The Osprey: Deschutes River Juggling Act

 

  • Deschutes River Juggling Act, by Jason T. Steals and Rod A. French, pp 1 & 4-9, Issue No. 64, September 2009. These ODFW biologists explain that in recent decades out of basin hatchery steelhead have been straying into the Deschutes, posing risks to wild steelhead. The biologists have recently installed weirs in several lower river tributaries to monitor and prevent hatchery fish spawning. Keywords: Bakeoven Creek, Buck Hollow Creek, Trout Creek.

  • Editor's Message: Fighting Dams an American Tradition, by Jim Yuskavitch, p. 2, Issue No. 64, September 2009. The editor reports on recent news that PacificCorp, the owner of four Klamath dams, has reached a loose agreement with stakeholders to remove the dams in 2020.

  • New Columbia BiOp just like old BiOp, by Bill Redman, pp 3 & 19, Issue No. 64, September 2009. The chair explains that the recently released BiOp by the Obama administration fails to make significant improvements to how the Columbia basin dams operate. It appears that any hope of meaningful changes that will benefit listed wild salmon and steelhead rest with Justice Redden. Keywords: Lubchenco, Nez Perce

  • Timber Trumps Fish, by Ralph Bloemers, pp 10-12, Issue No. 64, September 2009. Attorney at the Crag Law Center, Bloemers details how the Oregon Board of Forestry has been rewriting state forestry rules to boost commercial logging in the Tillamook and Clatsop State Forests. Unfortunately these plans ignore important habitat considerations that the Oregon Coast Coho Management Plan calls for, as well as other ecological considerations. A wide group of stakeholders oppose the plans. Keywords: Wilson, Trask, Kilchis

  • Hemlock Dam Now a Memory, By Amanda Pade, pp 13-14, Issue No. 64, September 2009. The author reports that in the summer of 2009 the Forest Service and collaborators removed the 26 foot tall dam on Trout Creek of the Wind River. Now an additional 13 miles are accessible to this key spawning and rearing habitat.

  • New Era for the Osprey and FFI Steelhead Committee, by Norm Ploss, pp 15-16, Issue No. 64, September 2009. Recently a number of changes have emerged at the Osprey, including: Bill Redman announcing his resignation for spring of 2010, refining the mission and vision, boosting our online presence with a blog and website and increasing fundraising efforts.

  • Alameda Creek Update, by Jeff Miller, pp17-18, Issue No. 64, September 2009. Miller, of the Alameda Creek Alliance, reports on significant progress on this creek's restoration efforts, including dam removals, construction of fish passage structures and fish screens. The biggest challenge now is ensuring San Francisco Public Utilities Commission provides adequate flows for Alameda's native fish. Keywords: Calaveras dam, BART weir, Stonybrook creek, SFPUC.

 
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