Safety Weekend is June 19-20, 2010

Either click on the "Read more..." link to lower right, OR see below, for registration materials and instructions.

Wood in Calapooia River : rapid just below put-in bridge 13.3 miles upsteam of Holley

photo showing wood in class III rapid on Calapooia just below bridge 13.3 mi upstream of Holley

Wood on the upper Calapooia run.  The log is lodged on the left bank, extends entirely across the river-left channel, and can be spotted upstream of the mid-channel mossy rock in the photo above.  The log lies just under water, is difficult to see, and is a potential hazard.

New Aquatic Invasive Species Permits ~ recent changes

As of January 1, 2010, a new Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Permit is required on Oregon

waters for non-motorized water-craft 10' and longer. As of early January, the Oregon State

Marine Board has modified this permit system in two important ways:

1. A valid AIS permit can be issued in anyone's name.

2. No AIS permit is required for youngsters under the age of 14.

Want more information? Check out the FAQs page at
http://www.oregon.gov/OSMB/programs/09LawsFAQs.shtml

Siletz Runs ~ Beware of Temporary Cables Across River

Sat 7 Dec a group ran the Siletz Buck Creek to Moonshine Park run.  They talked to a logger on their way up to Buck Creek who said they planned to log the basin up to the ridge and would be using a haywire line (3/8" cable) to pull the main cable. This means there will be a 3/8" steel cable strung perpendicular to the channel and usually just below the surface (the swift current lifts the cable off the channel bed). The cable is only used temporarily to move the main cable and is removed from the stream afterward.  It does not stay in the stream for long but it is extremely dangerous when it is in the stream.
 

New! Southern Oregon Kayakers site

If you live in, or travel to, South-West Oregon, you will want to check out the following:

"Hello,
I recently made a group on facebook for Southern Oregon Kayakers to meet and
discuss kayaking.  I moved here over a year ago and there are alot of
kayakers but it is hard to find them. ...  Matt"
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Southern-Oregon-Kayaking/166591954602

Willamette and I-5 Bridge Work Eugene Area ~ River Right (North bank) channel is 'safe'!

Construction of the new I-5 Willamette Bridge: 

see attached flyer for information and the only safe channel to use while
construction continues through December 2012. 

Metolius Log at Candle Creek Campground.

Metolius Log at Candle Creek

 There is a nasty, river wide, log on the Metolius in the vicinity of Candle Creek Campground.  Use caution!

 Photos provided by Michael Riehle, Fishery Biologist, Sisters Ranger District.

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