submitted through board of forestry website email ......2019/06/05 · [email protected]...
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Submitted through Board of Forestry Website:
https://www.oregon.gov/ODF/Board/Pages/CommentsBoard.aspx
Email Campaign Message: We Need Stronger Siskiyou Stream Protections
Dear Chair Imeson and Members of the Board,
Thank you for the opportunity to share my concerns for the coldwater streams of southern
Oregon that provide critical habitat for the region’s iconic salmon, steelhead, trout and
lamprey. These important fish populations are threatened by insufficient stream buffers,
which fail to provide the streamside habitat that creates shade to support coldwater conditions
required for the populations to remain viable now and into the future.
Science has demonstrated that removing trees and vegetation near streams results in warmer
stream temperatures. It is well documented that the unique and diverse habitats in the
Siskiyou Region already experience conditions that tend to be warmer and drier than other
parts of western Oregon, and state fish managers have identified stream temperature as a
limiting factor for fish populations in the area affecting productivity. This is concerning
because of all the factors that affect salmon and trout biology, water temperature is probably
the most important environmental influence, as it impacts nearly every phase of their life,
including metabolism, migration, spawning, rearing, swimming speed, and gives them
competitive advantage over other predators.
Consequently, the streams in southern Oregon need stronger protections from the known
negative impacts of logging on private forest lands near fish bearing streams, not less
protections. It is clear that the requirement for Protecting Coldwater Criterion is not being
met under the current forest practice requirements. I urge you to move forward with a rule-
making process to improve stream buffer protections for the Siskiyou Region.
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Message Senders:
Tim Goforth, Idleyld Park Or 97447, [email protected]
Mike Brinkley, Eugene OR 97405, [email protected]
Eric M Wilson, Portland OR 97217, [email protected]
Kris N. Portland, Oregon 97213, [email protected]
Stanley Petrowski, Tiller OR 97484, [email protected]
Harry Piper, Ashland OR 97520, [email protected]
Jonathan A Rettmann, Portland OR 97232, [email protected]
Richard Kellogg, Camp Sherman OR 97730, [email protected]
Justin Boucher, Portland OR 97202, [email protected]
michael Nichols, Medford OR 97504, [email protected]
David Kalinowski, Medford OR 97504, [email protected]
Tom derry, Molalla Oregon 97038, [email protected]
Dave Willis, Ashland OR 97520, [email protected]
David Carpenter, Mill City OR 97360, [email protected]
Peter Murray, Redmond OR 97756, [email protected]
michael berman, Oregon City Oregon 97045, [email protected]
David Quinn, Ocean Shores WA 98569, [email protected]
Richard Harrington, Oregon City OR 97045, [email protected]
Jen Matthews, Eugene Oregon 97405, [email protected]
Jim Pruett, Ashland Or 97520, [email protected]
Balachandran Palani, Eugene Oregon 97408, [email protected]
Lee Lashway, Eugene OR 97401, [email protected]
Nathan Hall, Portland Oregon 97216, [email protected]
Linda Becker, Lake Oswego Oregon 97035, [email protected]
Ken Morrish, Ashland OR 97520, [email protected]
Travis Walters, ALOHA OREGON 97003, [email protected]
Robert Joseph Burch, Coquille Oregon 97423-8509, [email protected]
Marshal Moser, Chiloquin OR 97624, [email protected]
Scott Mitchell, Salem OR 97306, [email protected]
Russell Loeb, Beavercreek OR 97004, [email protected]
Burton Went, Manzanita OR 97130, [email protected]
Brian Emerick, Portland OR 97239, [email protected]
Dale Greenley, myrtle creek OR 97457, [email protected]
Pat & Becky McRae, Glide Oregon 97443, [email protected]
Felice D Kelly, Portland OR 97201, [email protected]
Rebecca Houser, Waynesboro VA 22980, [email protected]
Howard Erbe, Grants Pass Or 97528, [email protected]
JON COUNTS, broadbent or 97414, [email protected]
william pearcy, philomath Benton 97370, [email protected]
Daniel J Bastian, Bend OR 97701, [email protected]
Hilary Bates, Florence MT 59833, [email protected]
Rob Elam, Nehalem OR 97131, [email protected]
Steve Rewick, bend or 97703, [email protected]
Mark Metzdorff, Tigard OR 97224, [email protected]
River Steenson, West Linn OR 97068, [email protected]
brad janacek smith, williams OR 97544, [email protected]
Tim Knecht, Portland Oregon 97215, [email protected]
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Additional Information Submitted with Campaign Message:
I moved here 15 years ago because of the beauty and ideals I believe this state holds. I am learning some of them are not as true as I would have believed. Other states have enacted stricter rules to protect PEOPLE as well as wildlife with out bring the timber industry to it's knees. Oregon can as well. Let's be an example to "sustainable" (nothing really is) forest use, not a horrible warning.
Gregory Sweeney, Bay City OR 97107, [email protected]
Years ago, while hunting in the coast range I saw a coho stream feel the effects of logging. We had over the years watched as these fish spawned. Once the logging operation occurred, and done legally, the coho did not return in the next six years we hunted the area. It is hard to protect to a stream from the effects of logging when the slope and all riparian protections are in a vertical dimension. I called ODFW who examined the site. I was told all regulations were followed.
Ruel Brumitt, Eugene OR 97401, [email protected]
Wild salmon need our protection. Cutting trees too close to streams increases the water temperature. I urge you to move forward with a rule-making process to improve stream buffer protections for the Siskiyou Region. Thank you
David Kruse, Gladstone OR 97027, [email protected]
Thank you for the opportunity to share my concerns for the coldwater streams of southern Oregon that provide critical habitat for the region’s iconic salmon, steelhead, trout and lamprey. As a coastal community member and business owner I am appalled at Oregon’s weak forestry laws and lack of habitat protections. Excluding the Siskiyou from the last streamside buffers (which aren’t enough anyway and well below Washington’s standards) was a huge mistake. These important fish populations are threatened by insufficient stream buffers, which fail to provide the streamside habitat that creates shade to support coldwater conditions required for the populations to remain viable now and into the future.
Kate CRUMP, Rockaway Beach OR 97136, [email protected]
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