you all in the New Year. Peace on Earth, good will to humans. Page 15 Tillamook Forest meetings set up The Oregon Department of rent and future use. A series of Forestry will hold two public conceptual designs has been meetings in January to gather produced and may be viewed local input on landscape de at the Tillamook District office signs for six proposed recre (address listed above), the For ation sites in Tillamook State est Grove District office (801 Gales Creek Road) and the Forest. The first meeting will be in main branch of the Tillamook Tillamook, January 13, at the County Library (210 Ivy in ODF District office, 5005 East Tillamook). The proposed site Third Street. The second meet designs will be on display at the ing, on January 20, will be at meetings, where the public can the Community Auditorium, meet the designers and ask 1915 Main Street in Forest questions. ODF seeks public input so Grove. Both meetings will run the designs meet the needs of from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. The six proposed recreation the users and the sites provide site designs include Hollywood a high quality camping and day Off Highway Vehicle Camp use experience. Persons inter ground, Muesial Creek Off ested in the future look of Highway Vehicle Staging Area, recreation sites in the Tillam Keenig Creek Campground, ook State Forest should plan to Footbridge Trailhead, an attend, or contact either of the equestrian trailhead at Jones ODF offices (Tillamook 503- Creek, and Lyda Camp Off 842-2545 or Forest Grove 503- Highway Vehicle Staging Area. 359-7470) with comments. For more information, con The design process seeks to blend the developments with tact Clyde Zeller at the Tillam the natural setting, meet user ook office or Randy Peterson at needs and accommodate cur- the Forest Grove office. Left above, large wood placement was done with help from LongView Fibre on the East Humbug to improve coho salmon habitat. Middle, Anna Vacca, OYCC crew leader, puts a protective covering on a newly planted tree, while Marc Auerbach looks on. Below, over 6,500 trees and shrubs were planted in 2004 in riparian reforestation ef forts. The tube coverings are to protect against voles. Don’t Let Winter Weather Leave You in the Dark! • 2000 watts of Honda inverter generator • Super quiet—53 to 59 dB(A) • Super lightweight (less than 47 lbs.) • EcoThrottle—runs up to 15 hrs. on 1 gal. of fuel • Advanced inverter technology provides reliable power to computers and other sensitive equipment Forest Grove Honda 3619 Pacific Ave., Forest Grove (877) 500-7300or (503)357-7300 I or optimum performance and safety, we recommend you read the owner'» manual before operating your Honda Power Equipment. Connection o f a generator to house power requires a transfer device to avoid possible injury Io power company personnel. Consult a qualified electrician. © 2003 American Honda M otor C o.. Inc. M N 1R A T O B « S PU M P« www.honda.com
