Clear Creek Productions introduces Trout ThemeScreens -- a way to help wild trout Whirling Disease research while using a computer.OREGON CITY There are two places named Oregon City in the United States:
The product, called "Trout ThemeScreens(TM)", was developed with support from Oregon Trout includes 24 different images of well-known and rare trout. The images are based on the award-winning work of author Ed Lusch and artist Ron Pittard, supported by Robert Behnke, Ph.D., of the Department of Fishery and Wildlife Biology of Colorado State University Colorado State University, at Fort Collins; land-grant with state and federal support; chartered 1870, opened 1879 as an agricultural college, assumed present name in 1957. There is a veterinary teaching hospital, an agricultural campus, and a research campus. . Lusch's company, Windsor Productions, is well known for its superb color images of trout and other game fish. Over 2 million copies of their work in poster and book form have been sold to fishing, nature and environmental enthusiasts. Clear Creek Clear Creek may refer to any of the 1,305 streams bearing this name in the United States as reported by the United States Geological Survey See this link Hydronyms
important disease of juvenile rainbow trout. Caused by the myxosporean myxobolus cerebralis which parasitizes the cartilage of the head. . Whirling disease is caused by a microscopic, water-borne parasite that attacks the cartilage of young trout. Whirling disease spores (Myxobolus cerebralis Myxobolus cerebralis a myxosporean parasite which invades the cranial cartilages of juvenile rainbow trout, causing whirling disease. ) are released into the water when infected fish die and decompose de·com·pose v. de·com·posed, de·com·pos·ing, de·com·pos·es v.tr. 1. To separate into components or basic elements. 2. To cause to rot. v.intr. 1. , or when they are consumed and excreted by predators or scavengers. The whirling disease parasite is of European origin, first described in Germany in 1903. It arrived in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. about forty years ago, in a shipment of frozen, processed fish in Pennsylvania. The disease has subsequently spread to 20 states, including eight Western states - Nevada, Oregon, Idaho, California, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and Montana. Whirling disease was initially considered a disease of significance only in hatcheries. In recent years, however, it has been shown that whirling disease can be devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. to wild trout fisheries, with rainbow trout rainbow trout Species (Oncorhynchus mykiss) of fish in the salmon family (Salmonidae) noted for spectacular leaps and hard fighting when hooked. It has been introduced from western North America to many other countries. especially vulnerable. Several states have determined that the planting of infected hatchery hatchery a commercial establishment dedicated to the hatching of bird eggs to provide day old chicks and poults to the poultry industry. hatchery liquid the contents of unfertilized eggs. Used in petfood manufacture. fish has been a primary source for the spread of the disease in the wild. Trout ThemeScreens provide more than just an animated aquarium. The pictures of trout include some of the most accurate images of North America's premier game fish available. Among the twenty-four images are the Rainbow, the Gila, the Sea-run Coastal Cutthroat, the Steelhead, the Snake River Snake River River, northwestern U.S. It is the largest tributary of the Columbia River and one of the most important streams in the Pacific Northwest. It rises in the mountains of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming and flows south and west through Idaho, turning north at Finespot, and the Arizona or Apache trout The Apache trout or Arizona trout, Oncorhynchus gilae apache, is a species of freshwater fish in the salmon family (family Salmonidae) of order Salmoniformes. It is one of the trouts. . Many of the species are either endangered or threatened. Trout ThemeScreens provides what may be the only way that millions of people can see these rare and endangered species endangered species, any plant or animal species whose ability to survive and reproduce has been jeopardized by human activities. In 1999 the U.S. government, in accordance with the U.S. . Unlike conventional screen savers where users set variables such as the speed of the swimming aquarium fish, Trout ThemeScreens includes few control options. The effect is that of a multiple projector slideshow, except the display is a computer monitor instead of a screen. "People told us they didn't want to read a manual, but they loved seeing the pictures of trout on their computers," said Dan Unrein, Clear Creek Production's vice president for product development. "The only thing they wanted was the ability to add their own digital images to the slide show, and we made it easy for them to do so." The images in Trout ThemeScreens have been designed to highlight the beauty and native colors of trout. The reproductions are scientifically accurate, based on Ed Lusch's more than 30 years fishing and studying the species, the illustrations of Ron Pittard, and the editorial review of Robert J. Behnke, Ph.D. In 1975, Lusch began chronicling his experiences for others interested in trout, and his by-line has appeared in Outdoor Life, Sports Afield Sports Afield was founded in 1887 as a hunting and fishing magazine in 1887 by Claude King and is the oldest outdoor publication in North America. The first issue, in January of 1888, was eight pages long and printed on newspaper stock, out of Denver, Colorado. , Western Outdoors, Salmon Trout Steelheader, and numerous other magazines and periodicals. He has authored a fishing book, appeared on a number of radio and television fishing programs and written a syndicated outdoor column. "Trout have a magic and magnificence of their own," Lusch noted. "They are considered to be among the most primitive of fish, with a lineage linking back one-hundred million years. To see these fish with such a proud history displayed accurately on computers is an intriguing mix the of the old and the new in our lives. "This product may represent the only way that many people can see the trout as they really are, and come to appreciate their beauty -- perhaps it even stimulating a new generation of environmental awareness." Price and Availability The Windows(R) version of Trout ThemeScreens is available now through a variety of fishing, nature, computer and other outlets and directly from Clear Creek Productions. The suggested list price for the screensaver is $29.95. A "Trout Pack" including the screensaver and a mousepad with wildlife artist Vic Erickson's award-winning "Last Light on the Deschutes" is available for $39.95, a savings of $9.95 over the prices of the items purchased individually. A version of Trout ThemeScreens for the Apple Macintosh(R) is expected by the end of 1995. Trout ThemeScreens is also available through fishing and environmental organizations, such as Oregon Trout. When purchased through such organizations, a portion of the proceeds are used to support the group's goals, and Clear Creek Productions also provides the organizations with a donation for each product registered with the company. Windows users require at least Windows 3.1 or higher, at least four megabytes of system memory, at least 6.5 megabytes of hard-drive space and a SVGA monitor with 256 or more colors. Trout ThemeScreens is provided with a 60-day money-back satisfaction guarantee from Clear Creek Productions. The product can be purchased through sporting goods and fly fishing retailers, or ordered directly from the company by calling 1-800-TROUT95, or via Clear Creek's world-wide-web page at "http://www.teleport.com/("tilde A symbol used in Windows, starting with Windows 95, that maintains a short version of a long file or directory name for compatibility with Windows 3.1 and DOS. For example, the short version of a file named "Letter to Joe" would be LETTER~1. Then "Letter to Pat" becomes LETTER~2. " symbol)clearcrk/." Multiple unit pricing is available. Based at the end of the Oregon Trail in Oregon City, Clear Creek Productions was founded to meld environmentally sound information with emerging computer technology, and to give something back to organizations concerned with environmental protection. Every Clear Creek Productions product registration card includes a "check off" for a donation by the company to registered conservation and environmental groups based on the preferences of the user. The company name, "Clear Creek," honors the lake and stream in Tennessee where founder Bill May learned to fish. -0- Note: Trout ThemeScreens is a trademark of Clear Creek Productions Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Clear Creek Productions Inc. Bill May, 503/557-0645, Bill May@aol.com NOTE: The "at" and "tilde" symbol in Internet addresses do not always translate correctly; they are sometimes deleted or translated into another character or symbol. |
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