The tough balance between logging and fishing continues along the Oregon coast. Killer whales aren’t even on the distant radar in this article…
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Coastal salmon at center of forest debate
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by Michael Milstein, The Oregonian
Tuesday December 02, 2008, 8:32 PM |
TILLAMOOK — Five rivers pour into Tillamook Bay, and together they are among Oregon’s most important coastal rivers for salmon and steelhead. This is one of a few places where six different fish stocks return each year from the sea. |
But the same rivers pour off state forestland that may soon face accelerated logging to provide struggling coastal counties with more timber revenue. |
Although Tillamook’s salmon and steelhead have declined since early in the century from factors ranging from commercial fishing to land development, they remain some of the strongest on the coast. The fish are pushing their way up rivers to spawn now. |
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