tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59291645405343212922024-03-16T11:52:47.160-07:00The Dish on FishCheck out the latest happenings from fish biologists at the Columbia River Fisheries Program Office.Columbia River Fisheries Program Officehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732977114666049827noreply@blogger.comBlogger150125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929164540534321292.post-2824367907920356652014-11-26T11:12:00.001-08:002014-12-01T13:41:04.520-08:00Pathways Perspective <br />
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Well I’m now past the fall midterm point at Washington State University-Vancouver, and everything is going great. It has been a lot of work doing both school and interning (days just don’t seem long enough), but it is all working together nicely and really complementing one another. There seems to be a lot of crossover learning and I couldn’t think of a better way to learn about conservation biology than this.<br />
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In each of my classes I have been able to relate something to my work here at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s <a href="http://www.fws.gov/columbiariver/">Columbia River Fisheries Program Office</a>, and vice versa. In my Environmental Science course we have been utilizing the creek and ponds on campus to study water quality for things such as dissolved oxygen content, pH, and temperature. We have taken soil samples to look at composition, pollution, and runoff of nitrogen and phosphorus. And we have studied marine fisheries and how they are affected by illegal fishing, derelict fishing gear, and a warming acidic ocean. All of these of course relate to salmon habitat and it’s great to see how it all connects with what I am doing here at the Service. <br />
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In my Chemistry and English courses there isn’t such a direct relationship but there is still some crossover. With Chemistry we are of course in a lab running experiments and learning proper lab techniques which makes my time in the lab here at work more comfortable. In my Technical Writing English course we have been pouring over documents to understand the reader/writer connection and how to write to a specific audience. I, of course, took the office’s Marking pamphlet from work to use for my first project. <br />
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Things have been really busy here at the office too considering its fall and adult salmon are returning. This means that much of the Marking and Tagging crew has been out of the office spending all their time at hatcheries either spawning adult fish or marking juveniles. With the fish being spawned, there is always a certain number that need to be sampled to determine run age composition. In addition, the ones with CWT’s need to be sent back to the lab to have coded wire tags extracted and read. This has been where I have spent the majority of my time.<br />
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The freezers have been completely full of salmon snouts and when it seems like I’m making headway, crew members return from the hatcheries with more. I guess with the great returns this year I can expect to be in there a while longer.<br />
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The only frustration I have had managing my school schedule with work is that I hardly ever have the time needed to go out on the full-day work trips to hatcheries. My classes are dispersed in such a way that my longest time available to work is a five-hour shift, which with the commute time makes it unrealistic to get out in the field. I have already planned to fix this for next semester. <br />
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I have been able to make a couple of trips, though, and one of those was a real highlight of my time here at the Service so far. This was my visit to the <a href="http://www.fws.gov/aftc/">Abernathy Fish Technology Center</a>. It was a real treat to be shown all of the projects that go on there, and by “there” I mean west of Longview (I’d never heard of it before either). This place has amazing capabilities and does extremely important work to aid in conserving salmon, steelhead, and other species. <br />
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For example, they have a genetics lab that processes samples to identify hatchery and wild fish and further the understanding of how they interact and use habitat. This is definitely a big topic and necessary for many reasons. Not only are they completing their own studies, they have a rapid response field kit that allows biologists in the field to collect a sample, ship it overnight to the lab, and obtain immediate results. This greatly improves the ability to make decisions and manage fish in real time. <br />
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There’s also a nutrition research laboratory onsite that tests the feed being given to hatchery fish. Since hatchery fish are raised on feed alone until they’re released, it is extremely important that they are getting all of the needed nutrients from the feed. They can also make small batches of experimental feed to see how it affects diet.
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Another laboratory is set aside for testing fish health and physiology. From what I was told, it is like having a physical done at a doctor’s office. This helps to identify and document trends is fish health and behavior.
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Overall, my experiences so far have been great. Everyone I have worked with at the Service has welcomed me and been willing to share their knowledge. I have never once felt like I was just some new guy or a burden on time. <br />
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I’m looking forward to 2015 with my new school schedule and being able to get out and experience some other things. It sounds like I will be helping out with some classroom activities in a program that works with 4th graders. This should be fun and I will be sure to write about it next time. <br />
<br />Columbia River Fisheries Program Officehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732977114666049827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929164540534321292.post-5491484382628502292014-11-04T08:45:00.000-08:002014-11-04T08:47:04.898-08:00Pathways Perspective Chapter 1: Tag, You’re It <em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kyle Beard is presently a Pathways Intern with the Columbia River Fisheries Program Office. Throughout the year he hopes to share some of his experiences in this series of blogs.</span></em><br />
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was almost a month ago when I first walked through the door at the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service’s Columbia River Fisheries Program Office in Vancouver, WA.
Despite the short time, it’s already been quite a journey. My first day here
was also my first official day as a student at Washington State University – Vancouver,
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a Junior working towards a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Environmental
Science. When I received the call in August 2014 that I had been chosen for the
Pathways Intern position, I couldn’t have been more excited. My whole reason for
going back to school is to eventually work for an organization like the Service, and
here I am. Now it’s time to make the most of it and learn as much as I can in
the hopes of finding a position I am truly passionate about. My original
thoughts were that I want to work in law enforcement, and maybe that will
remain the case, but now is my chance to see the science behind the
conservation.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Schoolbook","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A
little about my background: I grew up and went to school in the South Puget
Sound region, including Eatonville, Roy, and Tacoma. I have a huge family
scattered from Bellingham to Vancouver so I know Western Washington very well.
I graduated high school early so I could join the Marine Corps and see the
world, which I did, but after 4 years I was ready to come back home. I got
straight to making money as a bartender in downtown Seattle, and for a number
of years that was a blast, but I couldn’t see myself doing that forever. I
finally made the decision to move to Vancouver, in with my grandmother, so I
could focus on school and get a degree.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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of my time so far has been spent with the Program Office’s marking and
detection crew consisting of 7 Fish Biologists and 4 Biological Technicians.
Now I knew that salmon are tagged but I had never thought much about the
details of how or why. In just this first month I am beginning to see the big
picture. The tags identify the fish by date and origin which is used when tracking
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the first few days I was able to go out to one of the Service’s marking trailers
and watch the Coded Wire Tags being placed into juvenile fish (more on the tags
later). The fish, not much bigger than my finger are corralled from one
raceway, taken to the trailer to be tagged, and then sent down a tube into
another raceway.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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trailer itself was fascinating to watch. Marking salmon and steelhead is a
high-tech operation involving computers and automation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were six people each at their own
station working nonstop to tag each and every fish. If they missed one, a
magnetic tag reader in the out tube could tell and it was sent right back to be
tagged correctly. I’m not sure how many fish were tagged that day but it was a
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have also worked in the Office’s lab to retrieve the tags from the snouts of
the spawned adults. The snouts are half frozen and we have to cut into them to
find the tags which seem no bigger than a sliver. We know it’s in there
somewhere but finding it is the trick. The easiest way to do this I’ve learned
is to first look in the “target area” towards the tip of the snout in the soft
tissue cavity. If it’s not there we just have to narrow it down by cutting the
snout in half and using the magnetic reader to see which half it is in. We toss
out the half it is not and continue halving it till we find the tag.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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removing the tags, we then place them under a microscope to read the code which
tells us exactly when and where the fish was raised. It amazes me that
something so small could actually have numbers inscribed on it. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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thing I’ve done in the lab was look at fish scales under a microscope. I had no
idea they could be read just like tree rings to determine the age. All of this
data is compiled and entered into a large database that helps fisheries scientists
tell a story about the fish that are returning. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Schoolbook","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In
September, I also had the opportunity to witness the hatchery spawning
operation up at Spring Creek National Fish Hatchery, boy is that wild. There
were more than a dozen people, all with different and specialized jobs,
processing the fish. Hatchery staff first ‘crowd’ the fish from outside
raceways toward the spawning area, anesthetize them, then use a hydraulic
elevator to bring the fish into the spawning building. Another employee runs
the fish through a machine called a ‘pescalator,’ which helps identify which
salmon might have a Coded Wire Tag or a Passive Integrated Transponder tag in
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separate station, employees or volunteers: they help too, remove between
3,000-5,000eggs from each female. Another person fertilizes the eggs with milt
from the males. The eggs then get passed off to a station to be stirred and
rest for a minute—this is when fertilization happens--before being whisked away
to the incubation building. Meanwhile, the fish are passed to the biologists at
the bio-sampling station where the snouts with tags are removed, a couple
scales are removed, and the fish are measured for length. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are even fish health experts at their
own station collecting kidney and tissue samples to check for viruses and
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of these experiences have given me a better picture in my mind of the salmon life
cycle for hatchery-raised fish--as well as the role the Service plays in
helping manage Northwest salmon and steelhead populations. They take millions
of eggs and raise them until the fish reach their natural migration age at
which point they are tagged and released. The fish go live their fishy lives
and then return to the exact place they were born. All of the data the Service
collects is important to help track fish movement, migration, interaction with
wild runs, and help set the numbers available for harvest. The entire operation
is very impressive, and I am excited because I know this is just a starting
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to mention, its truth becomes more difficult to hold when we are dealing with
rivers, which can look so different from winter to summer, and which can seem
to present the same features for years, only to change radically overnight. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After all, the rivers have been here much
longer than each of us, so it becomes a challenge to recount their story
accurately.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What we see today is merely
a snapshot in time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Change that occurs
slowly tends to be imperceptible to us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And
from the long-term perspective, what we remember a river to be like over our
short lifetime may not, in fact, be the normal or stable form.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The mark of a good scientist, like Luna Leopold, whom I
introduced in a previous post (<a href="http://wordfromwild.blogspot.com/2013/08/letting-rivers-teach-leopold-revisited_12.html" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 13px/normal arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" target="_blank">http://wordfromwild.blogspot.<wbr></wbr>com/2013/08/letting-rivers-<wbr></wbr>teach-leopold-revisited_12.<wbr></wbr>html</a>) is to be able to synthesize a great many
observations into a coherent story relating what we see at one point in time,
that is, the form of the river, with universal natural processes, which not
only act upon this river, but on all rivers, throughout time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To reiterate, the “form” of a river, that is,
its shape, is like a snapshot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Processes, such as erosion and deposition of
sediment, are the forces that act to produce and change that form. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Processes,
you will recall, are more like a video than a snapshot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And to study these forces of change, we need
to be patient, carefully documenting the way things change over rather long periods
of time, and observing many different rivers to look for patterns.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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erosion and deposition mostly intact, Luna Leopold and other scientists made
careful observations and measurements of channel form, and then put these
observations together to create mathematical models like those in the graph,
below, that allow us to predict the stable form of a river channel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For example, in Western Washington, a river
with a watershed area of 100 square miles would be expected, on average, to
have a “bankfull” width of 93 feet and depth of 4.4 feet, for a water discharge
of 2350 cubic feet per second.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Bankfull”
refers to the condition when the channel is full to the top of its bank and
just ready to spill over onto its natural floodplain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because the floodplain is such a consistent
feature of alluvial rivers, the bankfull channel dimensions work well (at least,
much of the time) as an index to compare one river with another, and to judge
whether a river is in a stable condition or not.</span></div>
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Pacific maritime mountain streams, showing observed relationship between
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depth and sizes of rocks making up the streambed adjust together into a
configuration that allows an approximate balance between erosion and
deposition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When such a balance exists,
the river can persist in roughly the same shape or form for long periods of
time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The channel is stable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Note that “stable” does not mean “static.”
Streambanks will erode, but that erosion will be approximately balanced by
sediment deposition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So “stable” means
that the shape, in terms of average width, depth, slope and curvature, persists
over time, even though the river may relocate its channel as it continually
transports and rearranges the sediment that comprises its banks and bed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">If the form of
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can serve as a clue for identifying imbalance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Excessive erosion causes the streambed to drop in elevation, making it
impossible for the moderate floods to reach the floodplain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In other words, the “top of the streambank”
no longer functions to disperse floodwaters and reduce erosive forces.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Alternatively, excessive deposition reduces
the capacity of the channel to contain its flow, causing the channel to widen
by eroding its banks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The river no
longer is bounded by the “top of bank,” and will flow across the floodplain
more often, eroding new channels and depositing sediment in new places.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In both of these examples, the “bankful”
channel dimensions have been disrupted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And there are other ways of disrupting the form of a river, such by
dredging it for depth or for gravel mining, or by artificially straightening or
confining<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>it, as in the photo below.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span>A river in balance is self-sustaining, meaning its form and thus its
habitat features will remain consistent over time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A river locked into a form that doesn’t allow
a balance of processes will always be at risk of breaking out of its confines,
of tearing itself apart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A river that was modified years ago may fool us into
thinking that it is stable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But the
processes of erosion and deposition are relentless.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Eventually, something breaks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When this happens, it starts the slow process
of change back to a form that balances the processes of erosion and deposition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That
form, ultimately, may be quite different from what we remember.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Meanwhile,
we have a choice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do we let nature take
its course, allowing the river time and elbow room to regain a stable
form?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do we put it back into its former modified
state, knowing full well that we will be doing that again and again? Or do we
intervene by constructing a stable form, speeding up the recovery and giving
the river some room for future adjustments? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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consequences of these choices will be.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>For this, it is essential that they collect measurements on rivers that
still have their processes intact.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These
rivers can serve as models for a resilient, self-sustaining channel form.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A resilient
form is capable of surviving disturbances, such as large floods, with few
long-term effects.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Recovery tends to be
more rapid, and in the direction of known, stable channel forms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More about what those forms are in a future
blog entry!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Columbia River Fisheries Program Officehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732977114666049827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929164540534321292.post-47377699340155193552014-08-15T12:03:00.000-07:002014-08-15T12:08:31.594-07:00Pacific Lamprey Geocaching Adventure<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Geocaching enthusiasts and friends of Pacific Lamprey, please join us in a new adventure. Travel bugs have been launched in the Pacific Northwest in four different locations. One<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><a href="http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?tracker=TB58Y59" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: whitesmoke; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">lamprey travel bug<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></a><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">is hiding in a geocache somewhere along the mouth of the Columbia River at a historic site in Washington.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><a href="http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=4472778" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: whitesmoke; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Another</span></a><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>is hiding somewhere in a culturally-significant and historical site on<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><a href="http://www.yakamanation-nsn.gov/" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: whitesmoke; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Yakama Nation</span></a><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>land in Toppenish. Two more are soon to be adventuring around the Portland area and Clearwater Basin in Idaho. (Check </span></span><a href="http://www.fws.gov/pacific/fisheries/sphabcon/lamprey/geocache.html" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">here</span></a><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> for new information.) Please help them migrate. Don't forget to take your picture with the bug and log your entry into<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.geocaching.com/" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">geocaching.com</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><a href="http://www.fws.gov/pacific/fisheries/sphabcon/lamprey/pdf/Lamprey%20Geocache%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf" target="_blank">Pacific Lamprey Geocaching Fact Sheet</a></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><a href="http://www.fws.gov/pacific/news/news.cfm?id=2144375339" target="_blank">Pacific Lamprey Geocaching Project News Release</a></span>Columbia River Fisheries Program Officehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732977114666049827noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929164540534321292.post-72440032432842464992014-07-23T07:06:00.000-07:002014-07-23T07:06:25.580-07:00Connecting Children with Nature<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">There’s no doubt that fishing and camping as a child had an
influence in my career choice and implemented a lifelong conservation ethic in
me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In particular, my dad and my
oldest sister’s-husband fished with me from a very young age and through my teenage
years and family camping excursions occurred often.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some of my best memories growing up are fishing
trips with my Dad in western South Dakota.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Now that I have a family, spending time outside, camping and
especially fishing are activities we want our girls to experience while they’re
growing up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They’re at ages where their
curiosity is sky-high and it’s just a matter of getting them out to experience
nature and explore.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">They both have been fishing before but this year we bought
both of them fishing poles in the winter and told them they should get used to
using them for the summer during our camping and fishing trips.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After the girls endured an excruciating
5-second introduction of casting by me, the poles were immediately snatched from
my hand for their own attempts with a sponge fish or a bobber on the end of the
line so nobody gets hurt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Frustration
ensued but after a short period of coaching and correction they both figured it
out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Periodically over the next few
months, I would see one or both of the girls with their poles outside casting
toward the tree in our front yard, or even the neighborhood kids having a turn
at casting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A few times we had to
establish that casting was not something that needed to occur in the living
room near breakable items but could happen in the driveway or yard anytime they
wanted to practice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I was cleaning out our garage this spring and had our
camping gear strewn about but was able to capture some of their spontaneity
with the poles and excitement for our two big summer camping/fishing trips.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Notice the excellent technique!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Our first trip this summer fishing
and camping was a big success!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>First I
should define success ….. getting the girls out in nature and getting a pole in
their hands.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We didn’t catch fish on the
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exclusively between the girls but they decided that they should if it was big
and would not if it was a “kid” fish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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caught and ate fish together when Elinor was turned into a bear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I said that our fishing would be similar but
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things swimming by the shore? (Newts) Are those fish? (Amphibians) So they are
frogs? (Similar). Why aren’t they fish? (scales vs. skin and terrestrial and/or
aquatic lifestyle). Will we catch them?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(maybe).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We followed them along the shoreline watching
them swim, pop their heads up and search for food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What do they eat? (good question). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What’s that? (A crayfish)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Is it alive? (after a stick invesitgation by
the girls it was determined dead).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Can
we touch it? (Sure). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Are there more?
(Likely).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Will we catch them?
(Maybe).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I said bigger fish likely eat
them in the lake which got our older daughter staring into the distance to
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excursions and all told and we probably fished for a total of 3 hours over our
entire camping trip before rainy weather, cold or wind played a role for
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<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">If you’re thinking about how
to get a kid out fishing or into nature this year there’s always opportunity to
be had.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Service has a great
introductory website to just getting kids out in nature </span></span><a href="http://www.fws.gov/pacific/Experience_Nature/New_To_Nature/index.cfm"><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">here</span></span></a><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also coming up September 6<span style="font-size: small;"><sup>th</sup> from 8:00
am - 1:00 pm is Kid's Fishing Day at Carson NFH (information will be
posted<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span><a href="http://www.fws.gov/gorgefish/carson/"><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">here</span></span></a><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This event
is great in that all the poles and gear are provided for the kids, Service
staff will help them fish, they are nearly guaranteed to catch something in
minutes, the catch is cleaned and bagged, and you might even get a momento like
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Oregon do a fantastic job organizing kids fishing events (</span><a href="http://www.dfw.state.or.us/education/angling/family_fishing.asp"><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="color: blue;">Oregon</span></span></a><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"> and </span><a href="http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/kids/index.html"><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="color: blue;">Washington</span></span></a><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">) as well as outlining
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register so it’s best to try and plan a little bit ahead. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></o:p></span></span><br />
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hiking, fishing and just exploring nature.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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Sally Jewell, the Secretary of the Interior Department,
announced a <a href="http://www.nwf.org/news-and-magazines/media-center/news-by-topic/get-outside/2013/06-26-13-interior-secretary-sally-jewell-helps-connect-kids-with-the-great-outdoors.aspx"><span style="color: blue;">national
initiative</span></a> earlier this year to engage and inspire young people to connect
to nature. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She confirmed her commitment
to “welcome a new generation of young people into public land stewardship, into
science”. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The Pacific Northwest Region of the Service provided a little
funding in “mini-grants” to help deliver on this promise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, we partnered with Vancouver Housing
Authority Community Family Resource Coordinator Sharon Linn and Skyline Crest
Community Health and Wellness Advisor Sara Angelo to help connect underserved
inner city kids to nature.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Our “Take Time to Connect to Nature” project aims to add an
innovative component to an inner city low income housing facility by providing
hands-on and in the field nature experiences. Using a nearby neighborhood
greenspace and field trips to other Pacific Northwest destinations, mentors and
volunteers lead youth groups in activities such as a FWS hatchery visit and guided
nature bike rides or hikes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The project
is a great collaboration – New Season’s grocery store even teamed up to help
provide the kids with healthy, delicious lunches on some of the field trips!<o:p></o:p></div>
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In early July, 20 Skyline Crest youth from ages 7 to 15 came
to a three-hour <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Nature Day</b> at our <a href="http://www.fws.gov/columbiariver/"><span style="color: blue;">Columbia River Fisheries Program
Office</span></a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ten of our staff members led
the kids through a variety of activities to give them hands-on experience with
nature, native species, and scientific methods.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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We were impressed and inspired by how much fun the kids had
learning about salmon, owls, and radio telemetry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They showed so much natural curiosity and a
love of science….they had a blast picking out rodent bones from barn owl
pellets and dissecting big spring chinook salmon!<o:p></o:p></div>
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They grasped the salmon life cycle, from freshwater to ocean
and back again, and made bracelets with various beads representing each life
stage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Creativity and artistic flourish
were present as they made “gyotaku” Japanese-style fish art prints to take home.
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The day really underscored that every child is a
naturalist…given the opportunity, time and access to the natural world they
will apply curious and creative minds to interact with and explore nature.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who knows what effect these early experiences
might have or where they might lead a child to later in life …our job is to
make the connection so they have the opportunity to forge their own path.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Columbia River Fisheries Program Officehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732977114666049827noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929164540534321292.post-29069365848211970672014-07-07T13:36:00.000-07:002014-07-07T13:36:22.962-07:00Working with the City of Portland to Restore Urban Stream Habitat<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The U. S. Fish and Wildlife
Service is working with the City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services
to evaluate the success of aquatic habitat improvements in Tryon Creek.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 2010, the City of Portland completed a
900-foot off-channel aquatic habitat enhancement along the Willamette River.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Habitat improvements included floodplain
connectivity, removal of invasive species, and installation of root wads and
boulders.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">In 2012, the U. S. Fish and
Wildlife Service began an intensive monitoring program to assess community, relative
abundance, and temporal use by fish in the improved area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sampling occurred monthly throughout the year
and weekly in the spring, sampling will continue in July 2014 at the same
frequency.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Backpack electrofishing and
seining is used to sample from the confluence to the Oregon State Highway 43
culvert.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All captured fish are identified,
checked for external markings, measured, and tagged with a passive integrated
transponder (PIT) tag.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Genetic samples collected
from salmonids are transferred to the City of Portland.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To determine temporal fish use of the
confluence habitat, two PIT tag antennas are installed at the mouth of Tryon
Creek.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All PIT tagged fish moving over
or through these antennas have the opportunity to be detected and identified
before entering or exiting the Willamette River.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Resident fish such as adult and
juvenile cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, and hybrids of the two were identified
in the confluence habitat along with outmigrating juvenile steelhead, Chinook,
and coho salmon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Native fish were more
abundant than nonnative fish and coho juveniles were the most abundant species observed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Coho and Chinook were detected emigrating
after an average 37-44 days suggesting the habitat serves as a refuge for
outmigrating juvenile salmon from elsewhere in the Willamette River basin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>PIT tagged Chinook and coho salmon (originating
from upstream locations in the upper Willamette River basin and Eagle Creek)
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Tryon Creek Confluence
Habitat Enhancement Project improves aquatic habitat in the lower Willamette
floodplain and provides refuge for native fish species.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Information collected from this assessment
will aid the City of Portland in determining if the project is meeting its
goals, gauging if the site is achieving desired function over time, and
improving the design of future projects.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This project is relatively small
compared to the Willamette watershed overall, however, the combined efforts of
habitat improvement and fish monitoring lead to a larger product.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This collaboration improves the design of
future projects benefitting the entire Willamette River and supports the U. S.
Fish and Wildlife Service’s mission to work with others to conserve, protect
and enhance fish, wildlife, and plants and their habitats for the continuing
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<o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;">For additional information,
please see this factsheet from the City of Portland:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Columbia River Fisheries Program Officehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732977114666049827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929164540534321292.post-57692671544474731262014-06-30T09:03:00.000-07:002014-06-30T09:03:41.792-07:00CRFPO Carbon Footprint <div class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 13px/normal arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Columbia River Fisheries Program Office (CRFPO) convened a Carbon Footprint Team in 2013. The goal of this team is<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">to quantify, track, and make recommendations toward reducing the office carbon footprint.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> To this end, we established a process that involved establishing objectives, meeting regularly, establishing contacts outside of CRFPO to collect information, conducting an energy audit, adopting a carbon footprint calculator, quantifying the office carbon footprint, and developing recommendations to reduce that carbon footprint. The energy audit was conducted by Clark Public Utilities and provided some insight to ways we could easily reduce our carbon footprint. The carbon footprint calculator was adopted from Seattle Climate Partnership, and provided a platform to easily input data so that the office carbon footprint could be quantified. The CRFPO carbon footprint for FY 2013 was approximately 350 metric tons of CO<sub>2</sub>. Recommendations developed included ways of reducing the person commute between home and office, changes to the office vehicle fleet, and reducing electricity usage, all of which represented the biggest sinks to the CRFPO carbon footprint. This approach developed and implemented by the CRFPO Carbon Footprint Team identifies a way that U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service field offices can easily quantify and track their carbon footprint, and can be a meaningful step toward making changes that decrease the carbon footprint for the agency.</span></div>
Read the <a href="http://www.fws.gov/columbiariver/publications/CFT_Carbon_Footprint.pdf" target="_blank">CFT Carbon Footprint Report</a><br />
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Submitted by Michael HudsonColumbia River Fisheries Program Officehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732977114666049827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929164540534321292.post-16278198277107981542014-06-20T09:45:00.000-07:002014-06-20T09:45:47.901-07:00Finding More Than You Are Looking For
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has been a fun spring because I had the opportunity to get out with a student
intern and coworker.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were
continuing a project that our Office started a few years ago, which was to
investigate reproductive timing of the western pearlshell mussel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The project was conducted in a local stream,
and involved inspecting adult mussels for signs of spawning and drift samples
for larval mussels (i.e., glochidia, see previous blog for more on the life
cycle of mussels).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because glochidia are
really small, around 1/20<span style="font-size: small;"><sup>th</sup> of a millimeter, we use a very fine-mesh
net to collect drifting material that is then preserved in alcohol.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The real work starts in the lab where we look
for glochidia by picking through all the preserved material under a dissecting
microscope.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although this is often like
“looking for a needle in a haystack” when a needle may not be there, the net
collects other organisms, which makes the work interesting.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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is what the material typically looks like magnified 20X.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Where’s “Glochido,” and can you identify some
of the other organisms?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is an early instar (i.e., stage) of a mayfly (Family—Baetidae).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These insects will grow a lot and emerge as
winged adults that live for just a couple days or so.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is the larvae of a small fly called a midge (Family—Chironomidae).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Midges are an extremely diverse group.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because they are usually very abundant, larval
and adult midges are a major source of food for aquatic and terrestrial
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oval object with a black dot is actually a seed shrimp (Class—Ostracoda).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Seed shrimp are crustaceans (large group that
includes crabs, crayfish, shrimp, and barnacles) whose two-part shell makes
them resemble miniature mussels.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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are two types of fly larvae, a midge (upper left) and black fly (lower center;
Family—Simuliidae).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Black fly larvae
have mouth parts with fan-like structures that are used to strain microscopic
food particles from flowing water.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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“Glochido” (lightest object slightly up and left of center, no stripes or
glasses).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This glochidia is about 0.06
mm long and appears small even when magnified 40X (same magnification used for
all photos except the first one).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A key
characteristic is the faint line appearing horizontally on it at this angle.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Columbia River Fisheries Program Officehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732977114666049827noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929164540534321292.post-45273150050469457652014-06-12T09:10:00.000-07:002014-06-12T09:10:10.495-07:00Discovering New Interests: Looking back at my year with USFWS<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">(Foreword: Sarah Martin is a student at Portland State University studying communication. She will soon finish her one year communication and outreach internship with Region 1 Fisheries.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I live with nature documentary fanatics.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the evenings while I study or after I go
to bed, Evan (my husband) and Huxley (our cat) lounge on the couch transfixed
by the wonders of nature conveniently harnessed and transmitted indoors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Blue
Planet</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Planet Earth</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Life, Life of Birds</i>, and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Life of Mammals</i> are among their
favorites, but I’ve never taken the time to develop an interest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’ve never developed an interest, that is, until this past
year when I’ve had the opportunity to benefit from first-hand experience and
one-on-one Q and A sessions with fish and aquatic resource experts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I tease my friend Donna, a Fish Biologist at
the Columbia River Fisheries Resource Office, that she has become my very own
nature documentary.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I always look
forward to our chats when she shares her knowledge about interesting aquatic
species like fresh water mussels, Pacific Lamprey, and white sturgeon. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">You might ask why my interests have developed over the past
year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The answer: Opportunity!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am a student at
Portland State University pursuing a master’s degree in communication.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although I don’t have a background in
aquaculture or fish biology, I have been lucky enough to have a one year
graduate assistantship with Fishery Resources to help with communication and
outreach initiatives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As part of the
communication work I do, I read technical information and talk to experts about
scientific findings, aquatic species, and conservation then write short stories
or summaries for people like me (i.e., non-experts).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, while it may be surprising, my naiveté on
the subject is actually an asset because I ask a lot of questions that other
non-experts might wonder about.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">As it turns out, my budding interest is infectious.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, perhaps it’s more accurate to call it “communicable.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The factoids that Donna and other experts have
shared with me, along with my hands-on experiences helping with spawning at
hatcheries and stream sampling, have a way of sneaking into my daily
conversations. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A few examples…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">After helping with spawning at Carson National
Fish Hatchery last August, I tried to impress Evan with my newfound knowledge.
Unfortunately, it turns out that he and Huxley had already seen a few spawning
documentaries so I wasn’t able to teach him anything new.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I did, however, gloat about the fact that I
got to experience spawning for real instead of just in documentary format!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">After stream sampling with a crew at Abernathy
Fish Technology Center last September, I found myself raving to anyone who
would listen about the wonders of waders (they are pretty incredible after all),
not to mention the interesting studies and genetic research that the folks at
the Technology Center do. </span><br />
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">At dinner with my parents last week, I described
the incredible reproductive odds that fresh water mussels face (check out </span><a href="http://fish-notes.blogspot.com/2014/03/one-in-million.html"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Donna’s post</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
about it).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also told them about the
neat lures that some species have evolved (check out </span><a href="http://fish-notes.blogspot.com/2014/04/fishing-lures.html"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Donna’s recent
post</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> about them… Whoa!).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">These are just a few of the instances when the important and
interesting work that the Service does have snuck into my daily conversations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Prior to my first day last July, I didn’t
know I would be so interested.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now that
my one-year appointment with the Service is nearly complete, I will miss the
opportunities for hands-on experience and one-on-one Q and A sessions with
experts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Evan and Huxley might be able
to persuade me to take in a documentary or two to fill the void. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And, maybe I can persuade Evan to do a little
citizen science with me (tales of our adventures will have to suffice for
Huxley because he’ll have to stay home)!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Columbia River Fisheries Program Officehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732977114666049827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929164540534321292.post-57373071800626236082014-04-22T14:45:00.000-07:002014-04-22T14:45:47.677-07:00Fishing LuresThe life cycle of freshwater mussels is dependent upon host fish. In order to complete the reproductive process, the glochidia or mussel larvae must attach to the gills of specific host fish where they will metamorphose into free-living mussels. Mussels, being sedentary creatures, are incapable of moving to find a host so they have evolved different methods of attracting their host to increase their reproductive success. While some mussels simply release packets of gochidia, called conglutinates, which fish may mistake for food, others have modified mantles or other adaptations which will attract fish to them.<br />
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Follow this link to the <a href="http://molluskconservation.org/MUSSELS/Adaptation.html" target="_blank">Freshwater Mollusks Conservation Society</a> to watch video of some amazing fishing lures.<br />
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month, I attended Fisheries Academy at The National Conservation Training
Center (NCTC) in Shepherdstown, WV.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
mission of the Fisheries Academy is to inspire and develop the future leaders
of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (USFWS) Fisheries Program.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, it worked.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After two weeks of training, and learning
about the inner workings of the Fisheries and Aquatic Conservation Program at
the national, regional and field station levels, I left inspired and
invigorated about my own future and career in the Service.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the two weeks of training, we had representatives from each of the eight USFWS regions,
(<a href="http://www.fws.gov/where/">http://www.fws.gov/where/</a>), share the goals, issues, and challenges of
fisheries conservation and recovery in their region.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was great to learn about the work being
done all over the country, and to share experiences and build camaraderie with
other fish heads (as we affectionately call ourselves in the fish business). In
addition to classroom time, we had several field trips which helped to
strengthen some of the in- class training we received and gave us an
opportunity to meet with national directors and leaders of the USFWS</span><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">One of our off-campus field trips was to
Washington, DC. While there we met with majority and minority staff for the
House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife,
Oceans, and Insular Affairs, toured the Department of Interior building, and met with David Hoskins, the Assistant Director of the USFWS</span><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">.</span></span></div>
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Dixon (1939) <span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">in the Department of Interior
building, Washington, D.C</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-no-proof: yes;">. </span></span><br />
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Antietam Battlefield just a few miles from the NCTC campus. We spent the day
learning about the importance of communication and goals in leadership, and
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this training helped bridge a gap between the work I do at a field station and
its role in helping to direct policy and management decisions on the regional
and national levels.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I met some really
fantastic people from all over the country, and the bonds I formed with my
fellow Fishery Academy graduates during those two weeks will stay with me for
the rest of my career!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Columbia River Fisheries Program Officehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732977114666049827noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929164540534321292.post-22995609740751753472014-03-25T13:52:00.001-07:002014-03-25T13:52:28.262-07:00One in a million…
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">That’s about the chances a Western pearlshell mussel larvae or
glochidia has of surviving to become a free living mussel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
Western pearlshell has several strategies which may help it overcome these huge
odds though.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>First of all, they can live
well over 100 years and are among the longest lived animal species on the
planet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Second, they release millions of
eggs each year they reproduce (3 to 4 million).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Third, they are capable of reproducing throughout their lives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Last but by far, not least, in sparse
populations, female Western pearlshell mussels may become hermaphroditic and
self-fertilize.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More on these amazing
creatures soon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Columbia River Fisheries Program Officehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732977114666049827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929164540534321292.post-88590904468987398442014-01-07T07:51:00.000-08:002014-01-07T07:54:38.049-08:00National Science Teachers' Association Conference 2013<br />
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service sponsored an exhibit booth at the 2013 National
Science Teachers’ Association Portland Area Conference on October 24, 25, and
26. Over 2,300 educators attended the conference, which offered a variety of
professional development opportunities including workshops and an exhibit hall.
The conference encouraged teachers to explore new and innovative approaches to
teaching science, offering insight into the 45-state Common Core standards and
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service exhibit booth was a truly collaborate effort centered
on invasive species education and the ‘Don’t Let it Loose’ campaign. Educators
engaged in conversation about the role of introduced species in native ecosystems,
along with the responsibilities of lab teachers and pet owners. The U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service booth was incredibly popular among teachers, and offerings
included interactive displays, live support, and educational giveaways. Teachers
could choose from a variety of giveaways, including three posters with
information on local invaders, Refuge and Service brochures, invasive species
stickers, and informational packets on introduced species.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> This was also the perfect venue to introduce the Aquatic Nuisance Species Education Trunk recently developed by the Columbia River Fisheries Program Office. </span>The exhibitors estimate that more than 700
educators visited the booth over the course of three days. The U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service booth invited educators to provide feedback through a simple
survey. Results indicate that all of the participants learned some interesting
facts as a result of the exhibit, and over 50% of them ‘significantly increased
their knowledge of natural resources’. </span></div>
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the final touches on the exhibit booth as educators wait to enter the exhibit
hall on Thursday morning.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">The
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service exhibit booth was supported by the Tualatin
River National Wildlife Refuge, the Friends of Tualatin River National Wildlife
Refuge, Pacific Region Visitors Services, the Pacific Region Aquatic Invasive
Species Program, the Columbia River Fisheries Program Office, and made possible with a
grant through the Regional Invasives with Volunteers program.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All of the planners, coordinators, and
exhibitors were enthusiastic, knowledgeable and engaging. Trevor Sheffels,
Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge Biotech, was a vital exhibitor since he
recently completed his PhD on invasive species. Sheffels helped teachers
brainstorm about ways to incorporate invasive species into ecology teaching
units, and he offered expertise on local issues, including Nutria. Glenda
Franich, </span><span style="background: white; color: #222222; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Pacific Region Visual Information Specialist, participated
in powerful conversations sparked by the exhibit. Franich shared “</span><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">many teachers didn't realize that
Hydrilla is an invasive species and so threatening to native plants and aquatic
ecosystems. This was all very interesting to me and I thank you for bringing
the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to the conference and letting teachers
know we are working to make the nation/world a better place for people and
wildlife.” </span></span></div>
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Columbia River Fisheries Program Officehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732977114666049827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929164540534321292.post-41983159162437893502013-11-26T10:30:00.004-08:002013-11-26T10:30:45.529-08:00Notes from our PATHWAYS student.
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">If you keep up with the CRFPO blog,
you might recall seeing my name a few entries back. My name is Christina Uh; I
am one of just two PATHWAYS students working at the Columbia River Fisheries
Program Office. I currently am a member of the administrative team in the
office, working as a student office assistant. Or if you prefer fancy titles, I
am an “Office Automation Clerk”. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">To give you a quick snapshot of who I am, you would need to
know four important things:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I am (very proudly!) the first in my entire
family to go to a 4 year university. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I am a member of the Navajo Nation (not tribally
enrolled) from my mother and Hispanic from my father. Specifically, my father
is from a little place called Oxcutzcab, Yucatan and we have the indigenous
Mayans’ blood running in our veins! Pretty cool huh?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I love being outdoors, fishing, hiking, and the
Portland Trail Blazers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I LOVE my family and my dog Maddie (check out
her cute face below). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">My job here at the office is pretty
great. Some of the things I get to work on are; making sure timesheets are
correct and ready to be certified, any and all things relating to our staff
traveling for work, and other miscellaneous office duties. I consider myself to
be two times luckier than the average student office assistant because I also
get to spend some time away from the desk. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Once a week I pay a visit to Eagle
Creek National Fish Hatchery to feed larval lamprey, or “my little dudes” (as I
like to call them). There are 20 tanks, each containing 8 lamprey that all get
fed different treatments as part of a captive rearing project. I also try to
take advantage of any volunteer activities that I can. For example, over the
summer I spent a day working with a crew at the Julia Butler Hansen Refuge
catching White-tailed deer for relocation. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I am incredibly thankful for the
opportunity to work at the CRFPO. Not only do I learn something new every day I
go to work, I also get to expand my skills in multiple different areas. I get
to learn the “behind the scenes” portion of fisheries work, as well as gain
some hands-on, in the field experience. Something I could not have done at just
any ol’ office position. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Submitted by Christina Uh. </span></o:p></div>
Columbia River Fisheries Program Officehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732977114666049827noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929164540534321292.post-69502882477644512512013-11-19T09:44:00.000-08:002013-11-19T10:16:42.697-08:00Fish Marking Team Wins Prestigious Columbia River Fisheries Program Office Team of the Year<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Each year the fish marking crew is responsible for the
marking of over 30 million fish in the Columbia River Basin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This may mean simply removing the adipose fin,
inserting a coded-wire tag into the fish snout, or a combination of the
two.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In addition, over a quarter million
fish are PIT tagged.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Mass marking refers to the removal of the adipose fin from
young hatchery fish before they are released into the wild.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Removal of this fin identifies hatchery fish
from their wild counterparts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
selective fisheries, hatchery fish may be harvested while wild fish must be
released unharmed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Federal law now
requires mass marking of most salmon and steelhead reared at federally funded
hatcheries.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pictured left to right: Jesse, Geoff, Dan, Darren, Pat, Steve, and James (Chuck is not present)</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The team begins each year with a few PIT tagging jobs in the
Columbia River Gorge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By mid–February,
the crew starts their biggest single marking job at Spring Creek National Fish
Hatchery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They run three automated fish
marking trailers (2 shifts a day) for almost two months. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just to give you an idea about the enormity
of the job, about 12 million fish are mass marked at this hatchery alone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In addition, a small portion of those are
also being inserted with a PIT tag or coded-wire tag.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This team has been voted the CRFPO Team of the Year because
of their hard work and dedication.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
following saying was adapted from James Farley:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays the marking
crew from the swift completion of their appointed duties</i></b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With that, Congratulations Fish Marking Team!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Read more about the marking program at these past blogs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Staggering Numbers </span><a href="http://www.fish-notes.blogspot.com/2012/02/staggering-numbers.html"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">http://www.fish-notes.blogspot.com/2012/02/staggering-numbers.html</span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Marking and coded-wire tagging at Winthrop NFH<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.fish-notes.blogspot.com/2011/09/marking-and-coded-wire-tagging-at.html"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">http://www.fish-notes.blogspot.com/2011/09/marking-and-coded-wire-tagging-at.html</span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">One of the yearly activities I engage in is site visits for
projects proposed for funding by the Lower Columbia River Fish Recovery
Board.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The projects that we are looking at are
intended to help recover salmon and steelhead listed under the Endangered
Species Act.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fish recovery boards were
established by the State of Washington in the late 1990’s to coordinate recover
actions and administer State and Federal funds for fisheries restoration.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Generally, the process works like this: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">the recovery board announces the availability
and timeline for applications for a new funding round;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">receives draft applications from applicants;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">schedules site visits for proposed projects;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">schedules a draft review with the Technical
Advisory Committee (TAC); <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">provides comments back to applicants to
incorporate into final applications;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">schedules a final project review and ranking
with the TAC; <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: Calibri;">presents the TAC recommended project list to the
board for approval.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">There are a few other steps at the State level, but
basically this is the process that starts again the following year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Below are photos taken during this years’first-day
site visits for proposed projects in May.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJmm0ErVIi3OPDuftZALZ_7bI3wdLRt0Xbu5DMsyamyoHnRKiQ8mjzGGgp2OhX2ak02nELv0z8zqcEpfJv8kVC7QW29t1OK3o38q1k6uMA3_zlxaqWS5JYT-G8sxannge3GNQ3kgYxP2E/s1600/Rock+Creek+3+May+6+2013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJmm0ErVIi3OPDuftZALZ_7bI3wdLRt0Xbu5DMsyamyoHnRKiQ8mjzGGgp2OhX2ak02nELv0z8zqcEpfJv8kVC7QW29t1OK3o38q1k6uMA3_zlxaqWS5JYT-G8sxannge3GNQ3kgYxP2E/s1600/Rock+Creek+3+May+6+2013.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Rock Creek looking upstream from the bridge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is a preservation project to maintain
good conditions in a productive stream.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTeTO3zJ00Q-id6e2spRv9TNTR8qZC3rxm6CESN63mq-4L7_lvTb9j3SgBfcXyOCZo1wMO8Un6ye7C5rJrO_osWVpsx219a_ShfLAs2knZySKrmQeTD0sb-Ftg0da2qkIi7AlM7mVzSms/s1600/Rock+Creek+2+May+6+2013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTeTO3zJ00Q-id6e2spRv9TNTR8qZC3rxm6CESN63mq-4L7_lvTb9j3SgBfcXyOCZo1wMO8Un6ye7C5rJrO_osWVpsx219a_ShfLAs2knZySKrmQeTD0sb-Ftg0da2qkIi7AlM7mVzSms/s1600/Rock+Creek+2+May+6+2013.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Rock Creek in the Lewis River Basin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes conditions can be hazardous.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Proposed project is land acquisition to
protect existing habitat values.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht0HTl9C0XB6OHRHCdX42Mfp8EvcjhyEedemjnwnTApfuMldZSArbO6dxuuf6nKRgK6MCixY7TEZcJ01-1EXXjTHrgCgSMae4uNqC7XEodHOlNeNib-bQdr4GWlffxSZlYJ517w6NWJaQ/s1600/EF+Lewis+Restoration+Design+4+May+6+2013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht0HTl9C0XB6OHRHCdX42Mfp8EvcjhyEedemjnwnTApfuMldZSArbO6dxuuf6nKRgK6MCixY7TEZcJ01-1EXXjTHrgCgSMae4uNqC7XEodHOlNeNib-bQdr4GWlffxSZlYJ517w6NWJaQ/s1600/EF+Lewis+Restoration+Design+4+May+6+2013.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This is a side-channel site on the East Fork Lewis River
that is being proposed as a design project to improve habitat conditions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The East Fork Lewis River can be seen in the
background.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge7DmUVtpo09Fpv4p7IZPFB0cQ4dQsQxgwyxolI8aKh-rgraUgS3O5-1dXLYV_NfFQ_ZesliCGhllcswTYrQOCOi_rhdmvlVyJZjl5dp1m3iA8_W_Spf_JJ5ztQDKcgchaL-n1AY1uPRc/s1600/EFL+West+Daybreak+2(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge7DmUVtpo09Fpv4p7IZPFB0cQ4dQsQxgwyxolI8aKh-rgraUgS3O5-1dXLYV_NfFQ_ZesliCGhllcswTYrQOCOi_rhdmvlVyJZjl5dp1m3iA8_W_Spf_JJ5ztQDKcgchaL-n1AY1uPRc/s1600/EFL+West+Daybreak+2(1).JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Upper Daybreak Park site on the East Fork Lewis River, site
of proposed project to add cover and habitat complexity for fish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Note the lack of features in the existing
channel, as well as bank erosion on the meander bend.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjleu7QODDDkDBvCqRQCKZdcy6JwqWWkpCcahYXGMN7RtteeFixxkkdvPYsv9hm0WIF8jUQDxVqoLEJt91dDpbsjBo7FAfZjYqg1LoLagUzyTyVDXooPH5umkPYPHT2Xu7W4XBImnCs00Y/s1600/La+Center+Wetlands+2+May+6+2013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjleu7QODDDkDBvCqRQCKZdcy6JwqWWkpCcahYXGMN7RtteeFixxkkdvPYsv9hm0WIF8jUQDxVqoLEJt91dDpbsjBo7FAfZjYqg1LoLagUzyTyVDXooPH5umkPYPHT2Xu7W4XBImnCs00Y/s1600/La+Center+Wetlands+2+May+6+2013.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This is a site on the East Fork Lewis River near the town of
La Center Washington.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The project is a
design project to augment fish habitat in the existing wetland.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Submitted by Ron Rhew</span><br />
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Columbia River Fisheries Program Officehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732977114666049827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929164540534321292.post-70589506247192211862013-10-21T07:38:00.001-07:002013-10-21T07:40:00.207-07:00Smoked Salmon and Cheddar Cheese Biscuits Recipe<span style="color: #984806; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Salty and cheesy with an orange tint from the carrot juice; these biscuits are splendid as well as nutritious and a worthy replacement for cookies as an after school snack during this festive Halloween season. It’s fun to watch the kids decorate the biscuits and gobble them up fresh out of the oven! <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #984806; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Yield: 12 large biscuits<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #984806; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ingredients:</span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"2;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">2 cups all-purpose flour </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">2 teaspoons sugar <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1 tablespoon baking powder <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1/2 teaspoon salt <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1/4 teaspoon paprika <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1/2 stick (2 ounces) cold butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, plus more for brushing<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded Cheddar cheese <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1/2 cup finely diced smoked salmon <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1/2 cup carrot juice</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">2 eggs, beaten <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #984806; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Decorate:<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #984806; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Brush on Top:<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #984806; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Preparation:<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #984806; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Preheat the oven to 400°. <o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
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Columbia River Fisheries Program Officehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732977114666049827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929164540534321292.post-24207655022881380692013-09-27T09:21:00.002-07:002013-09-27T09:21:27.621-07:00Christina Uh - Pathways Hire
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I would like to introduce you to Christina Uh.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She began working for the Columbia River
Fisheries Program Office in July of 2012.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She was hired through the Pathways program.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pathways is a hiring program designed by the
Office of Personnel Management for current students and recent graduates
seeking careers with the federal government. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Christina is of Mayan and Navajo descent and
is the first member of her family to attend college. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is a student at Portland State University
seeking a degree in Environmental Sciences.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Christina‘s anatomy and physiology teacher at Forest Gove High School,
Dr. Romanick,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>saw tremendous potential
in Christina and encouraged her to further her education.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although she was hired as an office
assistant, Christina has had a variety of experiences working for the Fish and
Wildlife Service.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Over the summer, she took the lead in a
lamprey feeding study at Eagle Creek National Fish Hatchery. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some of her other experiences include volunteering
to herd deer on the Willapa National Wildlife Refuge,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>helping with electrofishing surveys, and even
cleaning fish hatchery raceways.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In addition to working for the CRFPO, Christina
also works at the Native America Student and Community Center while attending
Portland State.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Christina has been a tremendous addition to
the CRFPO and we support her in her pursuit of a career in natural resources.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Columbia River Fisheries Program Officehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732977114666049827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929164540534321292.post-74159011736426594582013-09-05T09:11:00.005-07:002013-09-05T09:11:40.646-07:00Stickleback TriviaFor those of us who have ever sampled fish, the three-spined stickleback is no stranger. There have been times I have counted hundreds, sometimes thousands of stickleback in a day. In honor of this little, sometimes often overlooked fish, I'd like to share some stickleback trivia with you. <br />
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The common name of this fish is derived from the three sharp spines on the back in front of the dorsal fin. The sides of the stickleback are usually covered with large bony plates.<br />
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During mating season, the male develops bright colors and becomes quite aggressive. They perform a <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p003k10x" target="_blank">courtship ritual</a> to entice females to lay their eggs inside a hollow nest. After the female lays her eggs and leaves the nest, the male takes over parental duties, guarding the fertilized eggs, and if necessary, fanning them with his tail to provide them with oxygen.<br />
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The colorful, aggressive male sticklebacks, became excellent examples of fixed-action patterns of behavior when jealous stickleback males held in aquaria would try to attack red British mail trucks when they could see them through the glass of their tanks. <a href="http://www.scienceclarified.com/everyday/Real-Life-Biology-Vol-3-Earth-Science-Vol-1/Instinct-and-Learning-How-it-works.html" target="_blank">Read more</a>.<br />
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Sticklebacks can be found in fresh, brackish, or salt water and is native to much of northern Europe, northern Asia, and North America. <br />
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Catches of stickleback were once so numerous that the fish were used as fertilizer for farmlands in Europe.<br />
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In Britain, the stickleback is sometimes referred to as a "tiddler", the first small fish caught by school children. Charles Dickens wrote of the stickleback in the Pickwick Papers and called them "tiddle-bats".<br />
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These fish have recently become a major research organism for evolutionary biologists trying to understand the genetic changes involved in adapting to new environments.<br />
Nature: <a href="http://www.nature.com/news/stickleback-genomes-reveal-path-of-evolution-1.10392" target="_blank">Stickleback genomes reveal path of evolution</a><br />
YouTube: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE2q5IhjdYM" target="_blank">Stickleback Evolution</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">Umatilla NWR was considering “creative” options for increasing revenue
when this ad was posted. What’s really amazing is the estimate to how much they
could make off of selling tumbleweeds. Just goes to show you… “one man’s
trash….”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;"> </span></o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">On a side note, do not try and run over tumbleweeds. They may look like
a brittle, little bush, but there’s a trunk in the middle of it and it will do
a number on your car.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Columbia River Fisheries Program Officehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732977114666049827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929164540534321292.post-82723838714308994872013-08-07T08:24:00.000-07:002013-08-07T08:24:37.480-07:00Catch a Special Thrill<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The weather could not have been nicer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The fish were feisty and ready to bite.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everything was in place for the C.A.S.T. (Catch a Special Thrill) event facilitated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The event was held at Bonneville Hatchery, a great location in the Columbia River gorge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>About 40 people, aged seven to adult signed up for the event.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Fishing was by far the most popular activity of the day but other activities included a casting station, salmon migration mini golf, a water safety demonstration, and a wheel to spin and win prizes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And of course, we can’t forget the biggest fish at the event either.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That would be Herman the Sturgeon and his friends. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The day ended with a BBQ lunch and a ceremony in which each individual was called up to receive a plaque with their picture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A nice souvenir to remember the day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Columbia River Fisheries Program Officehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732977114666049827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929164540534321292.post-58368739378314359382013-07-13T14:41:00.000-07:002013-07-13T14:43:07.596-07:00Tasty Trouble ... <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
In a blind taste test, consumers rated <a href="http://www.fws.gov/columbiariver/ANS/factsheets/Asian_carp.pdf" target="_blank">this canned fish</a> equal to or better than canned tuna and salmon. What fish? For the answer to this question (and many more), visit our <a href="http://www.fws.gov/columbiariver/ANS/index.html" target="_blank">aquatic nuisance species webpage.</a></span>Columbia River Fisheries Program Officehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732977114666049827noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929164540534321292.post-25692014434783189442013-06-21T09:06:00.001-07:002013-06-24T10:34:18.240-07:00Blast froom the Past: 1955 - Photographs<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The folks at Malheur NWR in 1955 exposed approximately 300 feet of 16mm Kodachrome film. The photos include wildlife and livestock operations. These photos span only 3 months!! Talk about shutterbugs. They also note in the narrative that an additional 130 feet was taken of carp control projects and that they hope another year of photography will provide sufficient material from which a film could be made. The Malheur Movie!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Submitted by Nadia Jones, GeographerColumbia River Fisheries Program Officehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732977114666049827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5929164540534321292.post-50304769224400796742013-06-07T11:09:00.000-07:002013-06-10T07:18:37.807-07:00Don't Let It Loose! - Alternatives to Release<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The pet and aquarium trade represents a little known route by which many plants and animals make their way into natural waterways. In recent posts we discussed a few of the most notorious trouble makers; the mystery snail, American bullfrog, Oriental weatherfish, red swamp crayfish, Eurasian water-milfoil, goldfish, and red-eared slider. Remember their faces! Don’t let them loose! <br /><br />As this cartoon by Jack Ohman of the Oregonian depicts, released classroom pets like the Louisiana red swamp crayfish can be a menace!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />Next time you are trying to figure out what to do with unwanted aquarium pets consider these options listed below. Your actions can make a huge difference in preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species! <br /><br />· Contact your pet store for donation, return, or exchange options.<br /><br />· Give your unwanted plants and fish to another hobbyist, public aquarium, school, or community center.<br /><br />· Bag and trash aquatic plants and pour aquarium water in upland areas of your yard instead of storm drains, sink or toilet. <br /><br />· You can also freeze plants for 24 hours and place them into the garbage.<br /><br />· Remember to learn about the needs of particular aquarium species before you buy.<br /><br />· If all else fails, contact your local veterinarian for humane disposal options. <br /><br />Hang this </span><a href="http://www.fws.gov/pacific/fisheries/aquaticnus/Images/Halloween/Dontreleaseposter.jpg"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">poster</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> to help you remember all these great alternatives to release. View <a href="http://seagrant.oregonstate.edu/sites/default/files/invasive-species/toolkit/index.html" target="_blank">Oregon Field Guide: Crayfish Invasion</a> to learn about impacts of crayfish released from classrooms in Oregon.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Submitted by Briita Orwick, Pacific Region</span>Columbia River Fisheries Program Officehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732977114666049827noreply@blogger.com3