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P R E S I D E N T ’ S C O R N E R : C U R R E N T A C H I E V E M E N T S T A K E I N S P I R A T I O N F R O M O U R P A S T

It is appropriate that I lead off my very first President’s Corner with a great big thank you to all of our members, committees, and Ex-Comm past present and future, for making the Oregon Chapter as effective as we are in carrying out our mission to improve the conservation and sustainability of Oregon fishery resources and their aquatic ecosystems for long-term public benefit by advancing science, education and public discourse concerning fisheries and aquatic science and by promoting the development of fisheries professionals. Despite furloughs, sequestration, uncertain budgets, uncooperative weather, personnel issues and the thousand and one crazy distractions we deal with each day, we still manage to find time and energy to devote to this Chapter. So much so, that the Parent Society recognized the Oregon Chapter, once again, with the Outstanding Chapter Award for 2013. Well done everyone! It’s been almost fifty years since a very small cadre of fisheries professionals met in Corvallis to create the Oregon Chapter. They set the bar for professional integrity and science-based support of fisheries issues in the Pacific Northwest. For five decades, our members have been the voice of unbiased, science-based advocacy during the many changes, challenges and controversies, which have taken their toll on our aquatic resources. For information on making our 50th anniversary meeting a fitting tribute to our history, see Historian Don Ratliff’s

“History’s Mysteries” on pages 8-9. For meeting content and logistics, see Program Chair Mike Gauvin’s information pages 12-13. During the next five decades, in addition to our present changes, challenges and controversies, we will no doubt face new and unexpected ones. Because of all of you, I feel pretty darn good that this Chapter is fully capable and able to meet that brave tomorrow. The bar that was set for us back in 1964 is really a baton that is passed on to each new generation of professionals who have the passion and commitment to be an effective advocate for the amazing resources that we love. By supporting the Chapter, we support each other. This Chapter has, is, and will continue to make a difference and I am proud to be a member. Thanks to us all! And have a safe and fun summer!

Todd Buchholz, President

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2013 National

AFS CHAPTER

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THE OREGON

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Oregon Chapter of the American Fisheries Society

www.orafs.org

CHANGE OF ADDRESS & MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS:

To join or change address, go to www.fisheries.org and be sure to sign up for the Oregon Chapter. Also visit www.orafs.org to join our listserve and get other

chapter information.

Oregon Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Mission

Improve the conservation and sustainability of Oregon fishery resources and their aquatic ecosystems for long-term public

benefit by advancing science, education, and public discourse concerning fisheries and aquatic science and by promoting the

development of fisheries professionals.

2013-2014 OREGON CHAPTER AFS EXECUTIVE

COMMITTEE OFFICERS (ORAFS EXCOM)

President: Todd Buchholz

541-676-2110; [email protected]

President-Elect: Mike Gauvin


Past-President: Jeff Yanke


Vice President: Kevin McDonnell


Secretary-Treasurer: Tony Siniscal


External Director: Holly Huchko


Internal Director: Michele Weaver


Student Representative: Andrew Futerman


EXTERNAL COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Education and Outreach: Karen Hans and Shannon

Richardson (Co-Chairs)

541-757-4186 ext. 251; [email protected]

541-726-3515;

[email protected]

Fish Culture: Ryan Couture

541-487-5510 ext. 110; [email protected]

Freshwater Habitat: Bill Wall (4-month temporary)


Legislative Committee: Jeremiah Osborne-Gowey


Marine Habitat and Ecology: Scott Heppell


Native Fish: Jim Capurso


Social Media: Demian Ebert

503-227-1042 ext 22; [email protected]

Natural Production: Gary Vonderohe and Ian Tattam (Co-

Chairs)



INTERNAL COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Awards: Colleen Fagan


Investments: Tony Siniscal


Scholarships: Scott Heppell


Resolutions and Bylaws: Kevin McDonnell


AFS / TWS Liaison: Laura Tesler


EXTERNAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL

Legislative Liaison: Sue Marshall, Trillium Consulting


Webmaster: Mike Meeuwing


INTERNAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL

Historian: Don Ratliff


Newsletter Editor: Allison Evans


Additional contact information (mailing addresses, fax numbers) for all officers, committee chairs, and support personnel are available at: http://orafs.org under “Officers & Committees”.

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I am honored to be stepping in as the new External Director for OR-AFS. At the recent ExCom spring retreat we discussed the importance of our Chapter’s external committees and the busy road ahead for this coming year. That said, I am looking forward to the challenge and welcome any input from members on the issues in which our committees should be involved. I would first like to thank all the hardworking external committee chairs that have served previously for the Chapter and will continue as External Committee Chairs in 2013-2014: Karen Hans (Education and Outreach), Jeremiah Osborne-Gowey (Legislative), Ryan Couture (Fish Culture), Demian Ebert (Social Media), Bill Wall and Ian Reid (Freshwater Habitat), and Scott Heppell (Marine Habitat and Ecology). New additions for this year include Shannon Richardson who will Co-Chair the Education Committee with Karen, and our new Natural Production Co-Chairs Gary Vonderohe and Ian Tattam. Please thank these folks when you see them as they put in countless hours of extra volunteer time to keep our award winning chapter active and involved with natural resource issues while working with the highest scientific integrity. We are always looking to become more active with our external committees and have some fresh faces and ideas, so please see the website or email me if you would like to become involved on one of the committees. Committee work plans and all white papers are posted on our ORAFS website at http://orafs.org/work-plans-budgets/. Sue Marshall, our legislative liaison, and Legislative Committee Chair Jeremiah Osborne-Gowey have been tracking many legislative actions for the chapter, including HB 3441 (Oregon Hatchery Research Center Board), SB 838 (Suction Dredge Mining; see the information about your chapter’s efforts on page 7), SB 830 (Gillnet Gear Replacement), HB 2396 (Large Woody Debris for Removal-Fill), HB 2697 (Fish Carcasses into Waters), HB 3358 (Deschutes Ground Water Use), and SB 357 (Forest Land Management). Shivonne Nesbit, Jeremiah and Sue also went to the Capitol to meet with Senators Thomsen, Roblan, Edwards, Devlin (his staff) and Representative Unger in late May to discuss our ORAFS Suction Dredge white paper and HB 3441. Details of all the bills are available at http://www.leg.state.or.us/bills_laws/ by searching in keyword or measure search box on this website.

Holly Huchko [email protected]

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Coming up in late July is the first annual Na-tive Fish Meeting in Lakeview, Oregon. The new OR-AFS Native Fish Committee is plan-ning the Modoc and Warner Sucker Meeting from July 23-24, 2013. Details are posted on the ORAFS Facebook page or by contacting David Banks at [email protected] or 541-947-2950.

Warner Sucker, photo: USFWS

http://orafs.org/work-plans-budgets/

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http://www.leg.state.or.us/bills_laws/

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Riverine environments are ever changing. They are constantly being altered by floods and droughts, human development, and introduced species. High flows can cause floodplains to become inundated, (Photo 1) pro-ducing habitat that influences the diversity and produc-tivity of riverine systems. The Willamette River in west-ern Oregon is no exception. While it is generally under-stood that floodplains provide critical habitat, very few studies have looked at how these habitats influence fish communities. Furthermore, the floodplains that have been studied tend to be associated with smaller river systems that have relatively simple fish communi-ties and/or only focus on fish with an adipose fin. Even these studies are few and far between. Improving our understanding of floodplain habitat, particularly in refer-ence to large river systems with heavy human modifica-tion, is vital for maintaining and improving ecosystem health and guiding sound management decisions at every level, from the individual landowner to state and

federal agencies. For this reason, I studied floodplain (1) fish community characteristics (including species identity, native vs. nonnative status, and relative abundance), (2) fish use for spawning and rearing, (3) timing of use and movement by fish species, and (4) if and how the critically endangered Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) used this habitat. During winter 2011 through spring 2012, flood-plain habitat near the town of Albany, Oregon, in Benton County was sampled via a backpack electrofisher and one-way trap (Figure 1). The floodplain habitat consisted of a parcel of ac-tively farmed agriculture land with historic chan-nels and depressions. This parcel starts to be-come inundated by Willamette River flows when the USGS river gauge at Albany exceeds seven feet. A total of ten sampling events took place with the backpack electrofishing unit. Nine were from 30 November 2011 through 31 May 2012 and one on 10 August 2012. From 14 May through 8 July (56 days) a one-way trap was op-erated to capture fish as they were leaving the floodplain area. For both sampling techniques, and over the entire sampling period, 23 fish spe-cies were collected, of which 12 were native and 11 were nonnative (Table 1, see next page). During the nine winter/spring electrofishing samples, 691 fish were collected. Of these, 657 were native (95%) and 34 where nonnative (5%). The most common native species was redside shiner (Richardsonius balteatus) (23%) followed by threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) (17%). The most common nonnative species was bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) (2%) followed by goldfish (Carassius auratus) (1%). Total species richness for elec-

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Figure 1. Graph of Willamette River water levels and sample dates.

Photo 1. Example of inundated floodplain habitat.

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Table 1. Species list as collected by each gear type.

trofishing was 17; ten native and seven non-native species. Included in the collection were 58 Chinook and one trout juvenile (O. mykiss or O. clarkii). The average growth rate of Chinook from Jan 5 through May 31 was 0.5mm/day. Average weight gain from Jan 5 through May 12 was 0.038g/day (12.6%/day). During the summer sampling on 10 August 37 threespine stickleback, 32 mosquitofish (Gambusia affinus), 17 bluegill, one common carp (Cyprinus carpio), and one goldfish were collected. Over the 56 days the trap was run, a total of 42,297 fish were collected comprising 16 spe-cies. Nine of the 16 species collected were native and seven were nonnative. Threespine stickleback made up 78% of the fish collected. In addition, 19% of the fish collected were peamouth (Mylcheilus caurinus). The vast majority of the stickleback and all of the peamouth were recently hatched from within the floodplain habitat. Together, these two species comprised 97% of the col-lected fish. Overall 98% of the fish collected were native. The most common nonnative fish were bluegill (~500 indi-viduals) followed by yellow bullhead (Ameiurus natalis) (25 individuals). When totaling all fish collected, between 95-98% were native and the only nonnative that showed up in any sig-nificant numbers were bluegill. The rest of the nonnatives were collected as the occasional individual or two. Sev-eral species were documented as breeding in the flood-plain, including threespined stickleback, peamouth, reticu-late and prickly sculpin (Cottus perplexus and C. asper respectively), and mosquitofish. These habitats clearly provide a dynamic and important environment used by numerous fish species for spawning, rearing, and presumably simply as a place of refuge. One of the more surprising discoveries was the sheer number of stickleback. With well over 32,000 young stickleback being collected and unknown thousands not detected, this provides an understanding of the importance of these ar-eas to certain species. This importance is further strengthened when one accounts for the young fish’s role in food web and nutrient dynamics. Sticklebacks are com-monly consumed by piscivorous fish and birds. In this way, they provide a pathway for floodplain resources

(which the young fish consume) to be transferred to the mainstem food webs when the young fish leave the off-channel habitat and are consumed or die and their re-sources are assimilated in the mainstem. Another interesting finding was the timing of movement of species out of the floodplain habitat. The first species to leave were generally all native – mostly cyprinids and sal-monids. Towards the end of the survey period, very few native fishes were collected (outside of stickleback) and the catch consisted of more and more nonnatives – namely centrarchids and ictalurids. It was only after the connection with the mainstem was lost that the majority of collections switch to being predominately nonnatives. This provides fodder to the idea that native species, which have adapted to the local flow regime, are better suited to move into these habitats, utilize the resources, and return to the mainstem before stranding becomes an issue. Ex-panding on this idea, there is evidence that floodplain habitats might be selectively beneficial to native species while being selectively detrimental towards nonnatives through uneven stranding rates as water dries up though summer. With the loss of so many floodplain habitats over the past century and the relative importance they have to the native fish communities, it is essential the re-maining floodplain habitats be maintained, conserved, or restored when practical to maximize ecosystem function and native species diversity. Contributed by: Joshua E. Williams (Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Oregon State University)

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Have you started or finished a unique restoration project? Have you begun or completed an interesting research project? Would the OR AFS membership benefit from hearing about your recent experiences or lessons learned? If so, then submit your story as a Fishery Feature (up to 2 pages) or a Field Note (up to a 2 paragraphs) by Sept 15, 2013 to: [email protected].

Table 1. Species list collected by each gear type

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Y O U R C H A P T E R A T W O R K : S P O N S O R S H I P S

Ever wonder how the Chapter has been contributing on the ground? Check out our summer feature on the actions your chapter has taken to carry out its mission and remain at the forefront of fisheries issues in Oregon! One of the ways in which your chapter contributes to the fisheries community is through sponsorships of workshops and conferences. This past year, the Chapter has:

Sponsored the 2013 Western Division Meeting in Boise, Idaho. See pg 7 for a recap of the WDAFS meeting!

Sponsored the 2013 National Meeting in Little Rock, Arkansas, including

sending a chapter representative.

Sponsored the 2013 Oregon State University’s Fisheries and Wildlife Graduate Student Association for its Research Advances in Fisheries, Wildlife, and Ecology Symposium (RAFWE). See http://fw.oregonstate.edu/groups/fwgsa/rafwe.htm for the schedule, program, plenary presentation, and more!

Sponsored the Oregon State University Student Subunit. See page 11 for an

update of the subunit’s activities! Sponsored and co-hosted (with the USFWS) the 2012 Northwest Fish Culture Conference in Portland, OR,

which attracted over 350 fish culture professionals. Along with financial sponsorship, the chapter provided necessary logistical and contract support to offset severe federal restrictions.

Sponsored the Oregon State of the Beaver Conference in Days Creek, Oregon at the Seven Feathers

Conference center. Over 200 eager beavers attended.

Sponsored the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Salmon and Trout Enhancement Program (STEP) conference in John Day, Oregon. The Chapter also staffed a booth to inform conference attendees about the work we do.

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The Oregon chapter’s 2013 annual meeting drew over 460 fisheries professionals, educators, and friends of fish—including 94 students—to Bend this past February. This was our first year using an electronic evaluation process. 60 attendees visited the Datagle site and gave the annual meeting planning team some pretty good feedback. First and foremost, over 80% of the respondents felt the annual meeting overall was “good” to “excellent” and well worth attending. The social events rated high with comments like “great chance to network in an informal setting”. Most folks liked the venue, presentations, food, banquet and the Moon Mountain Ramblers. We will have easier to read nametags next year. And, as usual, there is always that species of presenter that feels his/her paper is the most important and amazing contribution to humankind so running way

over their allotted time is, of course, justified. We will work with and empower our moderators to be more forceful to put this invasive critter on our endangered species list. Ideas for next year’s sessions include; invasive species, more topics that appeal to our education partners, and more topics on habitat restoration. President-elect and Program Chair for our 50th anniversary meeting, Mike Gauvin, is developing the program as you read this. Please contact Mike if you have any ideas for the annual meeting, and especially if you would like to pitch in and help.

http://fw.oregonstate.edu/groups/fwgsa/rafwe.htm

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The Idaho Chapter of the American Fisheries Society hosted the 2013 Western Division Annual Meeting April 15-19, in Boise, Idaho. The meeting attracted 710 registrants from 27 states, and four foreign countries. The attendance list was very diverse, over 600 fisheries professionals from 149 different entities and 99 students from 10 different states representing at least 17 schools attended the meeting. The Western Division Executive Committee met first thing Monday morning for a rare in-person meeting. We discussed increasing the scholarship amount, and voted to award projects submitted under the small grant program. Along with other standard division business, we discussed the status of upcoming meetings and learned ways in which we can help students in the Western Division connect with opportunities. This year's plenary session theme was “Fisheries, Learning from the past looking towards the future”. The theme also reflected the Idaho Chapter’s 50-year anniversary, which our Oregon chapter will be looking forward to in 2014! The Idaho chapter reflected on 50 years by a decade-by-decade recap of challenges and accomplishments provided by past-presidents. The plenary session also included excellent talks on the history and future of fish regulations, sampling equipment and methodology (yep, including explosives), and a vision for the future of fisheries management in the western US. The annual meeting program was outstanding, hosting

over 300 technical presentations in 22 symposia. Subjects were current and diverse, ranging from parental based genetic tagging, the science of science communication (hosted by Oregon members), and from climate effects on aquatic resources to interactions of fish and hydropower operations in the west. The poster session was outstanding with over 60 posters covering many topics of the west. The Idaho Chapter hosted some great socials, including a welcome social on Monday evening and the infamous student mixer in which indescribable amounts of pizza were consumed. The meeting culminated in an excellent banquet night, in which the Idaho chapter gave all attendees a clinic in how to party down and raise money! The Division and Idaho Chapter recognized the great work accomplished by chapter members during the awards luncheons. Each awarded student scholarships, recognized AFS members putting in the extra effort, and programs that accomplished some amazing conservation work. Oregon Chapter highlights were Mary Buckman’s Award of Merit for her service as WDAFS secretary/treasurer, and the Oregon Chapter received our Outstanding Chapter of the Year Award! The 2014 Western Division Annual Meeting will be held next year in Mazatlan, Mexico on April 7-11, 2013. The theme will be “Rethinking Fisheries Sustainability: The Future of Fisheries Science”, and it promises to be a unique and exciting meeting!

Your chapter has been very involved in the suction dredge mining issue (HB 838) that is currently before the Oregon legislature! Want to know what your chapter has been doing? Specific actions taken by the chapter to stay at the forefront of this issue include:

Ian Reid, Jeremiah Osborne-Gowey and Sue Marshall met with legislators in early Spring 2013.

A White Paper from ORAFS was submitted to Legislators in early April 2013. Thanks to the hard work of the Freshwater Habitat External Committee for compiling this document! You can read the white paper and cover letter at: http://orafs.org/orafs-position-regarding-suction-dredge-mining-impacts/

Shivonne Nesbit, Jeremiah, and Sue met with Legislators again in late Spring 2013.

Thanks to the host of members who have contributed time and energy to ensuring that the Chapter’s expertise is brought to bear on this important issue!

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I was fortunate enough to be able to attend the Spring Executive Committee Retreat in Hood River during May, and to share with the Executive Committee some of the early photo albums in the historian’s records. This stimulated much discussion about how we might communicate a sense of the rich history of the Chapter, and how the Chapter has evolved over the past 50 years. A number of ideas were considered and are still being discussed. However, one idea that has emerged is to identify and honor all of our annual Presidents. Jeff Yanke, our current Past Presi-dent, attended the Idaho Chapter/Western Division meeting last year (you can read his summary on page 7). The Idaho Chapter started in 1963, a year prior to the Oregon Chapter. Jeff shared photos at the Retreat of display boards they put together honoring all of their 50 presidents with a photo of each, and a short statement of issues/efforts/successes during each annual administration (see display board photo below). Our present Executive Com-mittee would like the present membership to tackle a similar project and so we need to get going as it will take some effort. Thinking about this philosophically and practically, it is a perfect time capture an important part of our history through the individuals that donated so much time to the Chapter and bettering our profession and the fisheries re-sources of Oregon. A number of our early members and presidents have passed away, and now is the time to col-lect, articulate, and record all of their images and information describing the eras and efforts.

Those of you that are past presidents can help by sending me an interesting photo of yourself taken during or near the time you were president along with several short summary statements identifying the overarching issues/campaigns/accomplishments during your administration. For those presidents that are no longer with us, we need people that knew them and the is-sues of the day to help us find photos and information. In the end, we would like information on all 50 presidents, and their efforts while president starting with Dr. Howard Horton and end-ing with our current President, Todd Buchholz. These will be grouped by 10-year period, i.e.

1964-73; 1974-83, 1984-1993, 1994-2003; 2004-2013. As this effort progresses, I will be looking for present and retired members to help champion the gathering and summarizing of this information for each of these 10-year peri-ods. It should be quite fun contacting people you haven’t seen in a while to find and record photos/images and in-formation to be communicated and preserved for the benefit of present and future Chapter members. We anticipate having attractive display boards at the 50th annual next year for all to see. Because of the miracles of digital stor-age and retrieval, we anticipate that this information will also be available on the Chapter website, and eventually added to Oregon AFS archives in the Archives area at the Valley Library at OSU. Following are listed the names of our first 50 Oregon Chapter Presidents that we will be honoring. For a vision of what the displays may look like, see two of the five display boards of the Idaho Chapter Presidents below. Thanks in advance for helping making our 50th a successful tribute to our Chapter. Don Ratliff, Historian

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Display boards from the Idaho Chapter’s 50th anniversary meeting showcasing the accomplishments of

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Below are a list of all the past ORAFS presidents. Are you on this list or do you know the current contact information for someone on this list? Are you inter-ested in helping the chapter make a fitting tribute to its history and past leader-ship for the upcoming 50th anniversary meeting? If so, please contact Chapter Historian Don Ratliff at (541) 325-5338 or at: [email protected] to assist the Chapter in getting the information we need for the upcoming 50th Anniver-sary Meeting!

H I S T O R Y ’ S M Y S T E R I E S P A S T O R A F S P R E S I D E N T S

Year Oregon AFS President Year Oregon AFS President

1964-65 Howard Horton 1974-75 Del Skeesick

1965-66 Bob Borovicka 1975-76 Bill Saltzman

1966-67 Carl Bond 1976-77 Chris Christianson

1967-68 Bob Phillips 1977-78 Chuck Walters

1968-69 Dean Marriage 1978-79 Don Clark

1969-70 Bob Corthell 1979-80 Fred Everest

1970-71 Leon Murphy 1980-81 Art Oakley

1971-72 Rollie Rousseau 1981-82 Jim Fessler

1972*-73 Paul Reed 1982-83 Bill McNeil

1973-74 Al Mills 1983-84 Jim Newton

1984-85 Don Ratliff 1994-95 Bob Hughes

1985-86 Nancy MacHugh 1995-96 Kirk Schroeder

1986-87 John Anderson 1996-97 Tom Backman

1987-88 Steve Smith 1997-98 Hal Weeks

1988-89 Krystyna Wolniakowski 1998-99 Tim Hardin

1989-90 Gordon Reeves 1999-00 Dave Hohler

1990-91 Dan Bottom 2000-01 Denny Lassuy

1991-92 Alec Maule 2001-02 Tony Faast

1992-93 Phil Howell 2002-03 Mary Buckman

1993-94 Rich Carmichael 2003-04 Dave Ward

2004-05 Doug Olson

2005-06 Barry McPherson

2006-07 Mike Reed

2007-08 Doug Young

2008-09 Neil Ward

2009-10 Richard Grost

2010-11 Demian Ebert

2011-12 Colleen Fagan

2012-13 Jeff Yanke

2013-14 Todd Buchholz


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Hello All! My name is Andrew Futerman, and I am taking over as the ORAFS student subunit liaison for this coming year. I am very excited to be taking over the reigns from Kat Gillies-Rector and hope to be able to do as amazing a job as she did. Thanks Kat! I am a U.S. Army veteran, who served on active duty for a total of 7 years including almost 3 years in combat zones. I am currently a junior in Oregon State University’s Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences. Since returning to college I have made the dean’s list 4 terms and been named the College of Agricultural Science student of the month once. For the past 2 years I have been a member of the ORAFS legislative committee. This summer, I will be working in Logan, Utah for the U.S. Forest Service on a cutthroat trout movement study. Next year, I am excited to travel to Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport, Oregon, to continue my studies. I will also be working in a coral and marine biology lab, studying coral-algal symbiosis. When not studying or volunteering, I play rugby for the Corvallis Rugby Football Club, love to read, and am a self-described “foodie,” always looking to try new and exciting foods. I am very excited to be helping ORAFS, and look forward to getting to know all of you.

HOW CAN YOU HELP THE STUDENT SUBUNIT? We are always looking for professionals to come talk to us. Please do not hesitate to contact me, so we can discuss the possibility of you coming in and giving a talk, seminar, or workshop to the students. We definitely need the society’s help to be as successful as possible in the coming year.

Andrew Futerman on a winter backpacking trip in Eagle

Creek, Oregon in January 2013.

Do you have something newsworthy to share? Submissions from ORAFS members are welcome!

Do you have an update on interesting work you would like to share with the

membership? Are you interested in providing a Fishery Feature or Field Note to tell the membership about your recent project? Would you like to contribute

an editorial to our Members’ Musings section?

If so, please submit you story or thoughts to Allison Evans at: [email protected]

Submission deadlines for news items are:

Sept.15; Dec. 15; March 15; June 15;

The newsletter is published approximately two weeks after submissions are received.

Submissions used as time and space allows

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This past spring term, the student subunit has been very busy, and we are very excited to tell you all about it. In recent months we were able to offer our members a boater’s safety course taught by Doug Brusca, an Oregon Marine Board instructor, and a CPR course in preparation for the summer field season. We ended our spring term with a gear swap and BBQ. It was a very fun event, which allowed students heading off to summer jobs and internships to stock up on used gear at low prices. It also allowed us to have a great send off which included hanging out around the BBQ grill, eating free food and enjoying good company! During spring break we spent 7 days touring Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks. One day in each park was an educational day while the other was a free day. In Bryce Canyon the park biologist talked about the Threatened Utah Prairie Dog, then took our group on the famous Rim Walk overlooking the Bryce Amphitheater. In Zion National Park we spent a day with the park biologist and learned about issues associated with the peregrine falcon and California condor. The subunit is prepping and getting ready for a very successful and exciting year in 2013-2014. The newly elected leadership team hit the ground running, completing OSU’s challenge course, which was both a lot of fun and a great team-building event. Your student subunit has two big announcements to make. First, we have been tentatively selected to host the 2016 AFS National Student Colloquium. Second, we are very pleased to announce that we were recently granted club funding from the E.R. Jackman sponsorship fund. This year, we were awarded more funding than ever before! This extra money will help us to provide a fantastic year and a great schedule of events for our students. We’d like to ask all of our membership to keep an eye out in the coming months for information regarding a new mentorship program we’re hoping to get off the ground this year. We’d like to expand mentoring opportunities beyond the annual meeting to foster more professional interactions between undergraduates, graduate students and fisheries professionals. Specifically we’re hoping to facilitate more one-on-one mentoring opportunities, which are among the most beneficial types of professional interactions for our student members. Currently we’re in the initial stages of planning, so if you have any ideas to make this program as successful as possible feel free to get in touch with either Andrew ([email protected]) or Kevin McDonnell ([email protected]). We look forward to letting everyone know more about this project as it comes together!

Andrew Futerman (Student Representative)

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Members of the ORAFS Student Subunit in Zion National Park, Utah, getting ready to look for peregrine falcons in March 2013.



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2 0 1 4 O R A F S A N N U A L M E E T I N G : F I R S T C A L L F O R P A P E R S A N D P O S T E R S

The 2014 Annual Meeting marks the 50th anniversary of the Oregon Chapter. “REFLECTING ON OUR PAST, FOCUSING ON OUR PRESENT, PREPARING FOR OUR FUTURE” is the overall theme of the program. It is vital to remember where we came from; the leadership and vision of the past helps to guide the decisions that we have to make today so that we can pass on a direction to those who will come after us. The 50th anniversary annual meeting will showcase our Chapter’s heritage through passionate, thought-provoking plenary speakers, workshops that will hone your biological and technical skills, technical sessions and posters that will entice the mind, trade show vendors that provide us with the latest tools to answer the hard questions of today, student-mentor events to inspire the next generation, and of course our legendary networking social events that tie us all together. All of us make this Chapter great! Your suggestions and assistance is welcomed and encouraged. Please contact Program Chair – Mike Gauvin ([email protected] or 541-325-1085) with any questions suggestions or to volunteer.

Workshops (Feb 25-26) We have posted a link to an online survey and are asking for your input by Aug 15th. Please follow the link and vote for the workshops that most interesting and can best serve your needs. If you would like to help organize these workshops or have a suggestion for another, don’t hesitate to contact us. To meet the demand for cutting edge, pertinent, and useful training we are considering the following training workshops: Scientific Study Design Introduction to R-statistical software and/ or R-Graphics Identification and Control of Aquatic Invasive Species ESA Permitting Genetic sampling Scientific Writing and Presentations Structured Decision Making

Plenary Session (Feb 26) The plenary session is a time for us to get inspired and helps to set the tone for the annual meeting. Passionate, thought provoking, leaders are being pursed. Contacts are being made so if you have any suggestions let us know.

Technical Sessions (Feb 26-28), & Poster Session and Social (Feb 26) Presentations and posters will address topics from across all disciplines of fisheries that are relevant to Oregon. Being the 50th anniversary of the Chapter, this year’s technical sessions will aim to incorporate and relate historical perspectives to the most pertinent topics of the day. Please consider convening a session around your area of expertise and interest, solicit presenters, and submit abstracts as a package. All sessions and presentations will be considered for inclusion into the program based upon relevance, uniqueness, and available space. Some preliminary topics being considered include: Fish Passage and Screening Invasive and Non Native Species Harvest Management and Recreational Fisheries Marine Research and Management Native Fishes of Oregon Natural Production Fish Reintroduction Dam Removal Climate Change Habitat Restoration and Improvements Hydropower and Energy Projects Hatcheries – innovative uses and research Student session Contributed Papers of any topic The Poster Session and Social Event will occur the evening of Wednesday February 26th. Space is limited to only 32 posters and have a maximum allowable size of 4 ft x 4 ft, so be sure to get you abstracts in early

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and show off your work. Of course, it is a social so be sure to imbibe the complimentary beer and wine and who knows maybe a Jam Session will spontaneously appear! All submissions are must be made by using the online abstract form, which will be available on the ORAFS website (www.orafs.org) beginning in the fall 2013. If you are interested in convening a specific session, contact the President Elect as soon as possible to discuss. All presenters will receive and email confirmation of their abstract submission and will be notified of the acceptance of their presentation by January 15th 2014. Abstract guidelines are available on the Oregon Chapter Website.

Trade Show (Feb 26-28) Be sure to visit with local and nationally renowned vendors during the trade show. This is a great opportunity to get technical questions answered from some of the professionals that provide us the tools to implement our projects.

Student Mentor Mixer (Feb 26) Join the popular student mentor mixer. Take advantage of this great opportunity for students, young biologist, and established professionals to share ideas, provide insight, bridge generation gaps and build new relationships.

Awards Luncheon and Annual Business Meeting (Feb 27) This is a great opportunity to network with old friends and new acquaintances and have lunch on us! Come and celebrate the success of peers as we distribute professional awards and student scholarships. Then participate in the Annual Business Meeting where you can see all the work the Chapter does throughout the year! Be sure to check out the ORAFS website on how to nominate a worthy peer, co-worker, organization, group, team, or individual, for a professional award and don’t forget about everyone’s favorite, the Broken Oar Award presented for “outstanding display of field technique and coordination.”

Raffle, Auction, and Banquet (Feb 27) Get your raffle tickets, and get ready to bid on silent and live auction items. Score some great gear, guided fishing trips, artwork, and much more. Enjoy the banquet, free craft beer and wine, and live music.

Student Participation The annual meeting requires a lot of participation, and students are a large and valuable part of it! We are looking for professional, trustworthy students to assist with a variety of tasks at the annual meeting, including: Assisting with the assembly of registrant information

packets (prior to the meeting) Assisting at the registration and sales desk

(throughout the meeting) Audiovisual support (PowerPoint and room lights)

during technical sessions Assisting with the raffle and auction (after the

banquet) Setting up and taking down poster display boards

(start and finish of meeting) Training or guidance will be provided for each job. Complimentary, shared lodging requires donating at least 4 hours of service, and is limited to the first 32 students who sign up. Besides saving some green, serving the chapter this way is a great opportunity to meet new people in your profession, learn new skills, and bolster your resume. You will have plenty of time to attend technical presentations and enjoy social events.

Registration Registration information for the 2014 ORAFS Annual Meeting will be available in mid-September 2013, in the fall issue of the Piscatorial Press and also on the Oregon Chapter website (www.orafs.org).

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