HOWARD PRAIRIE, Ore. — Water temperatures are too high to safely stock trout in some Oregon lakes and ponds, but 3,000 trout are on the move. The fish were scheduled to go to Lake Selmac, but with water temperature around 70 degrees, it was deemed unsafe. So now, these fish will find a home in … Continue reading »
Woman Drowned While On Coquille River
COOS COUNTY, Ore. — A woman is dead after drowning in Coos County on Tuesday. The sheriff’s office says 25-year-old Kristle Volin was working on the Coquille River. She was working with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, scouting the river for possible restoration areas. Volin and a partner were on pontoons when a … Continue reading »
Program Compensates Ranchers For Losses
SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Agriculture says $100,000 of Oregon tax payers money is going to good use. A grant program will compensate ranchers for losses from the wolf population. Over about the last two years, counties have doled out money to ranchers who have lost livestock because of wolf attacks. As of … Continue reading »
Boat Inspections Open Early This Year
MEDFORD, Ore. — California man Mike McDonald hit the road Saturday morning with Crescent City and open water on his mind. “I’m going to take it over and hopefully get some crabbing done, then when salmon season opens, I’ll be out there hopefully the first of April to get out there and get some salmon,” … Continue reading »
