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The spots on a butterfly wing are not random but help identify this as a California tortoiseshell. USFWS Photo by Dave Menke

The spots on a butterfly wing are not random but help identify this as a California tortoiseshell. USFWS Photo by Dave Menke

Klamath salmon on the rebound
Kenny Priest
by Kenny Priest, FEBRUARY 22, 2018
Van Duzen River

We’ve got a long way to go, but it looks like the worst may be over for the run of fall kings on the Klamath. In 2016, the number of returning Fall Chinook adults to the Klamath River was estimated at 27,353. At the time, those were the lowest returns ever recorded. In 2017, CDFW predicted the numbers would go...
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Winners of Take a Friend Hunting Contest announced
by ODFW, FEBRUARY 21, 2018

A deer tag that’s good for three months statewide and a Leupold rifle scope valued at $690 are among the prizes 22 lucky hunters have won for taking part in the 2017 Take a Friend Hunting Contest. The contest was launched in spring of last year to encourage experienced adult hunters to take out other adult friends and family members who...
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SIWA reschedules meeting on proposed alcohol ban
by ODFW, FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Due to inclement weather in the Portland metro area, a public meeting to discuss a proposed seasonal ban on the use of alcohol within the Sauvie Island Wildlife Area has been rescheduled for next week. The new meeting time is Wednesday, Feb. 28 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Sauvie Island Grange Hall, located on the island at 14443 NW Charlton Rd., Portland,...
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Drought Conditions Spread Across the West – Are We Ready?
by Alastair Bland, FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Concerning forecasts for runoff into the Rio Grande and the Colorado River are just the start of the bad news for the West as California and other southwestern states face warm weather, below average precipitation and paltry snowpack. THE DRIEST DECEMBER in California’s recorded history was followed by a relieving gush of rain in January, when it seemed there was a chance the...
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Fish Restoration and Enhancement Board to meet by conference call on March 2
by ODFW, FEBRUARY 19, 2018

ODFW’s Fish Restoration and Enhancement Board will meet by conference call on Friday, March 2 from 9 a.m.-noon. The agenda includes review of an emergency request for monitoring on the Chetco River following the recent fire and discussions related to R and E Program planning efforts. Members of the public listen in to the meeting from the Steelhead Room at ODFW Headquarters, 4034 Fairview Industrial Dr....
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The Magic of Plastic
Southern Oregon
by Larry Ellis, FEBRUARY 17, 2018
Chetco River

With the Chetco River flowing at just about 1,000 cfs and dropping, and low flow rates of other rivers like the lower Rogue and California’s Smith rivers, anglers are temporarily giving up on catching steelhead and are heading for the ocean in search of bottom fish such as rockfish, greenling and lingcod. And while it is true that a lot of...
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