Youngs Bay Watershed Council
Meeting Minutes 12/4/2008
In attendance: Lee Cain (Astoria High School), Lori Lilly (WC Coordinator), Jim
Capellan (landowner), Don Leach (DD #11), Dave Ambrose (CSWCD), Mike Seppa
(YBWC), Carla Cole (LEWI/NPS), Mike Patterson (Celata Research), Shannon Daniels
(NRCS)
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Introductions
September meeting minutes were approved.
Announcements
a. Native Edible Landscape kick-off event to be held on 12/15/2008, 9 AM,
Hope Community Garden (33rd and Grand). The event kicks off a native
plant plot at Astoria Community Gardens. The Daily A is expected to
cover the event, which is a collaborative effort between the watershed
council, Clatsop Leadership Forum, MTC Works, National Park Service
and the Community Garden Association. The plot’s theme is native
edibles. Lee offered a donation of two Ribes plants that he has. Dave said
that there were a number of 2-3 year old western red cedar available at the
Netel Grange if someone is willing to dig them up.
b. Dave reported that nursery grower Kurt Heceroth in Tillamook will be
hosting a tour of “super trees” on 1/8/09; the trees have been planted
directly into reed canary grass infested areas.
c. Titanic Lifeboat Academy Non-profit Fair to be held on 12/6/2008, 11-5,
Astoria Children’s Museum.
d. Walluski Large Woody Debris post-project monitoring to be held on
12/9/2008, 10 AM; meet at the end of Lillenas Rd.
e. Mike reported that the Linehan’s tide gate on Rt. 202 had been repaired.
f. Jim reported that the shore pine installed on the Walluski River have been
floating and moving around the restoring wetland. He questioned their use
for large woody debris material as refugia but thought that they were
likely still useful as nurse logs. Mike said that he knew of a study in WA
where shore pine was shown to exhibit inhibitory behavior on the growth
of other species.
IV.
Presenter
a. Mike gave a wonderful presentation on Pacific Northwest salamanders –
Bibliography below
V.
The majority of the agenda was tabled until the next meeting. Jim asked
about the Fee project. Lori said that the diking district has filed an intent to
sue with Ducks Unlimited and the project is now at a stand-still.
VI.
Adjournment
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Useful websites:
Amphibian Ark global conservation http://www.amphibianark.org
Amphibian Research Initiative http://biology.usgs.gov/wter/armi.html
Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation
http://www.parcplace.org/northwest.html
National Amphibian Atlas http://igsaceeswb00.er.usgs.gov:8080/mapserver/naa/
Washington Herp Atlas http://www1.dnr.wa.gov/nhp/refdesk/herp/index.html