Fishing, Hunting Are Up in Oregon
Thursday, May 28th, 2009
So far this year, Oregonian’s have spoken loud and clear – “We will continue to fish!” The ODFW has recorded an 18% increase in the number of fishing licenses sold this year compared to last. Despite whatever economic woes the state is seeing, the reasons we love Oregon are still the reasons that will get us out spending and sporting.
Two hikers in their 50s lost near the Salmon River were found by two younger hikers on Wednesday, May 28, 2009. The lost hikers were disoriented but uninjured after being out in the woods without food for two days. The one of the two young hikers who found the middle-aged couple went to the Zigzag Ranger Station to call search and rescue. So far not much else is know about how the couple got lost.
A recent article in the paper on Seattle’s move away from trash cans caught my attention not because I necessarily thought it unusual, but mostly because I hoped it would actually work. The Seattle Parks Department is removing garbage cans to trim the budget for garbage collection throughout the city. The city hopes that the removal of the trash cans will prompt park visitors to take their trash home when they leave (as opposed to force people to throw their litter in the streets). For me, it seems that removing more than 750 trash cans from locations around the city could deter people from using the picnic and BBQ areas created for city residents. I guess I don’t have a lot of confidence that people will bring their own trash bags to haul their lunch items away everyday. 
Memorial Day has been the traditional kick-off