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Rogue Flyfishers
Conservation Projects
| Date | Activity Description | Participants |
Various dates
in September and
October 2012
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Activities Performed by Conservation Chairman:
1) Kellie Christensen participated in a signing ceremony of RFF Declaration of Cooperation statement of Oregon
Solutions WISE Project ( Water for Irrigation, Streams & Economy ) for Bear Creek and Little Butte Creek Watersheds
in late September. RFF Board had reviewed and authorized the President to sign the commitment.
2) RFF signed on as partner to Scoping Comments for Jordan Cove/Pacific Connector LNG Pipeline EIS to FERC in late
October. RFF also testified at public hearings in Klamath Falls and Medford, and is concerned about impact of
exporting domestic natural gas. Board approved signing on recommendation of Conservation Committee. FERC will next
prepare a Draft EIS for public review and comment.
3) Participated in meetings, phone conferences and video production opposing suction dredging in fish bearing
streams. Focus is legislated reform of suction dredger regulation on public and private lands, and analysis of
suction dredger impact on completed restoration projects.
4) Participated in agency and public meetings about Development Permits where ESA Listed Fish are Present.
Consultations on Riparian Setbacks, currently 75-feet in Jackson County on private lands, but 150 to 210-feet on
federal lands will continue for about another year.
5) Attended two Shady Cove City Council Meetings or Study Sessions, testified on need for a Riparian Ordinance at
Community Planning Workshop, and attended three Shady Cove Water Taskforce Planning or Outreach meetings. Shady
Cove City Council reversed their denial of residential zoning and Comprehensive Plan Amendment to Flywater LLC on
LUBA Remand. The approved R-2 zoning limits site to 40 dwelling units on about 20 acres and other conditions. The
action may become final after findings are released, and appeals are heard.
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Kellie Christensen,
John Ward
John Ward
John Ward and
Tom Collett
John Ward
John Ward
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| | Date |
Activity Description | Participants |
Various dates
in August 2012
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Activities Performed by Conservation Chairman:
1) Participated in final meeting of Oregon Solutions WISE Project (Water for Irrigation, Streams & Economy) for
Bear Creek and Little Butte Creek Watersheds.
In-Stream Workgroup finalized recommendation of formula that ranks 3 stable tiers of tributary streams where
increased flows would benefit six fish species and public users. Recommendations would increase flow in Applegate
River by eliminating irrigation diversion to McDonald Ditch; improve fish passage at RRID dam plunge pool on
Antelope Creek and improve bypass flow management. Recommendations would increase flow in Jenny Creek by
eliminating diversions from Grizzly and Soda Creeks; and improve flow in Bear Creek by eliminating diversions on
Wagner, Coleman, Griffin, Jackson and Larson Creeks. Comingling irrigation flow in Neil Creek would cease and
return Neil Creek to its natural hydrograph. (1 meeting).
Agriculture-Irrigation Workgroup finalized recommendations that Cost Benefit Analysis should evaluate 3
scenarios: 60 psi pressure, 90 psi pressure, and maximum hydro revenue; and evaluate Alternative C-2, Lost Creek
Water pumping station, storage at Agate Lake, and study but not recommend use of reclaimed effluent on crops �not
for human consumption�. (1 meeting).
WISE Project Meeting received reports from In-Stream and Ag-Irrigation Workgroups. EIS Funding Workgroup
recommended an EIS Funding Plan through 2016 that was supported by the group. Governance Workgroup recommended
�Governance Structure Formalization� to transition WISE through the EIS, Record of Decision, and Implementation
phases, and Municipal Stormwater Workgroup concluded WISE is really important to Jackson County and some
municipalities. The 21 task plan through end of 2016 for funding EIS, working toward a Record of Decision (ROD),
and Organizational Problems to be addressed over next 4 years was reviewed and approved. Removal of the TID
Diversion Dam on Ashland Creek was approved as a pilot project to be completed in 2 years to confirm shared
benefits of increased in-stream flows, pressure piped irrigation for ag, and municipal storm water. RFF
Declaration of Cooperation statement for this 15- 20-year project is needed by Sept.15, 2012 to meet a signing
ceremony deadline in late September.
2) Participated in 2 phone meetings on ways to get Agencies involved in LNG pipeline review at county, state
and federal levels. Testified for RFF at FERC Public Hearings in Klamath Falls on Clean Water Act, Water Quality,
and stream bank and bed impact; and in Medford on possible impact due to drilling under Rogue River above Shady
Cove, and erosion in steep terrain with unstable soils and geology in Jackson County uplands. Scoping comment
deadline has been extended to Oct. 29, 2012
3) Met with Ken Phippen, SW Oregon Branch Chief, NOAA; and Peter Frost, Attorney, Western Environmental Law
Center to understand level of NOAA�s concern about suction dredging impact on NOAA�s Coho Recovery Plan in the
SONCC area, and ways this concern could be legally expressed. Impact of suction dredgers on completed restoration
projects needs study and analysis.
4) Participated in review of Jackson County proposed Flood Plain Ordinance change in Planning Dept. processing
so development permit approval would become a clerical function without notice to neighbors or the public. RFF
involvement is needed.
5) Attended three Shady Cove City Council Meetings or Study Sessions, testified on need for a Riparian
Ordinance and attended one Shady Cove Water Taskforce Plan-Shady Cove City Council meeting. Also, Shady Cove has
asked Land Use Board of Appeals to return their denial of Comprehensive Plan Amendment, and denial of residential
zoning for reconsideration. Several discussions have been held with the developer but no City Council action has
been resulted. RFF has Co-Intervener Status on this which could permit building up to 240 dwelling units on about
20 acres on the Rogue.
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John Ward
Tom Collett also testified and
Jon Iverson,
Martha Koch,
& Robert Parker attended
the LNG meeting
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| | Date |
Activity Description | Participants |
Various dates
in July 2012
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Activities Performed by Conservation Chairman:
1) Continued to participate in Oregon Solutions WISE Project (Water for Irrigation, Streams & Economy) in Bear
Creek and Little Butte Creek Watersheds. In-Stream Committee reviewed draft formula which at range of values
provided 3 stable tiers of ranked streams; need to refine water quality, fish habitat and Parks & Recreation
met-rics where increased flows would show benefit to six fish species, and to public users. Also need to agree on
consistent names for tributary streams, and resolve issue of com-ingled natural flow and irrigation flow waters
(1 meeting). Agriculture-Irrigation Com-mittee hosted Gov Kitzhaber on tour of Oak Street Dam, and after review
BOR�s Val-ues Planning document agreed all 11 items need to be evaluated. Results from July 30-31 meetings will be
reported in September, 2012.
(1 meeting). Project-wide partners will continue review of 21 tasks in draft plan through end of 2016 for funding
EIS, tasks leading to Record of Decision (ROD), and Organiza-tional Problems to be resolved over next 4 years. The
one demo irrigation district pip-ing project to be completed in 2 years to confirm shared benefits to in-stream
flow, pressure piped irrigation for ag, and municipal storm water capability will take one more meeting. Review of
draft RFF Declaration of Cooperation statements likely will be reviewed at August, 2012 Board meeting for this 15
to 20-year project.
2) Participated in discussion of regulations suction dredge operators now must meet, and evidence of
compliance. Impact of suction dredgers on completed restoration pro-jects needs study and analysis.
3) Attended Bear Creek Watershed Council meeting on Whetstone Creek restoration to benefit coho. Arranged joint
meeting of Upper Rogue Watershed Association Coordi-nator with Seven Basins Watershed Coordinator to clarify shared
boundary. Attended Upper Rogue Watershed Association meeting to discuss next steps on Elk Creek resto-ration.
4) Attended four Shady Cove City Council Meetings or Study Sessions, and one Shady Cove Water Taskforce Plan
Meeting. Shady Cove has asked Land Use Board of Ap-peals to remand their denial of Comprehensive Plan Amendment,
and denial of residen-tial zoning that would permit building up to 240 dwelling units on about 20 acres on the
Rogue.
Attended a Shady Cove Community Planning Workshop at invitation of City Adminis-trator. Issue is Planning Commission
did not recommend a Riparian Ordinance by June 30, 2012 as requested. The next CPW meeting will be held in
September..
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John Ward
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| | Date |
Activity Description | Participants |
Various dates
inJune 2012
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Activities Performed by Conservation Chairman:
1) Continued to participate in Oregon Solutions WISE Project (Water for Irrigation, Streams & Economy) in Bear
Creek and Little Butte Creek Watersheds. In-Stream Committee reviewed draft rankings for 24 streams; need better
metrics for water quality and fish habitat where increased flows would benefit six fish species, and way to protect
released water (2 meetings). Agriculture-Irrigation Committee decided BOR should handle EIS and discussed 3
options (full, phased, or programmatic EIS) and funding sources (1 meeting). Project-wide partners reviewed each of
21 tasks in draft plan through end of 2016 for funding EIS, tasks leading to Record of Decision (ROD), and
Organizational Problems to be resolved over next 4 years. It was agreed one demo irrigation district piping project
should be completed in next 2 years to confirm shared benefits to in-stream flow, pressure piped irrigation for ag,
and municipal storm water capability (1 meeting). Declaration of Cooperation draft to be reviewed at July, 2012
Board meeting for this 15 to 20-year project.
2) Participated on tour of completed Elk Creek watershed projects: notching of Elk Creek Dam; constructed meanders
and wood structure in Elk Creek; and large wood placement to retain spawning gravel in Elk Creek, Hawk Creek, and
Elkhorn Creek. Also participated in Pacific Connector Open House about liquefied natural gas pipeline crossing the
Rogue River above Shady Cove, protection for fish habitat and sediment control at stream crossings, pipeline
construction details and timeline, opportunity to intervene and comment. RFF has opposed the pipeline since 2006.
3) Attended Bear Creek Watershed Council meeting and Upper Rogue Watershed Association meeting on Army Corps of
Engineers Restoration Plans upstream of former Elk Creek Dam site.
4) Attended four Shady Cove City Council Meetings or Study Sessions, and one Shady Cove Planning Commission Public
Hearing where I testified on draft Riparian Ordinance
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John Ward
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June 9, 2012
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Field conservation activities during June included assisting with Rogue River Clean-up between TouVelle Park and
Fisher�s Ferry.
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Dan French, Robert Parker. and John Ward
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| | Date |
Activity Description | Participants |
Various dates
in May 2012
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Activities Performed by Conservation Chairman:
1) Participated with 31 agencies on Gov. Kitzhaber�s Oregon Solutions WISE Project (Water for Irrigation, Streams &
Economy) in Bear Creek and Little Butte Creek Watersheds. Member of In-Stream Committee tasked to prioritize
streams where increased flows would benefit fish species, and defensible method to quantify benefits (3 meetings).
Member of Agriculture-Irrigation Committee to find alternative ways to replace 250 miles of irrigation canals with
piped pressure systems, cost for phased construction, evaluate alternatives and recommend a cost effective
approach (3 meetings). Also participated in 3 Project-wide meetings, reporting progress and next tasks. RFF to
develop and adopt Declaration of Cooperation agreement by July, 2012 for this 15 to 20-year project.
2) Met with Rogue Advocates to review proposed changes to Jackson County Flood Plain Ordinance, and concerns about
unpermitted gravel mining firm operating on Bear Creek. Follow-up plans were developed.
3) Attended Jefferson Fish Society presentation on Juvenile Coho in Shasta River, California; Bear Creek Watershed
Council meeting on Fish Use and Restoration along Lone Pine Creek, and Upper Rogue watershed Association meeting on
Restoration Plans upstream of former Elk Creek Dam site.
4) Attended four Shady Cove City Council Meetings or Study Sessions, one Shady Cove Water Taskforce meeting, and
one Shady Cove Planning Commission Public Hearing where I testified on draft Riparian Ordinance.
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John Ward
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| Date | Activity Description | Participants |
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April 28, 2012
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Five members pitched in to help plant 400 container grown alder, black cottonwood, big leaf maple, Ponderosa pine
and black oak trees and many varieties of shrubs along the reconstructed channel of Palmer Creek in the Upper
Applegate. Steep stony channel banks lack shade and soil stability in this important steelhead stream. The
created meanders will reduce water velocity, and large wood will add structure and retain spawning gravel.
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Bill Ackermann,
Edmond Daniel, Robert Parker,
Dennis Remick and John Ward
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Various dates
in April 2012
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Activities Performed by Conservation Chairman:
1) ) Testified at Town Hall meetings held in Malin, OR by Senator Jeff Merkley about resolving water issues in the
Klamath Basin, and in Medford by Senator Ron Wyden about riparian and water quality impacts on Rogue River and
about 70 tributary streams where a very large pipeline is proposed to export domestic natural gas to Asia. Sen.
Wyden is asking for studies on whether export of natural gas is in the national interest.
2) Participated in Oregon Solutions-WISE In-Stream Workgroup meeting on potential fish benefits from many options
to pipe irrigation canals and laterals in the Bear Creek area; which streams should have priority for potential
fish benefits; and how to protect In-stream flows. Methodology to quantify Storm Water, Ag/Irrigation, and In-stream
benefits will need development in several more Workgroup meetings. Participated in a full Oregon Solutions-WISE
Project Team meeting to share up-dates from other Workgroups, create a multi-year phased plan, and summarize Action
Items for the May meeting. By July, 2012 RFF needs to adopt a Declaration of Cooperation relating to the OS-WISE
Project.
3) Testified to support a revised draft Riparian Ordinance at a Shady Cove Planning Commission Public Hearing which
has been continued to May, and attended one Riparian Ordinance Workshop; attended four meetings of the Shady Cove
Water Task Force; and attended three Shady Cove City Council meetings or Study Session.
4) Participated in a Klamath-Lake Forest Health Partnership Tour of a possible fish passage/ habitat project on
Casebeer Creek for trout on the Gerber Ranch; attended a Bear Creek Watershed Council meeting; and a Seven Basins
Watershed Council presentation summarizing planning, removal and restoration of Gold Ray Dam.
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John Ward
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| Date | Activity Description | Participants |
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March 31, 2012
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Two RFF members volunteered to help plant container grown Port Orford cedars at a former gold mining site on Sucker
Creek near Oregon Caves National Monument. The steep stony banks of a newly restored channel lack shade and soil
stability in this critical Coho habitat. Over time the created meanders will reduce stream velocity, provide shade
and protective structure, and allow juvenile Coho to access side channels during high flow events.
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Sonja Nisson,
and
John Ward
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Various dates
in March 2012
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Activities Performed by Conservation Chairman:
1) Testified to ask Josephine County Commissioner action and support for federal Riparian Protection on federal
lands adjacent to about 40 tributary streams within the federal wild and scenic section of the Rogue River.
2) Attended two Conservation LNG Funding Committee meetings and, in a short documentary video, offered a fisherman�s
perspective on ways the proposed 235 mile LNG Pipeline from Malin to Coos Bay would adversely impact salmon
habitat, and water quality in southern Oregon streams and rivers while exporting domestic natural gas to Asia.
3) Attended an ODEQ meeting on implementation steps municipalities and other DMAs should take within 2 years to
meet TMDL commitments in the Bear Creek watershed.
4) Attended meetings of the Bear Creek Watershed Council, the Upper Rogue Watershed Association, and the Annual
Meeting of Klamath Basin Water Users Association.
5) Attended four Shady Cove City Council meetings or Study Sessions,and two Shady Cove Water Task- force meetings
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John Ward
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| Date | Activity Description | Participants
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February 11,2012
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Eight RFF members volunteers helped plant riparian vegetation where Kelly Slough joins the Rogue River near the
former site of Gold Ray Dam. Sponsors were Seven Basins Watershed Council, Rogue Basin Coordinating Council, and
RVCOG. Container-grown Ponderosa Pine trees, cottonwood and alder trees, various shrubs, and many willow stakes
were planted. By spring these plants and others planted earlier will be well rooted to stabilize banks, and in
time, will add shade to also help maintain cool water temperatures.
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Bob Barker
Dick Chambers
Bill Childress
Gary Graham
Mike Masters
Jack Patterson
Paul Rickerson
Peter Wu
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Various dates
in February
2012
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Activities Performed by Conservation Chairman:
1) Testified in support of NOAA� National Marine Fisheries Service draft Recovery Plan for Recovery Plan for
Restoration of coho salmon. Upper Rogue River and Illinois River are classified as Core areas and have the highest
spawner targets for recovery, 16,100 and 11,800 respectively in the Southern Oregon Northern California Coastal
ESU. RFF activities to improve floodplain connectivity, place large wood in-stream, and replant riparian forests
are keys to reducing stress on coho.
2) Participated in forming a Conservation Coalition to oppose construction of a Liquified Natural Gas Pipeline and
terminal facility from Coos Bay to Malin, Oregon. Strategy includes developing grass roots and community
opposition, and legal action to deny project authorization. Rogue River and tributary crossings would adversely
impact fish.
3) Participated in workshop on Restoration Economy in Southwest Oregon and Rogue River. Focus was quantifying local
value of benefits from investment in stream restoration projects. About 1020 jobs and $.80 of every dollar spent
stays in Jackson County and another $.10 stays in Oregon.
4) Attended Upper Rogue Watershed Association Work Plan Retreat, Bear Creek Watershed Council, and Klamath-Lake
Forest Health partnership meetings.
5)Attended 2 Shady Cove City Council meetings or Study sessions,
4) Shady Cove Water Task Force and 1 Shady Cove Planning Commission meeting.
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John Ward
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| Date | Activity Description | Participants |
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Jan. 21, 2012
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Eight RFF members volunteered to help plant riparian vegetation along two ponds and terraces where Tolo Slough
joins the Rogue River near the former site of Gold Ray Dam. Seven Basins Watershed Council, Rogue Basin
Coordinating Council, and RVCOG sponsored the conservation activity. Container-grown Ponderosa Pine trees about
6-feet tall, cottonwood and crabapple trees, various shrubs, and many willow stakes were planted. By spring these
plants and other planted earlier will be well rooted to stabilize the fine-grained soils, and in time, will add
shade to also help maintain cool water temperatures
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Bill Childress,
Mick Cuffe,
Dan Frank,
Jerry Haynes,
Jon Iverson,
Jack Knox,
John Ward,
Peter Wu
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Various dates in
January 2012
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Activities Performed by Conservation Chairman:
1) Participated with 34 agencies on Gov. Kitzhaber�s Oregon Solution WISE Project team (Water for
Irrigation, Streams & Economy) in Bear Creek and Little Butte Creek watersheds. Task is to source and secure
funding ($2 million) for Environmental Impact Statement; and create plan and structure for collaborative
improvement of natural flow and reliability of water system in Bear Creek and Little Butte Creek watersheds.
RFF participates on Instream Committee. Implementation will cost about $200 million.
2) Participating on Savage Rapids Reach proposal to improve riparian conditions for half-mile upstream of
former Savage Rapids Dam site on south bank of Rogue River. About ten agencies and organizations discussed issues
and work plan to inventory current site condition, refine a riparian improvement plan and explore options to
implement restoration, possibly to include public fishing access and park.
3) Attended Annual/regular meetings of Upper Rogue Watershed Association, Bear Creek Watershed Council, Stream
Restoration of Middle Rogue, and Klamath-Lake Forest Health partnership.
4) Attended Jefferson Fish Society presentation by Peter Tronquet comparing UMPQUA River Restoration Projects with
natural Kamchatka River Conditions. Restoration metrics for spring Chinook in Rogue River above Shady Cove
were included.
5) Attended 4 Shady Cove City Council Work Shops Or Study Sessions, 3 Shady Cove City Council meetings, and
1 Shady Cove Planning Commission meeting.
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John Ward
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| Date | Activity Description | Participants |
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Dec 10, 2011
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Several RFF members volunteered to help plant riparian vegetation where Kelly Slough joins the Rogue River near
the former site of Gold Ray Dam. Seven Basins Watershed Council and other organizations sponsored this conservation
activity. Container-grown Ponderosa Pine trees; cottonwood and other hardwood trees; and a wide variety of shrubs
plus fresh-cut local willow stakes were planted. By spring these plants will be well rooted to stabilize the fine
soils, and in time, the added shade will also help maintain cool water temperatures.
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Dick Chambers;
Mike Masters;
Jack Patterson
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Various dates in
December 2011
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Activities Performed by Conservation Chairman:
1) Participated in multi-agency implementation review of Bear Creek TMDL Program that included fisheries update of
Bear Creek and its tributaries; water quality monitoring changes; year 2 Annual Report format and process; and
Education and Outreach activities.
2) Gathered tools and supplies and planned-conducted pre-project baseline photo-monitoring at the 55-acre Hyde Bar
sand and gravel site in conjunction with Scott Langfield ( Copeland Site Superintendent), and Isaac Sanders
(Reclamation Specialist for Oregon Dept. of Geology and Mineral Industries).
3) Submitted formal RFF comments supporting Alternative 2 - Full Facility Removal of Four Dams (Proposed Action),
which includes these Klamath River facilities: Iron Gate Dam, Copco 1 Dam, Copco 2 Dam, and John C. Boyle Dam. All
removal to be accomplished by Dec. 31, 2020. This action would include implementation of the Klamath Basin
Restoration Agreement and transfer of Keno Dam to Department of Interior as connected action.
4) Attended two Shady Cove City Council study sessions, and one Shady Cove City Council meeting.
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John Ward
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| Date | Activity Description | Participants |
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Nov. 19, 2011
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Seven RFF members volunteered to help plant riparian vegetation along Bear Creek at the Rogue River confluence. This
organized Conservation activity assisted Seven Basins Watershed Council and other organizations by planting
container grown Ponderosa Pine trees, cottonwood and other deciduous trees, and a wide variety of shrubs plus
several hundred freshly cut local willow stakes. By spring these plants will be well rooted for im-proved bank
stability, and in time, the added shade will also help maintain
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Bill Ackermann, John Bjorkholm, Dick Chambers, Mick Cuffe, Edmund Daniel, Dan Frank, and John Ward.
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Various dates in
November 2011
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Activities Performed by Conservation Chairman:
1)Toured completed Applegate River Projects on Rogue River National Forest lands recommended by their citizen
Resource Advisory Committee. Group visited sites with improved wade fisherman access, a constructed channel on
Palmer Creek to maintain late season flow, campground improvement on the Upper Applegate River, toilet facilities
at Applegate Dam, and other locations.
2)Attended U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Workshop on draft Revised Recovery Plan for Lost River and Shortnose
Sucker in the upper Klamath Basin. Data was gathered specific concerns and comments but the obvious close
coordination by Federal, Oregon, and California agencies was very encouraging, especially in relation to integration
with removal of Klamath River dams.
3)Participated in multiagency planning meeting to consider ways to improve fish passage on Jackson Creek,
prioritization of barriers, and focus on USFS barrier where water is diverted for irrigation of the J. Herbert
Stone Forest Nursery.
4)Attended two Shady Cove City Council meetings or study sessions, and one Shady Cove Planning Commission Workshop
on Riparian Ordinance development.
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John Ward
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| Date | Activity Description | Participants |
Various dates
in October 2011
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Activities Performed by Conservation Chairman:
Attended three Shady Cove City Council meetings or Study Sessions; two Shady Cove Planning Commission Workshops on Riparian Ordinance development where testimony was given on pesticide impact on
salmonids and methods to regulate pesticide application. Attended a hearing on Klamath (Dam Removal) Settlement Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report and participated in technical discussions with USGS, NMFS, and DEQ staff. Attended a DEQ meeting on the Rogue Basin Biomonitoring project.
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John Ward
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| Date | Activity Description | Participants |
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Sept. 10
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Upper Rogue River Cleanup where Club members handled BBQ chores for volunteers, and cleaned up Jackson County's
Regional Park and Boat Ramp in Shady Cove
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Bob Barker, Morris Fruitman, Ken Bonsi, and John Ward
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Various dates
in September
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Conservation Chairman attended�a Shady Cove City Council Meeting and a Water Task Force Study Session; two
Shady Cove Planning Commission Riparian Ordinance meeting� or Riparian� Workshop; a Shady Cove Park Management
Commission Meeting; consulted with Shady Cove Public Works staff on riparian vegetation management in Aunt
Caroline's Municipal Park; and participated in a NOAA - ECOTRUST tour of 3 restoration projects at Little Butte
creek Meander, Gold Ray Dam Removal site, and mouth of Bear Creek.
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John Ward
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| Date | Activity Description | Participants |
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August 2. 2011
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RFF officers and Board toured Little Butte Creek Meander Project with Jay Doino, ( ODFW ), Brian Barr,
( Geos Institute. )
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Kellie Christensen, Mike Masters, Bill Brock, Dick Chambers, Bill Ackermann, and John Ward.
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Various dates
in August
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Conservation Chairman attended four Shady Cove City Council Meetings or Study Sessions; two Shady Cove Water Task
Force meetings; one Shady Cove Planning Commission Study Session; and one Shady Cove Park Management Committee
meeting.
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John Ward
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| Date | Activity Description | Participants |
Various dates
in July
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Activities Performed by Conservation Chairman:
Attended four Shady Cove City Council Meetings or Study Sessions; one Shady Cove Planning Commission event.
Attended four days of private and agency project proposals to and reviews by Resource Advisory Committees for Rogue
River Umpqua National Forests, and Fremont Winema National Forests. Fish-related Rogue-Umpqua proposals were North
Umpqua Fish Watch and Illegal poaching patrols, Steamboat Falls fishway repair, salmon and steelhead habitat
restoration on Tiller RD, and Diamond Lake facilities, trails and bridge repair. On Fremont-Winema fish proposals
on the Chewaucan, Williamson, and Sprague Rivers and Silver Lake would provide fish passage at four locations, five
miles of stream bank erosion control, riparian planting, large wood placement in tributary streams, repair headcuts
and improve fish habitat.
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John Ward
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| Date | Activity Description | Participants |
Various dates
in June
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Activities Performed by Conservation Chairman:
Attended three Shady Cove City Council Meetings or Study Sessions; three Shady Cove Planning Commission events,
setting 12-month priorities for the Planning Commission, a Flood Plain Development Hearing, and a Riparian Corridor
Study Session; five Shady Cove Water Plan Task Force sessions; meetings with Public Works Management Inc.; DEQ on
Rogue River TMDL Monitoring and Theme and logo to identify projects and events along Bear Creek; and a DEQ
Monitoring follow-up meeting with Rogue Basin Coordinating Council. An informative display about the Little Butte
Creek Meander was prepared for the June RFF dinner meeting
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John Ward
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| Date |
Activity Description | Participants |
Various dates
in April and May
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Attended nine Shady Cove City Council meetings or Study Sessions; two Shady Cove Planning Commission events,
a Flood Plain Development Hearing and a Riparian Ordinance Study Session; two Shady Cove Water Plan Task Force
meetings; meetings with Jackson County Planning Department,Jackson County Watermaster,Jackson County Geographic
Information System staff, and Jackson County Tax Assessor staff researching whether appropriate permits and
construction inspections had been obtained for structures, facilities and water mains constructed or installed
when Shady Cove Waterworks was developed; one City of Medford�Riparian Ordinance Riparian Corridor Expansion
Hearing, and one BLM Tour of projects affecting Klamath River tributary streams where anadromous fish may be
released to begin recovery of fish stocks.
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John Ward
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| Date |
Activity Description | Participants |
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Various dates
in
March 2011
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Miscellaneous activities performed by our Conservation Chairman: Attended two Shady Cove City Council meetings or
Study Session, a Flood Plain Public Hearing, and a Budget Committee Study Session; one Shady Cove Planning
Commission meeting; one Central Point City Council Flood Plain Public Hearing; and one Federal Emergency Management
Agency Flood Plain Insurance Fair for Jackson County. Commented to BLM on Howard Prairie Cattle Grazing Allotment
Lease Renewal with suggested changes to reduce cattle impact on water quality, and researched and endorsed a
Riparian Restoration Project at Cantrall-Buckley Park that improves wade fishing access to one mile of Applegate
River, removes blackberries, and plants riparian canopy trees, shrubs, and other vegetation to stabilize stream
banks.
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John Ward
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| Date |
Activity Description | Participants |
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Feb 5,
2011
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Riparian zone tree planting at Quartz Creek
near Merlin, Oregon.
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Ken Bonsi; Dick Chambers;
Andy Piper &
Harry Piper; Bob Shuck;
David Wang; John Ward
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Various
dates in
Feb,
2011
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Miscellaneous activities performed by our
Conservation Chairman: Attended four
Shady Cove City Council meetings or Study
Sessions; two Planning Commission
meetings; one joint meeting of Shady Cove
City Council and Planning Commission,
and one Public Utility Commission Hearing.
Also, researched and testified on Endangered
Species Act compliance, riparian protection
and fishing access.
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John Ward
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| Date |
Activity Description | Participants |
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Jan. 8, 2011
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Riparian zone tree planting at Jones Creek near Grants Pass
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Richard Best; Ken Bonsi; Brad Clover; Mike & Pam Masters; Eric Overland; Terry Traina; John Ward
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Jan. 15, 2011
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Bank stabilization tree planting at Gold Ray powerhouse site and Kelly Slough.
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Mike Masters; Eric Overland; John Ward
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Various dates in Jan, 2011
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Attending one Shady Cove City Council meeting, two Planning Commission meetings, two Joint meetings of the Shady
Cove City Council and Planning Commission, and one tour of water quality, storm sewer,�and riparian problem areas
within the city limits.�
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Participants have included
Lee Wedberg, Chuck Loveless, Morris Fruitman, John Ward, and perhaps other RFF members
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| Date |
Activity Description | Participants |
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Feb. 20, 2010
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Five RFF volunteers helped plant a thousand conifer and hardwood seedlings along a US Forest Service constructed
side channel on Sucker Creek near Oregon Caves National Monument on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010. Ian Reid, USFS Fish
Biologist said the side channel provided important off-channel spawning and rearing habitat for coho and other fish
species last November and December. Willows and incense cedars will help stabilize the stream banks and improve
canopy within a few years; maples and shrubs will add shade and erosion control more slowly. The very rocky site
challenged the workers and helped build an appetite for the hot chili, cornbread and coffee lunch
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Brad Cloven, Linda
Garnett, Robert Garnett, Phil Hager, and John Ward
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| | Date |
Activity Description | Participants |
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Jan. 9, 2010
|
RFF volunteers supported the Middle Rogue Watershed Council planting of conifer seedlings and shrubs
along Louse Creek near Merlin. This work completed a multi-year restoration project in which deeply incised
stream banks were pulled back and in-stream log and woven willow structures were put in place to create
channel meanders for improving habitat for coho and steelhead.
|
John Grimberger /
John Ward / Dan
Wayman / Ian Wayman and Katie Wayman
|
|
Jan. 14, 2010
|
Three RFF Board Members received a briefing on stream restoration and toured Middle Rogue Watershed
Council's restoration sites with Dan Delany, Council Coordinator. Sites included the Louse Creek planting
(see above), a second site several miles downstream, and a site on Quartz Creek where a concrete dam was
breached to provide fish passage. It was concluded that the informative tour showed very promising
restoration progress and it was learned that snorkeling surveys will monitor usage by juvenile fish.
|
Dick Chambers /
Mike Masters /
John Ward
|
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| | Date |
Activity Description | Participants |
|
Dec. 5, 2009
|
Tree planting along Quartz Creek, a
tributary to Jump-Off Joe Creek that
flows into the Rogue River. This planting
was sponsored by the Middle Rogue Watershed Council.
Dogwood, Incense Cedar and Ponderosa Pine
trees were planted. Another planting and
is scheduled for January 9th with John Ward
mulching-irrigation set for a Saturday
in March.
|
Ken Bonsi;
Bill Brock;
Malcolm MacNair;
Dennis Remick
and
John War
|
|
| | Date | Activity Description | Participants |
|
10-22-09
|
A small group of club members met with
Dr. Pete Shroeder at the Holy Wateron
Thursday, October 22, 2009. The group sampled
three different types of bug habitat at three
different locations for a total of nine samples. In
addition several samples of algae were taken.
The "bugs" sorted out from the samples will be
identified by SOU students and Dr. Shroeder
will write up a report. The results will be
reviewed by ODFW, the work group and
givento the Board. Funding for this project was
provided by Steve Haskell who sold used books
on flyfishing to club members who in effect
donated to the cause.
|
Steve Haskell, Lee Wedberg,
Peter Ware, Jim Harleman,
Harry Piper, Chuck Loveless,
Bill Childress and Jim Long
|
|
| | Date |
Activity Description | Participants |
|
August 25th&26th
|
RFF helped to cut sight lines for the surveyors
measuring land profile from bank to bank on the
The Applegate River. This is part of the ongoing
project to determine the effects of proposed
aggregate mining on the Applegate.
WELL DONE GENTS!
|
John Ward, JD Jones,
Harry Piper, Clint
Driver, Reg Heth,
Jerry Haynes and Bill
Ackermann
|
|
| | Date |
Activity Description | Participants |
|
June 13, 2009
|
Volunteers participated in the Holy Water trout study sponsored by ODFW. This event occurred as part
of the club's scheduled outing, set to occur during the salmonfly hatch. The trout that were caught
were placed, live, in holding containers provided by ODFW to keep the fish alive until they could be
measured, tagged, and released.
|
Art Borland / Kendall Clarke / Scott Clarke (other) / Tom Collett / Richard Dalmaso / Allen Gillette
& Clayton Gillette / Gary Lewellyn / Steve Ostrander / Dennis Remick / Bill Rittenhouse / Jack Thomas.
|
|
| | Date |
Activity Description | Participants |
|
April 11, 2009
|
On Wright's Creek, Ashland, volunteers planted trees and removed blackberry bushes.
|
Bill Brock & John Ward
|
|
April 18, 2009
|
Volunteers planted trees and shrubs to assist with the Arbor Day planting in Medford. This
work was done on the Parks & Recreation land near I-5 and Bear Creek and was sponsored by the City of Medford.
|
Bill & Ronilee Childress; Kellie Christensen; Malcolm MacNair & John Ward
|
|
| | Date |
Activity Description | Participants |
|
Feb 3,
2009
|
Inspection of Fish Passages on small streams. Sponsored by ODFW to visually inspect small stream irrigation
diversions or other features to determine if they are impeding fish passage. Problem areas were noted for later
action to be taken..
|
Bill Ackerman
&
Dick Chambers
|
|
| | Date |
Activity Description | Participants |
|
October 25, 2008
|
This was a catch-measure-tag & release fishing event at the Holy Water as part of the Rogue Flyfishers-ODFW effort
to improve the fish catch at the Holy Water. Conventional fly-fishing gear and barbless flies were used in
conformance with the special regulations at this location. Forty trout were caught, size measured, weighed,
tagged & released
|
Larry Bressler; Dick Chambers; Bill Childress; Chuck Fustish; Phil Hager; David Haight; John Kabot (not RFF);
Chuck Loveless; Harry Piper; Jack & Jan Rowe; and Tom Unverzagt
|
|
October 27, 2008
|
This activity at the Holy Water was ivertebrate- sampling training as part of the Rogue Flyfishers-ODFW effort to
improve the fish catch at the Holy Water. Instructions were provided by Dr. Peter Hager of Southern Oregon
University.
|
Larry Bressler;
Phil Hager; Steve
Haskell; Chuck
Loveless; Harry
Piper; Lee Wedberg
|
|
| | Date | Activity Description | Participants |
|
May 2,
2008
|
RFF volunteers worked in cooperation with
ODFW and the U.S. Corps of Army
Engineers to place five new �FLY ANGLING
ONLY� signs around the Holy Water. The
signs were provided by Spearco Graphics and
Chick Parsons and ODFW supplied the posts
and hardware. The volunteers spent the morning
digging holes in the rocky ground and
installing the signs
|
Edward Amerson (USACOE);
Dick Chambers;
David Haight (ODFW);
Steve Haskell;
Tom Unverzagt
|
|
| | Date |
Activity Description | Participants |
Various
dates in
March,
2008
|
ODFW fish trapping &
count survey on
Hamilton Creek in Ashland
--------------------
ODFW fish trapping &
count survey on Military
Slough in the Denman
Wildlife Area
--------------------
ODFW Fish trapping &
count survey on Lazy Creek
& Gore Creek
in Medford
|
Larry Bressler
&
Hank Singlemaster
(other)
--------------------
Mike Chambers
&
Paul Lightner
(other)
--------------------
Bill Ackermann
&
Keith Miller
(other)
|
| Date |
Activity Description | Participants |
Various
dates in
February,
2008
|
ODFW fish trapping &
count survey on
Hamilton Creek in Ashland
--------------------
ODFW fish trapping &
count survey on Military
Slough in the Denman
Wildlife Area
--------------------
ODFW Fish trapping &
count survey on Lazy Creek
& Gore Creek
in Medford
|
Larry Bressler
--------------------
Mike Chambers
&
Paul Lightner
(other)
--------------------
Bill Ackermann
&
Keith Miller
(other)
|
|
| Date |
Activity Description | Participants |
|
Dec
2007
|
Phil Hager volunteered his labor to construct five fish
traps using funds donated by RFF for their construction.
Now we need volunteers to get fish counts from the
traps after they are placed in streams. If you can help,
even a hour or two a week, contact Chuck Fustish
who will try to set you up with a monitoring station
near where you live, if possible.
|
Phil Hager
|
|
12-1-07
|
Tree planting along a stream
at Vannoy Farms & Southern
Oregon Compost. A project
sponsored by the Middle
Rogue Watershed Council.
|
Jan Rowe
|
| Date |
Activity Description | Participants |
|
10-20-07
|
Tree Planting along riparian zone of Lazy Creek in
Bear Creek Park for enhancement of the habitat.
This work was done after the removal of the fish
barrier dam that blocked upstream passage to
spawning gravels.
|
Bill Ackermann;
Richard Best;
John Ward
|
| Date |
Activity Description | Participants |
Years
2006
&
2007
to
date
|
Mark-recapture study of
migratory salmonids in
Military Slough, Denman
Wildlife area. A total of
277 juvenile coho salmon
were marked for the study
|
Mike Chambers
Phil Hager
|
| Date | Activity Description | Participants |
Various
dates,
first-half
of may,
2007
|
Monitoring of hoop traps on Military Slough
(Denman Wildlife Area) as part of ODFW�s
urban streams monitoring project. A marking-
recapture study of juvenile fingerling salmonids
over 70 mm in length is being conducted. Two
hoop traps are being used to capture upstream
& downstream migrants.
|
Phil Hager
&
Mike Chambers
|
Various
dates in
May,
2007
|
Fish are taking refuge in Lazy Creek in Bear
Creek Park, Medford. ODFW has an upstream
migration hoop trap at the upstream barrier that
prevents passage. Volunteers are taking fish
counts & then returning the fish to Bear Creek
(upstream bridge work requires returning the
fish to Bear Creek).
|
St. Mary�s H.S.
Biology Instructor
Jerry Burke,
assisted by Bob Bessie
|
|
May
29,
2007
|
Crappie, 4-5 inch size & over 8-inch size, from
Emigrant Lake were needed by ODFW for
specimen examinations. RFF members tried to
catch some, but found them extremely elusive
even after a total of 21 hours of fishing time.
The area fished was the West arm of the lake.
|
Jeffrey Bernard;
Phil Hager;
Dennis Remick
|
| Date |
Activity Description | Participants |
Various
dates in
April,
2007
|
Monitoring of hoop traps on Military
Slough (Denman Wildlife Area) as part of
ODFW�s urban streams monitoring project.
A marking-recapture study of juvenile
fingerling salmonids over 70 mm in length
is being conducted. Two hoop traps are being
used for upstream & downstream migrants.
[Volunteer hours & fish counts are not
available at this time.]
|
RFF
Participants:
Phil Hager
&
Mike Chambers
|
Various
dates in
April,
2007
|
Fish are taking refuge in Lazy Creek in
Bear Creek Park, Medford. ODFW has an
upstream migration hoop trap at the upstream
barrier that prevents passage. Volunteers are
taking fish counts & moving the fish to above
the barrier to see if they will spawn in the
lower 1 mile of open-stream habitat (the stream
is �piped� above this section of habitat).
|
St. Mary�s H.S.
Biology Instructor
Jerry Burke,
assisted by Bob Bessie
|
|
April
17,
2007
|
Fish of select size-species from Applegate Lake
were needed by ODFW for specimen exam�s
for disease. RFF members helped capture fish
using artificial flies...a tough job, but someone
had to do it. The worst part was the weather,
which was cold & windy!
|
RFF Participants:
Bob Beanblossom;
Chuck Fustish; Phil
Hager; Bruce McGregor;
Dennis Remick; Otis
Swisher; Lee Wedberg
|
| Date |
Activity Description | Participants |
Various
dates in
March,
2007
|
Monitoring of hoop traps on Military
Slough (Denman Wildlife Area) as part of
ODFW�s urban streams monitoring project.
A marking-recapture study of juvenile
fingerling salmonids over 70 mm in length
is being conducted. Two hoop traps are being
used for upstream & downstream migrants.
[Volunteer hours & fish counts are not
available at this time.]
|
Phil Hager
&
Mike Chambers
|
|
March,
2007
|
A passage study is being conducted on a
tributary stream that runs through Tou
Velle State Park.
|
Phil Hager
|
|
March 24,
2007
|
Roadside litter cleanup � RFF Adopt-A-Hwy
Project � was accomplished along Takelma
Drive from Hwy 62 to the end of the pavement.
Roadside Cleanup Chairman Lee Wedberg
reports that the weather was cool, sunny and
dry and that volunteers met at the Bridge Hole
at 9:30 a.m. & that the last team had finished
by 10:45 a.m. Due to a schedule mix up, two
volunteers (Gene & Marilyn Wright) were there
for cleanup work on March 31. They filled three
bags with litter, concentrating on the boat ramps.
|
Phil Baker; Tom
Bettencourt;
Larry Bressler;
Gene Cates; Alison
& David Gostlin;
John Isaak; Bruce
McGregor; Jan &
Jack Rowe; Gene
& Marilyn Wright
|
| Date |
Activity Description | Participants |
Various
dates in
February,
2007
|
Monitoring of hoop traps on Military
Slough (Denman Wildlife Area) as part of
ODFW�s urban streams monitoring project.
A marking-recapture study of juvenile
fingerling salmonids over 70 mm in length
is being conducted. (Volunteer hours and
fish counts not available at this time.)
|
Phil
Hager
&
Mike
Chambers
|
February,
2007
|
A passage study is being conducted on a
tributary stream that runs through Tou
Velle State Park.
|
Phil Hager
|
| Date |
Activity Description | Participants |
January
20, 2007
|
Placement of salmon carcasses in Bitterlick
& Elk Creeks for nutrient enhancement.
This was a joint project between ODFW &
the Upper Rogue Basin Watershed Council
|
Phil Hager, Steve
& Jacob Wall
(Elk Creek)
&
Peter Wu
(Bitterlick Creek)
|
Various
dates in
January,
2007
|
Monitoring of hoop traps on Military
Slough (Denman Wildlife Area) as part of
ODFW�s urban streams monitoring project.
A marking-recapture study of juvenile
fingerling salmonids over 70 mm in length
is being conducted. Results for January
show that 6 steelhead and 56 coho were
captured in the traps.
-------------------------------------------
Hoop traps are also in place on Lazy Creek,
Medford; on Mingus Creek, Central Point;
on Sand Creek and Pickett Creek, Grants
Pass.
|
Phil
Hager
&
Mike
Chambers
|
Various
dates in
January,
2007
|
Fish counts are being conducted on Mingus
Creek, Central Point. (Crater High School
students are also doing fish counts on
Mingus Creek.)
|
Phil Hager
&
Mike Chambers
|
| Date |
Activity Description | Participants |
Various
dates
in
Dec �06
|
Monitoring of hoop trap on Military Slough
(Denman Wildlife Area) to capture migrating
fish as part of ODFW�s urban streams
monitoring project. A marking-recapture study
of juvenile fingerling salmonids over 70 mm
in length is being conducted.
---------------------------------------------------------
Note: Hoop traps are also in place on Lazy
Creek in Medford; on Sand Creek in Grants
Pass and on Pickett Creek in Grants Pass.
|
Mike Chambers;
Phil Hager;
Paul Lightner
|
| Date |
Activity Description | Participants |
|
Nov 4, �06
|
RFF members helped plant trees at the Bear
Creek Watershed Council�s Ashland Creek
riparian-zone improvement project.
|
Richard Best;
Bill Brock; Dennis
& Chris Remick;
John Ward;
Gene Wright
|
Periodically
in Nov, �06
|
Monitoring of hoop trap on Military Slough
to capture migrating fish as part of ODFW�s
urban streams monitoring project. Indications
are that flows are too low to capture any fish.
|
Phil Hager
|
|
Nov 4,
2006
|
Riparian zone tree & shrub planting at the
Delsman Diversion fish passage project on
Ashland Creek. RFF provided $3000 to
support this important steelhead and coho
barrier removal.
|
Bill Brock;
Dennis Remick;
Chris Remick;
Ian Thirkell;
John Ward
|
| Date |
Activity Description | Participants |
|
Oct 27,
2006
|
Placement of fish trap on Picket Creek for
fish-survey. ODFW project.
|
Chuck Fustish;
Phil Hager
|
| Date | Activity
Description | Participants |
|
April 6, 2006
|
Presentation on healthy riparian zones &
clean water given to 6th grade students at
Jefferson School, Medford.
|
Tom Collett
|
| Date | Activity
Description | Participants |
Misc
dates in
Feb �06
|
ODFW project: urban small stream fish survey on Larson Creek, Medford. Fish
collected in trap were juvenile coho salmon & rainbow trout.
|
RFF members: Mike Chambers; Chuck Fustish; Phil Hager.
Others: Bob Bessey; Jerry Burke; Tom
Peterson.
|
First
two weeks
in Feb
�06
|
ODFW project: urban small stream fish survey on Military Slough (Denman
Wildlife Area). Juvenile coho salmon were
collected in the trap.
|
RFF members: Mike Chambers; Chuck Fustish; Phil Hager.
Others: Bob Bessey; Jerry Burke; Tom
Peterson.
|
Feb 21,
�06
|
ODFW project: survey of adult trout in
feeder streams to Applegate Reservoir to
determine if disease organisms are present.
|
RFF members: Mike Chambers; Chuck
Fustish; Phil Hager.
Others: Bob Bessey; Ed Chapman; Brent Crowe.
|
Feb 11,
�06
|
Tree planting by RFF members in support of
Seven Basins Watershed Council�s project on
Jumpoff Joe Creek.
|
Jerry & Eddy Haynes; Steve & Jacob Wall.
|
| Date | Activity
Description | Participants |
|
Jan '06
|
ODFW project: urban small stream fish survey on
Larson Creek, Medford. Juvenile rainbow trout,
steelhead & miscellaneous warmwater species
have been found in the fish trap.
|
Phil Hager
|
Various dates
in Jan '06
|
ODFW project: urban small stream fish survey on
Military Slough (Denman Wildlife Area). Three
hundred juvenile coho salmon were trapped.
|
RFF members: Mike
Chambers; Phil Hager;
Chuck Fustish.
Others: Bob Besser; Jerry
Burke; Tom Peterson.
|
|
01-04-06
|
ODFW project: urban small stream fish survey on
Mingus Creek, Central Point. Four rainbow trout
were netted.
|
Bob Brant; Chuck
Fustish; Phil
Hager
|
|
01-05-06
|
ODFW project: urban small stream fish survey on
Larson Creek, Medford. A 19-inch and a 21-inch
steelhead were found in the fish traps.
|
Bob Brant; Mike
Chambers; Chuck
Fustish
|
|
01-07-06
|
ODFW project: placement of salmon carcasses in
Bitterlick Creek for nutrient enhancement.
|
Jay Doino &
Steve Ostrander
(and volunteers from
other organizations)
|
| Date | Activity
Description | Participants |
|
12-09-05
|
ODFW-Sponsored urban small stream
fish survey on Larson Creek, Medford
see Mail Tribune article �Quiet Waters�
in the Dec. 11 edition. Chuck Fustish would
like to hear from you if you have an urban
stream on your property & would be willing
to have ODFW check it for fish survey possibilities.
|
Phil Hager; Chuck Fustish
|
| Date | Activity
Description | Participants |
|
11-16-05
|
Fish were stocked in Babyfoot Lake,
to provide predator fish to help
eradicate illegally introduced
bass. Rogue Flyfishers plus 10 other
volunteers transported via backpacks
933 juvenile steelhead and stocked
them in the lake.
|
RFF: Mike Chambers;
Don Paul; Ian
Reid; and Brad Taft.
Other volunteers
from SOU, Middle
Rogue Steelheaders, &
Curry Anadromous
Fishermen were involved
in this effort.
|
|
11-22-05
|
Planting of vegetation in the
riparian zone of Jackson Creek,
Central Point, in support of a project
sponsored by the Bear Creek Watershed
Council, the Central Point & Medford
Parks Departments & by the South
Medford High School.
|
John MacDiarmid
&
Malcolm MacNair
|
| Date | Activity
Description | Participants |
Various dates
during the
month of
October, 2005.
Also, during
the first
week in
November,
2005.
|
Club volunteers provided help
instructing school kids in the
field activities of Oregon Trout�s
Salmon Watch program. Topics
covered include such things as
riparian zones, water quality,
macroinvertebrates and the life
cycle of salmon and other
anadromous fish. Several of the
volunteers served on multiple
days during the program.
|
Clark Custodio;
Jay Doino;
Chuck
Fustish;
Steve
Haskell;
Ian Reid;
Cathy Tronquet;
Peter Tronquet
|
|
| Date |
Activity Description | Participants |
Nov 11,
12, 13,and
18, 2004.
|
Tree planting at the gravel pits site off Highbanks Road
near Lower Table Rock. RFF is one of the major stake-
holders in this project sponsored by Oregon Department
of Geology and Mineral Industries (E. Frank Schnitzer
is a state geologist and is the project coordinator).
|
Gene Miller;
Jack Patterson,
Bill Rittenhouse
David Haight;
Gene Miller,
Dennis Remick,
|
|
| Date | Activity Description | Participants |
|
2-20-04
|
Tree Planting on Reese Creek
|
Gary Graham
Hank Rogers
|
|
2-20-04
|
Tree Planting on Little Applegate River at the Buncom Ranch
|
Larry Bressler
Gary Graham
Ron Naumann
Dennis Remick
|
|
| Date | Activity Description | Participants |
|
5-17-03
|
Trash removal along Bear Creek in support of
Bear Creek Watershed Council's annual Bear
Creek cleanup at Hawthorne Park in Medford.
|
Gary Graham
Bill Ackermann
Dick Chambers
Clayton Gillette
Malcolm MacNair
Hank Morgan
Bill Rittenhouse
Jack & Jan Rowe
|
|
| Date | Activity Description | Participants |
2-7-03
2-12-03
2-15-03
2-23-03
|
Flat Creek Fish Surveys
|
Joe Holzen
Lee Wedberg
Jack Patterson
George Tipton
Steve Ostrander
Ric Thowless
Randy Fleshman
Michael O'Brien
|
|
3-1-03
|
Tree planting in support of the Illinois
Basin Information Group's annual tree
planting event in Cave Junction; 300 volunteers
from various organizations were
in attendance.
|
Clayton Gillette
Gary Graham
|
|
| Date | Activity Description | Participants |
|
1-04-03
|
Salmon carcass placements in Elk Creek.
Approximately 300 carcasses were placed
in creek.
|
Dan Boyd
Don Dempsey
Mick Flores
Chuck Fustish
Clayton Gillette
Russ Hall
Lou Mayersky
Mike Messenger
Ron Ring
Bill Rittenhouse
|
|
1-06-03
|
Transporting of frozen salmon carcasses
from fish hatchery to storage barn (Dry
Creek Road) in preparation for carcass
placements in Big Butte Creek, 1-11-03.
|
Don Dempsey
Chuck Fustish
Ron Ring
|
1-10-03
&
12-18-03
|
Fish count surveys on Flat Creek.
|
Michael O'Brien
Steve Ostrander
Lynn Hale
Mike Hale
Randy Fleshman
Ric Thowles
|
1-11-03
|
Salmon carcasses were moved from the
storage barn to Big Butte Creek. Approximately
300 carcasses were placed,spread
over three locations.
|
Bob Carson-Holt
Rosemarie Davis
Don Ellis
Mick Flores
Chuck Fustish
Gary Graham
Mike Hale
Richard Harrington
John MacDiarmid
Malcom MacNair
Mike Messenger
Ian Reed
Bill Rittenhouse
Judy & Tim Taylor
Brady Totten
|
|
| Date | Key Contact | Activity Description | Participants |
|
12-13-02
|
Preparations in support of Rogue River Stakeholders tree planting in the
Highbanks area, Rogue River riparian zone (gravel pits restoration project).
|
Gary Graham
|
12-14-02
&
12-15-02
|
Tree planting in riparian zone (Highbanks area) in support of Rogue
River Stakeholders project.
|
Gary Graham
John MacDiarmid
Duncan MacDiarmid
Malcolm MacNair
Jack Patterson
Bill Rittenhouse
Hank Rogers
Lee Wedberg
David Haight
|
12-18-02
&
12-22-02
&
12-28-02
|
Day 1. Flat Creek training for fish identification & survey techniques-methods.
Over 30 coho were counted.
Day 2. Flat Creek spawning survey. Fifty-three coho were counted.
Day 2. Flat Creek spawning survey. Water was too muddy to get a fish count.
|
Chuck Fustish
Lynn Hale
Michael O'Brien
Steve Ostrander
George Tipton
Joe Holzen
Lee Wedberg
|
12-30-02
|
Transporting salmon carcasses from hatchery to storage barn in preparation
for carcass placements in Elk Creek on Saturday, January 4th.
Frozen carcasses were loaded into Lou Mayersky's pickup truck then
taken to barn where they were unloaded.
|
Chuck Fustish
Russ Hall
Lou Mayersky
Ron Ring
|
|