OUTDOORS BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard NEWS & NOTES Loomis to speak on salmon, steelhead conservation Gary Loomis of Woodland, Wash. - best known for his pioneering work in the development of graphite fishing rods - will be wearing his conservationist hat when he makes a pair of public appearances in the southern Willamette Valley this week. Loomis, who is also founder of the conservation group Fish First, will speak about salmon and steelhead restoration Thursday in the Forum Room 104 at Linn linn n. Scots 1. A waterfall. 2. A steep ravine. [Scottish Gaelic linne, pool, waterfall.] Benton Community College in Albany and again Friday in the Community Room at Eugene Water and Electric Board headquarters, 500 E. Fourth Ave., Eugene. Both meetings begin at 7 p.m. Loomis will discuss upper Willamette basin recovery efforts, the level of success with current federal management programs and the Coastal Conservation Association. Cycling `swap meet' slated Saturday in Eugene Paul's Bicycle Way of Life Cycling Team's third annual swap meet will be held Saturday in Eugene. Anything related to cycling - bikes, parts, clothes, etc. - is welcome at the event, scheduled for noon to 5 p.m. at Paul's Bicycle Way of Life, 3970 W. 11th Ave. Vendor spaces are $10. Details: Richard Sweet, (541) 517-0685 or bikinjoe@clearwire.net. Registration opens for `Oregon Tuna Classic' Registration is now open for the Oregon Tuna Classic 2007, the third annual tuna fishing tournament held to benefit Oregon Food Bank and Ducks Unlimited. Last year, 260 participating anglers in 46 boats fishing out of Garibaldi caught more than three tons of albacore albacore: see tuna. albacore Large oceanic tuna (Thunnus alalunga) that is noted for its fine flesh. The streamlined bodies of these voracious predators are adapted to fast and continuous swimming. tuna and turned it over to the Oregon Food Bank, a nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. dedicated to feeding hungry families in Oregon. In 2007, organizers hope to get a total of 250 boats fishing out of four ports - Newport and Depoe Bay on July 7, Astoria on Aug. 4, and Garibaldi on Aug. 25. Details, registration: www.oregontunaclassic.com. Check box on state tax form to help wildlife Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) is an agency of the government of the U.S. state of Oregon responsible for programs protecting Oregon fish and wildlife resources and their habitats. officials are asking Oregonians to consider helping the state's birds, mammals and fish by checking the Nongame Wildlife Fund box on their 2006 state income tax forms. The fund goes to habitat projects and other help for species that are not hunted and fished and, therefore, not eligible for sportsmen's license fees and excise taxes. Public contributions are often be matched 3-to-1 by federal grants, according to Martin Nugent, ODFW ODFW Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife wildlife diversity program manager. Since its inception in 1979, the Nongame Wildlife Fund has helped in the recovery of American peregrine falcon and bald eagle populations and to develop conservation programs for sensitive species like western pond turtles, Willamette Valley grassland birds, yellow-legged frogs, Townsend's big-eared bats and white-headed woodpeckers. FISHING, HUNTING & WILDLIFE VIEWING Rivers and streams: Anglers are having fair success hooking up with the tail end of the winter steelhead run in the Alsea, Siletz and Siuslaw rivers. The North and South Umpqua rivers produced the best catches of steelhead over the weekend. Spring chinook salmon chinook salmon or king salmon Prized North Pacific food and sport fish (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) of the salmon family. The average weight is about 22 lbs (10 kg), but individuals of 50–80 lbs (22–36 kg) are not unusual. fishing is fair but spotty in the Lower Willamette River at Portland. A small surge in steelhead moving through the Willamette Falls fish passage last week pushed the counts to 4,168 winter fish and 156 summers; six spring chinook salmon had been counted as of March 18. Lakes: Many Oregon lakes and reservoirs are being planted with 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. trout in anticipation of the spring school vacation period. Among them in the Eugene area are Alton Baker canoe canal; Cottage Grove, Creswell and Junction City ponds; and Dorena and Dexter reservoirs. Also, all the major lakes in the Florence area have or will be stocked. Loon Lake and Ben Irving reservoirs in Douglas County are also being planted. Marine zone: Rock and jetty jetty: see coast protection. fishing along the central and south coast has been productive for mostly rockfish rockfish, member of the large family Scorpaenidae (rockfishes and scorpionfishes), carnivorous fish inhabiting all seas and especially abundant in the temperate waters of the Pacific. Rockfishes are found among rocks and reefs. , although a few ling cod are also showing in the catch. Offshore bottom fishing is good whenever the ocean lies down. Bay crabbing is slow. Wildlife viewing Best bets: Some of Fern Ridge Reservoir's prime wildlife habitat can be accessed via a gated access point at the west end of Royal Avenue. Berms built in this area retain water along the eastern edge of the reservoir during the winter months provide ponded areas that are very attractive to wildlife at this time of year. Also accessible (to the north) from the access point are rare natural Willamette Valley prairie habitats. - Compiled from ODFW and Register-Guard reports. Updates available at www.registerguard.com/outdoors CALENDAR To submit events Submit listings to: Outdoor Editor, P.O. Box 10188, Eugene OR 97440 or: mstahlberg@guardnet.com. Unless otherwise noted, events are free. Backcountry back·coun·try n. A sparsely inhabited rural region. skills THURSDAY G.I. Joe's: "Wilderness Survival Seminar" by Jess Hanson of Survival Technologies, 7 p.m., G.I. Joe's, 1030 Green Acres Rd., Eugene. Biking SATURDAY GEARS: The road cycling club plans a 55-mile hill ride near Cheshire and a 25-mile Junction City ride. Faster riders leave Alton Baker Park Alton Baker Park is located in Eugene, Oregon, United States, near Autzen Stadium. It features duck ponds, bicycle trails, and a dog park, and directly touches the Ferry Street Bridge. at 9:30 a.m., slower riders at 10 a.m. SUNDAY GEARS: 45-mile Walterville area ride and 50-mile Hamm Road ride. Faster riders leave Alton Baker Park at 9:30 a.m., slower riders at 10 a.m. SUNDAY Eugene Bicycle Coalition: Strategies to promote bicycling will be discussed, 6 p.m., First Floor Conference Room, Public Works Building, 858 Pearl St., Eugene. Details: 345-2110. Birding TUESDAY, March 27 Lane Audubon Society: Noxius weed invasions and what can be done about them will be the focus of a presentation by Glenn Miller, 7:30 p.m., Eugene Garden Club, 1645 High St. Fishing WEDNESDAY Oregon Dept. Fish & Wildlife: Public meeting to discuss 2007 ocean commercial salmon seasons, quotas and "bubble fisheries" inside state waters, noon, Charleston Marina RV Park, 63402 Kingfisher Rd., Charleston. SATURDAY Oregon Dept. Fish & Wildlife: Training session in Eugene for volunteer instructors in the Angler and Aquatic Education Program. Details: Chris Willard, (503) 947-6017 or chris.a.willard@state.or.us. Hiking SATURDAY Obsidians: David and Shelly Call - 3-mile Sweet Creek Falls hike; Barbara Revere Revere, city (1990 pop. 42,786), Suffolk co., E Mass., a residential suburb of Boston, on Massachusetts Bay; settled c.1630, set off from Chelsea and named for Paul Revere 1871, inc. as a city 1914. - beach clean-up and trail maintenance hike. Details, sign-up sheets at the Eugene Family YMCA YMCA in full Young Men's Christian Association Nonsectarian, nonpolitical Christian lay movement that aims to develop high standards of Christian character among its members. , 2055 Patterson St. Nature WEDNESDAY Mount Pisgah Arboretum The Mount Pisgah Arboretum (85 ha / 209 acres) is a non-profit arboretum and botanical garden located within the Howard Buford Recreation Area (930 ha / 2,300 acre), between the Coast Fork of the Willamette River and the slopes of Mount Pisgah near Eugene-Springfield, Oregon, : Interpretive spring equinox equinox (ē`kwĭnŏks), either of two points on the celestial sphere where the ecliptic and the celestial equator intersect. The vernal equinox, also known as "the first point of Aries," is the point at which the sun appears to cross the hike to the summit of Mount Pisgah, 6 p.m. at the Visitor Center. Donation requested: $3. Details: 747-1504. SATURDAY Mount Pisgah Arboretum: Sue Sierralupe will lead a guided "weeds walk," focusing on native plants that are beneficial - and edible, 1 p.m., Visitor Center. Donation requested: $3. Details: (541) 747-1504. SUNDAY Eugene Tree Foundation: 15th anniversary "NeighborWoods" tree walk, led by ETF ETF See Exchange Traded Fund. ETF See exchange-traded fund (ETF). co-founder Dennis "Whitey whit·ey also Whit·ey n. pl. whit·eys Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a white person or white people. Noun 1. " Lueck; meet at the corner of West 12th Avenue and Hayes Street at 1 p.m. Snow sports SATURDAY The Obsidians: Brian Hoyland - 12-mile ski tour to Indian Ridge lookout. Details, sign-up at the Eugene Family YMCA, 2055 Patterson St. Walking WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY Altair Ski & Sports Club: 4-mile Hendricks Park walk, 9 a.m. Details: 726-8154. SATURDAY Altair: 4-mile Valley River Bike path, 9 a.m. Details: 343-7893. Mossbacks Volkssport Club: Carpool car·pool n. also car pool 1. An arrangement whereby several participants or their children travel together in one vehicle, the participants sharing the costs and often taking turns as the driver. 2. to Amity am·i·ty n. pl. am·i·ties Peaceful relations, as between nations; friendship. [Middle English amite, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *am Daffodil daffodil: see amaryllis. daffodil Bulb-forming flowering plant (Narcissus pseudonarcissus), also called common daffodil or trumpet narcissus, native to northern Europe and widely cultivated there and in North America. It grows to about 16 in. festival for Volkswalks of 3.7, 6.8, or 9.3 miles, 8 a.m., Willamalane, 215 West C St., Springfield. Details: 747-6470, www.mossbacks.org. MONDAY Mossbacks: 6.2-mile Volkswalk in Springfield, 8:30 a.m., Willamalane Swim Center, 1276 G St., Springfield. GET UPDATES ONLINE For updated fishing reports and breaking outdoors news throughout the week, check the outdoors Web log: www.registerguard.com/outdoors. |
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