Booklets offer outdoor guidance.Byline: INSIDE THE OUTDOORS By Mike Stahlberg The Register-Guard Two Oregon agencies have published booklets designed to help folks learn more about recreational opportunities available here. First to hit the street was the Oregon State Marine Board's "A Guide to Boating in Oregon." That was followed in short order by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's new family fishing guide, "Easy Angling Oregon." "A Guide to Boating in Oregon" is a 52-page, 9-by-12-inch glossy magazine-format booklet that represents the marine board's first attempt to promote boating and other water sports water sports Urophilia, see there statewide. Previously, the agency had published boating guides to the Columbia and Willamette rivers, but publicity for waterways in the rest of the state had been left to word-of-mouth. "With over 400 miles of Pacific coastline, world-class whitewater rivers A whitewater river is any river where its gradient and/or flow create rapids or whitewater turbulence, making it suitable for whitewater sports such as kayaking, canoeing, and rafting. and streams and 6,150 lakes, there's a bounty of boating opportunities here," said Ashley Massey, the marine board's public affairs Those public information, command information, and community relations activities directed toward both the external and internal publics with interest in the Department of Defense. Also called PA. See also command information; community relations; public information. specialist. Chris Santella, best-selling author of "50 Places to Fish Before I Die," wrote the boating guide. "His luring descriptions, along with vivid photographs, are sure to inspire people to discover the thrill, escape and relaxation" of boating recreation, Massey said. The invitation to "Come Play on Oregon's Waterways" is divided into six regions. Each regional chapter highlights historical facts, provides area maps of major roadways in relation to waterbodies and describes what boaters can expect to see at each of the most popular waterbodies. The Willamette Valley The Willamette Valley (pronounced [wɪˈlæ.mɪt], with the accent on the second syllable) is the region in northwest Oregon in the United States that surrounds the Willamette River as it proceeds northward from its , Central Coast and Central Oregon Central Oregon is a geographical region lying near the center of the U.S. state of Oregon. It is commonly considered to include Deschutes, Jefferson, and Crook counties. Primary cities in Central Oregon are La Pine, Sunriver, Bend, Redmond, Madras, and Prineville. regions all have waterways that attract plenty of boaters from the Lane County area. But the descriptions of Wallowa Lake Wallowa Lake (wəlou`ə), c.3 mi (4.8 km) long, NE Oreg., at the foot of the Wallowa Mts. An irrigation reservoir, it is drained by the Wallowa River NW to the Grande Ronde River. The lake is the center of a resort region; a state park is there. and Lake Owyhee in the Eastern Oregon Eastern Oregon is a geographical term that is generally taken to mean the area of the state of Oregon east of the Cascade Range, save the region around The Dalles and sometimes Klamath County. The area around Bend is considered to be Central Oregon rather than Eastern Oregon. region may be enticing enough to encourage people to trailer their boats across the state. An interesting addition at the back of the book features Oregonians talking about their five favorite spots to go sailing, paddling pad·dling n. 1. The act of moving a boat by means of a paddle. 2. A spanking or beating with a paddle. Paddling of ducks: a company of ducks on water—Lipton, 1970. , waterskiing or fishing. The marine board spent about $20,000 to have 25,000 copies of the booklet printed, and more will be ordered if demand warrants. "A Guide to Boating in Oregon" is available free from the marine board office in Salem and through many marine dealers statewide. To get a copy by mail, send a request to: Marine Board, P.O. Box 14145, Salem, OR 97309. Include a check or money order for $4 to cover shipping and handling. The Department of Fish and Wildlife's "Easy Angling Oregon" made its debut at the Portland Sportsmen's Show earlier this month. The 60 page booklet - printed in a 6-by-9-inch format that fits in a tackle box - features detailed descriptions of 34 lakes, ponds, rivers and reservoirs around the state that were selected by ODFW ODFW Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife fishery biologists as being ideal for families. Also listed are many other waterways that are "also recommended." Each of the locations is accessible by car, offers good fishing opportunities and has facilities such as picnic tables, toilets, boat ramps, drinking water drinking water supply of water available to animals for drinking supplied via nipples, in troughs, dams, ponds and larger natural water sources; an insufficient supply leads to dehydration; it can be the source of infection, e.g. leptospirosis, salmonellosis, or of poisoning, e.g. and hiking trails. A number of sites provide access for wheelchairs. `Fishing is a great family activity, but many people just don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. how to get started,' said Rhine Messmer, ODFW recreational fisheries program manager. `Our new `Easy Angling Oregon' publication helps families plan their first trips by giving them information about lakes and rivers that are good for beginning and intermediate anglers.' In addition to lots of information about where to fish, the booklet offers tips about how to fish - including chapters on "Basic Lake Fishing Techniques Introduction Fishing is probably oldest and one of the important activity of humankind. Ancient remains of spears, hooks and fishnet have been found in ruins of the Stone Age. " and "Basic River Fishing Techniques." There's also a guide to tying useful fishing knots. The ODFW printed 10,000 copies of the book, designed and written in-house "to help meet our agency objective, which is promoting hunting and fishing opportunities to Oregonians and to address a lot of questions we get," said Meg Kenagy, statewide marketing communications Marketing communications (or marcom) are messages and related media used to communicate with a market. Those who practice advertising, branding, direct marketing, graphic design, marketing, packaging, promotion, publicity, sponsorship, public relations, sales, sales coordinator. "Fishing can be kind of intimidating when people don't know how to get started" and the locations featured in the book were chosen because "there's a good likelihood that first- or second- or third-timers can actually catch a fish," Kenagy said. Copies can be picked up at any ODFW office. Or call ODFW's headquarters in Salem, (503) 947-6000, to have one mailed to you free of charge. An online version of the publication - which contains additional details that weren't able to be included in the printed version - is available on the ODFW Web site: www.dfw.state.or.us. Internet users can print just the page or pages that interest them. Mike Stahlberg can be reached at mstahlberg@guardnet.com. |
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