The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced this weekend is Free Fishing Weekend in Oregon, and many ponds, lakes and streams have been stocked in anticipation of this event. Fishing licenses and tags are not required for anybody who wants to fish Saturday and Sunday June 9-10. Large numbers of summer steelhead are moving…
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The North Santiam Watershed Council meets on the second Thursday of every month. Meetings begin at 7:00 pm and usually last about an hour and a half or so. This Thursday’s Agenda includes: council business by-laws review, outreach strategy/marketing organizational review (e.g. how organization operates day-to-day). All Council meetings are open to anyone with an…
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You can learn how the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife raise Chinook salmon and rainbow trout at the Marion Forks Fish Hatchery. There’s also a large pond where visitors can feed adult rainbow trout. The best time to visit is May through October. There is camping nearby in a U.S. Forest Service campgrounds, but…
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Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge is part of the Santiam River watershed, lying just below the confluence where the North and South Santiam rivers join. It encompasses about 2,800 acres of flat to gently rolling land near the confluence of the Willamette and Santiam rivers south of Salem, Oregon. Ankeny Refuge was created to provide vital…
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When you add native plants to your landscape it really enhances the habitat for wildlife, birds and beneficial insect like bees. And native plants have so many other advantages: Once established they require minimal or no water. They don’t need fertilizers and They’re naturally resistant to local pests, so pesticides. And you can plant them…
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