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acific City Fly Fishing and Guide Service is known as the ‘biggest little fly shop’ on the Oregon Coast. It’s the brainchild of Jack Harrell, known by the local fishermen as ‘Flyman,’ Jack is the Pacific Coast’s quintessential fly fishing whisperer. “He’s the guy the people who write books about this stuff come to learn from,” said James Huffman, a regular customer of the Harrells. “He’s an expert, this is the Disneyland of fishing.” Anything you can catch on a typical setup on the coast, you can lure with a fly rod outfit, says Jack. Jack moved to Pacific City over 20 years ago after retiring from the City of Santa Cruz where he was in charge of wharf construction and maintenance, he was also a diver and of course fished every chance he got. The fly shop is located in Pacific City, at 35580 Brooten Rd. They have been providing quality fly fishing tackle at low prices and professional guide service for over twelve years on the Nestucca River, Town Lake, Hebo Lake and Pacific Ocean. Pacific City is also known as the Home of the Dory fleet. Jack and John Harrell, Jack’s son have been members of the Dorymen’s Association for over 10 years. Captain John runs dory charters out of Pacific City for fly fishing and light tackle anglers. Fly fishing opportunities abound in the many rivers, lakes, streams and ocean waters teeming, most of the time, with Salmon, Steelhead, Trout, Rockfish and
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raversing the 402-mile Oregon Coast Trail, dubbed OCT by seasoned hikers, involves disconnected and sometimes unsafe routes that require the navigation of tidal flows in order to proceed. Add to that a diagnosis of cystic fibrosis - a condition that mimics breathing through a straw - and 25-yearold Colton Cosby’s ambition might best be described as not a challenge, but rather a struggle.
Not that Cosby, or “CJ” as short for Colton James Cosby, saw it that way. He completed the trail solo on September 20, carrying a portable nebulizer in his 30-pound backpack in case he needed supplemental mist to open his airways. Ironically, when asked what was most challenging about the expedition, Cosby’s response was downright common - “My feet hurt,” he said. The entire venture took 29 days to complete, or as Cosby described it: four miles per hour; 26 nights of pitching a tent; one night in a hiker hut; one night
in a Motel 6 (to shower and wash some clothes), and some unfortunate road walking along the 101 where 10% of the trail isn’t rooted in nature. “That’s when my feet would hurt,” said Cosby, who at a stature of 210 pounds talked about the trek with a boyish nature. “But I needed to do this first. I plan to do the Ice Age Trail in May or June of next year, and that’s 1,200 miles over the entire state of Wisconsin.” A quick Google search pegs the
hildren in Lincoln County, across Oregon and the United States may soon be able to receive COVID-19 vaccinations. According to a report in the American Academy of Pediatrics, children account for more than one in five new COVID-19 cases. As of September 16, over 5.5 million children have tested positive for COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic. Nearly 226,000 cases were added the past week, the third highest number of child cases in a week since the pandemic began, the American Academy of Pediatrics reports. Oregon health officials have been closely monitoring the cases of COVID-19 in youth in the state and have said the virus is less severe in children. Pfizer-BioNTech has announced that its coronavirus vaccine is safe and effective for children aged 5 to 11 years. The companies have applied to the Federal Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization. The use of the drug for children could be available within 30 days. School districts across the state are developing specific protocols and procedures if they have to quarantine students and staff that may have been exposed to COVID-19. The News Guard reached out to Kati Moseley, Oregon Department of Education (ODE) Ready Schools Resiliency Manager, for insight into the COVID-19 impact at the schools. The News Guard: Is it surprising to the ODE to see the outbreaks at our schools, given the procedures and protocols that had been established for in-person instruction and approved by the state for the new school year? Kati Moseley: It is unsurprising to see cases in schools, given schools are implementing lay-
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conditions and when conditions change and warrant additional guidance, our framework is updated and schools notified. The News Guard: What are you telling parents that they need to do to ensure that their children stay safe and to prevent COVID-19 from spreading in their school? Moseley: Parents can role model and support wearing a face covering when interacting with people outside of your household and practice keeping a 3’ distance so kids can learn what it looks and feels like. For the start
of the school year, ODE and OHA developed these five tips for families to help reduce the chances of getting or spreading COVID-19. We also shared that information and a helpful infographic in a press release to Oregon media. The News Guard: At what point would the ODE and/or Gov. Brown decide that schools must return to distant learning to ensure the health and safety of our school children, or is that now up to local school districts? Moseley: The instructional model a district uses is a local decision. By the numbers The Oregon Health Authority’s COVID-19 Weekly Report, released Sept. 22, shows decreases in daily COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations and an increase in deaths. OHA reported 11,655 new cases of COVID-19 during the week of Monday, Sept. 13 through Sunday, Sept. 19. That represents a 10% decrease from the previous week. There were 579 new COVID-19 hospitalizations, down slightly from 592 last week. There were 148 reported COVID-19 related deaths, up from 120 reported the previous week. There were 140,538 tests for COVID-19 for the week of Sept. 12 through Sept. 18. The percentage of positive tests was 10.5%, down from 12% the previous week and the lowest level of test positivity in six weeks. Local, state and federal health officials continue to stress that vaccinations, wearing face coverings and social distancing are key factors in slowing the COVID-19 pandemic. Free COVID-19 vaccinations are available at most pharmacies and health clinics.
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fly fishing for rock fish or navigating the waters of the Nestucca River in a drift boat, John is at home at the helm of their boats. Combined, this father and son team guide Pacific City Fly Fishing and Guide Service towards those who wish to sink their teeth into the enjoyable sport of fly fishing. Trips are exciting and productive for all levels of anglers. Rockfish are the main species caught this last season, but they did bring in a fair number of coho salmon. These trips are fun for both advanced and beginning fly fishers. The Dory is limited to four anglers maximum, with a minimum of two, and the Harrells supply all the needed fly fishing equipment for the trip, - but you are welcome to bring your own fly tackle if you’d like. John cleans and fillets all the fish, and bags them, and cooks all your crab.
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Left: Captain John Harrell brings in one of the crap pots set after a day of fishing Right: Captain John cooks and cleans all the crab after a day on the water.
Oregon unemployment rate falls below 5 percent Staff Report
It is first time Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped below 5% since March 2020, when the rate was 3.6%. Oregon’s unemployment rate was below 5% in only two other periods since 1976 when comparable records began. During 14 consecutive months in the mid-1990s when the rate dropped to as low as 4.5%; and during the 51 consecutive months
during 2016 through March 2020 when the rate dropped to a record low of 3.3% in late 2019. The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 5.2% in August from 5.4% in July. In Oregon, nonfarm payroll employment grew by 7,900 in August, following monthly gains averaging 10,300 in the prior seven months. Gains in August were largest in government (+3,500 jobs); wholesale trade
(+1,400); leisure and hospitality (+1,200); and professional and business services (+1,000). Only one major industry cut jobs: retail trade (-1,900 jobs). Since the low point of April 2020, at the economic depths of the COVID-induced recession, Oregon has recovered 204,700 jobs, or 72% of the jobs lost during the recession. Leisure and hospitality added 1,200 jobs in August, following a
gain of 6,100, as revised, in July. Despite these gains, it still accounts for the bulk of Oregon’s jobs not recovered since early 2020, with 44,300 jobs left to recover to reach the prior peak month of February 2020. The industry has regained 60% of jobs lost early in the pandemic. Employment in health care and social assistance has been relatively flat all year. This major industry recovered substantial
jobs in mid- through late-2020, but is still down 10,400 jobs, or 4%, since its pre-recession peak of February 2020. Over the past year, nursing and residential care facilities have been especially weak, having lost 1,300 jobs since August 2020. Meanwhile, two component industries have expanded in the past 12 months: ambulatory health care services (+3,100 jobs) and social assistance (+1,100 jobs).
Open enrollment for 2022 health coverage extended to Jan. 15
On Friday, Sept. 17, the federal government announced the extension of the annual open enrollment period to purchase private health insurance for the 2022 plan year from Nov. 1 to Jan. 15. Along with the extension, Oregonians will have the opportunity to access the most financial savings that have ever been available through the Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace due to the American Rescue Plan. The
American Rescue Plan initiated additional savings by removing the upper income limit to qualify for financial assistance, and also decreased the amount of premium that consumers are responsible to pay before tax credits are available. • More than 80 percent of Oregonians have been determined to be eligible for financial help through the Marketplace since April 1 when American Rescue Plan provisions took effect.
• Oregonians are receiving an average of $437 per month in premium tax credits to reduce their monthly premium under the expanded eligibility. The Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace offers a quick snapshot of the plans and savings to eligible Oregonians. The tool, available at OregonHealthCare. gov/WindowShop, has been updated to correctly calculate additional savings now available to people shopping through the marketplace. The window-shopping tool will be enhanced again this fall to allow Oregonians to determine if their preferred providers are covered by each plan. Oregonians will also be able to see if their prescription drugs are covered and what the estimated costs will be for prescriptions on each plan. Enhancements will be live in the tool in October. Still need health coverage for 2021? You may be able to enroll under a special enroll-
ODFW hosts virtual public meeting on commercial nearshore fishery Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) will discuss the commercial nearshore black and blue rockfish and nearshore fisheries during a virtual public meeting from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 22. Geared primarily to commercial fishers with black and blue rockfish and nearshore endorsed permits, the agenda and presentation includes:
• 2021 fishery landings to date. • Results of 2021 stock assessments for copper and quillback rockfish and lingcod. • Harvest specifications for 2022 and beyond, including potential speciesspecific limit or prohibition for quillback rockfish due to new assessment results. • Process and options for
setting 2022 regulations. • Bi-monthly vessel catch limits. • Input from industry and other interested parties. You can dial in for audio only using your phone: Dial 1-503-446-4951 Phone conference ID: 464 069 118#
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NG21-119 The Lincoln City Cultural Center is applying to the USDA Rural Development, Community Facility Grant Program for funding of the South Plaza and Food Court project, with an estimated construction budget of $250,000. The Lincoln City Cultural Center will hold a public meeting to discuss the application and provide an opportunity for the public to comment. The meeting is a requirement of the USDA application. The meeting will be held at 4:30 pm on Oct. 13, 2021, at the LCCC, 540 NE Hwy. 101, Lincoln City. Members of the public may also join this meeting via Zoom. To receive a meeting invitation or to learn more about the USDA Rural Development application please contact Niki Price, 541994-9994, lincolncityarts@gmail. com. NG21-121 The Housing Authority of Lincoln County has developed our FY 2022 Annual Plan in compliance with the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998. The draft plan will be available for review starting September 28, 2021. The Housing Authority’s office is located at 1039 NW Nye Street, Newport, Oregon. A copy is available for review by contacting the office at 541-265-5326, Monday through Thursday 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1:00 4:00 p.m. The plan may also be reviewed by visiting our website at www.halc.info. A public hearing will be held, November 15, 2021 at 5:30 pm at the Housing Authority office. Written comments regarding the Plan will be accepted for consideration by the Housing Authority until midnight, November 12, 2021 and may be mailed or emailed to the attention of the Executive Director, kkowtko@halc.info, Housing Authority of Lincoln County, P. O. Box 1470, Newport, OR. 97365.
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Gribler Loving Trust Scholarships awarded to nursing students Four Lincoln County nursing students are this year’s recipients of the Gribler Loving Trust Nursing Scholarship from the Pacific Communities Health District Foundation. McKenzie Thomas was awarded $3,000 toward her education, while Ann Martin, Alair Sjostrom and Gabrielle Zimmerman each received $2,000. As part of the application process, each student submitted short autobiographies addressing their commitment, background, work ethic and desire to become a nurse. “After reading their heartfelt words, I have no doubt that they will make good use of the scholarship support and go on to be assets to the nursing profession and to our community,” said Ursula Marinelli, PCHD Foundation executive director, who announced the scholarship recipients. Expressing an interest in science, appreciation for the sense of community in Lincoln County, and a desire to help locals be safer are among the things that prompted McKenzie Thomas to pursue a nursing degree. She wrote in her essay: “I know that my nursing journey will not always be easy, but I feel that the reward of seeing the impact I make in my community will make all the work worth it.”
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Since the age of 12, Ann Martin knew she wanted to help others in need. While raising her family, she worked as a unit secretary in a large teaching hospital and later earned a bachelor’s degree in rehabilitation. It wasn’t until she moved to her “forever home” of Newport that she discovered her desire to become a registered nurse. When COVID-19 hit, she became a certified nursing assistant and worked on the COVID hall at a nursing facility. “Throughout my life, my commitment to bettering the lives of others has come to fruition in many ways. I will devote my life’s work to caring
for others to the very best of my ability,” Martin wrote. Alair Sjostrom, who has worked as a certified nursing assistant at Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital for the past five years, wrote about her desire to help others since she was a young girl, and how she overcame failures and obstacles, including a traumatic car crash. “I never gave up no matter how many times I wanted to quit. … [I had to] work twice as hard mentally and physically to prove myself right. Now I’m proud to say I’m a second-year nursing student.” Second-year nursing student
Gabrielle Zimmerman wrote that the challenges of this past year have only deepened her admiration for her chosen career path. “As I continue to further my knowledge of the medical field, my interest in it only grows stronger and I truly feel honored to be a nursing student. Every challenge has led me to work harder and continue to push forward. When COVID is over, I will be able to look back and say ‘I made it through, in the middle of a pandemic. Anything is possible!’ ” The scholarship is named for Olga and Bill Gribler, who were active in the Newport community
beginning in 1947. Olga worked for the telephone company and later at the Bank of Newport. Bill taught music and entertained throughout the community. The Griblers established a generous scholarship with the PCHD Foundation to address the ongoing need for quality nurses in this rural area. To date, the PCHD Foundation has awarded more than $71,000 in Gribler scholarships to 24 students, including this year’s recipients. For more information about the PCHD Foundation, visit samhealth.org/PCHDF or call 541574-4745.
Lincoln City Police Blotter Monday ,Sept. 20 1:49 a.m. Police arrested an individual walking along Logan Road for a felony warrant for probation violation. The man was taken into custody and transported to the Lincoln City Police Department. 9:26 a.m. An individual who was previously trespassed came into Posh Wash and was asked to leave and allegedly threatened a woman then left southbound along Highway 101. The man was detained, arrested
and cited by police trespass and disorderly contact and released. 10:09 a.m. Officers responded following a request for extra patrol in the area of NE West Devils Lake Road. No specific reason for the extra patrol was given. 1:04 p.m. Report of a spray nozzle and hose were cut and taken in the 600 block of Highway 101. A criminal mischief report was filed. 1:22 p.m. Police took a report of the theft of two pairs of sunglasses, one pair
of Versace perfume and one pair of Gucci was stolen that had been left in a gold Malibu. Police later stopped a vehicle along Highway 18 at Highway 101 and cited and released a juvenile for Theft II. 4:49 p.m. Police were advised of a possible DOA at a motel along Highway 101. A report was taken and North Lincoln Fire and Rescue was advised. 11:33 p.m. Police conducted a traffic stop in the 88 block of NW Highway 101. The vehicle was im-
pounded. Drug paraphernalia was found in the vehicle. The driver was cited.
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11:03 a.m. Police responded to a hit and run in the 1300 block of SW 63rd Street. 12:54 p.m. An individual was arrests by police for violation of a stalking protective order. 3:14 p.m. Police took a report of trespassing at a business in the 4000 block of Highway 101. 5:38 p.m. Police reported
to a report of theft of a compressor from a job site in the 100 block of Highway 101. 9:35 p.m. Police impounded as vehicle at NW Jetty and 20th Street.
Wednesday, Sept. 22
1:05 a.m. Police were called to a report of trespassing at a restaurant in the 1600 block of NW Highway 101. An individual was taken into custody for refusing to leave. 3:45 p.m. Police responded to a report of physical domestic in the 500
block of SE Highway 101. A male left on foot prior to officers arriving. The male was contacted in the area and taken into custody for Assault 4 Domestic and a felony warrant. 9:52 p.m. Police were called to a traffic crash at 32nd Street and SW Highway 101. A driver was cited for careless driving. 11:39 p.m. Police responded to an intoxicated person making threats to harm herself. The person was taken into custody for violation of a restraining order.
Non-native fish are main consumers of salmon in reservoirs, researchers find By Sean Nealon
When warmwater fish species like bass, walleye and crappie that are not native to the Pacific Northwest, but prized by some anglers, overlap with baby spring chinook salmon in reservoirs in Oregon’s Willamette River they consume more baby salmon than native fish per individual, new research found. The research by Oregon State University, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and U.S. Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station scientists, recently published in the journal Ecosphere, may have implications for threatened salmon and future management strategies. “Mixed stock fisheries are complicated and always changing,” said Christina Murphy, lead author of the paper who is a courtesy faculty member at OSU and a biologist with the U.S. Geological Survey in Maine. “We are providing the science to help managers identify tradeoffs to make the best management decisions for each individual location.” Fisheries managers in Oregon are increasingly identifying and grappling with threats posed by illegally introduced or invasive species overlapping with native fish populations. In part due to this new research, management actions now include removing harvest restrictions on non-native warmwater fish species, which are sought by some anglers because of their white, flaky meat and sporty fighting ability, where their presence may have negative impacts on sensitive native fish species, such as salmon. “As the fish management agency for Oregon, it is our job to promote and achieve goals of native fish conservation and providing angler opportunity,” said Jeremy Romer, a co-author of the paper and assistant district fish biologist for ODFW in Springfield. “To do this effectively we use adaptive management and base our decisions on the most recent, reliable scientific research. We are always striving to pool resources and collaborate with colleagues to solve problems and inform management. This project is a great example of that.” Construction of dams in the Willamette River and elsewhere created an unnatural overlap of
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Top: Scientists use a net to catch fish to determine how non-native species interact with young salmon in reservoirs along with Willamette River. Bottom: Young chinook salmon were found to be eaten more by non-native fish such as bass and walleye than by native fish. coldwater fish, such as salmon and rainbow trout, and non-native warmwater fish, such as bass and crappie, in reservoirs. Studies on the diets of fish show that nonnative species can have a large predatory impact on populations of salmonids, including spring chinook. In the new paper, the OSU, ODFW, and U.S. Forest Service researchers studied fish in the Hills Creek and Lookout Point reservoirs on the upper Middle Fork Willamette River, just southeast of Eugene, Oregon. The spring chinook salmon found in that river are listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. They studied the diets of reservoir fish in two time periods: March through June and August through September. Previously it was difficult to identify if predators had eaten baby salmon, known as fry, because they are quickly digested into indistinguishable goo. The researchers solved that problem by using two methods to identify which fish consume the spring chinook salmon in the first few months of their lives: stable
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isotopes and stomach contents. Isotope analysis allows the researchers to determine what predators ate by tracking nitrogen through the food web. Nitrogen accumulates in salmon from the food they eat in the ocean. That nitrogen is then passed on from the mother to the baby salmon, and when a predator eats a salmon fry it also absorbs that nitrogen. The more fry predators eat, the higher the marine derived nitrogen level. This elevated nitrogen level of the fry only lasted through May in the study. After that, the isotope analysis only told the scientists that the primary diet of a predator is any kind of fish. The researchers then used the actual stomach content information to determine what fish species were being consumed. They found that walleye, by far, were most likely to have juvenile salmon in their stomachs. In the early time period, 18.5% of walleye had salmon in their stomach contents. In the later period, 15.8% did. They were the only fish species in the later period that had salmon in their stomach. Other predators in the early
period with salmon in their stomachs were largemouth bass (5.7%), white crappie (3.1%) and then native northern pikeminnow (0.6%). The black crappie, cutthroat trout, rainbow trout and yellow bullhead studied during both time periods had no salmon in their stomachs. The isotope signature analysis confirmed the stomach content findings. Walleye, largemouth bass and white crappie also had higher levels of nitrogen isotopic signatures. Ivan Arismendi, a co-author of the paper and an assistant professor in the Department of Fisheries,
Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences in the College of Agricultural Sciences, added: “Our findings support this strategy of integrated management, emphasizing that the capture of popular non-native warmwater species such as walleye can be promoted in areas that are overlapping with conservation priorities for salmon.” Other authors of the paper are Kevin Stertz, Ryan Emig, Fred Monzyk, all of ODFW, and Sherri Johnson, of the U.S. Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station in Corvallis.
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VOICES OF THE COMMUNITY Another resignation on city council The City Charter provides for 6 City
Councilors & a Mayor. A resignation was announced during the City Council meeting on September 13th. Ward 2 is once again without representation with 15 months left on an
unexpired term. I ran for this seat in the general election on November 3, 2020. The Citizens of Ward 2 cast 642 votes in my favor. In good faith and with much enthusiasm I campaigned
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It’s time to stop shipping water across the Rockies By David O. Williams
It was 1952 when the cities of Aurora and Colorado Springs first started gobbling up water rights in a remote, high mountain valley on the state’s Western Slope. The valley is called Homestake, and now, those same cities want even more of its pure water. In western Colorado, where only about 20% of Colorado’s population lives, all water tries to flow toward the Pacific Ocean. On the east side, where most people live, water flows to the Atlantic. To bring the water from the west side to the east side of the Rockies requires lots of money and lots of pipelines. But money isn’t much of a barrier when your population is exploding: Colorado Springs, with 478,961 residents, and Aurora, with 386,261, need more water. And they aim to get it even if it must cross under the Continental Divide and damage a fragile and ancient wetland called a “fen” in the process. The new reservoir the two cities plan to build would be five miles downstream from their existing Homestake Reservoir and called Whitney Reservoir after a creek that flows into Homestake Creek. There’s also a Whitney Park within the nearby Holy Cross Wilderness Area, which could lose some 500 acres if the new reservoir goes through. But protesters are already active, and conservation groups are threatening lawsuits. Meanwhile, the cities have already quietly begun test drilling at four possible dam sites on U.S. Forest Service land along Homestake Creek. Obstacles, however, are popping up. The Forest Service says it won’t even consider a reservoir proposal that shrinks a wilderness area, and the cities would have to get that approval from both Congress and the White House. The U.S. congressman for the district, rising Democratic star Joe Neguse, has also made it clear he doesn’t support shrinking a designated wilderness or damaging wetlands. Local leaders are also chiming in: “A Whitney Reservoir would irreparably change and harm our community,” said Minturn Mayor John Widerman and Red Cliff Mayor
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The Homestake Creek wetlands are at risk if two Colorado cities get approval to build a new reservoir to hold water. Duke Gerber, who co-wrote a letter to the Forest Service. Both represent small towns dependent on tourism and outdoor recreation. State Sen. Kerry Donovan, a Democrat who grew up in the nearby ski town of Vail, also wrote the Forest Service to oppose the dam: “I cannot express how sternly the citizens of my district … oppose water diversion projects to Front Range communities.” Another issue, and for some it’s the most critical, is the fate of valuable “fen” wetlands that would be destroyed by a dam and reservoir. “This is one of the finest wetlands we can find on our forest — it’s unbelievable,” White River National Forest Supervisor Scott Fitzwilliams told Aspen Journalism in 2019. “You can mitigate, but you can’t replace 10,000 years of work.” Nor can you turn the clock back to 1952, when Colorado’s population was 1.36 million, compared to 5.7 million today, and the global land and ocean temperature was 1.52 degrees Fahrenheit cooler. Climate change, scientists say, will cause the Colorado River to lose up to 31% of its historical flow by 2052. That prediction was a factor in a recent, first-ever federal water shortage declaration. “When Colorado Springs and Aurora got their water
right, the [Holy Cross] wilderness wasn’t there and wetlands at that time were something we were just filling in,” said Jerry Mallett, president of the local conservation group Colorado Headwaters. “Since then (wetlands) have become an extremely valuable resource because of what they can do for groundwater recharge, addressing climate change — all kinds of things.” Then there’s the issue of Kentucky bluegrass, Colorado’s landscaping groundcover of choice. Kentucky gets more than 50 inches of rain a year compared to the Front Range average of 17, so why pump western Colorado’s high-elevation water through the Rockies for lawns? Colorado photographer and conservationist John
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Sudden oak death a growing concern By DAVID RUPKALVIS Country Media
Sudden oak death is nothing new to residents of Curry County, but despite decades of work to keep the pathogen that kills tanoak trees isolated, it appears to be moving. Earlier this year, a researcher with Oregon State University noticed tanoaks dying at a site on Highway 101 just north of Port Orford. When the trees were tested, they came back posi-
tive for sudden oak death. Since then, the U.S. Forest Service, Oregon Department of Forestry and Oregon State University have been working to find other tanoak outbreaks in the Port Orford area. What they have found is troubling at least. Hundreds of trees and close to 400 acres have been verified as infected, leading to an emergency quarantine area around Port Orford. Sarah Navarro, a forest pathologist with the U.S. Forest Service, has been
leading the research in the area. On Monday, she led a tour of the infected area, showing what she has found and laying out plans to eradicate the pathogen. While sudden oak death is a threat in both regions of the county, there is a difference. In the Brookings area, the trees are under attack from a variant called NA1. In Port Orford, a new variant called NA2, is responsible for the trees that are dying. “This is the first time the NA2 variant has been found
in the forest,” Navarro said. “They have been in nurseries since 2012, but the incidents in nurseries have been declining.” The experts on the tour said it is possible the new variant came from the county transfer site, which sits just feet from the earliest outbreaks. While mostly home garbage is dumped at the site, it has accepted yard waste, including tree clippings for years. While the research in Port Orford is new, Navarro
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said the outbreak is not. She said based on the damage seen on trees in the forest, it likely has been around for at least four years. “It was most likely cooking in the area, and the reason we caught it was along the highway,” she said. Navarro said the U.S. Forest Service hired a contractor, who flew the entire area last week to take highdefinition photos of the forest. When those pictures are reviewed, it will give a greater idea how widespread the outbreak is. “We still have a lot of looking to do in this area,” said Randy Wiese with the Oregon Department of Forestry. The new outbreak is 21 miles north of the quarantine area near Brookings and only 17 miles from the Coos County border. Sudden oak death has also been found in Del Norte County across the California border. It appears to be moving north, likely following the wind patterns. When trees are infected, the first sign is leaves begin to die and turn reddishbrown. In time, the entire tanoak will die. “They’ll turn that reddish color in about three months,” Wiese said. “They’ll have it for up to four years. Eventually, they’ll go leafless and fall over.” While 127 different tree species can carry sudden oak death, the tanoaks and rhododendron are impacted the most. The only way to treat an outbreak is to cut down and burn infected trees. Generally, all tanoaks and rhododendron trees near an outbreak are also destroyed. Property owners can safely cut down their own tanoaks and use the wood for burning. Navarro said there is concern the spread could continue moving north. SOD is a mold-like pathogen. Right now, there are no spores because it takes moisture
to reproduce. But after rain, SOD can make new spores, which are carried by wind to areas not impacted. “We know natural spread can be up to five to six miles, and we know tanoaks go into Coos County,” Navarro said. To determine how widespread the impact is, forest pathologists like Navarro hike through the forests, mostly on private land. They look for signs on SOD on trees and cut chunks out of the trees that are sent to Oregon State University to be tested. Long-term, if not stopped, the spread of SOD could impact the timber industry and export industry throughout the whole region. While SOD does not kill Douglas Fir, the most cut tree from the timber industry, it does infect the tree and it can be spread from the Douglas Fir. The Asian market, where most local timber is sold, will not allow imports if SOD is in the region. State Rep. David Brock Smith has been working on SOD issues since he become a Curry County commissioner is 2013. He said the future of Oregon’s South Coast is on the line if SOD can’t be stopped. “If we can’t get a handle on this stuff, it’s going to have long-term impacts on the industry,” Brock Smith said. “Thanks to all the good work of everyone here, I have been able to move forward to really elevate this and the need at the state. We have gotten $1.7 million every biennium. Sen. Merkley has gotten even more money.” And the money is desperately needed. With the Port Orford site estimated at 388 acres, and a cost to treat and destroy infected trees averaging $5,000 an acre, the full $1.7 million from the state will be needed just to slow the spread near Port Orford.
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Oregon Trail From page 1 Oregon Coast Trail at 362 miles. But that doesn’t account for the road walking that Cosby said he had to trudge between established walking paths and camp sites - hence the extra and arduous 40 miles that Cosby said he wished the Oregon state park system would invest funds towards, in the interest of not only his feet, but the safety of those who tackle the trail. Cosby, who lives in Douglas County and finished his trek at the Oregon/ California border in Curry County, is used to obstacles, however, and isn’t easily deterred. Near the age of 5, Cosby had not yet begun to speak. His adoptive parents learned sign language to connect with the active toddler, and his dad said he’s been adapting to his son’s unique obstacles and ambitions ever since. “CJ can be hard to keep up with,” said David Cosby, who works in the logging industry as a security and fire watcher in the field for Dancer Logging. Inc. “Even more so when trying to keep up with his mind, because he has so many hopes and ambitions of things he wants to do with his life.” The junior Cosby said his ultimate goal is to cross the Pacific Crest Trail, a behemoth 2,650-mile jaunt that begins at the small town of Campo at the Mexican border and reaches north to Manning Park in British Columbia. Cosby hopes to master this and other trails while pursuing a degree in documentary filming between excursions. This could also mean a lot of travel time for Cosby’s dad, who walks with him during day trips on local trails but opts to travel from a distance in his 32foot travel trailer during the longer hauls. It’s obvious the duo is close. Cosby finished the Oregon Coast Trail on Sep-
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Left: Colton Cosby celebrates after finishing the Oregon Coast Trail. Despite having cystic fibrosis, Cosby hiked 402 miles in 29 days. Right: Colton Cosby is all smiles as he reaches the California border while hiking the Oregon Coast Trail. tember 19, but decided to spend the night at Crissey State Park so that he and his dad could walk the last mile together, ceremoniously touching the state park sign with the palm of their hands. While Cosby noted he has the support of his dad, he is also inspired by another: Nick Talbot, a County Durham, England-based climber who also has cystic fibrosis. Talbot was the first man with cystic fibrosis to summit weather-fickle Mt. Everest - on his third attempt. On his second attempt, he suffered cracked ribs and hypothermia after an 8.7 magnitude earthquake caused an avalanche that killed many climbers, including his friend and Google Executive Dan Fredinburg. The climbing community, though vast, is nonetheless close knit. Talbot responded to a request for comment from the Curry
Coastal Pilot about Cosby’s achievement. “First of all, a big congratulations to Colton,” Talbot said. “402 miles is impressive for anyone to do, let alone someone with CF (cystic fibrosis). He must have overcome so much to achieve this. I’m happy that
my Everest challenge has encouraged Colton to push impressive new boundaries, and I hope all CFers get to live their best life and push their own personal boundaries whatever they may be.” “That has made my day,” responded Cosby, who was eating his first post-hike,
home-cooked breakfast when notified of Talbot’s words. Talbot echoed Cosby’s drive to keep pushing forward. “I was inspired to climb by the desire to push boundaries and raise profile and money for CF charities
around the world,” he said. “It’s really tough having challenging goals with CF because it is so much harder to become as fit as other people, deal with lower lung capacity and potential infections and continue treatments. Sometimes, you have to develop special techniques to deal with CF to achieve your goal.” As for his next excursion? Cosby conceded he will need to give up his penchant for junk food, opting instead for a high-protein and nutrient rich diet. “This time I was able to complete the trip with a basic outline that was loosely planned,” he said. “But the next time I will need to eat healthier in order to meet the 10-20 miles of walking a day.” The senior Cosby, perhaps still recuperating from the month prior, was more inclined to reflect on the day’s one-mile walk to the finish line. “It was a very emotional time. He’s got a disease,” David Cosby said. “He’s gonna die with it sooner or later, we just don’t know when. Until then, he wants to get as much out of life as possible.”
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This ballot can be mailed or delivered to 1818 NE 21st St., Lincoln City, OR 97367, or submitted online at www.thenewsguard.com/ballot. This is your ballot. Write in your choices. One ballot per voter. Enter one person/business per category. Businesses can only be voted for services
they provide.