Salem-News.com News Feed for articles tagged with fish_and_wildlife www.salem-news.com 2010 In the latest chapter of a long-running border environmental mystery, U.S. federal and state officials plan a visit to south Texas this coming week. Representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Texas Department of State Health Services (TDSHS) are expected to be in the area around South Alamo, Texas, from February 6 to 12. http://salem-news.com/articles/february052012/fishy-borders.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february052012/fishy-borders.php Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:33:00 PST Oregon State Police (OSP) Senior Trooper Mark Prodzinski was the first-ever recipient from Oregon to receive the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's "Guy Bradley Award" recognizing the trooper's dedication and public service in protecting the nation's natural resources and advancement of wildlife conservation. Today's presentation was made at the annual Oregon Governors Fund for the Environment Award Ceremony held in Portland with Governor John Kitzhaber and U.S. Attorney Dwight C. Holton in attendance. http://salem-news.com/articles/august252011/osp-wildlife-award.php http://salem-news.com/articles/august252011/osp-wildlife-award.php Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:33:00 PDT For the first time in recorded history, biologists have confirmed that tracks found in the Wallowa Mountains of Northeast Oregon are those of a North American wolverine http://salem-news.com/articles/april222011/wolverine-tracks.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april222011/wolverine-tracks.php Fri, 22 Apr 2011 18:44:00 PDT An Albany-area Oregon State Police (OSP) Fish and Wildlife Division trooper received two awards this week, the Division's 2010 "Fish and Wildlife Division Trooper of the Year" and the Shikar-Safari Club International "Wildlife Officer of the Year." http://salem-news.com/articles/april222011/trooper-year-halsey.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april222011/trooper-year-halsey.php Fri, 22 Apr 2011 18:32:00 PDT Last week’s high flows and poor water conditions continued to hamper spring chinook fishing success on the lower Columbia River, prompting fishery managers to extend the current season four more days. http://salem-news.com/articles/april142011/lower-columbia-chinook.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april142011/lower-columbia-chinook.php Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:12:00 PDT The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will open the upper Snake River for spring chinook fishing on Saturday, April 23. The river will be open to sport fishing seven days a week from Dug Bar Boat Ramp to the deadline below Hells Canyon Dam. http://salem-news.com/articles/april142011/snake-river-chinook.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april142011/snake-river-chinook.php Thu, 14 Apr 2011 17:46:00 PDT Look for bears on the coast, tour a wildlife rehabilitation center, see salmon spawn or feed the elk at a wildlife area. It’s all part of the Oregon Wildlife Heritage Foundation and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s program, Firsthand Oregon. http://salem-news.com/articles/april132011/firsthand-oregon.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april132011/firsthand-oregon.php Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:12:00 PDT Peregrine falcons, mule deer, and wildlife area parking permits are on the agenda for the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission’s first meeting of the new year on Friday, Jan. 7, 2011 at ODFW Headquarters, 3406 Cherry Ave NE, Salem. The Commission will be asked to adopt a parking permit program for 11 additional ODFW wildlife areas. (Sauvie Island Wildlife Area has had a permit program in place since 1990.) Under the staff proposal, wildlife area visitors would be required to purchase either a $7 daily parking permit or a $22 annual permit. http://salem-news.com/articles/january022011/odfw-meeting-salem.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january022011/odfw-meeting-salem.php Sun, 02 Jan 2011 16:56:00 PST Members of the public will get their first look at a new sturgeon conservation plan and be asked to weigh in on management of sturgeon in the lower Columbia and lower Willamette rivers during a series of meetings that will take place the first week of December. http://salem-news.com/articles/november302010/sturgeon-meetings.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november302010/sturgeon-meetings.php Tue, 30 Nov 2010 22:47:00 PST Josh Schmalenberger of Etna, California harvested a four-point buck more than 30 inches wide in the Paulina Unit on Nov. 16 on a special tag that he won because he reported his 2009 hunts on time. Another tag winner, Dwight Finch of Boardman, took a three-point buck while the final winner, Joyce Henstein of Oregon City, is still elk hunting. http://salem-news.com/articles/november232010/odfw-win-tag.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november232010/odfw-win-tag.php Tue, 23 Nov 2010 19:25:00 PST Oregon State Police (OSP) Fish and Wildlife Division is asking for the public's help to identify the suspect(s) responsible for the illegal killing of three elk, and the waste of two of them, in the Trask Unit near Tillamook. A reward of up to $1000 is being offered by the Oregon Hunter's Association for information leading to an arrest and conviction in this case. http://salem-news.com/articles/november222010/tillamook-poaching.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november222010/tillamook-poaching.php Mon, 22 Nov 2010 19:33:00 PST The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife today announced that the commercial ocean Dungeness crab season will open at 12:01 a.m. Dec. 1. Under Oregon Administrative Rules, the commercial pot presoak in Oregon waters will begin no sooner than 8:01 a.m. Nov. 28. http://salem-news.com/articles/november222010/crab-season.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november222010/crab-season.php Mon, 22 Nov 2010 19:15:00 PST The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has posted for public review the maps and descriptions of proposed marine reserves and protected areas on its marine reserves website (www.oregonocean.info/marinereserves). ODFW received the final marine reserve recommendations from three local community teams that considered proposed reserves at Cape Perpetua near Florence, Cascade Head near Lincoln City and Cape Falcon near Manzanita. http://salem-news.com/articles/november222010/odfw-marine-reserves.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november222010/odfw-marine-reserves.php Mon, 22 Nov 2010 19:05:00 PST ODFW will host several public meetings to present proposed new rules related to the training of hunting dogs and raptors and competitive field trials for hunting dogs. The purpose of the revision is to relax and clarify the current rules, which are inconsistent with most commercial and recreational dog and raptor training taking place http://salem-news.com/articles/november162010/odfw-hunting-dogs.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november162010/odfw-hunting-dogs.php Tue, 16 Nov 2010 20:41:00 PST Oregon fishery managers announced today the closure of recreational sturgeon fishing on the Willamette River downstream from the Willamette Falls, including Multnomah Channel and the Gilbert River. According to fishery managers, the closure is needed to remain near the guideline of 3,600 fish set earlier this year. “For 2010, white sturgeon harvest guidelines were reduced 40 percent because of declining trends in numbers of fish,” said John North, fisheries manager for ODFW’s Ocean Salmon and Columbia River Program. http://salem-news.com/articles/november082010/white-sturgeon-closing.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november082010/white-sturgeon-closing.php Mon, 08 Nov 2010 18:07:00 PST The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will co-host meetings in Eugene and Salem next week to present the state and federal plan for restoring spring chinook and winter steelhead populations in the upper Willamette River Basin. The meetings will be co-hosted by ODFW, the State of Oregon’s Governors Natural Resource Office and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Marine Fisheries Service. http://salem-news.com/articles/november042010/odfw-meetings.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november042010/odfw-meetings.php Thu, 04 Nov 2010 21:35:00 PDT Oregon State Police (OSP) Fish and Wildlife Division troopers from the Astoria Area Command office are asking for the public's help to identify the suspect(s) responsible for an illegal shooting of an elk in rural Clatsop County last weekend. A reward of up to $500 for information leading to an arrest in this case is being offered by the Oregon Hunters Association Turn in a Poacher (T.I.P.) Program. According to Trooper Jim O'Connor, on October 30, 2010, OSP Fish and Wildlife Division troopers responded to a report of a wounded cow elk on the Youngs River mainline near milepost 6. The elk had been shot with a firearm and the meat was salvaged by OSP troopers. http://salem-news.com/articles/november022010/clatsop-poaching.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november022010/clatsop-poaching.php Tue, 02 Nov 2010 17:50:00 PDT For the first time in more than 50 years, wild coho are moving into the upper reaches of Cedar Creek near Sandy. After years of planning and preparation, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is in the process of releasing more than 100 wild coho into the stream in the Sandy River Basin. http://salem-news.com/articles/october292010/cedar-creek-coho.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october292010/cedar-creek-coho.php Fri, 29 Oct 2010 19:13:00 PDT The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Fish Restoration and Enhancement Board will meet on Fri., Nov. 5 at the ODFW Corvallis Office, 7118 NE Vandenberg, Corvallis. The meeting will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The agenda includes an R&E Program budget and administrative update, Board elections, review of new project proposals and other program business. http://salem-news.com/articles/october282010/odfw-meeting-corvallis.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october282010/odfw-meeting-corvallis.php Thu, 28 Oct 2010 18:36:00 PDT The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is reminding anglers that fall chinook fishing on the Snake River ends Oct. 31, 2010 at 11:59 p.m. Anglers will still be able to harvest fin-clipped hatchery steelhead through April 30, 2011. http://salem-news.com/articles/october282010/snake-river-chinook.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october282010/snake-river-chinook.php Thu, 28 Oct 2010 18:22:00 PDT Chinook salmon fishing will reopen on the lower Columbia River downstream of the Lewis River from Oct. 15 through the end of the year. In a joint hearing this week, the Oregon and Washington departments of fish and wildlife decided to reopen recreational chinook salmon fishing on the Columbia from Buoy 10 upstream approximately 88 miles to the mouth of the Lewis River. http://salem-news.com/articles/october142010/columbia-chinook-fishing.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october142010/columbia-chinook-fishing.php Thu, 14 Oct 2010 22:27:00 PDT Three state and federal agencies are hosting a series of four public meetings on the soon-to-be released plan to restore spring chinook and winter steelhead populations in the upper Willamette River Basin. The meetings are sponsored by the State of Oregon’s Governors Natural Resources Office, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Marine Fisheries Service. The Upper Willamette River Salmon and Steelhead Conservation and Recovery Plan is a roadmap to help rebuild spring chinook salmon and steelhead populations in the Willamette Basin. http://salem-news.com/articles/october122010/willamette-salmon.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october122010/willamette-salmon.php Tue, 12 Oct 2010 20:14:00 PDT The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking a member to represent agricultural interests on the state’s Fish Screening Task Force. The ODFW Fish Screening Program helps water users install and maintain fish screens to prevent fish from entering water diversions. The Task Force advises ODFW on program development, implementation, monitoring, technology, funding and reporting. http://salem-news.com/articles/october122010/odfw-task-force.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october122010/odfw-task-force.php Tue, 12 Oct 2010 19:53:00 PDT Oregon's State Forest Stewardship Coordinating Committee will meet on Thursday October 14, 2010 from 10:00am to 3:00pm at the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) headquarters in Salem, 2600 State Street (Operations Building D - Santiam meeting room). The proposed agenda for the meeting includes review and evaluation of five conservation projects submitted to ODF for potential funding by the Federal Fiscal Year 2012 Forest Legacy Program. Projects will be prioritized using National Forest Legacy Program scoring guidelines. http://salem-news.com/articles/october112010/stewardship-meeting.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october112010/stewardship-meeting.php Mon, 11 Oct 2010 08:52:00 PDT This is the last weekend of the season to fish for wild coho in the Coquille River. Beginning Monday, Oct. 11, the fishery will beodfw closed because the harvest quota of 1,200 fish is projected to be met, ODFW fishery managers said. "Earlier this week, the harvest estimate approached 80 percent of the allowable quota. With the rains coming Friday night, coho will be on the move and, with higher weekend effort, we're projecting a high catch rate this weekend," said Mike Gray, ODFW fish biologist. "It's been a fantastic season, and we're glad we could give people the opportunity to take a wild coho salmon." http://salem-news.com/articles/october072010/coquille-fishery-closing.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october072010/coquille-fishery-closing.php Thu, 07 Oct 2010 20:12:00 PDT The update makes minor changes to the original Plan to make it more practical. Many of the changes are intended to improve the management of wolf-livestock conflicts and are based on five years of experience implementing the original Wolf Plan. http://salem-news.com/articles/october022010/dfw-wolf-management.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october022010/dfw-wolf-management.php Sat, 02 Oct 2010 10:47:00 PDT Oregon State Police (OSP) Fish and Wildlife Division troopers from the Burns work site are asking for the public's help to identify the suspect(s) responsible for an illegal deer kill that occurred within the city limits of Hines, Oregon. A reward of up to $500 for information leading to an arrest in this case is being offered by the Oregon Hunters Association Turn in a Poacher (T.I.P.) Program. The T.I.P. reward program pays for information leading to the arrest and conviction of person(s) involved in the illegal killing, taking, possession or waste of big game animals, upland game birds or waterfowl. http://salem-news.com/articles/september302010/harney-county-deer-killing.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september302010/harney-county-deer-killing.php Thu, 30 Sep 2010 21:44:00 PDT The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission today made wearing hunter orange mandatory for youth 17 years of age and younger. The rule will take effect August 1, 2011. The rule will require the wearing of a hunter orange upper garment OR hat for youth hunters while hunting game mammals and upland birds (except turkey) with any firearm. http://salem-news.com/articles/september302010/wildlife-commission-meeting.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september302010/wildlife-commission-meeting.php Thu, 30 Sep 2010 17:05:00 PDT The Oregon State Police (OSP) Fish and Wildlife Division troopers from the Klamath Falls Area Command office and Lakeview work site are asking for the public's help to identify the suspect(s) responsible for an illegal elk kill late August in southern Lake County. A reward of up to $500 is offered by the Oregon Hunters Association Turn in Poacher (T.I.P) reward program for information leading to an arrest in this case. http://salem-news.com/articles/september292010/lake-county-elk-kill.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september292010/lake-county-elk-kill.php Wed, 29 Sep 2010 10:56:00 PDT Sport anglers who target Pacific halibut have an opportunity to comment on proposed changes to the 2011 halibut season in person, by phone or by email. "The Pacific Fishery Management Council adopted three proposed changes for anglers to provide input," said Lynn Mattes, halibut project leader for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. http://salem-news.com/articles/september282010/halibut-season.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september282010/halibut-season.php Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:35:00 PDT