Salem-News.com News Feed for articles tagged with outdoors www.salem-news.com 2010 Recent storms continue to create hazardous driving conditions on Forest Service roads in the northern section of the Willamette National Forest, particularly in the Opal Creek Scenic Recreation Area. Public safety concerns have prompted forest engineers to issue a temporary closure of Forest Service Road 2207, which accesses several popular recreation sites... http://salem-news.com/articles/january272012/roads-closed.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january272012/roads-closed.php Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:41:00 PST I have been Powerlifting for 15 years and a member of the National Masters Powerlifting Team for 3 out of the last 6 years. I finished 6th at the World Championships in the Czech Republic in 2010 and placed in the top 10 in 2005 and again in 2009. http://salem-news.com/articles/december272011/health-over-40-wu.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december272011/health-over-40-wu.php Tue, 27 Dec 2011 21:11:00 PST Maurice J Kirk BVSc[1] was arrested in Tottenham Police Station in London on 21st September 2011, when he witnessed a street fight and tried to recuperate two mobile phones. The Police had confiscated the phones as evidence, when Mr Kirk tried to help the Nigerian couple whose six children were kidnapped by Haringey Council in April 2010. He was transferred to HMP Cardiff where he has been harassed by South Wales Police for years. http://salem-news.com/articles/november222011/cardiff-prisoner.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november222011/cardiff-prisoner.php Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:09:00 PST We have been receiving a flurry of information about the family of Gloria Musa in the UK, who has suffered by many accounts, a terrible injustice from the British government. I hope many people involve themselves and reach out to public officials to help this unfortunate family, originally from Nigeria, who seems to be running into dead-ends everywhere they turn. http://salem-news.com/articles/november162011/musa-family.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november162011/musa-family.php Wed, 16 Nov 2011 23:59:00 PST John "butlincat" Graham, clarifies what is taking place with the Musa family, whose children were taken by government agents over allegations now disproven. It also reaches out to include the story of activist Maurice Kirk, who has been on hunger strike in Cardiff prison for about 3 weeks now, which the prison denies. He had lost 14 kg as of a couple of days after entry to the prison - he has been beaten... http://salem-news.com/articles/november162011/musa-kirk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november162011/musa-kirk.php Wed, 16 Nov 2011 23:57:00 PST Garrett McNamara has set a new world record for the largest wave ever surfed. http://salem-news.com/articles/november102011/biggest-wave-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november102011/biggest-wave-tk.php Thu, 10 Nov 2011 02:10:00 PST "Noncommunicable diseases are the number one cause of death in the world", declared Dr. Douglas Bettcher, Director of the WHO’s Tobacco Free Initiative, during the presentation of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) World Moratlity Report in 2008. http://salem-news.com/articles/november072011/communicable-diseases-cf.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november072011/communicable-diseases-cf.php Mon, 07 Nov 2011 02:36:00 PST My ears popped, the plane door opened, and I was free falling. These 60 seconds feel like a long time, time suspended. I am hooked. The day began early. Sun shining, no breeze: ideal conditions for skydiving. The aerodrome is an hour out of Perth. I'd be tethered to a man I’d never met for five minutes and 60 seconds. I had read of stories where the main shoot had been tangled up and the instructor had to jettison it before pulling the backup auxiliary shoot. http://salem-news.com/articles/october052011/skydive-perth-itb.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october052011/skydive-perth-itb.php Wed, 05 Oct 2011 01:04:00 PDT Oklahomans will be traveling from around the state to participate in the OKLAHOMA FREEDOM RALLY. Many will be wearing chains to symbolizing the fact that slavery still exist in the 21st century. Then at the end of the rally there will be a "Chain Breaking Ceremony." Chong Kim was groomed, abducted and sold into the sex industry here in Oklahoma. Then taken to other cities and forced to prostitute for her traffickers. http://salem-news.com/articles/september082011/human-trafficking-olka.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september082011/human-trafficking-olka.php Thu, 08 Sep 2011 19:55:00 PDT Today, non-profit organization Stop Child Trafficking Now (SCTNow) announced plans for its 3rd annual National Walk Run Campaign. The public event is part of a national campaign taking "steps" toward freedom in more than 33 communities in the United States and Canada. SCTNow's unique approach to anti-trafficking positions specially trained former law enforcement and military operatives to bring to justice the predators fueling the sex trafficking industry. http://salem-news.com/articles/september082011/stop-trafficking.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september082011/stop-trafficking.php Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:28:00 PDT One of Maine’s longest running productions, “HEMPSTOCK” kicks off it’s 21st year on August 19th through the 22nd. HEMPSTOCK is a Political / Musical gathering of Citizens, from all walks of life, who want to see the Prohibition of Cannabis / Hemp / Marijuana Lifted and Repealed in Maine and beyond. HEMPSTOCK is now held at the Freedom Field, 75 Carson Hill Road, Harmony, just off Rt. 150. http://salem-news.com/articles/august162011/hempstalk-maine.php http://salem-news.com/articles/august162011/hempstalk-maine.php Tue, 16 Aug 2011 23:44:00 PDT The Oregon State Marine Board will enter Executive Session prior to the conclusion of the regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, April 21. The meeting, which includes the agenda items listed below, will be held at the Marine Board office, 435 Commercial Street NE, in Salem. http://salem-news.com/articles/april192011/marine-board-meeting.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april192011/marine-board-meeting.php Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:06:00 PDT The US Forest Service and various partners are seeking volunteers to participate in a project aimed at improving habitat for wildlife. Organizers hope to attract up to 75 volunteers to assist with various tasks including the removal of noxious weeds, fertilization, pruning, and litter collection. http://salem-news.com/articles/april182011/volunteers-habitat-restoration.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april182011/volunteers-habitat-restoration.php Mon, 18 Apr 2011 18:45:00 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 How are you feeling today? If you're inclined to regard yourself as in fine shape, the drug makers of America would love to plant a much different thought in your mind. Turn on my any TV during the course of the evening and you'll stand witness to media manipulation in action. http://salem-news.com/articles/march302011/hypochondriac-heaven-blc.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march302011/hypochondriac-heaven-blc.php Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:28:00 PDT 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 The Zigzag District of the Mount Hood National Forest announces upcoming activities. As the snow begins to fall on Mount Hood it is a great opportunity to spend some time outdoors and enjoy YOUR National Forest. The Zigzag Ranger District Interpretation & Conservation Education Program will again provide tours of Historic Timberline Lodge, guided hikes/snowshoe tours out of Government Camp and Trillium Lake, and the Ski With A Ranger Program at Timberline Lodge Ski Area. http://salem-news.com/articles/november212010/zigzag-events.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november212010/zigzag-events.php Sun, 21 Nov 2010 10:00:00 PST Christmas tree permits will soon be available at all Willamette National Forest District offices and the Bureau of Land Management Eugene District interagency office. Holiday enthusiasts looking for the perfect tree will also be able to purchase permits from local vendors. Forest Service personal use permits are $5.00 each. They allow the holders to cut one tree; each household can purchase a maximum of five permits. BLM permits are $5.50 each; each household can purchase up to five of these permits. http://salem-news.com/articles/november152010/christmas-tree-permits.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november152010/christmas-tree-permits.php Mon, 15 Nov 2010 20:12:00 PST A small piece of equipment was a big help last week when an Oregon State Police (OSP) Fish & Wildlife Division trooper and Brookings Fire Department personnel rescued a 44-year old Brookings-area man from an overturned kayak in the Chetco River near Brookings. Using the trooper's throw bag, the hypothermic man was pulled from the river and taken to a local hospital where he was treated and later released. http://salem-news.com/articles/november152010/kayaker-rescue.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november152010/kayaker-rescue.php Mon, 15 Nov 2010 17:52:00 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 When the buoys were forecasted to be 30' @ 18 seconds with light south east winds and a direct west hit for Lincoln City, Oregon, we knew it was going to be the biggest rideable swell to hit the Northwest coast in the past ten years. http://salem-news.com/articles/november062010/south-reef-ea.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november062010/south-reef-ea.php Sat, 06 Nov 2010 23:07:00 PDT 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 After denying a request supported by over 60 organizations and institutions nationwide to ban lead ammunition that causes massive poisoning of wildlife, the EPA has ironically just announced a campaign to prevent lead poisoning. “If there was a prize offered somewhere for the most unabashed, ironic event of the year, this would have to be the winner... http://salem-news.com/articles/october272010/animal-poison.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october272010/animal-poison.php Wed, 27 Oct 2010 13:10:00 PDT 2,413 wild turkeys have descended upon the Rogue Nation, with more arriving daily. No, it's not a seasonal migration or Turkey family reunion - the Rogue Nation just so happens to be the closest safe haven for the species. On October 18, 2010, the Corvallis City Council approved action to kill wild turkeys within city limits. http://salem-news.com/articles/october222010/newport-turkeys.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october222010/newport-turkeys.php Fri, 22 Oct 2010 17:47:00 PDT Salem residents are invited to attend the City Council public hearing on the Minto Island Pedestrian Bridge. The Minto Island Pedestrian Bridge is being designed to connect Riverfront Park to Minto Island. The purpose of the public hearing is to discuss alternatives to the low tier bridge design option that City Council approved earlier this year. http://salem-news.com/articles/october152010/minto-island-bridge.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october152010/minto-island-bridge.php Fri, 15 Oct 2010 18:21:00 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