Date wrapper:
Oct
18
Elk River Salmon Seminar
When
October 18, 2018 - 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Where
OSU Field Station
444 Jackston St
Port Orford, OR
Sponsors
OSU, Oregon Hatchery Research Center, ODFW, NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center, University of Washington
Cost
Free
A Chinook salmon pictured in Oregon’s McKenzie River. | Photo by Morgan Bond
A seminar on the cherished but threatened salmon runs in the Elk River is sponsored by Oregon State University, Oregon Hatchery Research Center, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center, and the University of Washington on Thursday, Oct. 18 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m at the OSU Port Orford Field Station (444 Jackson St., Port Orford - one block west of Hwy 101, turn at Crazy Norwegian's) . All are welcome to this free event, and refreshments will be provided.
The seminar will consist of an update from researchers about continued efforts to reduce straying of hatchery Chinook salmon as well as a project to track salmon returning to Elk River this fall using radio telemetry. Questions and discussion will follow.
