Commission Field Reports

Every month, ODFW staff from all over the state share with Commission some of the unique and interesting stories related to their work in the field. These Field Reports offer a snapshot of ODFW’s work with fish, wildlife, habitat and the public.

Fish and Wildlife Commission homepage

• Wildfire impacts in eastern Oregon
• Bend to Suttle Lake Wildlife Passage Initiative starts Phase Two
• Rocky Mountain goat aerial survey and new research

WEST REGION

• Two-day fishing event at Oregon State Penitentiary
• NW region summer intern highlights
• Interpretive events partnership with Jackson County
• Rogue River Bay e-creel for fall Chinook fishery
  
  

OREGON STATE POLICE

• Poachers caught hunting bear over bait
• Trooper assists with Hunter Education in John Day
• Wild trout poached on North Santiam River

OCEAN SALMON AND COLUMBIA RIVER PROGRAM

• Field summary of Columbia River Investigations 2024 field activities in the Columbia River
• Northern Pikeminnow Management Program evaluation activities in the Columbia River
  
  

• Lewis’s woodpecker research update
• Klamath Basin lamprey survey
• Pronghorn workshop hosted by ODFW in Redmond

WEST REGION

• Wolverine DNA results
• Coyote-palooza success in Portland
• New black-tailed deer research project begins
• Northwestern pond turtle research project
• North Umpqua Spring Chinook monitoring project update
• Wildlife-friendly livestock fencing upgrades
  
  

OREGON STATE POLICE

• Steens Mountains patrol
• Bully Creek Fish with a Cop Event
• Olalla Reservoir TIP arrest

Marine Resources Program

• Historic paralytic shellfish toxin event
• PSP shellfish harvest closure timeline
• PSP outreach
• Marine Reserves Program to widen Hook and Line survey’s angler pool
• ODFW responds to Oregon’s “Mystery Oil Event”
  
  

• Sockeye pilot program underway
• Irrigon and Umatilla fish hatcheries maintenance complete
• Poisoning of wildlife and domestic animals in northeast Oregon

WEST REGION

• Coastal biologists survey snowy plovers
• Volunteers help acclimate hatchery winter steelhead smolts
• Junction City Pond reopens with upgrades
• Multi-year beaver restoration project in Yaquina Basin
• Indigo Pack wolf collared
  
  

OREGON STATE POLICE

• Trophy mule deer buck poached. Subject caught and convicted
• OSP & ODFW working together on PSWA
• Illegal fillets discovered during search of boat

Ocean Salmon and Columbia River Program

• Northern Pikeminnow Management Program
  
  

• McKay Creek fish passage project
• Chronic Wasting Disease response exercise conducted
• Lake trout sampling Wallowa Lake

WEST REGION

• Fisher monitoring – what else can these data tell us?
• Tagging North Umpqua spring Chinook
• Vernal Pools: benefits of a healthy ecoregion
• Wolverine sightings continue with confirmed reports on the North Coast

OREGON STATE POLICE

• Creswell Clay Target Sports club Hunter Education Class field day
• Inaugural Klamath Falls Sportsman’s Show
• Lake Billy Chinook saturation effort

Marine Resources Program

• Oregon’s Nearshore
• Updating the Ocean Recreational Boat Survey Video Boat Count Technology
• Ocean Energy Planning and Development
• Coastal Strategic Advisory Group
  
  

• Sage-Grouse Wingbee 2024 sets record
• Climate change effects on mule deer and elk
• Steelhead-Bass interaction study

WEST REGION

• Rogue River Community Engagement
• Aquatic restoration opportunities at Siskiyou Field Institute
• Coho PIT tagging, Winter Lake
• Annual derby nets funding for fish projects
• Herd composition surveys yield unique observations
• Elk collars successfully deployed for forest land study
• Clackamas River coho run well above average this year

OREGON STATE POLICE

• Protecting sensitive tribal artifacts
• Wildlife Detection K-9 “Scout” makes appearances

Ocean Salmon and Columbia River Program

• Exploration of factors related to White Sturgeon growth in The Dalles Reservoir
  
  

• California bighorn sheep capture and translocation

WEST REGION

• Training at Cascade Raptor Center
• West Region hatcheries pull through storm with no major impacts
• Southwest Oregon Cascade Meadow Enhancement Project
• Black-tailed deer monitoring at South Slough Reserves

OREGON STATE POLICE

MARINE RESOURCES PROGRAM

• Prime fishing areas reopen after more than a two-decade closure
• Marine habitat and research projects are directly addressing important fishery management questions
• Ocean Recreational Fisheries Surveys
  
  

• Mule deer research update
• Crane Prairie Redband Trout diet sample project
• Oregon wolves introduced in Colorado

WEST REGION

• Weather event causes landslides on North Umpqua and Coos watersheds
• Siletz refuge restoration project
• Staff to provide technical support for meadow project in Siuslaw National Forest
• Elk damage survey mailed to landowners in Polk and Benton counties
• Friend or foe? West Region Research investigates interactions between fishers and fox
• Record number of wild coho in Willamette and Clackamas rivers; strong returns to Umpqua

OREGON STATE POLICE

OCEAN SALMON AND COLUMBIA RIVER PROGRAM

• Four more Motus towers installed
• Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Check Stations Deer and Elk update
• Minam River Wildlife Area final purchase

WEST REGION

• Fish passage barriers continue to come down in interior Rogue Watershed
• New machine helps lighten wildlife habitat work
• Fall sampling completed at Diamond Lake
• Tioga Falls fish passage project completed

EGGS TO FRY PROGRAM

SALMON NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT

OREGON STATE POLICE

MARINE RESOURCES PROGRAM

• Comments on potential offshore wind development submitted to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
• California sea lions tested for disease and tagged in a separate pilot project
• Drones help with marine mammal research
• Marine Reserves human dimensions projects
  
  

• Beaver survey on Burnt River
• Lower Owhyee bighorn sheep surveys
• Statewide wildlife staff meeting recap

WEST REGION

• 2023 BioBlitz Amphibian Surveys
• Snorkel surveys underway
• Stage 8 habitat project at Finn Rock
• Cougar visits Haystack Rock
• Air stocking completed

• Protect Oregon’s Wildlife – Turn in Poachers
• Singing Fish Win Award

OREGON STATE POLICE

• Dory boat fleet patrol
• Bedrock fire evacuation
• High lakes saturation patrol

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

• Klamath Dam bat study

OCEAN SALMON AND COLUMBIA RIVER PROGRAM

• OSCRP works to make annual Willamette spring Chinook forecasts more accessible
  
  

• Klamath River dam removal underway
• Klamath office upgrade
• Summer Lake Wildlife Area habitat restoration and shorebirds

WEST REGION

• Free Fishing Weekend Highlight
• Western toad discovered in McMinnville
• Grass carp stocked in Devil’s Lake
• Indigo Pack update
• Native fish salvage

• Go Fish!

OREGON STATE POLICE

• Drift boat patrol on the Main Umpqua
• ATV patrol from Succor Creek through Leslie Gulch to the Owyhee Reservoir
• Anglers cited for No Resident Angling Licenses and Take/Possession of Game Fish – Trout

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

• Aquatic Invasive Species update
• Coastal marten update

MARINE RESOURCES PROGRAM

• Marine Reserves Program launched groundbreaking study
• Oregon Field Guide
  
  

• Mule Deer Management Plan
• Wildlife Human Attack Response Training

WEST REGION

• BearWise tips mailed to residents and businesses on Hwy 26
• North Coast beaver restoration projects
• Leave young wildlife alone
• Partnership prioritizes coho recovery in the Umpqua basin

• ODFW helps beginning birders take flight
• Leave wildlife wild campaign refreshed

OREGON STATE POLICE

• Coordinated boat patrol of Klamath/Agency Lakes
• Saturation patrols on the Philip Schneider Wildlife Area
• Angler cited for Unlawful Possession of Wild Chinook Salmon

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

• NW Bat Hub summer field season begins
• Ladd Marsh Motus tower detects Lewis’s woodpecker during migration
• Willamette Valley turtle work continues; volunteers welcome at Muddy Valley

OCEAN SALMON AND COLUMBIA RIVER PROGRAM

• Select Area Fisheries Enhancement (SAFE) Project – Spring Chinook Fishery
  
  

• Bighorn sheep capture in Hells Canyon tri-state area
• Lake of the Woods Ice Fishing
• Wallowa River snorkel surveys

WEST REGION

• Wolverine sighted along Columbia River
• Jewell Meadows restarts winter elk tours after two-year pause
• Beaver restoration work continues in North Coast Watershed District
• First Sandy River eulachon fishing since 2015
• Annual “wing bee” sorted over 600 hunter-returned grouse wings, tails.
• Barn owl nest relocated to nest box at Wilsonville apartment complex.

• Stop Poaching Campaign ramps up with hire of marketing firm.
• ODFW podcast nominated for national social media award.
• Turkey season is coming up.

OREGON STATE POLICE

• Forest Grove cow elk poaching case
• Madras youth fishing pond duckling rescue

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

• Cuban treefrog and invasive species update
• Northern red-legged frog undercrossing designs complete

MARINE RESOURCES PROGRAM

• Research gives insight on whale entanglement risk factors.
• Staff secure research grant funding for rocky marine habitats
• Sunflower sea star recommended for federally threatened status.
• Commercial fishing grounds reopening in 2024.
• Marine Reserves update
  
  

• Johnson-Tunnel Creek juniper removal
• Camera Trapping Studies
• Crooked River low flows during drought

WEST REGION

• New study shows thiamine supplementation improves survival and body condition of hatchery-reared steelhead in Oregon
• Post-restoration monitoring continues at Palensky Wildlife Area
• Elk trapping helps focus population survey flights
• Winter Lake Phase III restoration
• Tropical visitor seen in Bandon

• ODFW’s podcast begins fourth year with a new outdoor sound
• ODFW and partners give veterans a mentored waterfowl hunt
• ODFW video showcases partnerships to enhance bighorn sheep health

OREGON STATE POLICE

• US-20 wildlife crossing signs

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

• White-nose syndrome bat sampling
• Ocean Salmon and Columbia River Program

OCEAN SALMON AND COLUMBIA RIVER PROGRAM

• Northern Pikeminnow Management Program – long-term trends in fishery indices
  
  

• Intermountain West shorebird surveys
• Trout Creek Working Group 30+ years
• California bighorn disease and population monitoring efforts in southeast continue

WEST REGION

• Chinook tagged in ocean research program recovered in Sandy River
• Kellogg Creek Restoration Project received $15 million
• Breaking records: high numbers of wild coho return to upper Clackamas River
• Collaborative mapping exercise helps identify priority habitat projects
• Umpqua Oaks Partnership update

• ODFW promotes licenses as holiday gifts

OREGON STATE POLICE

• Deer poaching case: Hunting with Unauthorized Weapon
• Doe freed from fencing in Central Oregon
• Blacktail bucks left to waste near Coos Bay

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

• ODFW’s iNaturalist project update
• OCAMP identifies Priority Wildlife Connectivity Areas
• Foothill yellow-legged frog in SW Oregon

MARINE RESOURCES PROGRAM

• Tillamook Bay Clam Advisory Committee update
• Research grant proposals submitted
• A challenging commercial Dungeness crab season
• Commercial Nearshore Rockfish Fishery Update
  
  

• Thirtymile Creek beaver dam analogs
• East Cascades oak habitat restoration
• Benthic macroinvertebrate sampling Deschutes Basin

WEST REGION

• Fish passage project wins state award
• New steelhead regulations for Rogue, South Coast areas
• Partnering with beavers presented at State of the Coast
• Wildlife research makes The Wildlife Society publications

• Hunters targeted in Chronic Wasting Disease awareness campaign

OREGON STATE POLICE

• Tag purchased after cougar harvested
• Felon takes buck deer without a tag
• Coho mistaken for Chinook Salmon

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

• Sierra Nevada Red Fox conservation strategy 2022 published
• Wolverine study update
• 2023 Habitat Conservation art selected
• Oregon Connectivity Assessment and Mapping Project implementation plan and update

OCEAN SALMON AND COLUMBIA RIVER PROGRAM

• 2022 Columbia River Estuary recreational white sturgeon fishery
  
  

• Motus tower installed at Ladd Marsh
• Wenaha River Chinook surveys
• Natural Resource Conservation Service positions to assist private landowners in habitat projects

WEST REGION

• Beaver habitat project with Willamette National Forest
• Long-term habitat restoration project continues
• Fish salvaged prior to top-priority fish barrier removal
• Radio-tagging Coquille smallmouth bass

• Anti-Poaching campaign making strides

OREGON STATE POLICE

• Poacher shoots deer with rifle during archery season
• Poacher shoots Wildlife Enforcement Decoy with 9mm pistol after legal hours

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

• White-headed woodpecker project with USFS and wildlife interns

MARINE RESOURCES PROGRAM

• Ocean reports now available
  
  

• Habitat restoration at Catherine Creek
• Educational material collaboration
• Trout Creek habitat restoration update

WEST REGION

• Beaver reintroduction partnership, Rogue Watershed
• Potential fisher reintroduction efforts
• Historic comparison of Siletz River summer steelhead

• Drought awareness campaign leading people to learn more on web

OREGON STATE POLICE

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

• Muddy Valley pond turtle study update

OCEAN SALMON AND COLUMBIA RIVER PROGRAM

• ODFW-led article reviews the effectiveness of breaching the four lower Snake River dams
  
  

• Western Snowy Plover survey
• Sage-grouse habitat receives funding
• Carnivore research at Starkey
• Cougar Peak emergency fire reseeding

WEST REGION

• Willamette Wildlife Mitigation Program update
• Rogue summer steelhead monitoring
  

• Drought awareness advertising campaign off to strong start

OREGON STATE POLICE

• Ocean and Columbia River patrol focuses on commercial and recreational halibut, salmon and steelhead

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

• Purple Martin and Western snowy plover survey along Coast

MARINE RESOURCES PROGRAM

• Record year for commercial Dungeness crab
• Marine Reserves Program Synthesis Report
  
  

• Mule Deer plan revision
• Deschutes River Basin salmon and steelhead reintroduction update
• Upper Klamath Lake salmon study
• Sandhill Cranes Ladd Marsh

WEST REGION

• Response to the Medford fuel depot release
• Pond conversion to warmwater fisheries pond
• First fishing event at St. Louis Ponds since 2020
• Sierra Nevada red fox project
  

• Mentored hunt helps new hunters gain confidence in skills

OREGON STATE POLICE

• Partner of the Year
• January 2021 case resolved through court proceedings
• Fish and Wildlife Troopers assist with Hunter Education

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

• Northwestern pond turtle project update

OCEAN SALMON AND COLUMBIA RIVER PROGRAM

• Northern Pikeminnow Management Program – reward fishery and long-term tag returns
  
  

• Tinker Creek Headwaters update
• The Dalles district wildlife staff test new methodology for herd composition
• Ice fishing clinic success at Lake of the Woods

WEST REGION

• Elk in herd along I-5 collared
• Coaledo Tidegate Restoration Project update
• Gail Achterman Wildlife Area
• New automated gate at St. Louis Ponds
• Urban turkey issues update
  
  

• Video highlights collaboration for Wallowa Lake fish passage
• Oregon DOJ hires anti-poaching prosecutor
• Hunter Education instructors are ready to teach young hunters

OREGON STATE POLICE

• Surveillance at Scappoose Bay
• Boat patrol on Lake Billy Chinook

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

• Palensky Wildlife Area egg mass survey and coverboard project update

MARINE RESOURCES PROGRAM

• Renewable energy targets set
  
  

• Willow-Whitehorse Lahontan cutthroat trout population estimate
• Rangeland fire prevention gets $5 million for habitat projects
• Annual winter trumpeter swan survey at Summer Lake Wildlife Area

WEST REGION

• Summary of double-crested cormorant colony monitoring in the Colombia River estuary
• Abnormally low flows on south coast rivers
• Beavers relocated to remote lake
  
  

• New state-level prosecutor to support anti-poaching efforts

OREGON STATE POLICE

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

• Pygmy rabbit arboreal activity

OCEAN SALMON AND COLUMBIA RIVER PROGRAM

• 2021 Stock Assessment of Bonneville Reservoir White Sturgeon
  
  

• Lostine River Coho Salmon update
• Mule deer herd survival monitoring
• Bighorn sheep collaring update

WEST REGION

• Evaluating natural production potential upstream of Applegate Dam
• Urban turkey issues
• Territorial youth hunt update
• More land opened on Santiam State Forest
  
  

• Holiday gift giving

OREGON STATE POLICE

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

• Habitat art contest for 2023
• Call before you haul, Aquatic invasive species program gets toll-free number

MARINE RESOURCES PROGRAM

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION COMMITTEE

• New state law to protect against bias crimes in the outdoors
  
  

• Minam River Wildlife Area phase one complete, podcast available online
• Sauvie Island west side diversion fish screen installation update

WEST REGION

• Cole Rivers Hatchery update
• Leaburg Dam alternatives
• Popular boat ramp closed for safety concerns
• South Coast Fish District salmon carcass work
• Deer surveys, North Coast Wildlife District
• Wilsonville Pond rock barrier needed to prevent illegal vehicle access

• It’s beginning to look a lot like #Fishmas
• ODFW podcast proves particularly popular
  
  

OREGON STATE POLICE

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

• OCAMP update: 2nd milestone

OCEAN SALMON AND COLUMBIA RIVER PROGRAM

• Summary of 2021 fisheries and outlook for 2022 fisheries
  
  

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION COMMITTEE

• Community outreach during 2023-2025 budget planning
• NW Steelheaders Association and passage of Senate Bill 320 (2021)

• Opal and Trout Creek culvert replacement, stream channel reconnection, and road obliteration project
• Response of mule deer and elk to thinning and prescribed burning in forest ecosystems

WEST REGION

• Partnering to update Rogue Canyon bear wise education video
• Good Neighbor Authority implementation
• Clackamas River seeing high wild coho returns
• Cannabis issues in Rogue Valley
• Elk research in two Wildlife Management Units
  
  

• Over the top outreach shows potential
• Give the gift of the outdoors

OREGON STATE POLICE

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

• Coastal marten research funded
• Annual art contest results

MARINE RESOURCES PROGRAM

• 2021 Coastwide rockfish survey – field work completed
  
  

• Blitzen River Redband Trout
• Mule Deer Coordinator position

WEST REGION

• Coquille Bio-Blitz
• Oregon Solutions: Clatsop Plains Elk Collaborative signing ceremony
• Phase 1 restoration project completed at Finn Rock
• Rogue Pikeminnow Roundup ends third season
  
  

• Digital ads connect with potential Oregon anglers

OREGON STATE POLICE

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

• Cascade BioBlitz update

OCEAN SALMON AND COLUMBIA RIVER PROGRAM

• Columbia River White Sturgeon mortality heat stress related?
  
  

• Partnership with Local Community College
• Cougar Densities Before and After Wolf Recolonization in the Mt. Emily Wildlife Management Unit

WEST REGION

• Tribe on screens projects
• Chetco River Hatchery Winter Steelhead Monitoring
• Clackamas River to receive augmentation flows beginning Sept. 1
• Battling invasive Ludwigia at Palensky Wildlife Area
• Chum Salmon Reintroduction: Adult Out-planting
  
  

• ODFW Offers Self-Guided Option at Fair

OREGON STATE POLICE

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

• Foothill yellow-legged frog inventory

MARINE RESOURCES PROGRAM

• Marine Spatial Planning for Offshore Wind Renewable Energy Industry
  
  

• Western Snowy Plover
• Cold water refuge use by Columbia River summer steelhead

WEST REGION

• Hatcheries’ outdoor areas reopen to visitors
• Update: Winter Lake restoration project at Coquille Valley Wildlife Area
• Young wildlife hit hard by excessive heatwave in the North Willamette Watershed Wildlife District
• Calapooia River fish die off
  
  

• Customer retention effort in high gear
• ODFW boosts wildlife license plate sales

OREGON STATE POLICE

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

• Turtle Team at Muddy Valley Reserve

OCEAN SALMON and COLUMBIA RIVER PROGRAM

• Northern Pikeminnow Management Program – use of an alternative external tag
  

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION COMMITTEE

• Office Managers Workshop D&I Training
• Beaver State Podcast
  
  

• Elk habitat use in late summer in the Blue Mountains
• White River fire –update
• Middle Fork John Day River Watershed Monitoring 2017-2020: using lessons learned to focus new research and habitat restoration actions

WEST REGION

• Basking structures created for northwestern pond turtles
• Progress on curbing Rogue Canyon bear conflicts
• Invasive removal project continues at Gail Achterman Wildlife Area
• Turkey damage in Corvallis
• South Umpqua spring Chinook update

• Pop-up booths lure new anglers

OREGON STATE POLICE

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

• OCAMP Update
• Turtle nest Mounds
• Caspian terns
• Pygmy rabbit surveys in Harney County

MARINE RESOURCES PROGRAM

• Marine Mammal Program – plowing new ground
  
  

• Mule Deer Initiative – Steens Mountain and Warner Wildlife Management Units
• Grande Ronde and Umatilla Fish Habitat Program – McDaniel project
• Spring Chinook spawners respond to stream channel restoration in the Middle Fork John Day River

WEST REGION

• Fish staff confirm lamprey presence in Salem Ditch
• Fern Ridge Wildlife Area finishes transplanting common rush
• Foster Creek acclimation pond takes another hit
• Yaquina River tidal restoration project

• ODFW provides new resource for beginning hunters and anglers

OREGON STATE POLICE

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

• Zebra mussel response continues
• Aquatic invasive species stations update
• Amphibian egg mass surveys

OCEAN SALMON AND COLUMBIA RIVER PROGRAM

• Ongoing acoustic telemetry research:
  Examining movement patterns of adult White Sturgeon in John Day Reservoir
  
  

• Retiring District Biologist Looks back on Deschutes Fisheries
• Winter at Cascade Hatchery
• Effects of recreational hunting on behavior of non-targeted individuals

WEST REGION

• Springfield Wildlife staff begins trapping turkeys in Eugene
• Initial draft conservation plan being reviewed by partners
• Umpqua Wildlife District reviews maps for access
• FY23 funding solicitation for Willamette Wildlife Mitigation Program opened

• RBFF awards ODFW $25K for outreach
• Zoom assists in mentoring new hunters
• Veterans’ enjoy exclusive 1-day duck hunt

OREGON STATE POLICE

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

• North Coast eagle survey update
• iNaturalist and foothill yellow-legged frogs
• Invasive species vs. community-sourced data
• Northwestern pond turtle workgroups

MARINE RESOURCES PROGRAM

• Oregon’s Territorial Sea Plan - consideration of new ocean management areas
  
  

• Fire armoring habitat projects on Philip W. Schneider Wildlife Area
• Declining populations of Bighorn Sheep on Hart Mountain
• New PIT tag antennas answering questions in the John Day

WEST REGION

• Lower Rogue River winter steelhead creel
• Fire salvage liaison
• Leaf packets tested as method of capturing larval lamprey
• Disease outbreak in pine siskin

• Year in Review: Outreach grows during 2020

OREGON STATE POLICE

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

• Oregon Connectivity Assessment and Mapping Project update and plans for winter
• 2022 art contest open, collector stamps and prints available for purchase
• Step-by-step guide available; Oregon Wildlife Conservation iNaturalist project

OCEAN SALMON AND COLUMBIA RIVER PROGRAM

• Summary of Columbia River 2020 non-treaty fall salmon and steelhead fisheries
• Recreational fisheries
• Commercial fisheries
  
  

• Upper Deschutes Habitat Conservation Plan
• White-tailed Jackrabbit Research
• Lostine River Falls

WEST REGION

• Foster Creek Acclimation Pond Repairs Underway
• Third Year of Hatchery Winter Steelhead Study Begins
• Ringtail Research Study in Southern Oregon
• Potential Cooperative Vegetation Management
• Final EIS for Double-crested Cormorants

• Agency Working to Keep New Customers
• Stop Poaching Effort Launches OSP Video Series

OREGON STATE POLICE

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

• 2020 Fisher Surveys in the Applegate WMU
• Oregon Native Turtle Working Group Update
• OCRF Continues to Fund Critical Projects

MARINE RESOURCES PROGRAM

• Data, Data, Data!
• NEW: ODFW Marine Reserves Data Dashboard

• Klamath Hatchery Fire
• Sun Creek Restoration and Recolonization
• Irrigon Wildlife Area Wetland Restoration Project

WEST REGION

• Water management improves at Fern Ridge Wildlife Area
• Jewell Meadows cancels public winter elk feeding tours
• Radio tagging chum salmon
• Alternatives to in-person educational STEP programs

INFORMATION AND EDUCATION

• Stop Poaching Campaign Picks up Speed

OREGON STATE POLICE

• OSP Aircraft help catch poachers around the state

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

• Bat Monitoring in 2020 - Demobilizing Gear
• iNaturalist Project Underway
• Non-native Turtle Removal On-Going Efforts
• Oregon Conservation & Recreation Fund Reviews 2nd Round of Proposals

OCEAN SALMON AND COLUMBIA RIVER PROGRAM

• Debating the Consequences of Juvenile Bypass

ODFW DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION COMMITTEE

• Statewide DEI Conference Goes Virtual

• Cold Springs Elk Damage
• Snake River Steelhead Encounter Rate Study
• Lostine Coho

WEST REGION

• Willamette Falls Fishway repairs ensure safe passage for threatened fish
• Multi-lingual signs installed at St. Louis Ponds
• Denman Youth Pheasant Hunt
• Double-crested cormorant nesting areas scanned for PIT tags

INFORMATION AND EDUCATION

• Recreational harvesting of Oregon shellfish gets national attention thanks to recent outreach efforts

OREGON STATE POLICE

• Coos Bay and John Day poachers caught by F&W Troopers
• Wildlife Enforcement Decoy (WED) in Clackamas County

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

• Art Contest Winners for 2021 Announced
• AIS Prevention and Watercraft Inspection Update
• Fisher Research Underway in Southwest Region

MARINE RESOURCES PROGRAM

• Marching forward on ocean change action
• Reducing risk of whale entanglements – what’s next?

• Fire
• Mule Deer Research
• Klamath Anadromous Fish Reintroduction Update
• California Bighorn Sheep

WEST REGION

• Historic Wildfires Destroy Rock Creek Hatchery, Impact Other Facilities
• Huntley Park Seining Shows Good Summer Steelhead Returns
• Watchable Wildlife Foundation

INFORMATION AND EDUCATION

• ODFW Hikes in for Fishing Event
• I&E Pilots Archery/Bowhunting Workshop
• ODFW Podcast Features the Iconic Oregon Mule Deer

OREGON STATE POLICE

• Poaching

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

• Nestucca Watershed COA Field Trip
• Aquatic Invasive Species Update
• SW Region Biologists Continue Turtle Surveys

OCEAN SALMON AND COLUMBIA RIVER PROGRAM

• Refining Estimates of Smolt Abundance at Bonneville Dam

• Cottonwood Creek Steelhead
• Elkhorn Mountain Goats
• Upper Deschutes Salmon and Steelhead Reintroduction
• Lahontan Cutthroat Trout
• John Day Smallmouth Bass

WEST REGION

• Western Oregon band-tailed pigeon surveys
• Volunteers helped improve wildlife habitat in eastern Jackson County
• Fern Ridge Wildlife Area Restoration and Planting
• Spearfishing on the Coquille River to protect fall Chinook

INFORMATION AND EDUCATION

• New Email Messenger Launches for Customers
• Anti-Poaching Campaign Continues

OREGON STATE POLICE

• Unlawful take of redband trout and chinook

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

• SW Region and USFS Trap More Turtles
• OCS Strategy Habitat in the News
• Applegate Restoration Project and Bryozoans
• Peninsula Canal Turtle Trapping Success
• High Lakes Amphibian Survey Teams
• Wildlife Species Observation System Wins Award
• Bats and Amphibians Get WWMP Staff Support
• OSU Confirms Oregon Chub
• Sandhill Cranes in Oregon
• Caspian Tern Breeding Failures and Bald Eagles
• AIS Prevention Program Update
• Mosier NW Pond Turtle Survey Concludes
• OCRF Update, Outdoor Equity Sub-Committee Formed

MARINE RESOURCES PROGRAM

• Fisheries sampling during COVID-19
• Field research and monitoring projects continue
• Sea star wasting disease monitoring at Otter Rock and Cascade Head Marine Reserves
• Ocean change data collection

• Fall River Fishway
• Invasive Grass Control Research
• Malheur River Chinook Fishery

WEST REGION

• Group wins fishery conservation awards
• Habitat restoration crew update
• Aggressive deer in Ashland

INFORMATION AND EDUCATION

• July 4 email a big hit with Oregon anglers
• Thousands of hunters give feedback on proposed big game changes

OREGON STATE POLICE

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

• Western Pond Turtle Project Updates
• Landowners Get Support from Conservation Bios
• Oregon Spotted Frog Habitat Enhanced
• AIS Teams Protect Oregon Waters

ODFW DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION COMMITTEE

• ODFW joins the Diversity Joint Venture for Conservation Careers
• Governor Brown appoints Cultural Change Officer

• Lower Deschutes Redband
• Opal Springs Dam Fishway
• Wind Power Raptor Research Project
• Overshoot and Cold Water Refuge Use by John Day River Steelhead

WEST REGION

• Cormorant Survey of the Astoria-Megler Bridge
• Tagged green sturgeon recovered
• Rogue Wildlife District Proactively Approaches Urban Bear Issue
• Willamette Wildlife Mitigation Program Proposals Scored and Ranked
• Fish Ladder Modifications Should Help South Umpqua Spring Chinook

• Hunter Education Classes Resume
• Podcast Features Chad Brown’s Soul River
• Pronghorn Hunters get Targeted Information

OREGON STATE POLICE

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

• Borax Lake Chub Delisted
• Greater Sage-Grouse Population Monitoring
• OCAMP Species Selected by Experts
• Northwestern Pond Turtle Survey Successful
• OCRF Committee Moves into Next Phase
• Good Neighbor Authority Agreements

OCEAN SALMON AND COLUMBIA RIVER PROGRAM

• New Article Illustrates Negative Effects of Columbia and Snake River Dams on Salmon Survival.

ODFW DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION COMMITTEE

• Irrigon Hatchery Heat Exchanger
• Narrows Weir Fishway
• Wallowa Wolverines
• The “Other Department of Fish and Wildlife”

WEST REGION

• ODFW donates PPE for COVID-19
• Avian Predation Update
• Mosquito Monitoring, Coquille Valley Wildlife Area
• Willamette Wildlife Mitigation Program Project Solicitations
• Fill Season Reservoir Coordination on the Rogue
• New Gravity Intake Improves Clackamas Hatchery Water Supply

• Agency Launches Beaver State Podcast
• Anti-Poaching Campaign Growing Fast
• Hunter Education Requirements Adapted in Light of Social Distancing
• ODFW Provides Resources to Office of Emergency Management Joint Information Center
• #HerpWeek on Instagram a Success
• Spring Hunting Newsletter Highlights Opportunity, Controlled Hunt Process

OREGON STATE POLICE

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

• Denman Wildlife Area Coverboard Surveys
• Western Painted Turtle Released
• Minto Brown Trail Cams Deployed
• Sierra Nevada red fox project continues
• OCRF Committee & Expenditure Framework
• East Region Bios Complete Owl Survey
• Turtle Surveys in Mosier
• OCAMP is Underway

MARINE RESOURCES PROGRAM

• The Ocean is ‘Essential’

• Mt. Hood Community College Fisheries Technology Program
• Zumwalt Prairie Elk
• 2020 Ducks Unlimited Conservation Achievement Award Recipient

WEST REGION

• Elk Hoof Disease in Southern Oregon
• Twice returning steelhead female illustrates power of integrating brood stock
• Marine mammal team adjusts work to comply with COVID-19 protocols
• Cormorants on the Astoria-Megler Bridge
• West Region wolf work

• COVID-19 Response
• ODFW hosted a successful NASP tournament in Albany on March 7
• Podcast explores wildlife and disease

OREGON STATE POLICE

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

• Denman Herptile Coverboard Project & Walk
• Polk County site visits
• Coastal Marten Surveys
• The Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund (OCRF) Advisory Committee

OCEAN SALMON AND COLUMBIA RIVER PROGRAM

• OSCRP’s “Zone 6” Recreational Creel Survey captures warmwater fishery, too!

• February Flooding
• Blue Mountain Elk Collaring
• Imnaha Bull Trout
• John Day River Steelhead and Transported Strays from the Snake River

WEST REGION

• Cougar-Bear Hunting Workshop
• Coast Range cougar study
• Coho salmon now spawning after culvert removal

• State’s Hunter Ed coordinators meet
• Sportsmen’s shows connect agency with customers
• Agency launches new podcast

OREGON STATE POLICE

• Bighorn Sheep Capture

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

• Documenting Northern red-legged frog movements across Highway 30
• Rocky Mountain red fox discovered in Central Oregon
• Conservation & Recreation Advisory Committee

MARINE RESOURCES PROGRAM

• Oregon Marine Reserves – 2019 Highlights
• Oregon pink shrimp fishery bycatch reduction

• Mule Deer Research in South-Central Oregon
• Glass Hill Youth Controlled Elk Hunt
• California Bighorn Sheep Capture
• Western Idaho Fly Fishing Expo

WEST REGION

• Roaring Rivers brood trout release
• Dunes City deer feeding issue
• Double-crested cormorant breeding
  abundance
• Willamette Falls sea lions
• Fish sampling at Gail Achterman Wildlife Area

• College Duck Hunting Workshop, Shotgun
  Skills Course at EE Wilson
• ODFW, Oregon State Police, and Department
  of Justice - Moving Forward on Anti-Poaching
  Effort
• Angler Education Pilots New Versions of
  Clamming and Crabbing Workshops

OREGON STATE POLICE

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

• Top conservation stories of the past decade
• Oregon Connectivity Assessment and
  Mapping Project (OCAMP)
• OCRF fundraising kickoff
• Muddy Valley Habitat Reserve

• Monitoring Avian Productivity Program
• Opel Springs Fishway Completion
• Warner Basin Aquatic Health Partnership
• Cold Springs Elk Damage

WEST REGION

• Chinook Salmon Angling Closure, North Coast
• Trask River Hatchery New Hatch House Replacement
• Proactive Rogue Canyon Black Bear Plan
• Jewell Meadows Wildlife Area Winter Elk Feeding Tours
• Necanicum Basin Winter Steelhead Surveys

• 25 Days of FishMas Returns

OREGON STATE POLICE

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

• Feral Swine Discovered in Jackson County
• Willamette Wildlife Mitigation Program Acquisitions
• Western Pond Turtle MOU
• Wallowa/Minam Core Area Bull Trout Hybridization Assessment

• Lower Deschutes Fire Restoration
• Baker Sage-grouse Local Implementation Team
• Miller Lake Lamprey
• Snake River Basin Chinook Salmon Surveys

WEST REGION

• Coquille Valley Restoration Project Update
• Snakes Removed from Roseburg Residence
• Bee Diversity at Gail Achterman Wildlife Area
• Willamette Wildlife Mitigation Program Updates
• Beaver Relocation Could Help Oregon Spotted Frogs

• ODFW, Duck Club Join Forces For Waterfowl Workshops
• ODFW Grows Archery in Schools Program
• Looking For Customer Feedback about MyODFW.com

OREGON STATE POLICE

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

• Habitat Enhancement for Native Turtles in Salem
• Mid-Columbia Wildlife District Western Pond Turtle Work
• Port Blakely’s Molalla Demonstration Site
• Fisher Research in Southern Oregon
• ODFW Art Contest and Show a Success

OCEAN SALMON AND COLUMBIA RIVER PROGRAM

• Northern Pikeminnow Management Program

• Oregon Mid-Columbia Steelhead Recovery
• Annual Williamson River Cleanup
• MYY Brook Trout

WEST REGION

• Double-crested cormorant data analysis
• Wolf Update & Predator Deterrence Workshop
• Partnerships with Washington County
• Coquille Valley Wildlife Area holds inaugural youth pheasant hunt
• OHA names Jade Keehn 2018 Conservationist of the Year

• African American Outdoor Alliance
• Feast Portland
• Hunter Outreach

OREGON STATE POLICE

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

• Oregon North American bat monitoring
• Fish safe plan for emergency bridge repair
• Gail Achterman Wildlife Area culvert removal project

MARINE RESOURCES PROGRAM

• Ocean sport fishing has been great
• Return of the “Blob” – marine heatwave developing

• Beaver Creek Dam Fishway
• Imnaha Weir
• Odell Bull Trout
• Elkhorn Mountain Goats

WEST REGION

• Upton Slough Tide gate Replacement & Aquatic Habitat Improvement
• The Siletz River Guide
• Rogue Canyon Bear Issues
• Leaburg Dam Lamprey Detection

• I&E Employs “Train the Trainer” Approach
• Social Media Update
• Video Series to Help Hunters, Biologists

OREGON STATE POLICE

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

• 2019 Estimated Sage-grouse Population
• Successful Streaked Horned Lark Nesting, Herbert Farm Natural Area
• RAWA Update
• Wildlife Intern Introduced to Amphibian Survey
• Major Fish Passage Barrier Removed

OCEAN SALMON AND COLUMBIA RIVER PROGRAM

• 2019-2021 Flexible Spill Agreement

EAST REGION

• The Harney County Wildfire Collaborative
• Warner Sucker
• Wallowa Lake

WEST REGION

• Denman Wildlife Area Hosts Young Oregon Hunters Day
• EE Wilson Wildlife Area Hosts Youth Outdoor Day
• A Few Free Fishing Weekend North Coast

• Governor’s Campout
• Sturgeon on Social Media

OREGON STATE POLICE

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

• Rapid Response Exercise
• Long-term Western Pond Turtle Survey
• Streaked Horned Lark Monitoring

MARINE RESOURCES PROGRAM

• Marine habitat projects are in full swing

• Ladd Marsh Bird Festival
• Chesnimnus Elk
• Summer Lake Cleanup

WEST REGION

• Fishing vessel wreckage in Western snowy plover nesting area
• Willamette Falls Spring Chinook Passage
• R3 Project in Partnership with the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
• Greater Clatsop Plains Elk Issues

• ELS Communications and Outreach
• Education Events Abound this summer
• MyODFW Employs “Listicles” to Engage the Public
• End Caps Ease Beginners into Trout Fishing

OREGON STATE POLICE

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

• Greater Sage-grouse Lek Surveys
• Removing Bullfrogs to Monitor Oregon Spotted Frog Response
• Social Media Helps Find Native Turtle a New Home

OCEAN SALMON AND COLUMBIA RIVER PROGRAM

• Estimating smolt abundance at Bonneville Dam

• 2019 Snowpocalypse
• Deschutes Habitat Conservation Plan
• Moose Update

WEST REGION

• E. E. Wilson Wildlife Area 2018-19 Hunting Season
• Elk Safety Issue on the Southwest Coast
• Sturgeon in Sturgeon Lake
• City of Eugene Turkey Trapping

• OSU Catch of the Game
• Archery in the Schools Tournament

OREGON STATE POLICE

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

• Conifer encroachment removal
• Improved Survey Results on Restoration Project
• Trumpeter Swan Project

MARINE RESOURCES PROGRAM

• SEACOR is in Coos Bay and Yaquina Bay this year
• Coos Bay
• Yaquina Bay

• Anderson Property Acquisition
• Data: From Fish to Website
• Bend Cougar Incident

WEST REGION

• Umpqua Fishery Enhancement Derby
• #SteelheadWeek
• Rabbit Hunt for Physically Challenged Hunters
• Cultural Conference

• #Steelhead Week

OREGON STATE POLICE

• SW Region
• NW Region
• East Region

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

• Willamette Wildlife Mitigation Program
• Great Gray Owl Coordination

OCEAN SALMON AND COLUMBIA RIVER PROGRAM

• Northern Pikeminnow Management Program; “managing a native predator to benefit juvenile salmonids”

• Ana Reservoir Wipers
• Cougar Research
• Strategies for Open Range Ranching

WEST REGION

• Umpqua Fish District begins winter steelhead study
• Fern Ridge Wildlife Area updates
• McKenzie Hatchery water supply
• Grant Creek fish passage

• New Year, New Laws, New Initiatives
• Learn to Hunt Workshops
• Indoor Archery Tournament

OREGON STATE POLICE

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

• 2020 Stamp Art Contests announced
• Master Naturalist class expanded to include South Umpqua
• 2018 Western pond turtle survey results
• Amphibian egg mass surveys

MARINE RESOURCES PROGRAM

• Oregon Pink Shrimp – better and better

• Invasive Grass Control
• Cold Springs Elk Damage
• Improved Angler Access

WEST REGION

• Sauvie Island Waterfowl Hunting Social
  Media
• Coos River Basin STEP Hatcheries Host
  Student Learning Events
• Springfield Fish Staff Negotiate Water
  Releases
• Columbia River Avian Predation Study

• Electronic License System Launches
• #25DaysOfFishmas II

OCEAN SALMON AND COLUMBIA
RIVER PROGRAM

• OSCRP’s “Zone 6” Recreational Creel Survey
  illuminates Walleye fishery!

OREGON STATE POLICE (OSP)

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

• Gale Achterman Wildlife Area invasive plan
  removal
• Harborton Frog Shuffle
• New Information on Ladd Marsh Wildlife
  Area’s Greater Sandhill Crane Population