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<br /> Halibut season opens todayinside the 30- ;w a fry7h4Se •, r.i "( ay[ r` dt ,r,1,::;,,, MONTH
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<br /> tramp will be stocked this week.Meanwhile, � aft ,• � • ''s A ,, :r: > V4 . One busy month
<br /> trout on the lower river has been"as good as i•• n t ,.ri, , 9 r';i
<br /> �e`k6 Other events on the Celebrate Eu-
<br /> to Brian Marz of Walterville Tackle.March em^^--.c*ry( , - 'a r i^t
<br /> ,� t- _ gene Wetlands calendar are listed
<br /> yflies and caddis flies are all present. "° below:
<br /> wok,LeaburgLake:Scheduled to be stocked l FRIDAY
<br /> Photography Exhibit:Local photog-
<br /> ;al-size hatchery rainbow. raphers'Images taken In the West Eu-
<br /> -• , gene Wetlands will be on public exhibit
<br /> at Cafe Paradiso,115 W.Broadway in
<br /> ghts downtown Eugene,during normal cafe
<br /> hours through May 30.Wetlands part-
<br /> earns:The upper McKenzie River was stocked ners representatives will be on hand
<br /> uld be fair to good.The Middle Fork Wil- during the First Friday Art Walk(5:30 to
<br /> 7ues-
<br /> is Creek Dam is good bet on nymphs.A few o o aboutthe xhib t and the wet2)to answer lands
<br /> lmon have reportedly been caught on the Mid- project.
<br /> tte below Dexter.Counts at Willamette Falls SATURDAY
<br /> •Oregon City stood at 8,307 springers and Wildflower walk:David Wagner of
<br /> ;teelhead on April 23.The daily salmon count the Eugene Natural History Society will
<br /> lead an outing to explore the variety of
<br /> ,000-fish threshold on April 21,meanin large ( colorful wildflowers that spring up in
<br /> ok should begin reaching the Santiam,McK- the wet prairies and vernal pools of the
<br /> Fork Willamette rivers soon. Willow Creek Natural Area;10 am.to
<br /> ervoirs:Virtually all the coastal lakes were "Amazon Homestead”b Y KriegerpublicJ 683.649Herman will be on exhibit at Cafe Paradiso. Noon.De4ails,registration:Holly McRea,
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<br /> with trout and catches should be good.Clear SUNDAY
<br /> ver,Smith and Cottage Grove lakes should • Wetlands tour:Guides from the Eu-
<br /> )d for recently stocked trout. Wetlands: Center due in 2007 gene Stream Team and Lane County Au-
<br /> iurfperch fishing has been slow coastwide due dubon Society will lead a walking tour
<br /> litions,but fishing should pickup when the through the West Eugene Wetlands;1
<br /> p.m.to 4 p.m.Details,registration:Lor-
<br /> ?air to good catches of rockfish and greenling Continued from Page Ed na Baldwin, 682-4850 or E-mail
<br /> om coastal jetties and charter boats.Crabbing THE GREENING OF THE WETLANDS
<br /> lorna.l.baldwin@cleugene.or.us.
<br /> in most bays.The Oregon coast remains WEDNESDAY
<br /> g Wil Engineers U.S.Fish and Nature talk:Dr.Sarah Hendrickson
<br /> est of all clam species. Wildlife Service. The West Eugene Wetlands project represents a major financial of Lane County Public Health and Polly-
<br /> Now the partnership is investment.To date,more than$35 million has been spent by anna Lind of the Northwest Coalition for
<br /> an array of government agencies and private organizations Alternatives to Pesticides will present
<br /> HUNTING ready to enter a new phase,said —not counting"in-kind"contributions such as staff time and the latest information on the Wst Nile
<br /> Scott Duckett,Wetlands and equipment usage.An additional$13 million in expenditures are virus,how it is transmitted,its effect on
<br /> Open Waterways Manager for proposed.The major financial components include: animals and alternatives for mosquito
<br /> the city of Eugene's Parks De- $12.5 million:U.S.Land and WaterConservation Fund control,7 p.m.at the BLM Yurt,765 S.
<br /> partment. appropriations to the Bureau of Land Management Danebo Ave.
<br /> :ing regulations and issues will be discussed atg ment for land SATURDAY,MAY l0
<br /> "The past 10 years have been acquisition.
<br /> set for 7 p.m.Wednesday at the Oregon Depart- Wort party:The Nature Conservancy
<br /> Wildlife,3150 Main St.,Springfield. focused heavily on acquisition $8.8 million:Nature Conservancy investment in the of Oregon will hold a volunteer work
<br /> eIODFW is urginghunters to apply now for and restoration,"Duckett said. acquisition and restoration of Eugene-area wetlands,primarily party to help protect the native habitats
<br /> "Now we're trying to make it of Willow Creek Natural Area;9:30 am.
<br /> int tags to avoid the rush prior to the May 15 the Willow Creek Natural Area.Some funding was provided by to noon. Volunteers will help remove
<br /> more of an asset that people can the Bonneville Power Administration's wildlife mitigation non-native plants,collect seeds of na-
<br /> me. benefit from and visit." program. Live plant species and assist with prairie
<br /> Enter WREN,a private,non- $6.5 million:Army Corps of Engineers and City of Eugene restoration projects.Bring lunch,water
<br /> WILDLIFE VIEWING profit corporation created by funds used to acquire,restore and help develop the and gloves,as well as loppers or hand-
<br /> saw. the partners to helpoversee Meadowlark Prairie project in the Green Hill/Royal Avenue area •
<br /> hif possible. Details: Ed Alverson,
<br /> P 1 Y 682-4927.
<br /> wetlands education.WREN also $2.5 million: Construction of the Fern Ridge Bike Path` WEDNESDAY,MAY 14
<br /> will help secure funding for a extension and the Meadowlark Prairie Overlook. Nature talk:Ralph Garono,an ore-
<br /> •ons have young in their nests at this time of $12 million Wetlands Education $2.1 million: State,federal and local funds used for the gon State University aquatic ecologist,
<br /> Ire veryvocal when adults arrive with food. Center proposed for construe- Amazon Creek Enhancement Project,which included • will present a program based on his re-
<br /> search on the insect life of the Wil-
<br /> isible colonies is in a large cottonwood tree tion on a knoll near the conflu- construction of the original section of the Fern Ridge Bike Path. lamette Valley and the West Eugene
<br /> th at the east end of Alton Baker Park in ence of Amazon and Willow $1.5 million:"Wetlands mitigation bank"credits sold to Wetlands,7 p.m.at the BLM Yurt,765 S.
<br /> creeks.The site is north of West private businesses and used for wetlands restoration, Danebo Ave.
<br /> side of I-5,north side of the Eugene Millrace). FRIDAY,MAY 16
<br /> urbing the birds,do not approach the base of 11th Avenue and east of Danebo $1.4 million:Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board grants
<br /> Owl walk:Steve Gorden will lead a
<br /> north side of the millrace.Another visible col- Avenue,where the present for land acquisition.The money comes from the Oregon moonlit outing in which participants will
<br /> of cottonwood trees next to a pond on the east BLM wetlands office is located: Lottery. try to see or hear five species of local
<br /> sway,just north of Valley River Center. The group hopes to break $1 million:North American Wetlands Conservation Act grants owls — •Barn, Short-eared, Great
<br /> ground on the first classroom for land acquisition;the money comes from the sale of federal Horned,Western Screech and Northern
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<br /> phase next year and to complete duck stamps. thw-whet.Introductory Office,talk beginsst11th
<br /> CALENDAR the BLM Wetland eWest .m.
<br /> the third and final phase in $128,000:U.S.Department of Education grant to pay for Street and Danebo Avenue,at 7 p.m.
<br /> 2007. planning of the proposed Wetlands Education Center. Bring a flashlight,binoculars and wear
<br /> events sheet at the Eugene Family YMCA, When completed,the center $1 million(proposed):Application for U.S.Land and Water warm clothing. Details: Holly McRea,
<br /> 683-6494.
<br /> 2055 Patterson St. would house a greenhouse, Conservation Fund grant to pay for additional land acquisitions. SATURDAY,MAY 17
<br /> .eSubr event list- SUNDAY
<br /> iclassrooms for the Eugene $11.9 million(proposed):Projected cost of West Eugene Birding:Steve Gordon will lead an
<br /> 0.Box 10188,stings The Obsidians' Two willllead areWetlands Education Center. - outingto see spring migrants.Meet at
<br /> Box Eu- planned: Chris Stockdale a School District's Rachel Carson P 9 9
<br /> e-mail them to nine-mile hike at the North Bank Deer natural resources program,a —cily of Eugene the Stewart Pond parking lot(just north
<br /> ?t.com. Preserve and Jane Hackett will lead a of Stewart Road, east of Bertelsen
<br /> six-mile hand toHacmllekett Lake. De-
<br /> tails,
<br /> laboratory,a wetlands refer- Road)at 7 a.m.After birding the trails of
<br /> ing tails,sign-up sheets at the YMCA. ence library,offices,exhibit Bertelsen Nature Park,the group will
<br /> Y WEDNESDAY and assembly halls,plus an out- port,"said Pat Johnston,the hunted,fished and gathered ca- carpool to Meadowlark Prairie to bird
<br /> sub:Don Shields along the new multi-purpose path.De-
<br /> ride on the Irish The Obsidians:Ruth Romoser will . door amphitheater. BLM's west Eugene wetlands mus bulbs in the wet prairies of tails:683-6494.
<br /> dton Baker Park. lead an eight-mile hike to Larison The center"is the next logi- project manager. the Willamette Valley. Insects: "Discovery Dragonflies" is
<br /> AY Rock.Details,sign-up at the YMCA, cal step to connect the commu- Wetlands Month will be"our Features to be ceremonious- the focus of an outing in which partici-
<br /> :gney will lead a Nature nity residents to-these unique first big event"in that process, ly named are: pants will attempt to find and identify
<br /> the 12 different species'of dragonflies
<br /> rune and Hamm TODAY public lands through education, Johnston said. •"Gudu-kut Natural Area," and damselflies known to inhabit
<br /> ay's Market In Friends of Buford Park:Chris Ors- recreation and interpretation," A formal dedication of Mead- the eastern-most parcel in the Grimes and Sandpiper ponds.Meet at
<br /> inger of Friends of Buford Park will wrote former U.S.Sen.Mark owlark Prairie—the latest ma- wetlands project.It's located the corner Wallis Street and Fifth Ave-
<br /> ;DAY lead a "Floodplain Restoration Inter- Hatfield in the cover letter of a jor wetlands addition—will be east of CI View and south of nue at 1 p.m.Checklists,field guides and
<br /> le club plans two pretative Tour,"5:30 p.m.at the arbo-
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<br /> tY nets will be provided. Details: Holly
<br /> no designat- retum parking lot.Details:344-8350. 36-page WREN brochure outlin- held May 12 at a recently corn- West 11th.(Gudu-kut is a Kal- McRea,683-6494.
<br /> rmined routes,10 SATURDAY ing the education center propos- pleted wetlands overlook along- apuya word that means frog); WEDNESDAY,MAY 21
<br /> on Baker Park. al.Hatfield championed several side Green Hill Road.Meadow- the ceremonyis set for May 24 Nature talk: "Readings from the
<br /> Mount Pisgah Arboretum: Two P Y Wetlands,"a presentation by naturalist
<br /> ig nature walks are planned: Naturalist of the Congressional appropria- lark Prairie is served by a new at 10 a.m. John Cooney of essays about sites with-
<br /> DAY and urban forester Dennis Lueck will tions that paid for wetlands ac- "multi-use path,"and several •"Tsanchiffin Walk,"a na- in the West Eugene Wetlands,7 p.m.at
<br /> rboretuml Diane lead a walk that focuses on"Changing quisition under the federal interpretivepanels will helptell tore path located near the site the BLM Yurt,765 S.Danebo Ave.
<br /> rdwalk to look for Landscapes at the Arboretum"at 10 WEDNESDAY,MAY 28
<br /> ?Met at the Arbo- a.m.and Tom Titus will lead a"Rep- Clean Water Act the wetlands story to visitors. of a proposed Wetlands Educa-
<br /> off Seavey Loop tiles and Amphibians Walk"at 1 p.m. Eventually,WREN will As a result of public acquisi- tion Center at Danebo and West Nature talk:"Amphibians and Rep-
<br /> letion requested. Both
<br /> walksed off Seaveygin hep Road.the
<br /> cerate, launch a capital campaign for tion,some areas once named for 11th(Tsanchiffm was the name talk by les of the West us,7 pm atWetlands,"
<br /> locathe BLM
<br /> ig tions requested,$3. the Wetlands Education Center, farmers or businesses are get- of an indigenous Kalapuyan Yurt,765 S.Danebo Ave.
<br /> UING SUNDAY hoping to raise private contri- ting new names.—and some of group that resided in the south- SATURDAY,MAY 31
<br /> nary:A display of Native Plant Society of Oregon: butions that can be used as the names were chosen to be ern Willamette Valley);and Butterfly walk: Eric Wold of the
<br /> ig tackle from the Plans a field trip to visit a grass prairie "matching money"for govern- representative of the Wil- •"Luk-wah Prairie,"a wet- North American Butterfly Association
<br /> Leeson will be on and oak-pine savannah near Spencer meat grants. lamette Valley's original inhab- landsparcel south of Beltline will lead a leisurely three-hour tour of
<br /> Dor of the Eugene Butte. Meet at South Eugene High1r� g the West Eugene Wetlands to observe
<br /> library hours ev- School at 9 a.m.Bring lunch.Details: First,however,awareness of itants. and west of Willow Creek that, butterflies and wildflowers.Meet at the
<br /> display includes Dave Predeek,345.5531 the new public asset on Eu- A trio of"naming ceremo- until recently,was the site of a west Eugene wetland office, 751 S.
<br /> mon memorabilia Trekking gene's western doorstep must nies"—patterned after those motor speedway. Danebo Ave.at 1 p.m.Limited to 20 peo-
<br /> 50s.. ple.Preregister by calling Wold at 431-
<br /> TODAY be increased. used by the Kalapuya Indians, Those interested in partici- 7388 or e-mail nim at canoe@epud.net.
<br /> Recreational Equipment Inc.:'The "The idea being that as pec- —will be held May 24.Kal- pating•in the latter two ceremo-
<br /> IY Best of the Alps," a free slide- ple come to understand what it apuya names are being given to nies should meet at the BLM's
<br /> utdoor aClub:iJon hard,illustrated7presentation theetEugeney JiREI Blan-
<br /> ore, is we're offering,and to see it as three wetland sites in recogni- office at 751 S.Danebo Ave.at 11
<br /> six-mile hike at chard,7 p.m.at REI store,
<br /> ails and sign-up 306 Lawrence St. an asset,that will generate sup- tion of the people who once a.m.on Mdy 24.
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