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ODFW Recreation Report, May 24, 2023
Best bets for holiday weekend fishing Dozens of waterbodies throughout the state are being stocked with rainbow trout just in time for the holiday weekend. Find a location near you. Many rivers, creeks and streams on the north and south coasts re-opened to trout fishing on May 22. Anglers will find resident cutthroat trout throughout many…
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Fish, clam and crab for free during Free Fishing Weekend June 3-4
SALEM, Ore.— Everyone can fish, clam and crab for free in Oregon on Saturday and Sunday of the first weekend of June. Family fishing events in ENTERPRISE, Alsea, Camp Sherman, Estacada, Eugene, Gaston, Reedsport Silverton, Sutherlin, Toledo, Ukiah No fishing/shellfish licenses or tags (including a Combined Angling Tag or Columbia River Basin Endorsement or Two-Rod Validation)…
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Courthouse Concert Series begins June 8
For the 18th consecutive year, the Music Alliance will present the Courthouse Concert Series on the lawn of the Wallowa County Courthouse (101 S River St, Enterprise, OR 97828). Every Thursday afternoon, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm, beginning June 8, the community gathers to enjoy free ninety-minute performances by local and regional musicians. The concert…
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ODFW Recreation Report, May 17, 2023
Take the family fishing We make it easy to take your family fishing – with free fishing events, recommended family-friendly fishing locations, and how-tos on everything from buying your gear to cooking your catch. Waiting for big game draw results? Mark your calendars for June 12, because that’s the new deadline for posting the draw…
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ODFW – Don’t kidnap young wildlife and take away their best chance of survival
Submitted by ODFW – SALEM, Ore.— Finding a young wild animal alone does not mean that it’s been abandoned or orphaned, so leave them where you find them. The advice you are likely to hear if you pick up or bring young wildlife home is “put it back,” and you might get a warning or…
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Up Close and Personal with Chief Joseph Days Stage Coach
Written by Katy Nesbitt. Photography by Angelika Ursula Dietrich. Updated May 1, 2023. From left to right: Lynea and Stan Stanhope, Gary and Karen Prout, and Max Prout. EDITOR’S NOTE: 2004 was the first Chief Joseph Days Parade I covered while being the productions manager and freelance photographer for the Wallowa County Chieftain. I worked…
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Final Hurdle Cleared to Permanently Protect East Moraine Community Forest
Wallowa County Commissioners Susan Roberts, Todd Nash and John Hillock meet with Wallowa Land Trust board chair Benjamin Curry at the Wallowa County Title Company to sign the conservation easement for the East Moraine Community Forest. Conservation easement permanently protects over 1,800 acres of the East Moraine of Wallowa Lake. ENTERPRISE – After more than…
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Forest Health project scheduled for East Moraine Community Forest
Almost 19 acres will be thinned near Turner Lane trailhead this winter ENTERPRISE – To protect forest health on the East Moraine Community Forest a thinning project is planned to reduce an outbreak of bark beetles near the Turner Lane trailhead. Known as scolytus, or “fir engravers”, the insects are threatening forests across the Blue …
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River restoration project encourages nature to take its course at the confluence of Wallowa and Lostine rivers
WALLOWA – Once the site of a Nez Perce fishing village, the confluence of the Lostine and Wallowa rivers is rich in both tradition and ecological function. The confluence runs through farmland owned by Woody and Meghan Wolfe. A conservation easement held by the Wallowa Land Trust limits development along the river and restricts other parts…
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